Lookout Mountain Chips High Grade Ore Revealed at Lookout Mine
Lookout Mountain shows high grade ore at the Wine Creek property with a new 2200-1001 gravity tramway delivering ore to loading bins in three minutes. Jigs yield better than 60 percent lead, with 1 to 2 tons daily per unit. Development exposes three rich ore shoots and a No. 3 body with promising widths and grades. Fifteen workers currently on site. shipments to Bunker Hill smelter to start once roads permit.
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Lookout Mountain
Wine Creek
Bunker Hill
Beautiful Idaho ore display placed in capitol rotunda
Through the efforts of W. J. Hall, Idaho public works commissioner, a state ore exhibit now graces the Boise capitol main floor beneath the dome. The collection, formerly at the Panama Pacific exposition in San Francisco, includes cabinets of minerals with cards naming ore, content, and mine. Prominent samples from Coeur d’Alene mines stand out in the well arranged display.
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W. J. Hall
Public Works
Idaho
Capitol
Boise
San Francisco
Hull
Boise Statesman
Coeur d'Alene
Jack Waite Mining Aims Fresh Ore Shipments
Spokane secretary C E Chamberlain reports the Jack Waite Mining Company plans ore shipments as soon as the Union line road is passable for heavy loads. Lead price and ample ore on site support possible mill construction, but no financials or plans have been released to stockholders amid years of management inaction.
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C. E. Chamberlain
Spokane
Jack Waite Mining Company
Union
Mr. Chamberlain
Waite
Prichard
Jack Waite
Daxon Elected Director in Coeur d'Alenes
Billy Daxon, longtime Tarbox mine operative, was elected director at a stockholders meeting to fill the vacancy from W. W. Adams resignation. The new board consists of Richard Daxon, Frank J. Davey, John J. Lewis, A. H. Fox, and William Daxon.
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Frank J. Davey
John J. Lewis
A. H. Fox
William Daxon
Taylor Nears Return to Lead Bullion Mines
James H. Taylor, Bullion Mining manager, plans to return from Los Angeles around early May as snow clears to resume Bullion operations. He is often named as a possible Republican county commissioner candidate, though he has not commented.
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James H. Taylor
Bullion Mining Company
Los Angeles
Taylor
Homestake Vein Extension Attracts Silver Reef Work
The Homestake property east of the Hunter vein, extending above Dead Man Gulch, is being developed by Silver Reef Mining at no cost to the Home stake. A sample face assayed 3.2 ounces silver and 10.2 percent lead as work advances toward the Silver Reef vein. The National Copper Mining company holds large stock and a modern mill could aid if ore is found. Directors at Spokane elected George Mayer to replace Mrs. Sarah B. Smith amid litigation against James F. McCarthy.
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Homestake
Hunter
Deadman Gulch
National Mill
Silver Reef Company
Silver Reef
Homestake Company
Iron Cap
The
National
B. G. Gnaeding
Frisco
Coeur d'Alene Syndicate
Star
Morning
Independence
Gnaedinger
Silver Reef Mining Company
Home Stake
Northern Pacific Railway
Washington Water Power Company
National Copper Mining Company
Splendid
Swekholdrs
Unedtecke Stining Company
Spokane
George 1 Mayer
Milwaukee
Sarah B. Smith
Day-Smith
James FP
McCarthy
Race
W. J. C Wakefield
H. C Lambach
B. J. Nolan
Los Angeles
Carl Landsee
Frank J. Kipp
Geo. P. Mayer
Mayer
National Bank of Commerce
Mayer Hoot & Shoe Company
Washington Boot & Shoe Company
Seattle
Heda Company
Washington
Sullivan Mining Company
Hecla
Bunker Tum
Jurge Huneke
Wide West
Tiger Shaft
Sena
Tiger-Poorman Group
Heelan
Apex
Federal Mining & Smelting Company
No. 3
No. 2
Sunshine Mining Ships Four Carloads Since Restart
F C Tousley president of Sunshine Mining reports four carloads of high grade concentrates shipped since the mill resumed March 2. One carload yielded 175 ounces of silver. the last carload of 50 tons is expected to produce 200 ounces. The Yankee Bay mine on Big Creek now runs full time, processing 50 tons daily. Leasers supply much ore, numbering 26 or 80 workers, with total employment near 60 men.
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F. C. Tousley
Sunshine Mining Company
Tousiey
Sunshine Company
Yankee Bay
Big Creek
Silver Purchases Under Pittman Act Reach New Total
The bureau of the mint bought 193000 fine ounces of silver in the week ended April 1. This lifts cumulative Pittman act purchases to 101455603 fine ounces.
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Bureau of the Mint
August Paulsen Probes Great Star Crosscut Near Omaha
August Paulsen of Spokane recently inspected the Omaha property near Mace and the Star crosscut, 2000 feet below, amid plans to renew the Hercules and Thidbie group. He owns one fourth of Omaha and believes the Hercules obstacle to resumption will be removed soon.
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Heela
John F. Allen
Heetsa
Shoshone County
D .E. Keys
Ed Miller
John H. McEvers
August Paulsen
Spokane
Omaha
Mace
Watline
Canyon
Jar
Crome
Thidbie
Mr. Paulsen
Paulsen
Maulsen
Independence Lead Co explores ore in three tunnels
Independence Lead Mines managers continue development at No 2 No 3 and No 4 tunnels to determine extent of a milling ore body with 7 8 percent lead and 3 4 ounces of silver. New drift work and a crosscut aim to expose an eastward extending vein possibly larger than the main shoot.
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C. F. O. Meriam
Merriam
Tyler
Sierra, Nevada
Bunker Hill
Independence Lead
Gettysburg
No. 3
No. 2
No. 4
King Company at Mill Below Murray in Idaho Mines
By Adam Ausbach of Murray Idaho describes the King Company mining efforts around Prichard Creek. Ledges near Murray show gold bearing veins and galena with tellurium associations, while recent prospecting reveals pockets that yielded notable sums in 1885. The Louisville syndicate bought eight lode claims and three placers, built a ten stamp mill with early delays due to cold and water power limits, and spent over $100,000 by early 1884 as crews prepared works near Dream Gulch.
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Adam Ausbach
Murray
Idaho
Prichard Croek
Iat
Crows Wirchard Creek
Colorado
Frank Reed
Dream Gulch
Dream
West End
Louisville
Elizens
Golden Chest
King Company
Barrett
Jakes Monahan
Colonel Pomeroy
Thompson
N. P
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HEGLA
Smith
Ays
Engineers Report
Independence Lead CO
the King Company
Millbelow Murray
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