Sheridan Lease Has Much Ore In Sight
The Sheridan lease at Morning mine reports extensive old upper workings yielding new ore. Leasers extract ore through multiple levels, hauling it 2 miles to the mill, with high grade ore shipped to East Helena and milling ore bought by the Federal company. The 100 ton daily production supports a profitable operation under M C Sheridan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheridan
Federal
Fannie Gremm
Grouse
M. C. Sheridan
East Helena
Sidney Callaway Reports Drift on Ore at Sidney Mine
Fred W. Callaway mining engineer of Kellogg visited Sidney last Saturday. He holds a bond and lease on the Sidney and has driven a crosscut to a zinc lead ore vein. The drift extends 250 feet with ore 30 inches to 5 feet wide, averaging about 20 percent zinc and 18 inches of high grade ore in the shoot. The body lies about 700 feet below the surface discovery on the Sidney where lead shipments were made and zinc ore remains in sight. The Sidney Ixon Pine Creek area is rapidly growing in mineral production.
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Callaway
Fred W. Callaway
Kellogg
Sidney
Sdney Ixon
Pine Creek
Monument Planned for Dick Langford Discoverer of Gobeble Ore
A movement has begun to erect a monument honoring Dick Langford hunter and trapper credited as the first to discover the Gobeble Iron ore deposit in upper Michigan, highlighting his role in regional exploration.
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Dick Langford
Hunter and Trapper
Gobeble Iron Ore
Upper
Michigan
Nine Mile Mining Rediscovered Gold Ledge Linked to Pioneer Wallace
The Nine Mile Mining company reports rediscovery of an independent gold vein on the Nell claim, initially located by Colonel W. R. Wallace around 1886. Director C. H. Linn presented rich samples, suggesting potential value though vein extent and ore quality remain unknown. The piece recalls Wallace’s placer quest, his townsite dispute, and a historic but unfinished bedrock flume leading toward Black Cloud.
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Nine Mile Mining Company
Nell
Nine Mile Company
C. H. Linn
W. R. Wallace
Nine Mile
Colonel Wallace
Nine Mile Creek
Wallace
Sam Black
Black
Solid Lead-Silver Ore Found at McPhillips Property
Report details a crosscut progression at the McPhillips property with two rounds of blasting revealing about 15 inches of solid lead-silver ore along the tunnel wall and bottom, plus around two feet of milling ore beyond. Left side shows thinner ore, several inches of clean ore increasing in thickness. Development work includes enlarging the tunnel, building, ore bins, blower, and ventilating pipe as Stratton & Stratton finance the project. electric power forthcoming to run the blower enabling two shifts and continued ore extraction and sorting for shipping.
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McPhillips
Stratton & Stratton
Stratton
Charles Haff
Pfister roofs Wallace with zinc as civic booster
MI PFISTER the pioneer tailor becomes Wallace's first to roof his house with zinc. His act aims to spark a townwide shift to fire proof roofing and to boost zinc mining in the Coeur d Alene district. He cites long term savings and urges others to follow his lead for prosperity.
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MI. Pfister
Wallace
Pfister
Pine Street
Peru
Anaconda Company
Great Falls
Montana
E. K. Schmid
Pfisters
Coeur d'Alene
Richmond Bulletin details Richmond mine crosscut progress
October issue notes crosscut from Montana Idaho tunnel advanced 400 feet and expected to reach Richmond vein at 1900 feet depth within 1600 feet more. Highlights include reduced sinking costs, ore delivery to railroad, debt reduction to 7119.41, stockholders exchanging St. Lawrence Copper Mining stock for Richmond, ore shipments surpassing 500000, and dividends of 11 cents per share.
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Richmond Bulletin
Richmond Consolidated Mining Company
Montana, Idaho
Richmond
St. Lawrence
Public Park Proposal for Clearwater Wilds
A W Hoover advocates preserving a 60 mile distant Clearwater area as a people’s playground. He envisions a ten by ten mile park with 7000 to 8000 foot mountains, deep canyons, streams and falls, kept in natural state with limited trails. The park would attract visitors seeking remote nature away from civilization. Asparagus is believed to be the oldest known plant used for food.
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Clearwater
A. W. Hoover
Fred Herrick
Avery
Hoover
Lfe
Belmont Scheave Sets Plans for Winter Work at Belmont
Belmont. Scheave outlines winter development at the Belmont on Two Mile where three yeing claims exist. Most work has focused on a single drift 130 feet long with depth increasing and promising gold silver and copper values. He plans to hire one to two workers and advance this drift to reach commercial ore.
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Scheave
Wiliam Scheave
Fal Deon
Belmont
Two Mile
Mc Scheave
Qays Control Oreano New Officers Elected
Pay family backed by majority stock control Oreano Mining Company after annual meeting. Directors Jerome Day John Dolan J Maggy A V Ramatedt Henry Day Ramsay Walker and J Dolan elected president and vice president with Maggy as secretary treasurer. oreano ground margins with Sherman crosscut show ore continuity, stockholders sold to Days to avoid apex litigation.
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Pays
Jerome J. Pay
Jd. Maggy
FM. Rothrock
A.V. Ramatedt
Henry Lawrence Day
Ramsay M. Walker
John Dolan
Jerome Day
PJ. Maggy
Mr. Dolan
Leusers
Sherman
Sherman Company
Oreano
Sinner
Oreano Company
Giant Ledge deep development planned in Coeur dAlenes
Aernault era mining report describes Giant Ledge Group on Granite Creek near Raven and Murray. 65 quartz lode claims, main ledge on a granite–quartzite contact, with power from Shoshone County Power. Field notes detail a 400 ft shaft, 2400 ft of drifting, dry drifts, and monzonite granite formation as exploration continues.
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Coeur d’Alenes
Shoshone County
East Nine Mile
Callahan
Prichard
Granite Creek
Raven
Murray
Granite Peak
Thost
Coeur d'Alenes
Shoshone County Power Company
Washington Water Power Company
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Sheridan Lease
Wal
Uganda
France
Paris
Antarctic
Company of Interesting Information
DAY Controlled
Apex
Crown Point
Standard-Mammoth
Federal Company
Standard
Oreane South
Berlin
Ampere
Giant Ledge
Adam Autbach
Geo. F. Hottenstein
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