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Wallis and Marilyn Kimble Northwest History Database
  • Title: shaft
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    • Northwest history. Mining. Bids & contracts. 1936-12-05


    • Set record... Polaris shaft

    • 1936

    • Set record... Polaris shaft - When the Grismer brothers, Joe and George, competed their contract at the Polaris shaft this week they had hung up a record for shaft sinking in the Coeur d'Alenes that will be hard to beat. For 110 strait working days...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Bids & contracts. 1936-12-05
    • Northwest history. Mining. Exploration. 1937-11-28


    • Deepen shaft in Metropolitan

    • 1937

    • Deepen shaft in Metropolitan
      Stared on 400 and directed toward junction of two explored veins.
      The new shaft of the Metropolitan Mines corporation, on Big creek, near Sunshine, had attained a depth of nine feet last Sunday, according to M....
    • Northwest history. Mining. Exploration. 1937-11-28
    • Northwest history. Mining. Assessments. 1937-04-29


    • Cut station for deep shaft

    • 1937

    • Cut station for deep shaft - Work of cutting the shaft station at the property of teh Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation in the silver belt is now under way, according to officials of the company. The station is located at the point used for diamond...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Assessments. 1937-04-29
    • Northwest history. Mining. Developments. 1935-03-16


    • Shaft progressing at Polaris mine

    • 1935

    • Shaft progressing at Polaris mine.
      The shaft at the Polaris property, under development by the Polaris Development company in which the Hecla Mining company is the principal factor, has reached a depth of 700 feet. The management is also driving...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Developments. 1935-03-16
    • Northwest history. Mining. Developments. 1937-10-14


    • Shaft work Liberal King

    • 1937

    • Shaft work Liberal King - Shaft work at the Liberal King mine on Pine Creek is now well under way, according to reports from the property this week. The first sets in the shaft have been placed and the work of running the raise to install the hoist...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Developments. 1937-10-14
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1938-02-01


    • Novel system to drain shaft.

    • 1938

    • Novel system to drain shaft. - The Standard Silver-Lead Mining company, with headquarters in Spokane, is preparing to sink a shaft at its Gould mine near Wilborn, Mont. This shaft-sinking operation will be rather unusual, for it is planned to drain...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1938-02-01
    • Northwest history. Mining. Exploration. 1918-05-19


    • Operate tin mine early in June - installation of concentrator essential- small smelter is considered - ore in all workings - followed by shaft, drift and winze- bonded for amount of $75,000

    • 1918

    • Operate tin mine early in June - installation of concentrator essential- small smelter is considered - ore in all workings - followed by shaft, drift and winze- bonded for amount of $75,000 - "The Spokane Tin Mining company, having 132 acres near...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Exploration. 1918-05-19
    • Northwest history. Mining. Accidents. 1936-06-24


    • Shaft station hit by dynamite

    • 1936

    • Shaft station hit by dynamite - While the night shift miners employed in sinking the new four-compartment shaft at teh Sunshine mine were outside eating their lunch in the dry room at 3 a. m. this morning, three boxes of dynamite, stored in a short...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Accidents. 1936-06-24
    • Northwest history. Mining. Bids & contracts. 1937-10-07


    • Prepare shaft mineral point

    • 1937

    • Prepare shaft mineral point - The Coeur d'Alene Mines corporation, owning the Mineral Point property in the silver belt, is now calling for bids to sink a 2 1/2 compartment vertical shaft 500 feet. During the past few months the management has been...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Bids & contracts. 1937-10-07
    • Northwest history. Mining. Bids & contracts. 1937-10-22


    • Start shaft mineral point

    • 1937

    • Start shaft mineral point - Shaft work at the property of the Coeur d'Alene mines corporation, owning the well known Mineral Point mine in the silver belt, south of Osburn is now getting well under way. A contract calling for the first 500 feet of...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Bids & contracts. 1937-10-22
    • Northwest history. Mining. Bids & contracts. 1938-06-12


