Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-12-21
MINING NOTES.

The Monarch mine, near Murray,
Idaho, has been proved to contain two
great ore shoots in parallel veins on
the 140O-foot level
Jerry S. Workman recently made
rich discovery of gold in the Humboldt
mine at Baker City, Oregon, during
visit of inspection to the mine.
Thomas Williams, miner, was killed
at the Emma mine, near Grand Forks,
b. c., by an explosion. 1t is stated
that he drilled into a missed hole. He
leaves a wife and family, who reside
at Phoenix.
A 900 development fund has been
subscribed by the principal stockhold-
ers of the Nipsic company's mines in
the Occur d 'Alenes. The property ad
joins the Amazon Manhattan on the
east and is separated from the Hercules
mine by only one claim.
Among the short courses to be given
by the state college at Pullman, one
that is attracting much interest is the
short course in mining. This really
consists of two courses, each of 10
weeks, but they run simultaneously
from January to April 5.
Kettle Falls, Wash.-Smelter returns
from 20 tons of ore shipped from the
Ben Venue mine went more than $50
per ton, less treatment and freight.
This is the sixth car of ore that has
been shipped from this mine, none of
which yielded less than $40 per ton.
The action of the Spokane Mining
Men IS club in asking congress to pass
bill for reciprocity on lead and zinc
ores and products, which would admit
ores from the British Columbia mines
to the United States free. has been met
by a feeling of resentment by the peo
pie of the Occur d 'Alenes.
John Carbs Stevens, better known
as "Johnny" Stevens, one of the pic
neer mining men of the Boundary dis
trict, is dead at Victoria, B. G.. He
was 6s years of age. He was an Eng
lishman, and came to British Columbis
in 1862, engaging in mining in the
Cariboo and Cassair districts.
Governor Shaffroth of Colorado reit
crates his statement that the militia i.
not needed in the northern Colorad,
coal fields. He bases this declaration
on the report of Secretary of Stat
, James Pearce, who spent two days Wis
iting different camps and told the gov
ernor that conditions are not bad a
all compared with what they were 81,
months ago.
Some 1900 tons of coke from tn
Crows Nest Pass have been receives
by the Cranky smelter, and it is ex
pected that few hundred tons will
continue to arrive daily until the ful
supply required by the large reduction
e works will be coming in steadily A
present the local officials can not Sc
3, definite date for the blowing in o
the smelter, but it is expected tina
. several furnaces will be in blast befor
Christmas.
Oregon s State Association of Miner
+ elected officers recently and recon
S mended that test plant for ores b
established at Baker and Grants Pas
= and that an assay office be placed i
j. Portland. l.. B. Bartlett was selecte
as president of the association, to SUE
S coed the late Colonel Muncy. J.
= Lannerburg was elected vice presider
s and M. Malone continues as secretar.
G A bill has been introduced in congress
+ asking for an appropriation for tn
J. assay Office and a campaign will /
n waged with the bureau of mines for til
V treating plants.
q Halt Buffalo Overcoat Sale.