Chicago-Boston mine. large ore body eyed near Wallace
Development on the Chicago-Boston mine near Wallace advances with a 400 foot shaft planned, crosscuts to a 100 and 200 level vein, and a Kill Buck vein prospect. John A. Percival, NY, leads the project under Interstate-Callahan. C. W. Newton oversees operations with 24 workers, aiming rapid progress despite postwar costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
John A. Percival
New York
Interstate-Callahan Company
Percival
Labor Situation A Demand for Men In Coeur d Alene District
The wage increase of 50 cents per day to 5.75 for underground workers has drawn more men to the Coeur d Alene district. Some mines now report full crews while others still lack workers. The hiring office has attracted more machine men, but overall demand remains due to labor movement and ongoing shortages at several large mines.
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Goeur d'Alene
Butte
Coeur d'Alene
Wonderful Mining Company Eyes Compressor and Revival
The Wonderful Mining company may resume operations in the St. Joe district near Stevens Peak, with three patented and six unpatented claims. Showings of ore in two tunnels, especially lead in the lower tunnel, prompt talks of installing a compressor powered by local water, to be funded by major stockholders. Directors including Dr. W. H. Holden and J. Taylor consider meeting soon to decide on this and future plans, with A Jackson ready to return if work starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coeur d'Alene
Wonderful Mining Company
St. Joe
Stevens Peak
W. H. Holden
Sroane
Wonderfil Company
John Taylor
Coeur la'Alene
A. H. Featherstone
J. F E. Howes
Wallace
Chas. Jackson
A. Jackson
France
Doubtleas
Slavonian Mining Firm Falls Under Wardner Ties
H E Owens, acting for Wardner Leasing, gains control of Slavonian Mining, owner of claims east of Wardner near the Last Chance millsite now held by Bunker Hill. Major stock acquired from Kazanezara, Kajovich, Bietich, and Dougherty. payments due by May 1. price not disclosed. Slavonian crosscut 900 feet, with 300 feet more to vein. Wardner Leasing to explore from the 200 foot shaft recently dewatered and active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Owens
Wardner Company
Wardner Leasing
Slavonian Mining Company
Wardner
Last Chance
Bunker Hill
Mr. Owens
Tom Kazanezara
R. V. Kajovich
George Bietich
Morning Club to Cost $60,000 in Mullan
Mullan gains a Morning Club building funded by the Federal Mining & Smelting company. The site at Second Street and Hunter Avenue is donated by local citizens. Construction and equipment total about $60,000, with the building modeled on YMCA plans and open to Federal workers and Mullan residents alike. Groundbreaking soon after site finalization.
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Mullan
Morning Club
Federal Mining & Smelting Company
Thomas H Owens
Federal
Frederick Burbidge
Manger
Owens
Second Street
Hunter Avenue
Pioneer Building
Federal Company
Ciit
Days to Start West Sunset Operations Soon
West Sunset near Sunset peak is poised for development by the Days after the weather improves. They have rights to use Senator Clark's Sunset shaft and have explored zinc and iron ore with lead prospects on the east end. The Days deny purchasing the Sunset from Clark, saying they only secured shaft access for five to six years while Clark had operated the adjacent Silver Cable group. Maynard, a Cape Breton native, died after pneumonia following flu and cabin isolation.
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Port
Sunset Peak
Senator Clark
Butte
Clark
West Sunset
Mullan
Spokane
Maynard
Cape Breton
Intermountain Copper To Resume After Lease End
Directors of Intermountain Copper Mining in Spokane decided to extend No. 1 tunnel after the March 15 lease expiry. Bid invitations will be issued for 100 feet of driving. further contracts may follow. A 6 mill assessment aims to pay expenses and debts, with $5000 expected. Directors include Jas F Callahan A J Nicholson W G Griffith R J Mcintosh F C Dacufer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Intermountain Copper Mining Company
Spokane
No. 1
A. L. Nicholson
Treasury
The
Intermountain
Jas. F. Callahan
A. J. Nicholson
Wallace
W. G. Griffith
R. J. Mcintosh
F. C. Dacufer
Maynard Had Mine Death Claims Long Mining Career
The death of Charles Maynard of Mullan in Spokane last week cuts short two decades of hard work in Coeur d Alenes mining. Maynard had spent over 20 years in mining pursuits, with his years of labor poised to pay off before illness intervened.
