Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-11-07

The Hercules Mining company is
erecting six modern bungalows at
Burke, Idaho, to be used by employees.
The bungalows are modern in every
respect.
The strike of the miners at Rio Tin
to. the big copper mine OF the Roths-
childs in Spain, adds another threat
ening factor to the copper situation
at least so far as the consumer is con-
cerned. During the past five years
the Rio Tinto output has fluctuated
between 100000 and 90,000000
pounds per annum.
The coal output of the state of
Washington for 1912 felt a still fur
Their influence of California oil prod
ucts on the Pacific coast. The report
of production shows an aggregate pro-
duction of 3,36O,932 tons, valued at
SIS, 042, 971, as compared with a record
output in 1910, when 3,911,SS9 tons
were mined Pierce and Thurston
counties alone showed an increase in
1912 over 1911, the former making a
gain because of it's large production
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er domestic consumption.
Trinidad, Col.-Fifteen rifles and a
popgun was the net result of an armed
expedition, consisting of two regiments
of infantry, two troops of cavalry and
platoon of artillery, comprising the
Colorado Natinnal Guard, which left
here Saturday to occupy the Ludlow
district and seize the arms and ammu-
milton of the striking miners of the
Ludlow tent colony and those of the
CINE guards in the camps of Berwind,
Tabasco, Hastings and Delagua. One
hundred mine guards and deputy sher-
ifs were disarmed.
The CRANKY Consolidated Mining,
Smelling G. rover Co., with mines at
Phoenix and Hidden Creek, B. c., a
smelter at Grand Forks, B. c., and an
other under construction at Hidden
Creek, which will be ready to oper
ate about the first of the year, has pur.
chased the Midas mine, near Valdez
regarded as one of the most promising
copper deposits in Alaska, and devel
opment is now under way, according
to reports received Monday from the
CRANKY offices in New York. The
consideration is reported to be about
S250,O0O. An electric haulage system
is being installed at the Midas, to
gether with necessary mining equip
ment, and it is planned to have the
mine producing by July or August
1914. Already approximately $1,000,
600 of ore has been blocked out
The Federal Mining and Milling
Co.'s net earnings for the fiscal yeal
ended August 81, 1913, were 1924, 115
of which $S39,027 were distributed tC
preferred stockholders and the re
= mainder diverted to the surplus fund
which is now 81 All, 1893, according Il
the report submitted at the recent an
nual meeting of the company in New
York. This is $147 900 more than wa
, turned into the surplus account in thu
previous fiscal period, although the to
tai value of the product Of the com
pany was $1,358,671 less than in thu
preceding 10 months. This is the bes
showing of the company in recen
years. The report states that the to
tai output of all the Federal proper
ties in the Occur d'Alenes was 691 ,4S
tons, of which 30,726 were shippe
+ crude. The milling ore production wa
637, 900 tons, or an average of 53,15
+ tons monthly. About 84,533 tons o
! concentrates and crude ore wer
shipped, the values averaging 43.4 pc
: cent lead and 1879 ounces of silver
ton, besides 6,494 tons of zinc ore an
concentrates, averaging 45.9 per cen
7 zinc.