Prosperous Winter Expected in Coeur dAlenes Mining District
Prospective winter prospects in the Coeur d Alenes look bright with prices for lead and zinc improving and major mines keeping winter operations. Hecla to raise payroll, Hunter to resume production, and Pine Creek mines like Constitution Nabob Amy Matchless to ship by year’s start. Anaconda buys zinc. Pine Creek shipments likely resume. Highland Surprise keeps lead shipments. broader market reviews note copper gains and firm lead demand in domestic and foreign markets.
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Coeur d'Alene
Hecla
Coeur d’Alenes
Anaconda
Pine Creek
Amy Matchless
Hine Creek
Highland Surprise
Engineering and Mining Journal-Press
Fahrenwald Develops New Hydraulic Classifier In Mining Tests
A W Fahrenwald of the United States Bureau of Mines and University of Idaho personnel report a practical test of the new hydraulic classifier at Kellogg’s Bunker Hill mill. The device improved ore classification, aided by products separation and reduced need for fine grinding, with potential for higher table outputs and marketable galena and sphalerite. circulars note rising zinc stocks and export demand prospects.
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A. W. Fahrenwald
United States Bureau of Mines
University of Idaho At
Moscow
Bureau of Mines
Bunker Hill & Sullivan
Kellogg
Fahrenwald
Bunker Hill Company
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Department of the Interior
Bonds Defeated In Wallace Fire Station Vote
In Wallace a $35,000 fire station bond measure failed despite a large yes vote, as voter turnout was light. The editorial note blamed apathy while defending firefighters and urging another election before more funds are poured into repairing the old station. The city would have faced a small tax levy to cover debt. Total yes 107, no 57 across four wards.
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Fire Department
Wallace
Over One Million Dollars Spent on Non-Productive Mines
Ravenel Macbeth of the Idaho Mining association reports more than 7,3000 dollars spent by twenty seven Osborn District mining firms in 1923 without profits, highlighting public benefits to county and state from mining activity despite perceptions of waste.
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Wallace
Ravenel Macbeth
Idaho Mining Association
Macbeth
Kellogg
Osborn
Big Creek
Coeur d'Alene
New Hope Mining to Elevate Winter Development Plans
New Hope Mining company completes winter development preparations. Two men employed to cut timber and secure portal timber for the tunnel. Plan to drift north to reach two parallel veins and, with surface shows, expect commercial ore with lead and silver assays. Board commits to uninterrupted work with new electric equipment lowering costs. Wardner Kellogg News.
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New Hope Mining Company
New Hope
North Bunker Hill Crosscut Extended Northward
Favorable indications at the North Bunker Hill mine report the crosscut extending 400 feet north from the Drumm tunnel level. Oxidation leaching and values along country rock seams are increasing, according to Julius P. Hall the mine engineer for the company.
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Bunker Hill
Julius P. Hall
Com
Bunker Chand Work Advances At Wardner Mine
Progress on the Bunker Chand property in Wardner shows the crosscut from the 400 foot level of the East Caledonia shaft extended over 300 feet south and nearing the Osborn fault. The Bunker Chance vein will be cut below 800 feet, where a 30 foot vein width yielded a good lead-silver ore show. Work will continue steadily through winter, per the Kellogg News.
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Wardner- Kellogg News
Wardner
Caledonia
Osborn
Bunker Chance
Wardner Kellogg News
Lightning Strikes During Dinner in Austrian House
A bolt struck a country house near Tarent Austria entering through the chimney of a dining room where twelve people were seated. It cracked the table broke crockery melted silver and killed a dog and a cat as it exited through an open door. The diners escaped unharmed.
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Tarent
Austria
Water Supply Declared Drinkable Without Boiling
Dr. H.S. Stone announced that Placer Creek water tested clean of impurities, ending weekly boil requests. Northwest Light & Water manager D C McKissick aided cleanup. Winter safety certain, spring safeguards proposed to prevent recurrence, Wallace residents rely on permanent purification.
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Stone
Placer Creek
Wallace
Silver Cable Mining Co. reports ready for continuous ore production
A letter from Silver Cable Mining Co. directors to stockholders details development progress near Mullan on the Montana Idaho line. It notes surface showings, faulted rock overcome, and ore opened east of the fault with 2000 feet of drift on the 900-foot level, raises and crosscuts indicating continued ore continuity and potential for further shafting and production.
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Silver Cable Mining Co
Mullan
Montana
Idaho
Taft
McPhillips Ore Showcases High Grade Lead Ore Vein
Drifts at the McPhillips mine expose a remarkable crosscut showing high grade galena in the east and west faces, with ore averaging about 15 inches and milling ore filling much of the vein. About 25 tons are in the bin, with another 25 expected by month end, as ore is prepared for shipment via the Northern Pacific line. Stratton financing funds development through 10 dollar options, projecting $2,500 smelter returns per 60 tons and plans to form a company offering 250 shares per certificate with additional calls for 750 shares.
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American Smelting & Refining Co
New York
Middle West
McPhillips
Grizzlies
Bunn
Northern Pacific
Stratton
Stratton & Stratton
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Pine Creek Shippers
London
Sterling Exchange
East St. Louis
Fahrenwald Develops
Bunker Hill Mill
Reau OF Mines
Osborn District
Rosebudgo
McFarren
Osbors
Mill Coast
North Bunker Hill
Silver Gable
APA One
Otlingarasr
Ourt
Coeur -Alene
M’phillips
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