Day denies deal with Guggenheims and Day interests
The article reports Mr. Day denying sale rumors to the Guggenheims while detailing his traffic director role for Hercules and Tamarack mining companies and the Northport and Pennsylvania smelting operations. It notes public sentiment toward Guggenheim involvement and clarifies stock holdings in Bunker Hill & Sullivan, explaining ownership shares and ore flow under ASR terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry L. Day
Day
Hercules and Tamarack
Northport
Pennsylvania
Guegenheims
Guggenheims
Federal Mining & Smelting Company
Bunker Hill
Federal
Bunker Hill & Sullivan
Guggenheim
American Smelting & Refining Company
Punker Hill
Freight costs show crippling coal shipment tariff
A large mining company received 384 tons of coal from Eccles West Virginia at $4 per ton, totaling $153.60. Freight charges totaled $707.19 on the carload, plus unloading costs. The tariff, higher than lead bullion rates, is blamed for hampering business revival despite needed railroad profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eccles
W. Va
Kellogg
New York
Silver Reef and Homestake Strike Tunnel Agreement
The Home stake Mining company and the Silver Reef Mining company signed an agreement to allow Silver Reef to extend the Homestake tunnel into Silver Reef ground to access ore. Silver Reef will pay Homestake per ton for ore removed. operation reduces Homestake expenses by about 500 dollars monthly and consolidates watchman duties at the mill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homestake Mining Company
Silver Reef Mining Company
Silver Reef Company
Homestake
Deadman Gulch
Mullan
Silver Reef
Homestake Company
Silver Reef Group of Claims
Hunter
Thei. National Copper Mining Company
National
Assay
Commissioners Cut State and County Taxes in Idaho
Idaho Shoshone County commissioners reduce the state and county levy to 16 mills from 20, cutting taxes by 20 percent. Despite statewide bond debt, the county remains fiscally sound with no outstanding bonds, while city and school levies show varied changes across Wallace Kellogg and Mullan. The total school levies rise to a county high, with districts including Wallace Kellogg and Mullan noting higher independent tax needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Shoshone
Shoshone County
Board of Commissioners
Wallace
Kelloge
Mullan
Kellogg
Kellogg and Mullan
John Borg urges Wallace board to market Coeur d Alenes scenery
John Borg president of Callahan Zinc Lead writes from New YorkSeptember 7 praising a Miner editorial and proposing a Wallace board of trade booklet to promote scenic drives from Wallace. He suggests tourists start and end at the Wallace camping ground to stay a week, highlighting Murray road drive as top western scenery and urging advertising Wallace’s mineral resources and beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Borg
Callahan Zinc-Lead Company
Coeur Walenes
New York
Miner
Coeur d'Alenes
Wallace Board of Trade
Coeur D'Atenes
Board of Trade
Wallace
Murray Road
Duruke Ore Strike Reported at West Sunset Mine
A wireless flash reports a major ore strike in the West Sunset area, also known as the Portland. The find, up to 7 feet wide, halted earlier plans to suspend work and shifted operations to continue development under Days control with crosscutting and drifting showing the best ore yet in the Portland group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunset Peak
West Sunset
Days
Sunset
Portland
Rormland Group
West Sunset Mining Company
W. A Clark
Lead Price Turns Upward As Outlook Improves
Lead prices rise from 4.40 to 4.60 cents per pound signaling a turning point toward better times for the lead mining industry. Industry editors note lead has been relatively strong versus copper and zinc, with limited surplus stocks and producers willing to curb sales if prices fall below cost. United States production remains pre war level while world output lags. analysts expect a sustained revival.
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Engineering and Mining Journal
St. Louis
Bureau of Metal Statistics
United States
Leasing at Morning Pine and Greek iron ores draw attention
John F. Carson and partners lease upper You Like workings to mid level, reporting high grade ore including gray copper and lead-silver shipments averaging 40 lead and 40 oz silver. Morning leases on No Ray and Ben Newbury yield 65 percent lead and 20 oz silver. Abel Bourchard confirms sale of four claims to Commerce Steel for hematite iron, as Spokane operates the West Fork deposits with ore analyses showing high iron content and favorable comparisons to Lake Superior iron ore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Pine
John F. Carson
Mullan
Mr. Carson
Lawrence Haight
Herbert Erickson
Carson
No. 3
Ray
Ben Newbary
Elmer Olson
Abel Hourchard
Jane Creek
Albert Rube
Commerce Steel Corporation
Spokane
Pine Creek
Bourchard
Hine Creek
W. C. Hayward
Parkinson Hayward
I. W. Julian
C. Hayward
West Fork
Fassett Co. Inc
East End
Lake Superior
Gogebie
Maranett
Menominee
Mesaba
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and Sullivan
Insurance
Ohn Borg
Wallace and District
Portland Group
Eastern Authority
West
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