Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-02-07 | Page 10 | Idaho Weather Has Retarded the Mines

IDAHO WEATHER HAS RETARDED THE MINES Special to Tho Tribune. BURKE. Ida,, Feb. C Wardner mines were again forced to close down last week on account of additional snowfall, which played havoc with outside work at the-Last Chance of tho Federal group, and at the Stewart. Tho shutdown was from Sunday to Wednesday. Efforts are now being made to operate, hut It Is with difficulty that tho oro cars arc moved. All ore bins and chutes are filled to capacity -with ore and further workings depend upon transportation to tho mills. A rotary snowplow, driven by three engines, is attempting to clear the Federal high line and open hauling from tho mine to the mill. The blockade that had caused a congestion con-gestion of cars loaded with Coeur d'Alone ores in tho Wallace yards was removed lato last week, and every effort Is bein& made by the railroad to clear the vards and deliver the oro to the smelters beforo be-foro another period of blustery weather brings about a repetition of the congestion. conges-tion. Ore deliveries which ordinarily are made in from four to eight days are requiring re-quiring from fifteen to twenty-five days. Tills is not only a hardship on the railroad rail-road companies and shippers, but throws the smelter routine out of gear bv bringing bring-ing In more ore than the capacity of the smelter yards permit; thus thp opening of a blockade by the railroad relieves congestion con-gestion at the shipping points onlv to swamp tho point of deliverv.