Show washington it is reported that the spokane metals company has purchased the ton smelter of the keller indiana consolidated company located at keller the price is given as which is about half of the inal cost it has been idle for years owing to the lack of transportation facilities announcement was made that the north port smelter which is being remodeled by eugene R and jerome J day and associates of the coeur dalene district idaho will be ready for operation about the first of the year ores from the idaho mines of the day interests will be treated and custom ores from other properties considerable excitement is reported in the vicinity of twisp twisk by the disco discovery very of rich placer ground within five miles of that place W M johnson a veteran prospector made the first discovery it is said that the deposits extend for several miles along the twisp twisk river and that values run from 50 cents to 6 per yard there has been a local stampede to the new diggings digging it is reported that the knob hill coni 1 pany operating the knob hill and mud lake properties at republic under the management of S R richardson has purchased purchase dj the alpine ground adjoining its claims on the east the reported price was oi of which was paid october 25 the alpine was formerly owned by jonathan bourne of portland and associates it is stated that underground work on the knob hill lias has followed a vein of high grade ore to the side line of the newly acquired claim |