Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1912-04-18
FROM MINING CAMPS

The Belcher mine Of Republic camp
is shipping carload Of ore daily to the
Greenwood smelter.
Kellogg, Idaho.-The O. K. Mine in
Government gulch is to be started up
again as soon as possible, according to
H. Metcalf Of Portland, Ore.
Two feet of high grade have been
found in the bottom Of the shaft of the
Jennie Bell mine, in the free-milling
gold belt at Ymir, B. c., the valuess run
ming from $50 to 800 per ton in gold
and silver, with small percentage of
lead.
The mines in the Boundary (B. c.
district sent out to the smelters 38,78O
tons Of ore during the week, the prop
critics shipping being the CRANKY, a.
500 tons; Mother Lode, 1905 tons; Raw
hide, 1884 tons; Jack Pot, 37s tons. The
total shipments from boundary mines
for the year to date is 474,254 tons.
In anticipation Of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railway extending
branch line into the Hoodoo mining dis
trict, 35 miles east Of Palouse, at the
head of the North Palouse river, either
from Bovill or Harvard, Ida, owners of
properties in the camp are making prep
arations to operate their mines actively
within a few months.
prophecy that the ores held by the
United States Steel corporation would
be exhausted within rs or 80 years and
that the natural resources Of the far
west would be utilized was made before
the house steel trust committe by Jo-
seph Sellwood, ore expert, who says he
has secured the North American CONT
nent in search Of merchantable ore, Mr..
Sellwood said that in Utah there was
known to be 1000, 1000, 900 tons of mer.
charitable ore. This ore can be used to
make steel just as well as any other
ore, but it is not near coke, coal nor
fuxing material, he said.
With the renewal of mining activity
in the northwest the mining department
of Washington State college is receiv-
ing numerous requests for information
relative to what assistance the state
school of mines will give in Analysing
and assaying ore samples, and in reply
to these inquiries circular letters are
being sent out to the different com.
mercial clubs in the mining districts
of the state, setting forth what help
the school of mines can give. The let
ter states that the school Of mines will
examine and test, when necessary, any
samples of ores or minerals sent to it,
and that assays will be made on request
at cost little in excess Of the Gus
tom assayers The department further
promises to do all in its power to pro-
mote legitimate mining, and states that
it is prepared to sample and test speci-
mems of from 500 pounds to FIVE tons,
or will permit mine owners and opera.
tors to make the tests themselves, under
the supervision of the department.
In SLOGAN District.
The Reco mine never looked better.
is the report.
A former shipper, the Majestic, is
again under lease.
The Sunset mine has had few men
all winter.
The Twilight mine, some distance
down the hill from the Reco, is under
lease.
A large amount of work is being
done on the SLOGAN Star mine near
Sandon.
The Richmond Eureka mine has
closed down for two weeks, owing to
the slides.
The MONDAY, operated by Bruce
White, has had a small crew Of men on |
all winter.
The Cinderella, Metford and silverite
mines, between Sandon and Three
Forks, have been worked all winter.
John Skogland and Frank Swanson
nave been awarded a contract for con.
,inuing the tunnel on the Wonderful
nine, in the Stevens Peak section, near