, 1890-04-03
METALLINE f. MIN ES.
A Promising Camp Seeking Moth
ing but Transportation
Facilities.

Mossrs. NJ. II. Dew lit and ID. H.
Kenyon arrived In the city fri-I
day from Metalline country, and
brought encouraging news OF thc|
progress Of dcvclopement work IN
that marvelously rich mineral
region. They were there all winter
aud state that although the weather
was severe, the miners were well
housed and abundantly supplied
with everything needed, conse-'
quently there was no suffering in
the camp. Only eight men winter
cd there, and they worked about
half the time.
LAKEvfEw AND BLUE JIM.
MIR. Dewitt owns u half interest
In the I.akeview and Mr.. Kenyon IL
Interested In the Blue Jim. On
each of these claims the tunnel Isl
now in about fifteen feet. The
Lakevicw presents II good showing
of 10 per cent. lead ore, carry
ing an average of six TO eight ounces
of silver, while some assays run as
high ~ eighteen ounces. The Blue
Jim ~ gray copper, with consider
able silver, one assay having shown
S5lO OF the precious metal To the ton.
TIE CREOLE,
George Linton, of Spokane Falls,
worked all winter on the Creole,
aud pushed the tunnel In thirty feet
farther, making between 100 aud ldo
feet OF tunnel IN all This claim has
u hve-foot ledge, and they have
taken out considerable ore.
BRIGHT BELLA MAY.
Norman d Mason ARE preparing to
resume the work of developing the
Diamond II, the Bella May and the
Blue Bucket. The Bella May makes
an exceptionally fine showing of
gulenu.
BEN BUTLER,
of Sand Point, owns several good
locations In the lNie!alline country,
and has unlimited confidence in its
future.
There are in nll over 100 loca-
tious, and only seven or eight of the
fluII0 iluht FNlibN iiE VI li8ti
grade ore, the others heing galcnn,
with un average of about eight
ounces OF silver.
PLACER MINING.
During the period of extreme low
water in January Mcssrs. Titus,
liyarts and Dewitt worked Oh
places claims by the rocker process.
Mr.. Dewitt brought down with
him SSl of gold dust, the result of
his labor In that line, which he
sold To- the Spokane National bank.
lie went down on snow shoes twelve
miles and rocked out Si.50a day of
six hours all the time he was on the
ground. The Others took out $3.50
each. This would be the most
prof table mining in that country,
pending the delay in obtaining
transportation facilities, If the work
could be carried Oh ut all seasons,
which is impossible owing to the
high stage Of water prevailing, with
the exception of II short time in
winter.
THE SNOW
has been about three feet deep, but
1t has nearly disappeared, and the
weather is quite agreeable. The
river % open, a"d the ice is all Off
tIu edges
a report was recently sent out to
the uapers from Colvillc to the effect
tlIat Mr. Kenyon has been drowned
but there was no foundation for the
story.
THE ONLY OBSTACLE
in the way of pushing the develop
ment Of the claims in the Mctallinc
country Is the hack of transportation
facilities. The character OF the ore
Is such that IL IL Impossible to trans.
port IL by wagon, Tut the prospect rs
favorable tO the construction of AN
extension of the Spokane Falls "
y orthern railway 10 Metal
line this summer. The distance
is only forty niiics, aAd there Is a.
good p0ss and 10 heavy grades along
the line. There is now above
ground sufficient u.c to pTcsvnt al
ttrung lIduccmcut fOr the con4tnir-
ton IT the road. aud 1t IN certain
that If assurance col;ld begiveu that
Il would be built rapid operations
would begin NJ once. The miners
are also watching, the movements OF
THB GREAT NORTHERN
with deep Interest, aud have reason
to believe that it VIII come through
this year, crossing the river at
Albany Falls, thirty miles below
sand Point and the same distance
from Rathdrum.
With these two lines in operation
ample facilities would be afforded
for the transportation OF ores 70 any
OF the competing markets.
All prOspecturs and mining OK
pcrts who have visited Motullino
express the belief that twill become
one of the best producers IN the
Northwcst just as soon as railway
communication Is established.
IN THE PALOuSE.