Bonners Ferry herald., 1915-10-08

The Brown 4 Ffnnell antmony
mine, In the Pine Greek district OF
the Occur dAlenes, Is to be equipped
with a l,200-foot aerial tram.
According to announcement in Kel-
logg. Idaho, work on the smelter to
be built there by the Bunker Hill
and Sullivan Mining Co. win begin
in the next 10 days.
The Northern Light Mining Co.,
which owns properties on Pine creek,
near Kellogg, Idaho, is contemplate
ing constructing mill to treat the
output of the mine.
New equipment, including com
pressor plant, has been installed at
the lower tunnel of the Mayflower
mine, near the Success property, in
the Occur d'Alenes.
The Rambler-Cariboo Mining Co.
declared its first dividend in 12 years
last week at a meeting of the direc-
tors, the disbursement amounting to
2 cents share on the outstanding
stock.
Plans for the erection of 100
ton daily capacity smelter for the
worth district are being completed
by the Washington Steel & Iron Co.
Of Spokane.
The Ben Hur mine at Republic,
Wash, broke all records for weekly
shipments this season, when total
of 1,2S0 tons of ore were sent to the
Trail smelter during the week ended
September "a.
Construction of a 6x7-foot tunnel
has commenced at the Eureka mine,
on Eagle creek, near Nelson, b. c.,
which will be connected by an up
raise with winze from the main
drift which is down 110 feet and all
in ore.
Underground development and sur
face betterments to cost not less than
| ST 100000 are being considered in
plans for operating it's extensive hold
ings in western Canada by the Brit
ish Columbia Copper Co.. according
to Oscar Lachmund, general manager.
The aerial tram being constructed
| for the Consolidated Gala
han properties in the Nine Mile dis
trict of the Occur dAlenes will be
completed and ready to operate about
October 1, according to official an
nouncement. The carrier is 10000
feet long, connecting the mill with
the Nine Mile branch of the Northern
Pacific railway, and will be adequate
to handle the entire output of the
plant and the mine, about 5000 tons
OF ore and concentrates monthly. 1t
is said that the tram will enable the
company to reduce expenses about
$3.50 daily.
Production of pig iron for August
aggregated 2,779,647 tons, or s9,66e
tons day, against 2,563,42O tons in
July, or 82,691 tons a day. The out
put for August is the heaviest re
ported for any month since May oi
1918, and it is the largest on record
for any August. Only four Other
months than May, 1913, furnished
larger outputs than that of August
this year, the four months being De
cember. 1912, January, February ant
April, 1918. Production is at the rate
of 33,500,000 tons a year, against is,
000, 900 tons on January /, according
: to Bradstreets.
: That the Tamarack & Custer ant
Hercules Mining companies are be
hind the new Northport m e t 9
project was demonstrated by the elec
: tion of the officers and directors o
| the reorganized Northport Smelling
& Refining Co. last week in Wallace
Idaho, following the resignation o
the former directorate, which wa
,, represented by A. ]. Mcmillan o
London, England, general manager o
, the LeRoi Mining Co. The presiden
of the new company is Jerome
5 Day of Moscow, Idaho, and Eugen
. r. Day, his brother, was chosen sec
retary-treasurer. These, with Edwar
a Boyce, Portland, Ore, and e. +
n Knight and Frank M. Rothrock, SpC
= kane, comprise the directorate. A
are interested in both the Tamarac
& Custer and the Hercules comps
nies, and it is said that the director
ate soon will be increased to seve
members by the addition of Angus
Paulsen and l.. w. Hutton of Spt
kane, both Of whom are part owner
v Of the Hercules mine.
Mine Strike Serious.
Phoenix, Ariz., Oct. ARIZONA mil
tia was ordered Sunday to proceed
Clifton Ariz., where the mine strik
has resulted in disorder. Sheriff ].
4 Cash reported the situation beyon
y his control.
New York Meta Market
1. Copper steady; electrolytic, $1s.2
" Iron steady and unchanged.
. Lead $3.50. Spelter not quoted.