, 1889-04-11

from the surface has encountered the came
body of ore. This mine IL in the New"
or what is known as the Hall Brothers
| camp, and on the same vein as their Silver
King, kootenai Bonanza aud American
Flag mines. l.. C. Dillman of this city
owns the Water Jacket an extension of the
Tough Nut. He has struck the same ore,
and intends spending $1,000 this season
! on developement work and the construc-
ton of trail four miles TO the stea m boat
landing on the lake.
EXCITEMENT OE CAMP LIFE.
The days of lively. rushing and boom
ing mining camps are over" remarked a
well posted gentleman to a REvIEw re-
porter the other day. There are getting
to be too many Denvers for that" contin-
ued the speaker.
What do you mean by 'Denversp'"
asked the reporter
why large cities building up which
control all the trade of the different min
ing camps for large area of country
am mechanic. have followed up min
ing excltements for many years. For the
past Ave years have tried to establish
myself In the Occur d'Alene camps, but
find as intimated before, any business
outside of mining in tine many camps is
not what it used to. You see the nearest
largest city is the central point Every.
thing 1ravitates that way. II the people
in the mining towns desire any supplies
they take a trip to the city and purchase
them. IL miner sells his claim
the neROtians are closed in the metrop-
oils All the leading physicians and law
yers locate in the Denvers. The mining
caLip is lett to the workingmen, the pros
pector and their families, aud the few
who eke out an existence furnishing them
supplies in a small way. Even our mine
managers as rule. reside in the city.
Spokane Falls is rapidly becoming
Denver. Just notice the amount of
goods shipped each day to the various
mining camps. 1t is enormous. Every
thing is ceutering here. This is fast be-
coming mining metropolis. yet year
would nave been laughed at. Look at the
hotels. Nearly one half of the guests are
mining men. Take in the city and count
the number of business blocks, the resi-.
dences. ETC., built 10y men from the
mines, and who have made
their money at that business. Just
imagine what Spokane Falls would be If
the mining people were to leave 1t.
Would it not resemble an overgrown coun-
try village until the agricultural region ia
more fully developed? Why, sir, every
ing mineral region that is making the
city. the same as Denver was made
Would the Spokane X Northern road be
built If there was nothing else to be-
hauled from the Colvile valley but hay?
No. sir; it is the miues up that way that
causes this enterprise to 90 on. Spokane
Falls is Il mining center. She will be
Denver, and soon the people who have her
interests at heart will put their energies to
work and a smelling plant will be erected
here. Mark my words Good day"
IN THE COEUR D'ALENEs.
Nuggets Of News From That Rich
The last issue Of the Cuur d'Alene Sun
contains the following items of interest to
the mining fraternity:
A $3.50 nugget was found on the Ash.
man aud Booth claim on Potosi gulch last
week. This is the largest pick mp" so
far made this season.
The concentrators for the Fay Temple.
ton mill on Pony gulch have arrived at Os-
burn, and as soon as they reach the mine
and are put in place the mill will be
started up. Work has been carried on at
the mine for some time, and it is claimed
to be looking exceedingly we'll.
A party consisting of Frank Olendorf,
foreman of the Alma Con. on Elk creek,
Superintendent Babcock of the Evening
mine ut Mullan and A. j. Mcdonald OF
Helena visited Bald mountain on Tuesday
and looked ut some locations. The i'm.
pressions of Messrs. Babcock and Melon.
aid could not be learned. Mr.. Olendorf
has some valuable prospects on Baldy.
William King has been notified that the
final papers for the Mother Lode patent
have reached the Lewiston LAND office from
Washington. The patent WAS applied for
four years ago, and some idea can be
formed M to the length of time it requires
to get anything through the big depart
ments of our government. The Mother
Lode was the first patent applied for in
this camp, and Uncle Billy says ne is
grateful to the government that it did not
stand in with the department and delay
the patent another four years.
OKANOGAN MINES.
An Enco1raEinE Outlook III That Dis
triCt.
=. II. Best wealthy stockman from
near Wannacut lake. was in the city last
week. and brought some encouraging
news from the mineral fields of Okauogan
county. He reports that recent strikes of