Show ELK CITY MINING DISTRICT special correspondence lewiston idaho march 7 indications are that the elk city district is coming to the fore again this spring there being renewed activity in several mines near that place the thunder mountain mine has been worked by a shift of twelve men during the past winter and the tunnel has ha been extended to a length of feet at present the shift is drifting to cut the champion ledge at a depth of feet ore that has been encountered is very rich while one dyke of low grade free milling ore has been found sixten men are working on the buster mine near elk city and reports show that good value have been encountered this mine is owned by frank W bradley the president of the bunker hill sullivan mine in the coeur calenes dA lenes and the treadwell mine in alaska the R frank mine on the red river near elk city is being developed by the owners charles whipple J hillyard and frank bush good values are being taken out and the ore is being reduced by a new mill an invention of mr whipples Whip ples the invention has proved so successful that mr whipple has determined to have it patented A three power drill compressor plant has been installed on the twin butte pr property near elk city and is now engaged in driving an foot tunnel the surface showings on this property are good |