The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-02-06
GLASS WORKS in IDAHO.
Elmo Deposits Of silica Near Newport
Other Mining News.

other Mining News
SPOKANE, Fob. b. -[Spscial. NEAR sac
new town OF Newport. IN tho panhandle Of
Idaho whore the Great Northern crossea
the Pend d'Orielie river there exista vast
depoHits OF silica. such AZ is used in making
glass. In the same locality fino glnss sand
III also found. Bpecmens Of tbs silica and
sand were recently sent TO j. B Main, Of
the Ogden Coal and Gsa company, Ogden,
Utah. letter has been received from MIR.
Main stating that he had examined tho
samples and found found them well suited
for the manufacture of glass. Tho silica
be found to contain little iron, but not
enough to seriously injure the color OF tho
glass tor use in nasks, bottles and fruit
jars He also stated that he would shortly
visit Newport with view to establishing a
glass rnnnufactory at that point.
Robert A. N. Harvey, OF Milan. on the
Great Northern railroad, is i'll Spokane in
the interest Of hie aluminium claim near the
former point. The clay ia found in conf
cal hill about eighty hcres IN extent, and
Harvey proposes to organize company to
work the deposit. Tho clay ia cream col
oloted and about tho same degree of hard
ness as chalk. 1t may be OF interest to far
ners upon whose farms alnrnlnnm clay is
found to learn that the secretary of the in
terror has recently decided that alumni u IN
does not come under the mineral act az it
exista III greater or less degree in all par ta
of the conntry in various eartha and clays.
A $4,000 Dash deal was made here tho
other day, whereby w +. Russell and his
partners become sole ownors Of aXroup of
six prospects, on Carpenter creek in tho
SLOGAN country. The claims are the VOL
VERNE, Hoosier. Empire, Centennial. Web
nd md tul bn
famous Noble Five group. Thi. price
($10,0O0) is considered ahsardly low. con
sldering the vast quantity of ore in sight.
1t was like selling $40 gold pieces for $l5
each. The ledge measures from ak inches
to ten feet IN width, with walls of shale
formation. The ore is gray copper and
silver, and assays from 1,200 20 1000 ounces
of silver to the ton, and Is per cent. copper
mile Of wagon road will be built in the
spring. connecting the group with the Car
penter creek Kaslo road. when shipping ore
will be commenced, Russell and his part
ners also own two adjacent claims the
Tiger and Keno. On the former pros
pecsing tunnel is now in course of construc-
tion. The Surprise mine, in the same
neighborhood, has 400 tons of ore ready for
shipment, which will run over 800 ounces In
silver to the ton, and 60 per cent. lead. This
ore will be sent to Montana smelters via
kaslo and the G eat No thern railway.
There is now pending in the Idaho leQis-
lature two bills for the establishment Of a
state school of mines. The first bill intro
duced, to locate the school at Osborn. in
the C9ur d'Alsnes, was drawn up by Judge
w. B. Hepburn, the noted mining lawyer
and politician. Representative Crane. of
Kootenai county, then presented a bill to
place the school at CRur d'Alene City. Of
the two points Osborn s undoubtedly the
more suitable, as it is in the heart of the
mining region, whereas Co1ur d'Alene City
is prol erly an agricultural and numbering
town, and has not fna fde mine within
twenty miles. 1t is required that the town
securing the school shall donate to the
state a suitable mineraiized ledge for ex.
perimenta! purposes. The matter comes
up for final discussion on Monday. Feb. 6.