, 1890-09-18
A VERY RICH SECTION
Mr.. Randall Kemp Tells of His
Recent Trip to the Cour
d'Alene Mines.
Mullan, Wallace and Burke Visit
ed-The Output Is Almost
Fabulous.

Dceu tTuNtlinp biiu SN"'"b
mines for the past four years.
The trip just finished was made
for the purpose of completing the
arrangements for n mineral exhibit
from that phenomenal mining dis
trlct.
"How did you find matters In the
Cnur d'Alene country" asked u
reporter of Mr., Kemp.
al found to my great satisfaction
that the mining men of that district
would contribute literally to the
display In the exposition" replied
Mr.. Kemp. ave will get samples
of raw ore and concentrates from
the ten great mines on
which concentrating works have
been erected, and quantities
of ore from the other producing
mines and from the many excellent
prospects that are being developed
into paying propositions. All told
not less than thirty mines, embraced
in an area of six by twenty miles,
will send exhibits to the eXposi-
tion."
"What improvements have been
made in the country since your last
.visit?" WIS the next question.
"Wel l can best answer by going
over the ground that | Travelled. |
went from Spokane Falls direct to
Mullan, II miniNg camp near the
head of the South Fork valley.
The principal mines of this locality
are the Gold Hunter, owned by
Dennis Ryan aud associates, of st,
Paul, and the Morning, the property
of Charles Hussey, of Wallace. The
Hunter, us II Is commonly called, IL
being worked very successfully
Their huge concentrator is turn.
ing out large quantity
of concentrates, which are
shipped to the Ryan smelter
at Tacoma. The Morning, which
was closed down for short time on
the ore Is conveyed by buckets from
mine to mill having to be renewed,
Is now working full blast, and its
output Is really astonishing. A new
strike was recently made OH the
lower leve. which beats anything
yet found, but you recently made
mention ofthat fact in the REVIEW.
"The Grouse, Gettysburg, Lucky
Friday and number of other mines
adjacent To the camp of Mullan are
wheeling into line as genuine bo-
nanZas, and inside oftwelve months
will no doubt take their places rs
great producers.
"From Mullan | came back to
Wallace, then went up Canyon
creek to Burke, where | found the
celebrated Tiger and Poormau
mines, aud their immense concen-
traitors keeping up their record that
has made them famous in the last
three years.
IA force of men are busily en-
gagged on the Diamond Hitch, n
valuable mine at the lower edge of
the town of Burke, on which Il
strike has been lately made. Three
and one-hulf miles below Burke an
eighty-ton concentrator for the
Black Bear mine is rapidly ap.
preaching completion, and will soon
he separating the gangue from the
valuable mineral, of which thou
sands OF tons are ready for extraction
in the mine. A short distance be-
low that indefatigable mascot, A.
Nj. Esler, who has unearthed more
than any half dozen men, has Just
completed the addition to the Hell
ena and Frisco concentrator, which
gives 1t capacity of 100 tons per
day. AS this property has been
paying net profit of nearly 81 ,O0O
each twenty-iour hours for some
time, and IL liable to yield from
$500 to $1,000 dividends per day
for the seven unfortunate Helena
gentlemen who hold its stock, and
has nearly enough ore in sight ia
keep the machinery hummlng until
their youngest child Is bald headed
| will say no more about it for feal
some hay-seed will say | am prevar
icating.
"Immcdiately below the Frisco
Is the Milwaukee-Gem concentration
and mines, and still below that the
Granite concentrating works, al
though their mine is located on the
Canyon creek slope of the mountain
This makes six large ore dressing
works on Canyon creek. One rail
way can not transport the ore they
produce, but the Union Pacific peo
pie have their grade about com
pleted and soon the rails will b,
laid to Burke. Four years ago
when | visited that section, Il
would have puzzled IA jack rabbit /,
make the trip up the canyon whcr,
these two railway lines now parai
lei each other.
Burke, Idaho, as far as l know
will be the first mining town in tn,
world to have two lines of railroac
before 1t has wagon road.
"The Northern Pacific are push
ing their line up Nine-Mile creel
from Wallace. The Custer company
is building their concentrator anc
the Granite people are putting VI
an air compressor In this gulch.
full dozen other good mines ar,
being worked and several of then
are producing ore which IL shippe,
direct from the mines to the sam
pling works.
"The Custer company have sole
over 100000 worth of ore TO date
they have fully chat amount on tn,
dump, and the mine-well, no on,
would believe If stated what wa
In sight.
MANY of the dry ore mine
around Osburn are being worked
Sunset mountain Ia u bee line of in
dustry, but as yet lacks transporta
ton.
"Wardner Is liveller now than
have seen 1t for two years. Tn
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mines ar
being started up, and the compan,