Show NORTHWEST MINING NOTES T ell SPECIAL correspondence spokane wash june 5 development on an extensive scale of eight claims at saltese maltese Sal tese in the montana section of the coeur calenes dA lenes is planned by the switchback mining 0 and smelting smelling Sm elting company recently incorporated under the laws of washington with a capitalization ot oi spokane men are at the head of the company H H guth and E E guth of this city being president and secretary treasurer respectively H H guth william burke of saltese maltese Sal tese J R mcdonald of wallace C R and valentine abadie of sandpoint standpoint Sand point idaho compose the board of directors the general office has been established babli tabli shed in the hutton building in spokane an accidental discovery resulting from road cutting at the switchback on the lotty lofty road from saltese maltese Sal tese inspired the preparation for extensive development which will be engaged in under corporate su support p port the deep ruts worn by the freighting wagons revealed a ledge which has since been found to have a width of thirty feet between well defined walls and values in lead silver and copper it is stated by president guth the vein has been traced through several claims development is proceeding in a tunnel that has attained the 60 foot point it is estimated that a depth of feet will be attained on the ledge in a run of about feet plans for leasing and remodeling e a concentrating cent rating mill of tons daily capacity at a cost of for remodeling are being considered by the directors of the lucky jim zinc mines limited according to a statement received by spokane stockholders from T G proctor the managing director this it is calculated will release releasie for profit ore of a milling grade above the fifth level estimated to have a net value of to the company after the duty had been paid if the duty is removed upwards of may be added to the profits the mill in view is one installed at roseberry B C about fifteen years ago by morris korris kintzburger Gintz burger for a foreign corporation which proposed the concentration of ore from the monitor property used but little it suffered the loss of some of its equipment it is understood that the lucky jim company would install tables and other equipment of proven efficiency the plant and the mine are about six mil miles es apart and are connected by railroad shipments of smelting smelling sm elting ore from the tons for lucky ducky jim mine aggregated the first twelve days of the current month it is stated by director proctor preparations are being made by the florence silver mining company to harness up princess creek in the ainsworth district of british columbia and to turn its energy into the development of the property it is stated by ferdinand R of spokane the president and general manager six thousand dollars is being invested in the purchase and installation of a pelton wheel a rand compressor machine drills and other apparatus taking water from a foot head the wheel will generate horsepower to be communicated to the compressor by belt the power which will be able to drive five drills will be spent in drifting on the vein in the upper tunnel and in driving the lower tunnel a crosscut A hoist and pumps also will draw power from the wheel when their operation is necessary the parts are being assembled and the plant will be in readiness for operation by june 15 it is calculated by mr wol it is estimated the speed of development will be six to eight feet a day on each of the levels by the new equipment the H M mining company has started to develop claims it owns on the buckhorn near donners bonners ferry in northern idaho A steam engine was shipped to summit and is to be taken to the mine to replace the water power that was used last year in operating the concentrator the company vans plans to spend about in road build fing and general development the ore runs about 20 a ton in gold and has silver and lead in paying quantities all that retarded development heretofore has been the difficulty of getting the ore to the railroad but the work of this year will make that more practical and less expensive and promises to do much to increase the value of the holdings |