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Show In the shaft sunk on the npex vcin.1 which was crosscut, 12 feet of ore exposing ex-posing gray copper with silver values, was encountered. ,A ,r)ft uas run on the vein by Edward Eisman, manager, and this, now in 200 feet, will elve a. ' depth of 100 feet under the shaft. It J will he continued to 800 feet to get I under the apex. Assay returns give 235.5 ounces in silver and 7 1-2 per cent lead. Oroflno Mining company, owning properties on the Murray Fide of the Coeur d'Alenes, elected these officers at Ita first meeting: President. Patrick Pat-rick Burke, Wallace, Idaho;' vice president, pres-ident, Fritz Marchante, Spokane; cce- ! rotary and treasurer, Peter H- Sch- ! mitz, Mullan. Directors Joseph H. i Thennos, Lawrence Doollng, John Daly, A. P. Mcltac, A. J. Davidson and John A. Costello. h. M. Lancastor of Wallace, is consulting engineer. Golden Chariot Mining coropanY op- ! erating near Orovllle, Wash., is hauling haul-ing ore and will ship its first car to the smelter In March. Harry Rogers of Spokane has taken a bond for $40,000 on the Yankee Girl group at Ymir, B. c , owned by J. H. Graham of Wallace, Idaho. The approximate cost of mining is $2 a ton. Colonel N. E. Llnsley of Spokane, president of the Northwestern Mining association to bo reorganized In a few days, says that It will be an important impor-tant factor In promoting and protecting protect-ing the mining industry. The association associa-tion will take up such questions as the tariff on metals, a uniform system of assessing nou producing properties, amendments to mining laws, geological geologi-cal surveys of the stAte, also devising moans of keeping a record of new prospects, pros-pects, mines and camps to supply Investors In-vestors and others with reliable information. infor-mation. L. K. Armstrong, editor of the Northwest Mining News, Spokane, is secretary of the association. William Poole of Spokane, and associates, as-sociates, have sold the Nugget mine in the Sheep Creek district in Brlti&h Columbia, where tho McMartln brothers broth-ers of Cobalt, Ont., recently acquired the Kootcnay Belle and the Mother Ixjde, to S pole an e parties for $400,000. This is to be paid in eight montb.lv Installments In-stallments of $50,000 each. One thousand thous-and dollars' worth of ore Is being taken tak-en out dally and big bodies are blocked out and ready for the mill. The Mc-Martins Mc-Martins paid $200,000 for the two properties, prop-erties, paying down 10 por cent. The Nugget mine Is equipped with a mill, which Is In operation. Active development on the Tam O'Shanter Mining company's property In the Evolution district In the Coeur d'Alenes, will bo resumed In March. I Mimm news Moon Creek mine, near Kellogg, Idaho, the Peck properties at Feck, Idaho, and California Mine 12 miles east of Republic. Wash., are readv to ship ore this season. Tho first named is owned by J. M McLain of Spokane, and his associates. Samples from tho property show 37 per cent lead and 22 ounces of silver. There Is a flume of 6.S00 feet with a drop of 186 feet, also nn electric dynamo for light and power. pow-er. The tunnel of 800 feet struck the load at a depth of 125 feet and Is In ore the rest of the way. An incline shaft, sunk from the face of the tunnel, tun-nel, now In 150 feet, struck the oio body at 132 feet. Tho Peck Mining and Milling company has showings of silver and copper running $50 to the tn'i. The company owns 610 ncrcs of well timbered land and ample water power. Considerable ore has been blocked out for shipment to the smelter smel-ter at Pond d'Orelle, Idaho." Captain Howell, manager of the California mine, which produced more than $100,-000 $100,-000 worth of ore before closing, two years ago. Is running a tunnel to tap the vein at 1.000 feet depth, or COO feet below the former workings. This tunnel tun-nel win serve to draJn the mine and prIde an exit for ore. Colonel Albert M. Dewey, president of the Okanogan Electric Railway company, com-pany, said on his return to Spokanw lrom central north Washington, there are 2G properties In Okanogan county Hufllclently developed to ship ore as soon aa the railroad Is completed, and enough contraots hare been closed to warrant the building of the line. These call for ore worth $10 or better. Colonel Dewey said that the Independent Indepen-dent Smelting company, th American Smelting and Refining company and the Newhouse Interests are figuring on installing a smelter at tho lino and if this plant is built the cost of haulage will average $1 a ton. Tho properties devc-lopod to the shipping point are; The Palmer Mountain , Tunnel company, com-pany, at Looral8; the Q. S. Copper Mining company, 11 