Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-04-25
FROM MINING CAMPS

During March the Greenwood (B. c.
smelter shipped 7,Os2,5 pounds o
blister copper. One Of the large fur
naees is being rebuilt this week.
The Hecla Mining company in TIN
Occur d'Alenes declared 2.cent diyi
dend, aggregating $4,000, maxim,
earnings $4,000 for the year so far
Henry +. Bragdon, first president O
the Goldfeld stock exchange. commit
ted suicide in his home, Sunday, in Oak
land, CAL, by shooting himself, He wa.
65 years old, and we'll known among
western mining men.
| The most hazardous occupation known
to man is that of life-saver in the sery
Ice of the United States bureau OF
mines. The mortality rate among bu
reau OF mines rescuers is eighty in ,O0C
men-the highest death rate known tc
any occupation.
ACCORDING to statement recently
issued by the company, the Stewart
mine in the Occur d 'Alenes last month
Melted $4,000, as against 100000 in
February and $4,000 in January, and
it is based on lead at 1920 and silver
at So cents an ounce.
Late reports received from the Marsh
mine in the Occur d'Alenes indicate
that the recent strike on the property
IN the lower level is of much greater
Importance than at first anticipated and
the showings now lead the owners to
believe that an immense ore BODY has
been uncovered.
The Revenue Mining and Milling
company, recently organized by Spo.
Kane business men, has taken over the
old California mine, near the junction
OF the American and Red rivers. in the
Elk City district, and active develop.
ment of the property will be resumed
as soon as the conditions in the camp
permit.
George D. Wick of Youngstown, Ohio,
who was among the first -cabin passen
gers on the ill-fated steamship Titanic,
and is supposed to have persisted when
the vessel foundered, was at one time
heavily interested in Occur d'Alene
mining properties, having been part
ner of John A. Finch in the Standard
and also in the Star. e.
Juneau, Alaska.-The Juneau land
office has notified Frank f. Davis of
Lake Mills, Wis; Arnold l.. Scheurer
OF 800 Central Park, west, New York
city, and James j. Ryan of Katalla,
Alaska, that their filings of soldiers
scrip on shore lands on Controller bav
Alaska, have been rejected because of
noncompliance with the law in the
filings. ---.-. --.--.-.-......
Pierce, Idaho.-Fears are entertained
for the safety of George Engehorn and
Myron Smith and Fred Forsman have
started for the head waters of the
Weittus, branch of the north fork of
the Clearwater to look for him., Mr..
Englehorn went to that locality late
last fall to trap, leaving word he ex-
eected to come in, about Christmas, but
might stay until the first of April
The new mill at Kellogg, Idaho, of the
Bunker Hill and Sullivan company, was
placed in commission this week, and as
a result the company is now operating
the largest silver-lead Concentrating
plant.in the world, with a capacity Of
$4,000 tons a month The power is
entirely electrical, and $50 horse power
IS used to opera4e the plant. Work on
its construction was not rushed, the
foundations haFing been started in 1907
The first unftS1.with tie, rock house and
sonveyor, was putin Service in Decenr
R Rga. 1910.
The plant has an ore bin capacity of
5000 tons, enabling the mill to run for
two days oa-tAe ore in storage. Com
crete was'used in the buildings, while
The superstructurel is of native timber.
Fire protection was made feature in
The building, and has. number of spe-
'ial features for working its ore
New York.
Bar silver, SO 14c; Mexican dollars,
nc.
Standard copper quiet. spot, SIS. 50
OIo.oI; Iake copper, $l6.12 1-2QO16.25;
,lectrolytic, $16@16.12 Ia; casting,
1857 1-2.
Lead easy, $4.40@4.a5 N. Y.
Tin quiet but firm. Spot, $43.5O@
1870.
Iron steady. No. foundry northern,
s1525@15.75; No. 2, $14.75015.25; No.
southern and No. l southern soft,
B15.25@157O.