The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1919-10-18

shatter the mountain without scat
tering any of it. This was one of
the projects visited by the Spokane
mining men and engineers who took
the Stevens county excursion last
Friday and Saturday. Three thous-
and cords of wood has been provided
to burn the dolomite, reducing it's
weight about half. The company
owns $50 acres at this point and
large areas Of wood land nearby. 1t
handles 1900 tons of rough rock a
month and turns out 900 tons of
product month.-Spokane Chroni-
Gle.
Charles G. McGhie as plaintiff, VS.
+. r. Clark and Phillip N. Clark,
and other parties unknown, defen-
dants, has been granted a decree by
the superior court, confirming in him
the title and right of possession of
the Victor, Legal Tender Runyon,
Deer Trail No. 2, Hoodo, Hoodo Ex-
tension and Idaho lode mining claims
in the Deer Trail district. Accord
ing to the complaint, the defendants
had leased the properties from Nc
Chic under stipulation that they
would keep up the assessment work.
On the contrary, however, they re-
located the claims under other names
and proceeded to exercise ownership
adverse to that of the plaintiff
81 am more than pleased with this
property and in six weeks it will be
shipping car of coal day and
from that time its production will
steadily increase" James Gray, new
superintendent of the Colville Coal
company, told Spokane excursionsts
who visited that property Friday.
Mr. Gray arrived at Valley Friday
and Immediately took charge. He
comes from the coal district of Ma
naimo on Vancouver island, and has
a great deal of experience in coal
mining. Work of installing the new
machinery at the property is nearly
concluded While this has been in
progress little mining has been go
ing on, but it will soon be in full
operation under Mr.. Gray's super
vision. Lumber is on the ground for
the bunk and cook houses and the
coal bunkers. In drift from the
300-foot level the vein has widened
and the caol shows the best that has
been seen in the mine.
The market quotations for lead
on New York exchange this week
are reported 500 per hundred lbs
A second strike of considerable
Importance is reported on the Glad
stone mine near Lead Point. Ex-
tensive improvements are now in
progress on this property with
view to opening up new ground and
making ready for shipment to begin
next spring.
Engineers Visit Properties
About 40 men of the associated
engineers society of Spokane took
two day trip through the Colville
valley last week Friday and Satur-
day, visiting mining, smelter and
water power properties, and getting
acquainted with the varied natural
resources of this section. They were
entertained Friday noon at Chewe-
lah, and Friday evening at o'clock
dinner by the Colville Chamber of
Commerce at the Odd Fellows Hall.
Among the properties visited were
the Loon Lake Copper Co., Colville
Valley Coal Co., Northwest magne-
site works at Chewelah, Tulare Min
ing Co. dolomte plant, Stevens
County Power G. Light Co. power
plant, and Washington Brick, Lime
and Sewer Pipe plant at Clayton.
Included in the party were j. H.
Johnson, professor of electrical en-
gineering at the University Of Idaho;
Henry Lands, state geologist; Prof.
S. Shedd of the department Of geol-
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