Show IDAHO weiser signal A large quantity of black sand is being shipped from this city to new york for treatment by the chemical process recently discovered of treating it for the gold values it contains The theadis is taken from snake river at t olds perry ferry by the company working the big dredge there the sand runs very high in the precious metal weiser signal C T stephens a mining man of salt lake city was a visitor to the city thursday mr stephens has been making a tour of the mining districts of the state and is in this section investigating the mines of the seven devils black lake and other districts of washington county this was mr stephens first first visit to this section and he was greatly surprised at the many evidences of growth and prosperity he observed in weiser and surrounding country boise statesman A controlling interest in the little pittsburg gold mining company which has properties at pearl was purchased this week by J W and as soon as the affairs of the company are cleared up work on the mine will be commenced at once J E thorpe and W T were the original owners of the shares secured by mr there will be a meeting of the stockholders of the company saturday night and many matters will be disposed of and the plan of action for the future development of the property will be decided on mackay miner clarence eddy the poet prospector who discovered the lost packer mine has bobbed up again in ouster custer county after having spent years in the gold fields of nevada and other states and is gaming gaining prominence once more through another of gold quartz on loon creek our informant who just came down from me ene loon creek country brings the story that eddy has three feet of gold ore similar to that of the lost packer his first important discovery near Co lemans place about two miles this side of loon center bannings Pann ings from the ledge show it to be rich in gold wallace times A force of men has been set to work grading for boarding and bunking house at the property of the duluth auth mining company and building a wagon road to connect with the road of the mid way summit mining company As soon as this work is completed it is the intention to resume the driving of the crosscut tunnel this is now in about feet and it is expected that in feet more the ledge will be encountered the claims are located near burke and are surrounded by the standard and mammoth tiger and hecla the principal owners are charles A andrews En drews ed hedin james J murphy and R B whiteside of duluth minn wallace times the enlargement of the mill at the property of the coeur d alene north fork mining company operating the monarch mine at murray has now been almost completed and it is expected that the trial run may be made at any time all of the old machinery has been overhauled and the new plant Is practically 4 a all in place the mill will have a capacity of about tons a day vast resources of ore have been exposed at the mine elk city mining news the two gold dredges just completed one on elk creek and the other on american river are working in good shape this week the american river dredge has got down to bedrock silver city nuggett the building of snow sheds grading and laying track from mouth of tunnel to the mill at the banner is being rushed to completion as fast as possible mr R L walker has been employed to take charge of the work in the mine and is now directing operations in the underground workings the superintendent fred inglis is confident that they will soon encounter a large body of good ore and have the mine opened sufficiently to employ a much larger force of miners at present they are working two shifts in the mine and developing three different veins the prospects of the banner are very bright at present as the property is being managed in a very economical and businesslike manner with competent men in charge of the different departments mr steele is expected home in a few days and reports the business of the company in a very good con condition |