Pine Creek Mines Next Mining Boom Predicted In Coeur d Alene
News from the Coeur d Alene district anticipates Pine Creek powering the next mining boom. Mining men say Pine Creek shows richer mineral showings than nearby areas and Bunker Hill connected engineers are actively developing Sidney and a north of Sidney property under bond. The Highland Surprise option fell through due to high asking prices, with potential future negotiations possible.
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Hat Pine Creek
Coeur d'Alene
Pine Creek
Coeur d'Alenes
Bunker Hill Company
Sonora Strikes New Ore Vein Near Burke in High Grade Lead Silver Find
Prospectors report a new vein at the Sonora property near Sonora gulch above Burke with a 100 foot lower tunnel exposing a well defined lead-silver ore vein. The display includes cube galena and milling ore in quartzite, promising deeper development and more extensive mining. Nearby Nabob, Constitution, Douglas, Lookout Mountain, and Hilarity prospects show high grade ore and ongoing development with plans for milling and increased production.
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Sonora
Sonora Gulch
Burke
W. A. Smith
George Richard
Washington Water Power Company
Strike Rich Ore in Sisters Mine
The Sisters Leasing company operating the Sisters property near Burke canyon outside Wallace reports a new ore body promising production. A four foot vein yields 57 percent lead 45 ounces silver and 11 percent zinc with one car ready for shipment. Directors include Dan Murphy president Allan G Kennedy secretary treasurer and mine manager Ed Roberts. company has shipped $9614.85 worth of ore.
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Sisters Leasing Company
Sisters
Burke Canyon
Wallace
Tnd
Osburn
Dan Murphy
Allan G. Kennedy
Herman Rossi
J. L. Brainard
Victor Turnquist
Sam Hummer
Amos ‘Thompson
Ed Roberts
Opening old Wyoming mine shows potential tonnage
Kellogg men led by W. W. Papesh Fred Rush and Andrew Cowles report opening a large tonnage of milling ore on the old Wyoming property near Government Gulch. High grade streaks on three levels, limited development since 1917, now revived by the leasing company. A 150 ton daily mill is to be overhauled for Wyoming ores, with a 4 drill compressor installed to begin breaking ore for the concentrator.
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Kellogg
W. W. Papesh
Fred Rush
Andrew Cowles
Wyoming
Bunker Hill Company
Government Gulch
Mine Owners to Boost Wages in Coeur d Alenes
A Wallace meeting of the Coeur d Alene Mine Owners association decided a wage increase of 60 cents per day for all mine and mill workers in the Coeur d Alenes, effective March 16. The raise reflects higher lead prices, with recent rates above 5 dollars per hundredweight in New York, matching a past 175 per day bonus plan.
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Coeur d’Alene
Butte
Coeur d'Alene
Wallace
Coeur d'Alenes
New York
Idaho Mining Output Rises as Labor Improves in 1922
The 1922 Idaho mining report notes increased zinc and copper production with higher prices, while gold and silver held or fell. Labor shortages ease but freight embargoes and persistent mine idleness slowed total output. major producers include Bunker Hill Sullivan Kellogg Hecla Burke and the Yukon Gold dredge at Murray.
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Idaho
C. N. Gerry
United States Geological Survey
Hercules
Tamarack & Custer
Gold Hill & Town
Quartaburg
Yukon Gold Company
Murray
Bunker Hill & Sullivan
Kellogg
Hecla
Burke
Federal Mining & Smelting Company
Hewitt& Parker
Jon
Hunter
Mulche
Law
Ing
Seaxon
National
Will Build Tailings Mill Chronicle Note
Will build tailings mill. Matrimony settles to normal when the bride learns chicken salad is not a balanced ration for a hungry man. Some have courage of convictions, while others have peace and quiet.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Pennsylvania Regis
Demand for Copper Reaches Scarcity as Stocks Sell Ahead
Bache reviews New York market noting no surplus copper on hand and strong forward sales. Dow Jones reports refinery stocks near 200 million pounds, all sold. Copper producers expect March output to hit about 139 million pounds, a record high.
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Bache Review
New York
Dow, Jones
Cowper
Success Mining gasps forward with high grade ore
The Success Mining Company calls a stockholders meeting for April 2 at 10 am at the Gyde Taylor building to elect directors for the year. Stock transfers close March 23. stockholders of record by then may vote. The mine has risen from near-worthless to a practical producer with steady improvement and a promising future. no dividends are planned. Ore shows 6 percent lead and 50 ounces silver per ton, with drifted shoots extending about 80 feet and ongoing raises to connect lower and tunnel levels.
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Success Mining Company
Gyde—Taylor
Lonty
Western Union Mine Turns to Deep Development At Wallace
At the Western Union mine below Wallace preparations are under way for an active development and production program. In the past year no quantity mining occurred, only development and retimbering of bad ground. The shaft is unwatered, new ore shoots extend to 50 feet below tunnel level, and high grade ore cars have netted the company 3000 to 4500 dollars each. Stoping begins on this level, with plans to ship one car per week, and a winze is to be sunk another 200 feet. Manager Hen Cofling went to Spokane to locate a suitable site for the work.
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Western Union
Wallace
Hen Cofling
Spokane
Idaho law seeks harsher penalties for mine arson
Idaho lawmakers moved to criminalize deliberate mine fires. Senate Bill 344 would make starting fires in mine tunnels a felony with possible life imprisonment or capital punishment. The measure follows recent incendiary blazes at the Morning mine in Mullan and the Hercules mine in Burke, blamed on arson by mine operators and officials.
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Idaho
Boise
Senate
Senate of
State
Islature
Callahan
Sclon
Ravenel Macbeth
Naaho
Matches and the Ohio Match Company in Idaho Forests
A historical look at white pine logging near Wallace and the Ohio Match Company. The firm ships timber from the Coeur d Alene area to its Wadsworth plant to produce matches. It employs 150 workers locally and plans expansion near Hunter and Prichard. Prices for white pine rise to 27 per thousand, with forest service auctions highlighting intense competition among bidders.
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Kitellen
Coeny d'Alene Wistriet
Wallace
Ohio Match Company
Wadsworth
Ohio
North Fork
Coeur d'Alene
Pearl Hailey
Jone m
Coeur
Alene City
Hunter
Scott Creek
Prichard
United States Forest Service
Ohio Match J Company
Forest Service
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Pine Creek Mines
Bunker Hill
Fred Calloway
Sidney
Calloway
George
Charles McKinnis
Nabob
Constitution
Douglas
Anaconda Mining Company of
Montana
Douglas Company
Anaconda Company
Lookout Mountain
Old
Cooura Alene
Geological Survey Report
Hare
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