Show THE OLD cumberland avalanche silver city idaho harvey S green of cahors N Y one of the new purchasers of the cumberland aroud OUD of claims the mills etc on war eagle mountain has returned east after stopping eding here a few days to note the pro ass of the work at ai the property i mr mi green purchased the cumberland group of mines on war eagle from the old virtue mining company about three months ago and has formed a new company known as the pioneer mining company organized under the laws of west virginia and will proceed to not only work the cumberland but to engage in other mining enterprises in idaho A buckbee who had the matter of settling up the affairs of the old virtue company negotiated the deal and will remain with the new company in the capacity of general manager ot of their affairs in the state the company now has a force of about 40 men at work on the property and the 10 stamp mill which is on the property and has been lying idle tor for the past three years was started up the first of the month and will be kept in constant operation the mine has been a good producer in the past the ore running from 25 to 30 per ton the price paid for the property has not been made public but is believed to be in the neighbor neighborhood hod of in the opinion of the boise capital news the property was originally sold to a syndicate of montreal canada capitalists by francis jenkins who ho in turn sold it to mr green and his associates |