Callahan Strike Finds Wide High Grade Ore Body
Reports confirm Callahan mine discovery of a 20 foot vein with 16 feet of high grade milling ore extending at No. 11 level about 1450 feet below the main drift and 2800 feet below the surface. The strike, farther west than prior finds, reshapes beliefs about slate hosting ore in the Coeur d Alene district and boosts management and stockholders.
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Callahan
C. W. Newton
Callahan Zinc-Lead Company
No. 11
Newton
Beth
Coeur d'Alene
Robert N. Bell
Bonanza
Lookout Mountain Strike Ends Work Delayed For Water Supply
Lookout Mountain strike progress halted after crosscutting the Lookout fountain vein failed to reach the footwall. About half a mile of pipeline is being laid to power the compressor, while ore width remains near 30 feet both above and below. An ore sample assay returns 15.05 ounces silver per ton with lead content noted. the vein shows no zinc and resembles Caledonia ore in certain characteristics.
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Lookout Fountain
Lookout Mountain
Pine Creek
Caledonia
Ehrenberg to Visit Silver Rock Mine Manager in Deborgia District
Charles Ehrenberg a longtime district resident travels from Spokane to Deborgia and plans a two to three week stay at the Silver Rock Mining company property six miles north of Deborgia. His cousin Albert Nelson manages the site. Ehrenberg, hotel manager at Palmerston in Spokane, seeks mountain rest for improved health.
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Silver Rock
Charles Ehrenberg
Spokane
Deborgia
Silver Rock Mining Company
Albert Nelson
Ehrenberg
Palmerston Hotel
Coeur d'Alencis
Coeur d Alene Syndicate Faces Water Pressure at Flynn Ground
A strong surge of water under high pressure has been encountered by the Coeur d Alene Syndicate during Flynn ground development, delaying progress. Depth from surface stands around 2500 feet, suggesting significant pressure at tunnel level and potential eventual overcome of the obstacle.
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Coeur d'Alene
Coeur d'Alene Syndicate
Flynn
Giant Ledge Company Readies Production In Mining Region
Giant Ledge Min ing company near Murray announces readiness to move from prospecting to full production after exposing extensive ore on two levels. C H Taylor cites 17 percent lead and $5 gold assays in early shoots and outlines planned raises stopes chutes and ore bins for a mill.
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Taylor
Majestic Mining Sees Early Vein Near Tunnel Portal
A letter to Majestic Mining stockholders reports a newly found vein near the proposed crosscut tunnel, showing lead and silver values after about 100 feet of development. Directors expect richer ore as depth increases, with 2600 feet planned to reach the main vein. An assessment of 2 mills is proposed to fund continued work.
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Majestic Mining Company
Therrett Towles
Majestic Company
Towles
Humboldt Gulch
Coeur d'Alene
Treasury
Blaine and Emmett Mining Crosscut Progress Vein at 400 Feet
Blaine and Emmett Mining company on Eagle Creek Iowa reports a crosscut tunnel advanced about 600 feet and poised to intersect a vein within roughly 50 feet at below surface. Vein carries lead, silver and copper. Annual stockholders meeting held in Murray last week elected M Heblethwaite president Bert Kincaid vice president and R W Skeman secretary treasurer.
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Blaine & Emmett Mining Company
Eagle Creek
Murray
M. Heblethwaite
Bert Kincaid
Jerteeee
R. W. Skeman
Sisters Leasing company ships ore from Canyon creek claim
The Sisters Leasing company operating the old Sister property above Wallace on Canyon creek has shipped five carloads of ore and is loading the sixth for shipment to the East Helena smelter. Ore width ranges from inches to 8 feet, mainly lead-silver with some zinc. The latest shipment yielded 45 ounces of silver. a drift is being extended westward to locate a larger ore body as the vein shows no zinc.
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Giant Ledge Mining Company
Murray
C. H. Taylor
Giant Ledge Company
Steen
Sisters Leasing Company
Wallace
Canyon Creek
East Helena
Lookout Road Ledge Unearthed Near Idaho Montana Divide
Graders on the Lookout Vass road unearthed a large mineral vein hidden for about 30 years beneath a field near the Idaho Montana divide. Finn Gust Lindroos, holder of a one bit homestead, aided by Burns and Curran, secured rights to the site now named New Road and New Road No 1. He begins exploration as the vein measures 14 feet wide with quartz quartzite and oxidized iron plus galena bands.
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New Lookout Vass
Nam
Idaho
Montana
Gust Lindroos
Burns & Curran
Lindroos
New Road
New Road No. 1
Reduced Bullion Rate Goes in Effect Today
The northwest smelter district including Bunker Hill East Helena and Northport sees a new freight rate on lead bullion to the Atlantic seaboard dropping from 22 to 16.50 per ton with war tax, yielding a net saving of 5.66 per ton and about 255 per ton on ore with 60 percent lead content. Frank M. Smith announces a further $1 per ton cut on British Columbia ore shipments to Bradley effective around Sept 15.
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Bunker Hill
East Helena
Northport
Atlantic Seaboard
Interstate ‘Commerce Commission
Frank M. Smith
British Columbia
Bradley
Mr Smith
Slocan
Adamant
Ainsworth
Alamo
Kaslo
Retallack
Sandon
Silverton
Slocan City
New York
Success Lease Gives Ground to Matthey Chisholm and Matleter
The Success Mining firm leases ground between the 400 and 450 levels to Steve Matthey A D Chisholm and Tony Matleter. The trio, noted miners from the old Success workings, expect to extend the lease to other mine parts. They report an extensive lead ore shoot and anticipate shipping a carload by the first of the month.
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The
Success Mining Company
Steve Matthey
A. D Chisholm
Tony Matleter
Mining men show faith in the future
In the Coeur d Alene district a district operator notes that when demand dips, large mining enterprises emerge to spur confidence for better times. The Star project by Bunker Hill Sullivan and Mecla Mining, the Coeur d Alene Syndicate, and a new electrolytic zinc reduction plant signal bold investment. These moves aim to unlock zinc and metal markets, suggesting optimism despite lingering depression.
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Coeur d'Alene
Star
Bunker Hill & Sullivan
Mecla
Coeur ‘d‘Alenes
Bunker Hill & Sullivan Company
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Prichard Creek
Patrick Torke
Burke
Majestic
Mene
House
Senate
Alaska
Ariana
New Mexico
Nevada
Blaine
Emmett
Lookout Road Ledge
B.C. Ore
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