Show IDAHO winter work on the property of the idaho gold and ruby company is nearing completion according to 0 E bender president and general manager who returned recently to spokane from the camp at leonia zinc has become a large source of revenue to many producers of the coeur dalene region since the price was advanced 2 cents a pound and will increase in importance when shipments are started from the lead zinc silver mines of pine creek in the next few weeks the success mining company has installed another compressor according to a wallace report the appearance of the property is reported to be pleasing ore has been made accessible on every level freed of water and on some of them new ore bodies have been opened the property is in the coeur calenes dA lenes abelind A blind vein nearly two feet wide was struck recently by the deep crosscut being driven by the richmond consolidated soli dated mining company into its ground from the mon tana idaho copper tunnel its walls are well defined and its general appearance is accepted as a favorable sign of what m may 1 ay be expected when the crosscut reaches the knain w ain vein of the richmond about feet ahead the day interests have secured control of the property property owned by the stratton mines company the coeur d dalene alene and in a meeting was held at wallace recently electing jerome J day and frank M Roc kroth both of spokane to be added to the board of directors the other members of the board are je jesse se freeman president W J stratton secretary and james A wayne operations have been resumed again on the property of the imperial mining company according to a circular letter mailed to the stockholders by homer G brown sec detary treasurer of wallace the property contains ten claims in the burke canyon and is near large mines the company is seeking a body of ore the presence of which is indicated by crystallized lead more than feet of work has been performed and a depth of feet attained the zinc and lead departments in the concentrating mill of the nabob silver lead mining company were recently put in operation according to charles H fisher president who spent several days at the property near kellogg the start was made gradually that opportunity might be provided for regulating the feed and grinding said mr fisher we will not try to run to the capacity of the plant which is tons daily until adjustments are completed W B diehl of spokane representing the international engineering and finance corporation arrived last week to take charge of the leadville and kimmel mines on the south end of the famous lead silver contact near leadore mr diehl was in salmon recently and in a talk with a herald man said his company intends to commence operation as soon as climatic conditions will permit the chief delay today being on account of frozen water pipes that serve the mill ore has been struck in the property of the argentine mining company a mile and a half west of wallace according to A F thielman and james thornley directors of spokane who recently inspected the mine the scene of the strike is a short distance east of the shaft on the foot level said mr thielman recently the ore is six to twelve inches wide and lies in a vein four feet wide A sample taken at a point twenty five feet east of the shaft the ton and at forty five contained ounces of silver to feet east 43 ounces according to dete determinations ara i nations made at the bunker hill assay office for F W callaway manager C D mcclure of hoquiam wash has completed a deal taking over what is known as the ivanhoe mine mine on of hailey on a lease with rock creek seven miles west an option to buy included in this property are the st bt iron hill H joseph lookout Yoto manah lenore edward stormy stomy hill new year and madcap paten patented ted claims with w th has been he held id for fo two mill sites this valuable property clark westlake P J years and is well kept up by george G the oneill om ON and the estate of A B oneill the locators interests will eventually fall to mrs anna L okla freely sisters ol of leoti kan and mrs della delia seybert leybe rt of enid emd of the locator and heirs of his estate |