Show ACTIVITY AT BLACK PINE in commenting upon the successful operations erat ions at the black pine at elk city idaho the globe of grangeville Grange ville near the scene beene of operations says hunter B supplee manager of the black pine mine at elk city which has created such a sensation within the past year arrived in the city wednesday evening and is a guest at the imperial hotel mr supplee who is looking after a case in 11 the district court will go on from here to spokane where he is burch purchasing i asing additional machinery for the enlarged mining operations now planned by his company the favorable conditions at the black pine continue to improve and the heavy stockholders and officers in the same who were out ut recently from philadelphia inspecting the property are enthusiastic over the outlook and d have instructed mr supplee to go right ht on with the development work and that they ey will be on the ground with the financial backing mr supplee says they are now work ing on oil a 2000 foot ditch and flume which will supply sixty horsepower with the new turbine wheel which is now being installed at the same time the foundation has been laid and five stamps will at once be added making a ten stamp mill the company owns the crown point lying parallel with the black pine and on the same lead as the mascot and the contract has been let for the grading of a road between the two on which cars can be run connecting with the mill in the meantime it is planned to run a tunnel on a level with the mill connecting the two properties and making all the ore from both properties easy to delivery to the mill by cars through this connecting tunnel some feet of tunnel work has been done and the showing of the property continues to improve bullion has been shipped out several times through the bank of camas prairie at this place everything is the most encouraging and all the parties concerned are more than pleased with the results so far reached |