    • 1000-foot shaft for Whitedelf

    • 1938

    • 1000-foot shaft for Whitedelf - Bids are being obtained by the Whitedelf Mining and Development company for a new hoist. This is in preparation to extend the shaft to the 1000-foot depth from the 400, according to Compton I. White, president, Clark...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Bids & contracts. 1938-06-12
    • Northwest history. Mining. Buildings. 1917-12-25


    • Bluebird raises steam - Loon Lake plant has been in operation 10 days - surface work completed- shaft is being retimbered- sinking soon to be resumed

    • 1917

    • Bluebird raises steam - Loon Lake plant has been in operation 10 days - surface work completed- shaft is being retimbered- sinking soon to be resumed - "The Loon Lake Bluebird company has completed the shaft within 30 days," said Harry H....
    • Northwest history. Mining. Buildings. 1917-12-25
    • Northwest history. Mining. Deep mines. 1936-05-01


    • Fast work at sunshine shaft.

    • 1936

    • Fast work at sunshine shaft. - The new Jewell shaft at the Sunshine mine is rapidly nearing the first objective, the 1700 level of the mine, according to reports from the property this week. Four shifts of six hours each are employed in sinking the...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Deep mines. 1936-05-01
    • Northwest history. Mining. Deep mines. 1936-07-17


    • Polaris shaft going deep.

    • 1936

    • Polaris shaft going deep. - Shaft sinking operations are again under way at the Polaris Mine in the silver belt, the contractors Joe and George Grismer long experienced inPolaris operations, being in charge of the work. They recently completed a...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Deep mines. 1936-07-17
    • Northwest history. Mining. Developments. 1916-08-02


    • Shaft is sunk in una property.

    • 1916

    • Shaft is sunk in una property. - McCaig reports progress on elk city gold mining claim. - Ralston McCaig, in charge of the development work being done by the Una Mining company, 21 miles east of Elk City, Idaho, reports that a 40-foot shaft and a...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Developments. 1916-08-02
    • Northwest history. Mining. Developments. 1918-10-29


    • Iron dike to sink shaft.

    • 1918

    • Iron dike to sink shaft. - Will open ground below its tunnel level. - The Iron Duke Mining company is preparing to sink a large perpendicular shaft, according to a report from Homestead, Ore., where the property is situated. The property has been...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Developments. 1918-10-29
    • Northwest history. Mining. Developments. 1921-08-04


    • Sinking shaft at the paragon.

    • 1921

    • Sinking shaft at the paragon. - One shift is said to be making about a foot and a half a day in sinking the shaft of the Paragon Mining company on the North fork in the Coeur d'Alenes. The shaft is down 175 feet. Other development work also is...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Developments. 1921-08-04
    • Northwest history. Mining. Developments. 1921-01-15


    • Paragon shaft to be put down 300 feet more.

    • 1921

    • Paragon shaft to be put down 300 feet more. - Plans to sink the Paragon shaft to 300 feet were announced in Wallace by L. W. Stedman of Murray, manager of the Paragon Consolidated Mining company. He has left for Harrison to secure a supply of shaft...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Developments. 1921-01-15
    • Northwest history. Mining. Developments. 1929-01-06


    • Will deepen shaft

    • 1929

    • Will deepen shaft.
      Dakota-Montana to crosscut on 200 level. Seeks gold-lead bearing vein 20 feet wide on surface, says owner. The Dakota-Montana Mining company will extend its 100-foot shaft on the Oom Paul group to the 200-foot horizon,...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Developments. 1929-01-06
    • Northwest history. Mining. Developments. 1931-08-21


    • Sink deep shaft at Keller Mine

    • 1931

    • Sink deep shaft at Keller Mine.
      Wilbur, Wash., Aug. 21.-(Special.)-C.A. Gray of Spokane, manager of the Pacific Mutual Silver-Lead company, located near Keller, states his company is preparing to sink a 500-foot shaft on its No. 2 federal shaft...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Developments. 1931-08-21

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