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Charles Maynard
Mullan
Spokane
Maynard
Coeur l@rAlenes
American Commander Vein Promising. Work to Resume
Reports from West Hunter company indicate the American Commander mine will resume operations within 60 days. A crosscut from the Ammerican Commander tunnel into West Hunter ground exposed a promising vein on Mill Creek near Mullan, with work advancing in the crosscut and plans to follow the vein easterly once reached.
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West Hunter Company
Ammerican Commander
West Hunter Ground
Mill Creek
Mullan
Miners Move to Clearwater Ground Near Moose City
John cmven and Laydon depart Northern Pacific for Fish Creek station then head to the Clearwater near Moose City to begin mining. They stripped their ground last season, restocked, and aim to start early to use the water supply, seeking a profitable cleanup after years of work at Macedonia. A. M. Mandel, recently discharged from Red Cross hospital, plans to return to the Macedonia claims on Slate Creek to pursue ore shows and attract capital for further development.
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John Cmven
Northern Pacific
Fish Creek
Clearwater
Moose City
Macedonia
A. M. Mandel
Tamarack
Red Cross
Slate Creek
Wakulla Spring Stands as World Largest Spring
The Wakulla spring near Tallahassee Florida is the largest in the world. It spans about 400 feet in width and runs 80 feet deep, discharging roughly 120 000 gallons per minute and feeding a river about 250 feet wide at its source.
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Wakulla
Tallahassee
Fla
Interstate-Callahan January Shipments
Interstate-Callahan reports January shipments of 4200 dry tons of zinc concentrates averaging 50 percent zinc and under 4 percent lead, with lead shipments at 1600 tons setting a record. February shows higher shipment value amid some lost time as machine labor remains tight, ore on No 5 and No 6 levels improves, and mine throughput targets around 6000 tons monthly are expected.
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Interstate- Calahan
Price Changes in Mining Explosives After Armistice
A notice from Dupont reports price increases effective March 1 on all dynamite and B blasting powder due to higher raw material costs. It contrasts this with prior postwar cuts: 40 percent gelatin down four dollars fifty per hundred pounds, and 60 percent gelatin down seven dollars fifty per hundred pounds since the armistice.
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Minera
Dupont Company
Wilmington
Dela
King
Idaho
Washington
The Red Chevron Ex-Servicemen Publication
The first issue of The Med Chevron, printed in Boise, announces a monthly paper serving ex service men and women who contributed to World War I. It aims to cover veterans interests and war work, with D Harold McGrath as associate editor noted for local ties in Boise and Kellogg.
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Idaho
Med Chevron
Boise
D. Harold McGrath
McGrath
Kellogs
Silverado Lease by Fahle Dosedant Johnson and Peterson
William Fahle Knute Dosedant Oscar Johnson and Emil Peterson secured a lease on the Silverado mine and mill near Osburn. The idle mine shows extensive development including tunnels raises and shafts with exposed ore. The ore is high in silver value and expected to yield a substantial profit for the lessees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silverado
William Fahle
Knute Dosedant
Oscar Johnson
Emil Peterson Shave
Osburn
Big Operations At Amazon-Dixie Mine In Texas City
Amazon-Dixie Mining plans electric power and new equipment to sink shaft from 1100 to 1500 level, with a 44000 pound transformer due April. Electric hoist and underground cables will connect to the St Lawrence or Tarbox lines as depth increases. Leslie group nearby will be taken over. 700 level extended toward Leslie with rich lead-silver ore showing.
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Hsley Everett
Amazon-Dixie Mining Company
Sildix, Mont
Everwth
Cleveland
AL Yverett
Ohio Metropolis
Amazon-Wixie Company
Mrr
Hverett
Butte
Montana Power Company
Taft
Sildix
Amaxon-Dixie Company
St. Lawrence
Tarbox
Tut
Averett
Amaston-Dixie
Everett
Leslie
Amazon- Dixie
Leslie Group
Amazon-Dixie
Brerett
Orter
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Ghigago-Buston
Portant Enterprise
Interstate-Callahan
C. W. Newton
Interstate- Callahan
Callahan
Amazon-Dimie
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