Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-05-02
FROM MINING CAMPS

During March the Greenwood (B. g.
smelter shipped 7,Os2,59s pounds of
blister copper. One of the large fur
naces is being rebuilt this week.
The Hecla Mining company in the
Occur d 'Alenes declared 2-cent divi-
dend, aggregating $4,000, making
$4,000 for the year so far.
Henry F. Bragdon, first president of
the Goldfeld stock exchange, commit
ted suicide in his home, Sunday, in Oak
land, Cal, by shooting himself. He was
65 years old, and well known among
western mining men.
The most hazardous occupation known
to man is that of life-saver in the serv-
ice of the United States bureau of
mines. The mortality rate among bu-
reau of mines rescuers is eighty in 1000
men-the highest death rate known to
any occupation.
According to a statement recently
issued by the company, the Stewart
mine in the Occur d'Alenes last month
Melted $4,000, as against $4,000 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 frst-cabin passen-
gers on the Inflated 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 a part
ner of John A. Finch in the Standard
and also in the Star.
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 bay,
Alaska, have been rejected because of
noncompliance with the law in the
filings.
/, Pierce, Idaho-Fears are entertained
for the safety of George Englehorn 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-
pected 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
l placed in commission this week, and as
J, a result the company is now operating
L the largest silver-lead concentrating
plant in the world, with capacity of
/, 900 tons a month. The power is
: entirely electrical, and $50 horsepower
is used to operate the plant. Work on
its construction was not rushed, the
o foundations having been started in 1907
s The first unit, with the rock house and
9 conveyor, was put in service in Decem
o Der, 1910.
+ The plant has an ore bin capacity Of
Is 5000 tons, enabling the mill to run fol
l. two days on the ore in storage. Con
crete was used in the buildings, Will,
the superstructure is of native timber
= Fire protection was made feature il
the building, and has a number of spe
:, cial features for working its ore.
% New York.
N Bar silver, SO 1-4c; Mexican dollars
Standard copper quiet. Spot, 1855
: @15.s7; lake copper, $16.12 1-2@16.25
v electrolytic, $16@16.12 1-2; casting
r 1857 1-2.
Tin quiet but firm. Spot, $43.5O@
1870.
1t Lead easy, $4.4o@4.25 N. Y.
20 Iron steady. No. foundry northern
t. $15.25@15.75; No. 2, $14.75@15.25; Nc
If 1 southern and No. southern soft
a $15.25@15.70.