, 1889-02-14
FROM THE MINES.
Encouraging Reports From the
KOOtenai District.
Promising Silver Claims Oh the
Shores of the Lake.
Abundance OF Minerals, Silver. Load
and Copper--Rioh Treasures
Of the Earth.

John Cobb. one Of the oldest prospectors
In the k00tenai country, spent yesterday
IN the city. Mr.. Cobb il here In the in
terest of some yerv promising silver mines
ON the shores OF Kootensi lake and is very
enthusiastic over that mining district.
THE people Of this section do not fully
realize the promising nature OF that c0un-
try" said MIR. Cobb TO q REVIEW report
or last evening. precious minerals. such
copder and lead prospects are there In
abundance. Several years ago number
of claims were staked out and considerable
work done. but some land. grant troubles
prevented the miners from securing titles
to their claims. That trouble has now
been settled by the expiration Of the time
in which the grant could be secured, 30
now we have clear field In regard to
titles, and great many claims have been
taken.
"The Spokane and Trinket claims, owned
by l.; G. Dillman Of Spokane Falls, are two
Of the most iatterinR prospects in the
Warm Spring camp. The vein in these
mines is from eighteen to twenty inches
thick of exceedingly rich galena. native
silver and carbonates. l understand the
owner will commence extensive develop
nent work on these mines in the early
spring.
mo. l owned by G. B. Wright is being
developed as fast as the weather will per.
init. A tunnel has been run in on the
uein 200 feet and is taking out some very
high grade ore, mixed with native and
wire silver.
"Samuel Wheeler has six men at werk
on the Gallagher lode and has shaft sunk
fifty odd feet but 10 not yet down to the
ledge groupings of which are very fine. He
also owns the Creole claim near by. He
had to abandon his shaft on account of
water 40 Is tunnellinR IN on the vein and
has struck large body of very high grade
galena and carbonete. "a
1.-The shaft on the Little Donald, owned
by Davenport and Wright has been aban-
doned owing to water. They have q tun-
mel IN about fifty feet along the vein and
have some fine ore on the dump.
McGovern and Captain Haywood are
working an their Northern claim and have
the same rich prospects as their neighbors.
These mines are all about three miles
from the west shore of Kootenai lake o
few miles north OF the outlet Almost
due east, across the lake Is the Blue Bell
mine which ia owned by Or. Hendricks.
The shaft is down 1l2 feet, where it enters
the vein. A cross tunnel has been ruu
through 63 feet of ore across the vein,
which is high GRADE galena.
Ii There will be three boats on the lake
next season add the ore from these mines
will be packed to the landing whence it
will be taken by boat to the foot of the
lake and from thence by steam to Kootepai
station for shipment via the Northern Pa
ci6c. When thesSpokane Il Northern road
is built with branches to the various MIN
ing districts between Spokane and the
Canadian Pacific it will be Godsend to
US aud of vast benefit to the city"
Mr.. Cobb says there are number of
very rich placer prospects which will be
worked in the spring, and all through the
district the greatest activity is looked for.
He returns to Warm Springs Monday
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