Show EXTENSIVE operations NEAR BONNERS FERRY IDAHO spokane wash may 10 sidney W norman recently returned from a several days trip to the property of the idaho gold and ruby mining company near bonners ferry where sluicing operations began early this month following years of preparation proof of the value of the property still remains some months away as the necessary concentrating plant to separate the gold and black sand has not been built regarding the present operations mr norman said three giants are at work on a high bar about 1600 feet up stream from the flumes blumes construction of which has been practically completed the two upper glants giants working under and foot head have f five ive inch nozzles while the lowest operated from a point twenty feet above boulder boulde creek is working under a foot head it is estimated that 2000 miners inches of water are being used in the giants and the surface stream brought over the ground and upon that basis it is possible that as much as 10 cubic yards are being moved mova daily water has been turned into both the six foot and twelve foot flumes blumes and the fine sands are beginning to collect in a ton cement storage tank on the west bank of the stream and alongside the lume flume structure the concentrating plant isto be equipped with ogden mod modern erni ern i tables ables and special gravity devices worked out by assistant manager S A deardorff and which will be built over the big flume structure started at once according to the management the tables for which the company owns all patent rights are being constructed anthe on the property and it is said the whole plant will be in readiness by july or august the flumes blumes are feet loag and constructed of cement and heavy timbers apparently sufficiently strong to stand any strain that they may be called upon to bear |