Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-04-03
MINES AND MINERS

Gold to the value of from $4,000 to
$4,000 month is being produced by
the mill of the Humboldt mine of east
ern Oregon, according to advices.
Thomas Meyers, while handling ma
chinery for the Belcher mine at Whit
ney, Oregon, recently, was killed by
a heavy fly wheel falling on him. His
back was broken.
The Young America group of four
claims, near Bossburg, Wash, credited
with yield of 100000, has been
leased for two years from the Robena
Silver Mining company.
Unalterable opposition to any reduc-
ton in the tariff on lead and zinc was
announced by James H. Brady, United
States senator from Idaho. Senator
Brady declares that he will exert every
effort to defeat the Underwood lead
bill
Dawson, Y. T.-Jacob Uielson, aged
80, was arrested recently and held
without bail, charged with dynamiting
Guggenheim gold dredge No. 1 at the
mouth of Bonanza creek, on the night
/
was inflicted.
Ore in a body having the unusual
width of 81 feet is reported to have
been struck in the property of the
Carmen Creek Mining company in
Lemhi county, Idaho. Values of $50
to $50 in copper, silver and gold are
said to have been made available in
solid streaks at depth of 800 feet
An increased production, elimination
Of overhead costs through the employ
ment of one set of officials, extension
of effort and largely increased receipts
are anticipated through the proposed
consolidation of the Republic Mines
corporation and the North Washington
Power and Reduction company.
: John P. White, international presi-
dent of the United Mine Workers OF
America, announces that a basis of
, settlement satisfactory to the miners
has been reached with the represent
atives of the Paint Creek Galleries
, company, whose miners in West Vir-
ginia have been on strike for about 10
months.
Last week the Mother Lode mine OF
=, the British Columbia Copper company
made the heaviest shipment of the
year, 1913 tons of ore from that prop
erty being treated at the company S
smelter at Greenwood, B. Y. British
Columbia Copper company's receipts
e made a new record for the year, the
e smelter handling 1850 tons of ore
y last week.
The annual report of the Homestake
Mining company, operating the Home
stake mine at Deadwood, S. D., for the
year ended December 81, 1912, shows
a total income of $6,790,S97, and a sur
plus of s., 267 1888, equal to 1928 per
cent on the issued capitalization OF
$21 $4,000. The dividends for the year
were $1,31O, 400, to which were added
$151,70 on January %, 1913, making
the total disbursements to date $780,
2OO,96s.
Fairbanks, Alaska.-Pay dirt going
as high as $50 a square foot has been
found by Adolph Book, an old-time
mining man, on Sullivan creek, in the
hot springs district, according to word
received here recently. The streak is
said to be 100 feet wide. Prospectors
say the discovery means an increase
of 100000 in the seasons output and
is the richest made in the district in
several years.
New York.
Bar silver, 56%c; Mexican dollars
471ac.
Copper-Quiet; spot and March, $14
@14.75; electrolytic, $15@15.12; lake
S15.25 @15.37; casting, $14.75@14.87.
Lead-Steady, $4.3O@4.4O.
Spelter-EaSy, S6.1506.30.
Antimony-Dull; Cookson's, 500
9.25.
Copper exports this month, 24,621
tons.
LUMBER AND WOODWORKING