miles south of Loomls; the Copper World Extension, north of Loomls on Palmer mountain; the Ruby mine, south of the British Columbia line, on Simllkameen river; the Prlre mine, at tho brad of Palmer lake, and th several mines owned by the Night Hawk company, at Night Hawk, Wash. The Yellow Girl property prop-erty also has uncovered a velu of six feet, nhowlug gold values. Through the returns made on assays of or encountered in the uprise from tho Mascotte tunnel and which crosscut cross-cut the ore body, tho known oro of tho Ohio Copper company is now 14,-000,000 14,-000,000 tons of excellent concentrating ore, which is greater than the estimated estimat-ed "probable ore," mado nearly a year ago. The uprise broke through tho country rock several days ago and reached tho quartzlto. Au assay mado of this rock shows 1.76 per cent copper. cop-per. This Is the same class of ore a the mine has on the 500 foot level of the old workings. It Is known as Ohio quartzite, and is an excellent quality of concentrating ore. Tho discovery of this oro in the uprlae establishes to a certainty that the property now contains con-tains a body of oro 400 by 500 feet that extends to depth, a distance of 1,400 feet on the dip of tho vein. The management man-agement now estimates tbat there is a certainty of 14.000,000 tons In sight, with a possibility of a greater quantity ai a greater depth. j A message from Eureka, Utah, says: Stoping of ore has commenced at tho Iron Blossom, from the new strike In the north workings of tho mine, and beginning with today 100 tons of oro will be shipped dally down to the Tin-tlo Tin-tlo &meltor. Shutes havo been put In for tho hauling of (he ore, which i will mean a steady output, Tho as-1 slstnnt superintendent at the Iron Blossom, Frank Birch, states that tho ore boJy recently encountered is fully 35 feet thick, on the great Sioux Colorado Col-orado vein. "The raise in which th? ore was onoountered was extended to a point about 45' feet above the east drift and 35 feet of that distance It is in ore. From the present indications the mine will be aa great if not a greater producer than the Colorado. It is probable that the north drift will tap the ore body near the Sioux lno within a few days. At the No, 1 shaft, or south workings of the Iron Bossom, work has been practically suspended since last Monday on account of making mak-ing some necessary repairs to the boiler. The force working at this part of the company's ground has been kept on the payroll, however, by overhauling over-hauling the machinery, repairing tho timbering' In the shaft, and otherwise putting the mine in better shape for resuming underground operations which will be taken up the early part of the week. By using air for hoisting some work has beon done this week on the 200 level. Gold Medal Mining company, which located its property at Elk City. Idaho, last year will, it is announced by I. J. Studebaker, secretary, now located lu Spokane, install a 10-stamp mill In April. Steam power wlll.be used until the water power In Rod river, crossing the property, con be developed. Tho prosscut tunnel Is In 90 feet of oro, with no wall ahead. Sampling without adding the streaks of oxidized oro resulted re-sulted as follows: 40 feet, $22 a ton in gold; 50 feet. $7; all from a depth 1 of from 12 to 80 feet Twin Butte Mining company, operating operat-ing in the Orograude district in central cen-tral Idaho, will have a 100-ton milling plant In operation tho middle of April. The porperty consists of from 60 to 200 feet wide, carrying values of from i to $8 a ton. Because of the low coat -of mining and' the ease with which the values can bo extracted, the porphyry formation can bo handled hand-led at profit by the new equipment now being installed. Several companies compan-ies have been engaged in tho development develop-ment of the porphvry dykes for several vears. and the Big Horn mill at Oro-grande Oro-grande Is the result. The Orogrando country is cut oy several oi tne jargo porphyry dykes, and If the-new equipment equip-ment Is all that has been promised for It, several properties. Including the Hogan, will Install plants within the next few months. . John R. Cook, president and owner of the Abbey Mining company at Kendall, Ken-dall, Mont., who Is In Spokane, announces an-nounces that a mill will be Installed on tho property, which, he adds, ho Is confident will bo developed as a gold producer. The crosscut and drift from then 200 foot shaft are In ore. Tho crosscut is in 250 feet, and the south drift along the vein, has been driven more than 20 feet. v A depth of 425 feet has boon attained on tho vein. Assays As-says of ore from 36 feet of ore at tho bottom of the shaft show $6.80 in gold. |