, 1889-03-14
EVENTS AT MULLAN.
Interesting News Gi snsd From the
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Interesting News Gi ssnsd From the New
Paper.
The Tribune Ia y new and newsy paper
just established at Mullan. Idaho, in the
Cpur d'Alene country. From the Hrst
number the REVIEW CLEANS the following
items of interest:
The Gold Hunter mine and copcentra-
tor is only one mile from the center Of
town, and is one of the best mining pro-
perties, IL not the best. in the territory.
Dennis Ryan is the largest stock holder
in the concern and Is sparing neither paine
or money to extract the precious metal
from the ore. Mr.. Perkins is the general
superintendent of the company, and has
charge of the Hunter smelter at Tacoma
as we'll as the numerous properties now
held by them.
The original locators Of the Hunter
mine were Messrs. Hunter and Moore.
who bonded IL TO Martin & Franks in 1895
for $50, 900. Colonel John Hackett in the
fall Of 1885 organized the Hunter. COM
pany, with Dennis Ryan at ita head. and
bou0h< out Martin & Franks for the snug
little sum of SS7.50O. Ever since Mr..
Ryan's company took hold Of the property
they have kept q gang of men at work
tuunelinR and developing, and now they
have o concentrator with capacity Of $50
tons OF ore per day.
7. j. kavanagh is local superinten dent;
John Hanley, expert miner, is foreman
and is working his men day and night
Mr.. McCune, mill foreman, halls from the
mining fields Of Colorado and Nevada, and
ne und. rstands his business.
The Gold Hunter mine will be Mullan's
greatest blessing 1t has all the latest
labor saving machinery, and TO run their
imuense machinery and mine, will only
require something like forty men.
Mr.. Geo. Fl. Babcock, superintendent Of
the Evening mine, has returned from Hell.
ena and will double the force on the Even.
ing and the old Blossom tunnel will be
Immediately started up. The men were
recently withdrawn from the Blossom and
put to work driving two tunnels above.
When the new force starts in there will be
probably twenty men employed develop
ing. Prospects are bright for q new con.
centrator at this mine during the coming
season.
The Central mining claim is opposite
Mnllan, on Boulder Gulch. The owners
are Miles c. Moore, of Walla Walla, and
j. w. Enfield, OF Mullan. The showing
is very fair, and they are now crosscut.
ting the ledge ana are encountering con.
slant bodies of ore. They are workiog
seven men.
The IL. S. H., the property of Col. G.
". More H. II. Burns and Ed j. Clark,
lies west of the Central and across the
Gulch from it. Burns and Clark have
been developing the claim for six months
past, and now have tunnel 200 feet with
crosscut through almost solid quaItzite,
with an occasional strata OF spar. They
have some very fine specimens on exhibi-
tion at the Mulan hotel, and expect in the
near future 10 strike it rich.
The Little Giant is immediately east of
the Central and bids fair to loom up Us
large asit. w. A. Hills, one of the o ners.
q few days ago brought in some very good
specimens. In the way of Developments
they have driven one tun mel 800 feet and
another 200 feet, 30 feet Of the connecting
shaft is also finished.
Prof. VIM. Lettrick. who went to New
York from this city few weeks ago, we
are informed Is now in that city forming u
mining company to work and operate the
famous Rochester mine on the st. Regis
in which he is owner together with
Morris Everett of this place. The Pro
South Fork for the past five years, and he
is interested in other fine properties In the
vicinity of Mullan. He has ACQUIRED a
thorough and practical knowledge Of min
ingin all it's branches, and when he returns
about the 1st of May, backed by q large
capital, which he has behind him in hand
ling the Rochester mine, IL is understood
that that property will in short time be
a bustling scene of activity, and by the
middle OF summer be turning out large
quantities of bullion. The Professor being
fluent talker, and possessing as he does
a vast knowledge of the lodges of this Ter
ritory will undoubtedly interest number of
other capitalists TO invest In this camp. We
Colonel George w. Moore. OF the Null
Ian hotel, left this afternoon for Spokane,
whittier he has gone to procure furniture
for the new Mullan. The colonel has been
in the C9ur d'Alenes for good many
years, and 10 we'll and favorably known
throughout this section of the territory.
He is one OF the pushers Of Mullan, and
is pretty well fixed financially. He and
Mr.. McHuRh, his partner, are a hard
working team, and are entitled to the
success that has attended their efforts in
the hotel business.
On his return home from dance the
other evening. Steve Sanford found a large
green snake writhing around the floor of
his bedroom. II seemed very strange TO
him to see a snake in winter, and when
he procured assistance to dispatch the
monster and returned to his room his
snakeship was nowhere to he found.
The building Of the concentr traitor for the
Morning mine will be lst by contract. Mr..
Bradford, the we'll known millwriQbt,
will probably be the builder. The con-.
tract is to be awarded about April /.
Work will be Immediately begun, and the
concentrator will be ready for business
by August /.
A. McGillis q Co. struck tive-foot vein
of iron and Ralena on Tuesday last Their
claim, the Silver Bell, is half a mile up
Mill Gulch. The lead can be seen ON the
surface for 1900 feet.
When the Windsor il completed, it
will have cost Messrs. Steele and Harris at
least $4,000 in hard cash. It certainIy
requires grit and nerve to begin any such
enterprise in q place like MuIlan. They