Show NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST special correspondence spokane wash rash august 9 mining men interested in properties in the nine mile creek and sunset peak region in the coeur calenes dA lenes in idaho have submitted to the northern pacific railway company a proposal that promises to solve the transportation problem in the district and assurance has been given that the matter will receive careful consideration the plan contemplates the construction of a double track mining tunnel three miles long hy by the railway company from the lowest practical site on west nine mile northeast to the different mines to be served providing easy connection with the rex tamarack and custer consolidated inter state callahan sunset lipsic and several others less developed and bringing many of the sunset properties in reach by short extensions such a tunnel would tap the veins in senator darks clarks sunset at approximately feet vertical depth and would open nearly nealy every ledge in the sunset district with which it could be connected and all of them on the nine mile at the lowest possible level from any direction to build a railway line into the district would cost not less than and its operation in the winter time tim e because of the deep snow and steep grades would be a constant heavy expense A three mile mining tunnel such as is proposed would cost not to exceed it is estimated and the operation of electric trains through it would be a matter of easy accomplishment at all seasons individual mining companies in the coeur calenes dAl dA lenes eues now have in operation tunnels practically as long the morning mine main working tunnel is now in over two miles the hercules is driving one nearly as long ion 9 from the trade dollar doliar ground and the bunker hill and sullivans Su livans kellogg tunnel is approximately three miles long an option for has been taken by tife the granby smelting smelling Sm elting company on oil the lame laine foot group of mines near curlew lake in ferry county washington from dutch jake goetz and harry harfy baer proprietors of the coeur dalene hotel in spokane deeds to the property are in escrow in the traders national bank awaiting the result of diamond drill exploration the group comprising 15 claims is located miles north of republic and the granby company already has a diamond drill at work the contract stipulates that not less than shall be expended in exploring the deposits principally an iron fluxing flexing ore within 18 months from may 1 1912 and at ai the expiration of the period the option will have to be exercised or will lapse automatically 1 tho the old pomeroy mining property near the easter sunday in the orient district of washington is to be resurrected and extensively ten operated according to statements made by E T trimble and S G reading of seattle officers of the company who aisted the property last week they have reorganized and incorporated under the name oi of the pomeroy mining company with the following officers E T trimble president H H lamber vice president and S G reading Raa ding secretary and treasurer the name of the old corporation was the sulphide mountain mining milling company and those who bought stock in this company will receive share for share in the new company considerable development work has been done on the pomeroy which has one of the best mineral showings in the district the mine is equipped with machinery the motive power being stearn steam W M ditto is acting manager for a group of buffalo capitalists who have incorporated the red bird smelting smelling Sm elting company in southern idaho near ay the company has ordered a smelting smelling sm elting plant of tons capacity from a denever firm and expects to have hae the plant in operation by the first of october in addition to building the the company has purchased the following groups of mining claims red bird skylark silver rule ella and hood the company will be in the market for custom ores in addition to its own product an assessment of two mills a share indicates that the sonora company will resume operations on its property at burke idaho near the march owned by F M rothrock Roth rcck of spokane C D gibbs of wallace idaho and other spokane persons it lips hs been left idle for some years the stock was formbly active on the spokane market and prospects were considered good for the making of a mine A considerable quantity of development work was done prior to the suspension federal mining and smelting smelling Sm elting company has finished the work of un unwavering watering the old frisco mine at gem in the burke canyon idaho and is now making preparations to start mining and millin milling g operations the frisco was closed several years ago on ac count of the cincy ch character ameter of the ore in the lower levels the zinc and lead problem has been pretty thoroughly solved by the federal company the last few years and it is confidently expected expect edthe the frisco again will be placed upon a paying basis the work of reopening the mine has been in charge of ellis hale master mechanic tor the federal |