Show news of the coeur calenes dA lenes SPECIAL correspondence wallace idaho july 7 twenty five feet of good milling ore has been opened on tho the foot level in the giant ledge mining companas Comp anys property on the north fork of the coeur dalene river it has developed to such proportions that the company decided to build a mill of tons capacity to be enlarged later to twice that size if a greater output can be made the offices of the company are at ai spokane with john H taylor of tekoa washington as president W W johnston and D S prescott of spokane are directors charles gr CP taylor of murray idaho is manager of the property the construction of this mill and the development of the property into a producer was made possible by the washington power company of spokane which extended its power line into the murray district to supply the guggenheim dredging operations the power line will pass over the ground of the giant ledge company and is expected to be completed by early fall when the giant ledge hopes to have its mill completed new mill for northern light stockholders of tile the northern light min alin ing milling company at their annual meeting at wallace elected directors and decided to build a ton concentrator at the property on pine greek creek plans already are being prepared and tile the plant will be built this summer this is a lead zinc property which has been well developed it has three veins on one work has been done to the foot level disclosing an ore shoot feet long with an average width reported at fifty seven feet by sinking and raising a good ore body has been blocked out the stockholders are mostly eastern men mines receiving attention the school of mines is given an important place in the reorganization of the washington state college at pullman fifty five miles south of spokane perfected by the board of regents at its last meeting 1 1 and recently announced by president E 0 holland under the new plan the mining end of the pullman institution becomes one of the eight schools or colleges and professor francis A thompson head of the mining department be becomes coines dean of the school of mines full facilities will be available for instruction st in and treating of ores by all standard forms of treatment inc including ludin leaching amalgamation concentration roasting and smelting smelling sm elting A special laboratory will be devoted to the new flotation process which although practically un 1111 known five years ago is today responsible for the treatment of over to tons n s of ore a year interstate callahan flotation the flotation plant in course of construction st for tile the consolidated interstate callahan company at its property near this city will increase the production at least 25 per cent according to announcement jy by john A percival president the shipment of tons monthly is expected when the flotation plant is completed the lead shipments for june aggregated 1000 tons the largest in the history of tile the mine it is believed this output can he be maintained when the flotation plant is in service the zinc output is expected to be tons monthly lead for the government lead producers of tile the coeur calenes dA lenes have agreed to divert a sixth of their july output to the government A meeting was held in response to a call issued hy by harry L day member of the lead committee at the request of chairman crane nearly all big producers of the district were present the output of pig lead in hi the united states for july will he be tons by estimate the government is asking for tons up to august augusi 1st ast the monthly output of coeur dalena lead mines is approximately tons of pig lead which means that coeur dalene district will furnish a fourth of the government ernnie nt requirement for july or 2000 tons the output of coeur dalene district is 93 95 per cent of the output of idaho under the call of the government for lead ores those producers who operate smelters shelters sm elters will divert a sixth of their july output to the government direct while those producers who do not are requested to instruct their smelter that they will accept the government price of 8 cents a pound at east st louis represented a at t the mining companies hill su 1 I tile the meeting were the bunker van federal hercules tamarack custer consolidated green hill cleveland and gold hunter |