Caledonia Mine Legacy Faces End of Era in 1922 Report
The Caledonia Mining Company reports a remarkable ore body in the Coeur d'Alene district that produced rich silver with copper traces and lead sulphide. With the last dividend paid in 1921, production for 1922 yielded enough to cover costs, but no strong promise of new ore. The 1922 annual report, by Stanly A. Easton, notes diminished output, remaining old stope fillings, and a plan to extract from dumps if prices permit, while tax settlements for prior years weigh on disbursement of remaining assets. Total production for 1922 was 2,993,012 tons with lead output of 475,912 tons at an average price.
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Caledonia Mining Company
Caledonia
Coeur d'Alene
Stopes
Bunker Hill
Stanly A. Easton
Caledonia Company
Easton
Caledonia Report
Unusual Snow Depth Across Idaho Montana Divide
Northern Pacific trainmen report record snow levels on the Idaho Montana divide. At Sildix Montana the east tunnel portal shows seven feet of snow. Amazon Dixie mine areas and Lookout pass reveal 10 to 12 feet of snow with cabins and residences buried and access tunnels formed to doorways. High ridges host windcarved combs ready for chinook thaw and dangerous snowslides.
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Northern Pacific
Idaho-Montana Divide
Sildix
Mont
Amazon-Dixie
Everett
Lookout Pass
Tarbox to Resume Work After Snow Thaws
Tarbox mine to resume development as soon as snow clears. Shaft sunk to 1000 feet has yielded milling grade lead, silver, and zinc with about 70,000 tons blocked out. Plans call for surface development of Tarbox and the nearby big south vein 500 feet south, with the south vein possibly the larger asset. Financing talks with an eastern firm continue while treasury funds are available. Listing Tarbox on the New York curb is planned.
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Tarbox
H, B. Kingsbury
Tarbox Company
New York
Treasury
Graduation Attendance By Hecla Manager And Family In Seattle
James F. McCarthy, manager of Hecla Mining, and Mrs McCarthy travel to Seattle to witness son Joseph McCarthy graduate from the University of Washington. The item also lists ore and bullion values and a December 31 financial statement showing cash, bonds, securities, and mining costs with net bullion value and profit figures.
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James F. McCarthy
Hecla Mining Company
McCarthy
Seattle
Joseph McCarthy
University of Washington
Liberty
Treasury
Highland Surprise Co plans highest wages in west uncertain in Coeur d Alenes
The annual meeting of Highland Surp ise Consolidated Mining Co will be held at Kellogg on April 2. A letter from President Dr Charles I Mowery notes future operations are uncertain due to potential rail, zinc plant and market factors. A wage scale for Coeur d Alene district states top pay and open shop rules with full employer housing, medical, and insurance benefits.
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Highland-Surprise CO
West
Coeur D'Alenes
Highland-Surprise Consolidated Mining Company
Kellogg
Chas. I. Mowery
Highland
F. W. Callaway
M. J. Sinclair
Pine Creek
Coeur d'Alene
George T. Edmiston
Edmiston
Idaho
Varior
Wallace
Iso
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific
Argentine Leasers Plan Shipments After Side Track Opened
Milton W. Emmett of Kellogg manages the leasing company running the Argentine mine. After a major build including a 2000 foot tramway and underground work, a fire destroyed the compressor building delaying ore shipments. Repairs were completed, a side track is being installed by O W R N and leasers expect to begin shipments soon. ore rich in silver will be processed at the Sweeny mill with strong profit prospects.
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Sweeny Mill
Milton W. Emmett
Kellogg
Kellogs
Rex Mining Boss in District for Strategy Talk
Raymond Guyer of Spokane, manager of the Rex Consolidated Mining and Corn Gold Mining, visited the district this week. Rex controls Red Monarch Mining to extend its tunnel to Rex shaft. financing steps are planned but timing unclear. Red Monarch tunnel portal lies on Missoula gulch near Beaver Creek, a mile and a half from the Carbonite railroad. The Rex mill sits at Sunset station on the Nine Mile NP branch, ore carried by aerial tramway from the mine.
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Rex
Raymond Guyer
Spokane
Rex Consolidated Mining Je Company
Corn Gold Mining Company
Mexico
Coeur d'Aleners
Rex Company
Red Monarch Mining Company
Red Monarch
Guyer
Missoula Gulch
Beaver Creek
Carbonite
Sunset Station
Nine Mile
Northern Pacific
Silver Range plans resumption work near Galena vein
J. Burt, manager of Silver Range Mining, arrived from Seattle to discuss resuming operations at once. The firm owns claims along Galena to the east and Placer creek to the west, with Burt convinced the grounds cover the eastern Galena vein extension. A crosscut tunnel from the west fork is under way to explore the vein, with Burt planning to start spring mining there.
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Silver Range
J. Burt
Silver Range Mining Company
Seattle
West Fork
Placer Creek
Burt
Western Union Sinking 200 Feet For No 4 Shipments
Western Union plans a 200 foot shaft depth to No 4 tunnel to reach a large ore shoot beneath, with 100 tons of high grade ore expected this month. Development includes a new hoist station and planned double compartment shaft, aiming to increase output and cover new machinery costs.
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Western Union
Thistiet
No 4
Wingo
No. 4
Winge
Favorable ore outlook at Pearson mine report
John I. Ferguson, secretary of Pearson Mining, returns from the St Joe property with a hopeful update on operations. The Pearson drift extends about 400 feet, copper staining increases, water appears after a fault, and forecasts show a potential commercial ore intersection within 490 feet at a depth near 900 feet. Two men drill and hew, averaging 16 cars of muck per two days. Harry Pearson recovers from illness in St Paul and may return west soon.
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John I. Ferguson
Pearson Mining Company
St Joe
Bogle Spur
Olympia
Pearson
Ferguson
Pearson Camp
Harry Pearson
Pearson Company
St. Paul
Idaho Mineral Industry Report Highlights State Wealth
The annual Idaho mineral industry report by Inspector Stewart Campbell reviews statewide production, county outputs, mine accidents, migrations, and listings of mining companies and prospects. It notes many firms failed to file required reports, covers 200 plus mines visited, and cites Idaho as home to the world’s largest lead mines and major phosphate rock developments at Soda Springs.
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Indwitey
Idaho
Stewart Campbell
Me Campbell
Campbell
Mons
Boise
Campbell Ways
Anaconda Copper Mining Company
Soda Springs
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