Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-05-11

EFT. John Weich was chosen to be super.
ntendent.
Messrs. Clark & Kaufman have been out
. the property, which Is situated near
Ruby City. Washington, in what is
snown as the Okanogan country.
s sns oeen they have r1ura aeav there
the stock Of this company and yester-
lay at Butte 1t was quoted at 521zc. per
share. The Fourth of July has every In
dication of proving more than its owners
have claimed for 1t. The main shaft Is
now ninety feet deep and true assure
vein about twelve feet wide runs north
and south and carries high grade sui
phurets and gray copper. At seventy-two
feet In the shaft levels have been run in
ninety feet north and about $50 feet south |
and In the north drift very rich chute of |
ore, richer than that found in the work. |
ings at the thirty-two foot point has been |
A new shaft has been started |
fifty feet from the old prospect shaft and |
prosecuted on large scale and In a syste-
matte manner. The machinery for the
new hoist is now on the ground. There
does not seem to be any doubt of the per-
manence and extent of the Fourth of July,
and the Montana men who have secured
This Is another evidence of Montana
pluck and enterprise characteristic of
their work In exploring and developing
the C9ur d Alene region.
MONTANA
The Helena Independent Of the nth
says: This year Is destined to be great
one in mining. Already the prospectors
are out In the hills following up the snow
and carefully scanning large extent of
country. The rise In the price OF silver
has had a wonderful effect In stimulating
the mining industry and there Is now a
greater interest manifested than ever be-
fore. Every man who has a prospect Is
anxious to develop 1t, and those who have
none are more than willing to secure some.
Quartz and ore is beginning to arrive
from all sections and the assaying bust
ness Is picking up lively. 1t is a little
early yet for prospecting In the high
mountains, on account OF the snow, but
In three or four weeks II will have disap-
peared before the summer sun, and hun.
dreds of new discoveries will be made and
developed into mines.
CALIFORNIA
Excitement prevails here among miners
ON the appearance in the famous Idaho
mine in the 100 foot level running east.
of body of ore two hundred feet from
the shaft, whereas no pay ore was ex-
pected in less distance than 1900 In that
level.
The W. Y. O. ID. mine this afternoon
cut L. dye that is filled with free gold.
WOOD RIVER
Quite a little excitement has been Great
ed among miners on Warm Springs creek
over the discovery and continued location
of gravel placers that promise to pay
well. Thomas Covert Is reported to have
n-dollar diggings, and water Is abund-
ant with plenty OF fall. Robert Wheel.
ing located claim a few days ago; and
others have symptoms Of the gold fever.
The same region was .prospected way
back in the sixties, but Indians were too
thick and gold too thin to suit the pros
pectors of those days.
AL MATES DROWNED
The unwelcome intelligence has been
received at this Office from the kootenai
river that AL Mates was recently drown
ed In Lake creek, a tributary OF the up
per Kootenai, which joins themain stream
above the falls, sixty miles from Bonner
ferry.
were crossing the creek on rait, whei
| AL fell into the stream. The only sight
the Swede had of him after he struck thu
water was one hand raised above the sur.
face. ,,,,,
MIR. Mates was partner OF c: ;. viii
son, OF this city, in lumber and mining
claim at Madison, twenty miles above
Bonner's Ferry. lie was also recorder. o
the district. He was well known In thl'
city. In the Ceur d Alene country and IL
Helena.
In the latter place he represented thu
Singer Sewing Machine company. and II
the Ceur d'Alenes he operated the ,ele
phone line between Murray and Wardner
One year ago last winter he was con
nected with the Singer Office In this city
and something over year ago begaI
prospecting in the Upper Kootenai will
Bill Keller, Mr.. Wilson supplying th'
funds.
who knew him, and many friends In IN
places named will regret to learn OF hi
untimely death.
PERSONALS
George and Jack Rouse are back iron
Rouse and report the snow all on now a
that altitude.
j. w. Myers, of Color ado, and Free
Doris, of Lake Valley, have packed thei
blankets and slid out for the Cascades.
Il. Ii. Davis, one of the discovers Of tn
Carbonate coal mines In 1879 left on Wed
nesday to prospect for coal In the rang
near Samish lake.
P.J. McDougal, a life long and luck
prospector, will prospect for gold quart
near Ruby creek.
Jack Empey-Little Jack who was wit
Amerini when the Sierra Nevada was dis
covered In s6-left here yesterday In com
pany with his partner to prospect In til
! vicinity Of Rouse.
SENATOR STEWARDS MINING BILL.
WASHINGTON, May 7.-Senator Stewar
! early In the session INTRODUCED PHI !
amend the mining laws. This bill wa
/, was pending before the committee o
! mines and mining for six months, and
now reported for amendments. IL make
: little difference whether the bill Is report
!. ed passes the senate or not, II VIII nc
, pass the house.
. Representatiye Carter, who is chairma
= of the house committee, says that Nj
Stewards bill lacks many essential feal
ures, and he Is now drawing up hi
i with great care, which will be introduce
and printed.
:, senator Stewards committee has favol
\ ably acted upon the bill and twill doub
: less pass the senate.
Y SThe first five sections Of the existin
/ law are not changed by Mr.. stewards bill
i Sections % and "a Of the revised statute
y is amended by compelling locations TO
Il marked by posts or monuments. "A
d claims are referred to as lode claims. III
v right of working the claims attaches upo
n the payment Of the fees and the issue
e certificates. Where o corporation hol'
r. several claims together there Is no r.
i quirement for separate labor on eae
h claim, provided an amount sufficient f
all is expended upon one OF the claim
l. Further provision Is made In regard to u
II publication of claim notices.
le Section 2,325 Is amended by addin
o THAT no more than 5000 feet in leng
D along the vein Of claim located befo
l. MAY 10, 1872, and not more than the e
N tent Of !, 500 feet In length by 600 feet
.e width, located after said date, shall be !
t. cluded In the same application for pa
[. ent. and not more than forty acres
nr placer ground shall be included In q
m same patent"
As To section 2.436 Is added proyiso tn
m the presence of rock on land bearil
r. gold. silver, cinnibar, or other salab
Is metals. shall be regarded as eviden
" that the land containing the same Is mi
C. eral In character.
s. Section 1887 is amended TO include no