The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-12-08
PRETTY MOUNTAIN SCENERY.
The Standard Located on the steep Hill.
side Near Burke.

SANS wear lbuFke.
There ar1 few pictures taken from ma
lures scenic portfolio prettier than that
presented from the Standard mine. one
mile from Burke The mine is on the
famous Canyon creek and stands a. 900
1eet above sea level. Just now the first
snow flakes have ceased falling and the
mountain is covered with a thin mantle
OF white, through which the green nee
dles OF the pine trees show their color
lngs With pretty effect. Vapor clouds
hang low upon the mountain and throw
shadow over the lower valley. while
the sun glints the upper hills with a
mellow radiance. it is picture of au-
tun ms retiring spirit, with winter tax
ing possession. From this point of van
tage one also has an excellent view Of
the canyon and of the tramway with its
load OF freight moving slowly on to-
ward the railroad
The Standard mine is not a large shin
per- 1t employs AZ men ana six at the
mill 1t has a large and comfortable
bunk house, with good bath and wash
rooms. Everywhere are indications of
the company's desire for the comfort
of its employees. The two lower stories
of the bunk house are divided into %
-HS-'A's 'o mat NllE men may nave some
degree of privacy. Adjoining the bunk
house is a very handsome cook house
and dining room. 1t is cozy and invit-
ing. Numerous trailing vines. the dried
leaves of which rustic in the light
breeze, speak of the summer beauties
Of the place, while a canary in its cage
sings a welcome to this mountain re-
treat.
The mineral claims belonging TO the
Standard mine were located in 1885. A
bond on the property was secured by
Finch & Campbell in April, 1891. and
after Is months work developing the
property shipped the first ore in Novem-
ber 1892. In the spring of 1898 a tram
way and ore bins were built to take ore
from the mine to the Union Pacific rail
way in Canyon creek, a distance Of
1,8OG feet. Thence the ore is carried in
dump cars to the mill, six miles below,
at Wallace, where the ore is cOncentrat-
ed
The Standard has not as yet proven a
large producer for the reason that while !
the grade of the ore is very good. the |
ore bodies are small, and the company |
has kept at work in the face of adverse !
conditions and very low prices. hoping |
at some time to find larger ore bodies. |
and to reimburse themselves for the |
large outlay in the purchase and deveI- |
opment OF the property. Although no |
dividend has been paid for over a year |
the company has been able to make ex- |
penses until July of the present year. |
Since then the mine has lost from 81 900 |
to 81 800 per month. The company. /
however, is keeping bravely at work. |
hoping to open a good ore bed in the |
Banner tunnel This tunnel has now
reached point 1000 feet in the noun
tain, and some good ore is beginning
to appear in its surface. 1t is conf
IDENTIFY expected that the ore stringers
now found will lead to large ore body. |
The Standard has been opened by
three tunnels. The Wilson tunnel.
which is the highest up the mountain.
has been driven for distance of $50
feet; the Standard tunnel, 275 feet YER
tically lower, has been driven !, 800 feet;
the Banner tunnel, 22S feet lower still.
IS now in 1900 feet, with an excellent /
showing.
If the company is successful in find
ing an ore body that will pay in this
lower tunnel the mine will be run all
winter. But should they fail in this ex-
pectation the mine will be closed down
about the middle of December, as the
will not continue to lose mon
~ in running during the winter and
lnder the present adverse conditions.
ANEXODUS FROM WARDNER.
People Leaving the Strike District in
Large Numbers.
Wardner, Idaho, Dec. There has