, 1888-05-10

ABOUT an equal amount The Bunker
Hill and Sullivan company are about
to commence the construction uf a,3O0.
ton concentrator for the reduction of
their ore, and this will materially en-
hance the output Of the Yreka dis
trict. Two miles up the south fork is
Elk creek. Here, sandwicbed in, as il
we're, on the great galena vein, is an
enormous gold quartz deposit. Not
half mile from this gold region is
the galena vein, but here in the Evo-
luton and Placer Center districts the
vein is much richer and carries large
proportions OF gray copper. the ore
going as high as vi 900 to the ton. The
Argentine is the principal mine in
this group, upon which extensive
work has been done. At Wallace the
narrow gauge leaves the main sonth
fork and branches up Canyon creek,
but it is now to be extended up the
maiu stream to the mines surround
ing Mullan. AT this point is the
Hunter, one of the greatest mines on
the Occur d'Alene, owned by the Den
mis- Ryan syndicate, the Morning and
Evening and II Ldozen other claims in
various stages OF development. Cam
yon creek is alive with activity. There
is the Granite, two miles from its juno
ton with the south fork, with an enor-
mous body Of ore in sight and 100000
worth on the dump, AT the head Of
the narrow gauge road at Burke Is the
Great Tiger, with its concentrators,
which is said to yield its lucky owners
81 900 per diem. Across the creek is
the Poor Man, controlled by Helena
syndicate. A large concentrator is
now being erected on this property.
Adjoining these two two great mines
are the Poor Man extension, the Treas
ure Box, the Union, the Ore or No Go,
the Diamond Hitch, the San Francis.
co, the Gem, and half dozen others
on which development work has ex.
posed the great vein OF galena.
EXTENSIVE BUILDING OPERATIONS.
Great activity prevails in building
circles and some magnificent blocks
are now being erected in this city.
This week the foundation stone of the
new Frankfort block was laid. This
block will cover piece of ground
117x119 feet on Howard street, in the
best business portion of the city. The
design of the building is very hand
some. The front will be in native
granite and hard pressed brick. The
building will cost 10000. 1t is being
erected by Messrs. Goetz IL Baer, two
men who made fortunes out of the
world renowned Bunker ill and Sui
Ivan mining sale in the Cnur
d'Alenes. The foundation has been
laid and work is progressing ON the
| Pacific hotel building on Post street,
near the passenger depot This build
ing is four stories high, OF very hand
some architecture, and when COM
pleted it will be the largest hotel in
Eastern Washington The work on
the new postotiice building on East
Riverside is being pushed ahead very
rapidly. The postotlice will be ready
for occupancy at the end Of June. Be-
fore the close of the year the entire
block, with 300 feet frontage, will be
covered with three and four story
bricks. Excavations are made for a
three story block, corner Stevens and
Riverside, 60xl42. A number of
smaller buildings are in course of
erection in various parts OF town. The
building this year will far exceed in
cost and extent the work of any two
previous years.
| THE POLITICAL ARENA.
The politicians of both parties have
been busily engaged in electing dele
gates, holding caucusCs and attending
10 the various paraphernalia incum-
bent on success on political warfare.
The retirement of Charles Voorhees,,
the son of the "Tall Sycamore" OF the
Hoosier state, leaves the democratic
nomination in Washington territory
open to all. Thomas Burke, the able
attorney of the Seattle Il Lake Shore,
and one of the brightest men on the
Pacific coast, is spoken OF as the can
didate for delegate of the democracy
On the republican, side number OF
names are mentioned, including
Brents, our former delegate, exGover-
nor Squire and John b. Allen, of Walla
Walla The Hon. George Turner, ex-
lately retired, is, however, the first fa-
vorite with the press, and his nomina
ton would be generally acceptable &c
the rank and file of his party. The
"thrd party" is in the field, and is get.
ting ready to put forward separate
ticket, in the interest of prohibition
local option and suffering women. In
Idaho territory, Fred Dubois, the pres
ent incumbent of the delegateship
will, in all probability, be the republ
can nominee Jim Hawley, an old time
democrat OF southern Idaho, apc
John M. Burke, of northern
Idaho, are spoken of in the demo
cratic interest. Burke is one o
the foremost mining men of the
Occur d'Alenes.