Show washington spokane den men have incorporated the just time mining company to develop two silver lead claims located about three miles from the electric point mine at northport North port they claim to have twelve feet of good ore near t the he surface they are F C descends Des cen A anderson and dan danielson the northwest company is rapidly nearing completion of its big cal eining plant near chewelah Chew elah the third metal kiln has been placed in operation and ilie hie six mile tramway has been completed the plant and tram represent an investment of steady shipments of 6 are maintained harvey M ross and victor P adams have taken a two years lease and bond on the edna mine located nine miles west of valley and owned by the valley mining company they have commenced operations and are taking out ore the property is only a half mile from the new railroad now being built into the district the united copper mining company with holdings at chewelah Chew elah has passed its december dividend reasons assigned are that the smelter at trail B D C has been closed by a strike and it is also thought advisable to build up a larger surplus on account of the excess profits tax the company has been disbursing a months shipments to the smelter at tacoma are continuing and dividend payments will probably be resumed next month the property is under the of E A 0 the tacoma smelting smelling Sm elting company with big plants near tacoma has won the test case brought against it by C W anderson who claimed injury to his truck gardens and fruit crops from smelter fumes the jury brought in a verdict in favor of the company after deliberating less than thirty minutes indicating that there was no cause for action and assessing the costs against the plaintiff the evidence submitted by the smelting smelling sm elting company was of a highly technical nature it was based upon experimental work which has been under way for a period of four years at the farm and laboratory of the american smelting smelling Sm elting refining company near murray utah this work has been under the direction of dr P J who attended the trial at tacoma the washington company is a subsidiary of the american and is under the general management of F H brownell |