Callahan Sums Up Legislative Work
Senator Donald A. Callahan of Shoshone county returns from the state capital after two months of legislative activity. He summarizes the seventeenth session noting tax levies were reduced across political units, with school levies triggering protests from independent district trustees in Shoshone county and likely elsewhere. He cautions that opposition to county city and highway levy cuts may rise in many places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onald A. Callahan
Shoshone County
Shoshone
Douglas Zinc Market Hopes Rise From Kellogg Plant
Douglas mine on Pine Creek has been idle since 1917 due to marketing zinc. Kellogg’s Bunker Hill plant may solve this in roughly a year, boosting ore sales. Secretary Henry C. Adams notes rising zinc prices and tighter supply. The town will hire a caretaker amid assessment funds, while broader Idaho tax and state budget debates loom across mining and agriculture sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas
Pine Creek
Kelloge
Bunker Hill & Sullivan Company
Henry C. Adams
Douglas Mining Company
Budget Bureau
Bureau of Public Accounts
Industrial Accident Board
Commission
Public Utilities Commissioners
Commissioners of Agriculture
Commissioner of Public Investments
Commissioner
North
North Idaho
Wallaces Mine Rescue Station Established Central effort to aid underground fires
The Morning and Hercules mine fires spurred calls for a central mine rescue station at Wallace. The Coeur d Alene Mine Owners Association will oversee training and equipment, with involvement from the federal Bureau of Mines. Rescue car No 9 will assist locally as crews are trained at Tamarack Callahan and other mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hercules
Central Mine Rescue Station
Coeur d'Alene
J.D. Parker
Bureau of Mines Rescue
Coeur d’Alenes
Mine Owners’ Association
Sparks
Bain
Ian
Parker
Salt Lake City
Globe
Ariz
Wallace
Dividends Rise in First Quarter for Coeur d'Alene Mines
The 1923 first quarter shows strong dividends for Coeur d'Alene mining firms with Hecla Krunker Hil and Sullivan Federal Moreutes Tamarack Custer and others posting notable payouts. With high metal prices and leasing profits, total annual dividends could surpass 4 million, plus potential extra year-end payouts. several old payers Callahan and Success may return as mining activity resumes in spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coeur d'Alenes
Krunker Hil & Sullivan
Federal
Moreutes
Tamarack & Custer
Snowstorm Takes Over 13 Montana Morning Claims
Snowstorm Silver Lead company, formerly Snowstorm Mines, has taken over the Montana Morning Mining property comprising 13 claims across three parallel veins. The Montana Morning railroad links the mine to the Troy mill, with the site about three and a half miles from Troy. Vein exposures include 1260 feet with ore assays of 12 percent lead and 12? ounces of silver per ton, and another 50 feet on the surface, about 20 feet wide, showing 10 percent lead and 2.5 ounces of silver per ton. A crosscut has begun to intersect all three veins, and the acquisition is viewed as a promising step toward profitable production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Morning
Snowstorm Silver-Lead Company
Snowstorm Mines
Montana Morning Mining Company
Banner and
Bangle Group
Troy
Mont
Sidney Leasing Sees Rising Ore Reserves and Smelter Talks
The Sidney Leasing company expects to resume regular shipments as weather clears. Over 100 tons of high grade lead ore sit in bins for transport to Bunker Hill smelter, with zinc lead ore now estimated at 200000 tons. Negotiations with Trail smelter for treatment of zinc ores show promising returns, yielding about $27 per ton on a 50 percent fine lead content and leaving $8 to $10 per ton at the mine after extraction costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Leasing Company
Bunker Hill
Oscar Hershey
Trail Smelter
Inland Empire Mining Contract To Sink Shaft 150 Feet
Inland Empire Mining and Milling company awarded a shaft sinking contract for 150 feet to Bert Hoffman C C Skelton and J B Conn all seasoned miners. President A C Schirmer said rapid completion justified top equipment and a bonus if monthly footage targets are surpassed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inland Empire Mining & Milling Company
Bert Hoffman
Mace
C. C. Skelton
Black Bear
J. BE. Conn
Gem
Jin
A. C. Schirmer
Inland Empire Company
War Risk Insurance and Spokane Office Details
War risk insurance service established under the U S Veterans bureau in Spokane with Miss Hertha Cooper named insurance cashier. Eastern Washington and Idaho veterans can use the branch office for premiums loans and policy matters. those with lapsed policies urged to reinstate in good health with two months back premiums. Drift on the Tower level extended 250 feet with ore visible. zinc shipments expected to resume pending road access. Reports show last season ore receipts over 18000 with trucking costs about 3500 to Bunker Hill smelter. firm weighing low grade material handling options. Wardner Kellogg News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Spokane
Hertha Cooper
Washington, D. C
Washington
Idaho
Imine
Bunker Hill
Wardner-Kelloge News
CALLAHAN SHIPMENT BOOSTS EXPECTED RESERVES
New York office reports Callahan Zinc Lead shipped 2660 tons in February totaling 18430 ounces of silver, down from January 3310 tons and 22860 ounces. Weather and short month affected milling. Development work includes a 2600 foot crosscut to locate potential parallel veins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cuhlahan Zinc-Lead Company
Ninc
Ailver
Jan Jamey
Callahan Company
Deep Development of Ore in Coeur d Alene
Persisting ore bodies at great depth drive three major mines Fed eral Morning Hecla and Bunker Hill to deeper levels. Morning reports 1890 feet of vein length and 800 feet more depth after reaching 2450 level, while Hecla digs from 2000 level toward 2450 with ore shoot about 1800 feet long. Bunker Hill continues deep sinking with ore unchanged or improved, over 1600 feet below the Kellogg tunnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coeur d'Alene
Distrlet
Federal
Hecla
Bunker Hil
Cromm
Frederick Buttidge
Mamucor
Coeur Walene
Hecta
Coeur d'Alene Hardware & Foundry Company
Bunker Hill
Bunker Hill & Sullivan Company
Kelloge
Burbidge Soon to Return From Cuba Visit
Frederick Burbidge, general manager of the Federal Mining and Smelting company, who has been visiting his son in Cuba for over a month, has arrived in New York and is expected to reach Wallace early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbidge
Frederick Burbidge
Federal Mining & Smelting Company
Cuba
New York
Wallace
Cedar Creek shaft progress eyed for Cedar Creek Mine
Cedar Creek Mining and Development chief William Becker reports the No 3 tunnel shaft nearing completion with the hoist to be installed. Development shows ore runs above and below the footwall with lead-silver content and minimal zinc, aiming to 200 feet depth and eventual production with a larger hoist on No 2 level after snow clears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lliam Becker
Cedar Creek Mining & Development Company
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Ndning
Sidney Lease
Trail
B.C
Cedar Creek
Ceedar Creek
Prichard Creek
Columbia
Columbia Section
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
Davenport Hotel
M. J. Sweeny
Ontario
Patricia
Winnipeg
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