Show IDAHO the uncovering of a vein of long fiber high grade asbestos said to be the longest fiber ever discovered in the united states is reported by the idaho montana asbestos company which operates a number of asbestos mines on thia the border line of this thi state and montana near yellowstone W stone park samples of the product are now on exhibition in idaho falls sam mccoy manager of the 0 K property property in government gulch near kellogg states the mill is operating steadily on tons of ore daily that concentrates are meeting all expectations and that the mill is making a splendid response in all departments the old s topes slopes in the mii mine e are being cleared and re timbered and new g ground round will be opened as rapidly as possible A giant hoist to be used at the no 1 tunnel of the dun 1 ker er hill mine was put in place recently the hoist has u rope pull of 1000 feet per minute and a normal lifting a 3 t of pounds the hoist drums are eight feet in after po eter with a five foot six inch face it is located two mile nil hoin from the mouth of the kellogg tunnel it weighs pounds and replaces a much smaller electric hoist wind has been operating at a disadvantage and under heavy overloads for some months dr H D jones and family left hailey recently for the vienna mine where they will spend the winter they have pack packed edin in an abundance of provisions and haye have equipped their cabin with electric appliances telephone radio and other up to date conveniences in this way they will keep in touch with the outside world while the winter snows wall them in the doctor plans to do considerable work on his mining property there before h he e comes colnes out in the spring they will get their mail at obsidian A klockmann of spokane president of the idaho con tin company of klockmann idaho recently verified th the 1 e rumor recently circulated that the I 1 idaho d aho continental had uD uncovered covered an exceptionally large body of high grade galena ore the vein has been opened for a distance of over 1300 feet said mr klockmann and is froni from eight to fifteen feet wide in quality and quantity this body of ore is as fine if not superior to any which has yet been uncovered anderie and means that our mitie mine csc is certain ef tain of continued operation tio ii for in many any bearg year 14 drifting on the vein in the sterling silver mountain property on big creek adjo adjoining ining the sunshine property on the south and e east ast is reputed reported to be disclosing good values in silver and lead the ore appearing in gray copper form characteristic of the big creek mines according to reports the drift was started when the vein was en encountered co entered in an foot crosscut and is now progressing directly toward a point beneath the outcropping cropping out and upper level workings where a good showing of ore was made R L brainard Br amard of spokane is president of the company at the annual meeting of the first national silver sill mines held at spokane recently the following board of oi trustees was elected dan krehbiel president john GY W vice president matt baumgartner secretary treasurer an and manager C C john krehbiel W S warwick and jacob krehbiel hiel outside of the producing mines the w first national is the scene of the most activities arn anion ont properties undergoing development develop menton on big creek 0 boeuf o 25 dalene region the report showed an expenditure pt of and the performance of 1500 feet of work during till u last fiscal year 1200 feet of it being on the new low tunnel started last winter intersection of the veil is r ex pecked at the 1700 foot point where a depth ot of w feet will be gained on the upper tunnel stakes have been set for a raise that will be made from the new liew tunnel level of the tamarack custer LOI 2500 dated mining company which attains a dath of about aboud the feet according to reports from wallace near eherd raa property is located lota ted the work will be dobie in count country V iter but in a region convenient to the several ore bodies r seated in the advance ad vatice of bf the tunnel during the current curre ye the no work has been done at the face of the tunnel sw since deJ su suspension sp elision I 1 several months ago the monroe vein reg to aills as the ille greatest of the tamarack custer series rein the in be cut it is a few hundred feet ahead by estimate the meantime drifts have been run on other veins cut by J beav tunnel including a blind vein ore is re reported ported to have nav followed for several hundred feet in each of these operations |