Show washington the northwest mining association with headquarters at spokane plans an excursion into the oil fields in southeastern montana to ta inspect oil prospects the northport North port smelting smelling Sm elting refining company is shipping steadily to its smelter at northport North port the ore was broken last year and is being moved under contract the silver trail mine in stevens county reports a large body of silver lead ore on the foot level in the bonanza mine A contract for hauling to the northport North port smelter will begin soon nearly men for the mines have been supplied by the municipal employment bureau at spokane during the three months ended may 31 0 E B mitchell is city labor agent wages range from 5 to a day for muckers duckers and to for miners A especially designed kiln an electric crusher and large storage bins are to be erected at the mines of the american mineral production company six miles from valley stevens county it is expected the new kiln will be ready to blow in by july the crusher will be built near near the mouth of the allen alien tunnel which is now in nearly feet the american company is turning out between and tons of crude a day and the output will be increased to tons a day A crew of to men is working at the mine the continuance of its shaft to a deeth of 1000 feet is planned by the quila mining company this depth will probably be the greatest attained in the district to date A year ago the shaft was sunk to a depth of feet the conditions are reported to have inspired the further descent while no announcement has been made it is believed the work will soon be started the company has a small crew engaged in overhauling the property it is understood it has plans for on the upper levels upward of in gold bearing ore has been produced from the mine which has bas more than a mile of underground workings the deer trail district of Stevens coun ty has a more prosperous year ahead than it has enjoyed for several seasons says daysh IL M howard of spokane president and manager of the ahchan bee mining company some properties are working same report good strikes and others will be shipping our compressor arrived at the mine several days ago and will be in operation at once the tunnel is in feet and is just breal breaking brealon into an ore body it has gone through A twelve feet of blue lime and has now broken through the iron crust that usually has been found in that district over good ledges |