Show IDAHO the federal mining smelting smelling Sm elting company of t wallace has declared its regularly terly aly dividend of 1 per cent on preferred stock payable december to stock of rec ord d of november it calls for T and brings the total for the year to and the grand total to of t this total has been paid on preferred and on common stock pred burbidge is listed as general manager manager william Sch lerding of the briend bend mining company with holdings out from wallace announces that a has been started on the companas comp anys ore body and that it will be sent to a depth of f feet where drifting will be prosecuted the shoot has been opened on the tunnel level for a distance of feet varying in width from a few inches to four feet the ore concentrates by jigging about 45 per cent zinc 12 per cent lead and 5 ounces silver the kennan mining company owner of 0 a big group in pony gulch in the coeur dalene district plans to prosecute work all winter present work is confined to a strong tungsten vein which has been stripped for a distance of about seventy feet it averages twelve feet in width and contains a good showing of scheelite practically all being a commercial ore A prospect shaft is to be sent down on this showing the property is under the general management of C W newton announcement that the nabob consolidated mining company will construct a ton mill at its property near kellogg is taken as an indication that pine creek is soon to have a railroad though manager william Willid ni A beaudry states that he has no assurance on the subject the companas comp anys development of the denver vein is opening a big tonnage of ore that on the lower level carrying about 20 per cent lead 20 per cent zinc and 7 ounces silver ore on the higher levels carries a higher percentage of zinc shipments are being made from the property the sherman development company operating the union mine at burke has solved its dumping problem in a manner worthy of consideration of other companies similarly situated the portal of the hidden treasure tunnel is in the town of burke making the usual dumping arrangement impossible heretofore the railroad has hauled surplus rock away for a nominal charge using it for filling but this plan has been stopped by government ownership the sherman company is now installing a bucket tram which will convey waste into another canyon emptying it automatically |