Sunshine Company Discovers Rich Ore Body at Price Tunnel
Sunshine Mining Company reports a major ore find in its Price tunnel area on Big Creek. After years of faulted ground, a 10 foot wide vein yielded galena and gray copper with high-grade pockets. The drift and stopes now show 70 feet of ore, with a 45 ton daily mill feed and plans for a ball mill addition to boost processing capacity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Mining Company
Big Creek
Sunshine Company
Price Leasing Company
Price
Price Lease
No. 5
Sunshine
R. S. Merriam
Merriam
Ailyer
Denver Gulch
Hilarity Lead-Silver Mining Company
Bunker Hill
Tuscumbia Directors Meet in City and Levy Asses ment
George May and D. J. Whaley of Stevenaville Montana, presidents of Tuscumbia Mining, attended a directors meeting with Morton Webster and A. A. Whaley of Wallace. A 4 mill assessment was levied to pay debts and support limited development. Ore has been shipped from the Tuscumbia operation on Sunset slopes, adjacent to Idora Portland and West Sunset. The Toughnut ore shoot from Shine project appears to extend into Tuscumbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George May
D. J. Whaley
Stevenaville
Mont
Tuscumbia Mining Company
Morton Webster
A. A. Whaley
Wallace
Tuscumbia
Sunset
Idora
Portland
West Sunset
Sunshine
Sunshine Mining Company
Copper King Company Explores B16 Ore Body
The Copper King Mining company at Mullan awarded a contract to Diamond Drill Contracting of Spokane for 1200 feet of diamond drill work. The property near Burke shows a fissure vein with ore 1 to 3 feet wide over 250 feet, after 1901 development, prior options failed, 10,000 tons mined earlier, and current drilling targets the 750 feet of exposed ore to resume extensive mining if successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copper King Mining Company
Mullan
Diamond Drill Contracting Company
Spokane
Copper King Company
Sonora Gulch
Burke
Greenoughs
The
Copper Ning Company
Deadman Gulch
Local Oil Company Plans Shelby Sunburst Field Holdings
Articles of incorporation for Van Oil & Gas to be filed soon. Promoted by residents of Wal lace Kellogg and Burke, the firm will operate as a Shoshone county entity taking over and drilling on a 320 acre tract in the Shelby Sunburst field. The field shows rapid production with wells nearby and a 6000 barrel well cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelby-Sunburst
van Oil & Gas Company
Wallace, Kellogg and
Burke
Shelby Ofl
Hilarity Mining Company Mine Growth Tied to Old Club lore
Idaho officials push ahead with Shoshone County road program after bond approval. Plans include cross sections, paving, and bridges with federal funds covering about 58 percent. The Hilarity Mining company story follows as a local note on the former Hilarity club’s Denver gulch prospect and current ore development with silver, lead, and zinc assays and a 1000 foot tunnel extension near Pine creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illiam J. Hall
State of Idaho
Boise
Harry A. Rogers
Board of County Commissioners
Ferris & Hardgrove
Spokane
Central ‘Trust Company
Salt Lake City
New & Co. Investment Bankers
Denver
American Bank & ‘Trust Co
International Trust Co
E. H. Rollin & Son
Court House
Ladd & Tilton Bank
Portland
Murphey, Favre & Co
Harris ‘Trust & Savings Bank
Chicago
Spokane & Eastern Trust Co
Seattle National Bank
Seattle
Federal Fund
Coeur d'Alenes
Wallace
Hilarity Club
North Fork
St. Regis
Denver Gulch
Pine Creek
Hilarity Mining Company
Hilarity
Pine Creek Mining & Milling Company
Dreath
Hilarity Company
Prospecting Result At Revenue Gulch Shows Promise
Jesse Freeman and H. W. Edwards, controlling owners of the U S Copper Mining company, have gone to Sanders county Montana to perform annual assessment work on the group of claims. They report that recent prospecting east of the Climax on Revenue Gulch has developed a showing that Freeman calls decidedly satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Freeman
H. W. Edwards
Sanders County
Montana
U. S. Copper Mining Company
Mr. Freeman
Mr. Edwards
Revenue Gulch
Plan to Route Highway Through Town Business District
Wallace visit details a possible plan to let the highway pass through the town business area. Mr Hall expects to return in about two weeks with B J Finch district engineer for the U S bureau of public roads to resolve questions and prevent delays in beginning construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
Hall
B. J. Finch
Ogden
Utah
United States Bureau of Public Roads
Sunset Lease and Snowbound Ore Haul to Spur Summer Shipments
A. C. Bachman at the Sunset mine reports seven to eight carloads of ore awaiting shipment once the snow on the Sunset road melts. Heavy ice blocks the route north of the peak, delaying transport to the Bunn loading station at Nine Mile forks. Bachman, assisted by an aide, spent winter underground but plans to install a compressor and secure power from the Washington Water Power Co to accelerate operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Achman
Sunset
A.C. Bachman
Sunset Mine
Bunn
Nine Mile
Bachman
Tamarack
Washington Water Power Company
Fourth of July funds and committees debated at board meeting
The board of trade discussed forthcoming Fourth of July funds with the baseball committee unsure of prize money. A finance committee member projected over $1000 for the celebration. A law and loyalty committee was appointed, and labor relations prompted a special committee to handle labor fairness concerns. Sydney L. Shonta addressed the gathering after two years away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trade
Jack C. White
H. J. Rossi
M. J. Flohr
Harry W. Marsh
Platt P. Morrow
F. F. Brewer
W. A. Smith
PJ. Magey
M. A. Corner
HH. J
Rush J. White
L. C. Wilson
Sydney L. Shonta
Washington
D. C
Peel Takes Vacation To Attend Home Coming Week
PEEL TAKES VACATION. Yields to the Call of Home Coming Week in Michigan. E Peel manager of the Montana Power company in the Coeur d Alene district will leave Saturday for Sault Ste Marie Mich joining the festivities. He will then visit Toronto Detroit and Chicago with a thirty day leave of absence. B R Hind will handle Montana Power business in his absence. Bullion Mining contracts extend east drift 100 feet to improve ore shoot. some prospecting ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
E. Peel
Montana Power Company
Coeur d'Alene
Peel
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Toronto
Detroit
Chicago
B. R. Hind
Thompson Falls
James FH. Taylor
Bullion Mining Company
Great Bunker Hill Annual Report 1922 mines profits rise
The 1922 annual report of Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining and Concentrating Co shows production nearly steady with higher lead prices boosting earnings. Smelter and refinery operations expanded, a new electrolytic zinc reduction plant is planned, and a pilot electric lead recovery process progresses. Development at the lower levels continues with No 14 extended and No 17 shaft started, while Star mine work with Hecla Mining advances to deep crosscuts. Dividends for 1922 reach 1,063,750 with improved net returns and increased surplus despite lower shipment tonnage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunk Rr & Sullivan Mininng
Kellogg
Rtar
Bunker Hil and
Heels Companies
Bunker Hill Company
Stanly A. Easton
Bunker Hill
Hecla Mining Company
Bunker Hill & Sullivan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Local Oil Company
Hilarity Mining CO
Commissioners
Mr. Hall
Osburn
Government Gulch
Kingston
Main Street
Cottage Grove
Halley
Rock Creek
St. Joe Creek
Key's Fountain
Sunset Lease
Great Bunker Hill
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