Show washington two important strikes of high grade ore and the bonding of the imperial group for by hecla interests were features of spokane mining activity during the week of may 15 development of the imperial has been in charge of JW clark who has been interested in a number of boundary mines and a bond has recently been put through for and it is understood that mr dark clark is backed by the hecla mining interests of idaho in the deal plans have been made for advancing development on property of the double eagle mining company on which a lease for five years at 10 per cent net smelter returns and a bond of on all but the has been taken by A J diedrich according to reports received at spokane from valley the royalty is to cancel the bond shipments will be resumed from the property of the lone pine surprise consolidated mining company at aake re public as soon as it can be according t to 0 C P s robbins president and manager the un watering wil I 1 take about six weeks no work has been done recently and the shaft which attains a depth of feet is filled to within feet of the collar the sidney mining company will disburse to shareholders of record june 1 the dividend will be beane allt quarter of a cent per share the money for this dividend was received from leasers leaders lea sers this is the kidneys Sid first div d idena and the first dividend in years from any property on pine creek it is believed many other properties in ill that ana district will be paying dividends in the near future aln the from the imperial group at Rock creek have C come adnie i finest specimens of ruby and wire silver ever seen loca locally y they are from a ledge eight feet in width ina in a tunnel forty jorj feet fee from the has been D portal and where considerable depth attained it is believed that the tunnel has been driven almost parallel to the vein assays essays from the ore body are expected to average up with those of the beaverdell mines running from to to the ton formation of the washington lead company which has taken over the old i jupiter mining company claims on deep creek about five miles from northport North port stevens county is another indication of awakening of interest in mining milling in ill that district the new concern financed by walla walla capital has six men at work and it is hoped to start shipping in the near future the property is more than a good prospect said L H lightner of spokane president of the company it has three tunnels into the side of the mountain 1000 feet feet and feet in length and all of them are into paying ore assays essays show 30 per cent lead and the same of zinc these tests were on mine run ore in the days before the northport North port smelter was dismantled the company plans to install a 10 ton crusher and eight ton rolls this summer |