The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-18

MINING NOTES
Ross,ana Msn.r.


ira re@- creek -snes near S~fre,.gS
have o--renes1 shipping ore 20 tne
crete srslts<-
Some very god ore - cominr css q -
Eric Thsre - sbeuy foot OF cEe7a -
On the hanging Sall-
The o. X mtn- Of Stevens county 80
struck S9-E1eh vein q copper oEs
gcss srcz = - 70 per cent n COPPER.
narxsnslre Iazzero Is en- route fsoa'
s8siasze Australia with lie tors :. =. /.
wafch VII ee reduced a. tae =
sfneit@r.
George Taylor. G =. aoEsrs ara s sssa
rrfrsrg claims near Spirit Lake 10 f~ft-
Lard parties for SASS.
Very fsvorsole progress Is BERG IT. g
on TIE San Joaquin TIE ASSAYS 80
Gre - aixa grade and the saoNzns - s~
shas: Is constantly improving.
Ore IL being taken away fTor tie Le
Dns botn hy Wagons and The cars - -
narrow gauge. bar there does nol 49,
30 be much tlminntson OF tie OK NV
ton dump.
The rev blast or water Jacket furnace
OF the Trail susltsr was pat n pace sa-s s
week lis capacity IS $50 tons cay 49,
not SO as reported II nas atsAS@a"se
base. Which u a great Improvement
Work - n progress on the Mountain
View A cro@xcat tunnel - beng f1ns
and this will cut the edge a. cesSl1ts $50
depth. Tie mountain side = very - J.
a. ms place and tbs depth Is gainsa 's @.'
raoi9.y.
Some high grade ore has been uncoE-
eres on she cir. near the has 81 tae an
solsd&fed 81. Elmo. Il WAS known Iohs
ago tnAs there Was good ore IN tals paE !.
OF the Glin ledge. bat 1t was Only rs-c-n@s
that any effort vas made 20 open X a0-
bsx chamber il being opened IN the
War Eagle az the point Ss1re the upf as
was made from tas No. : tunnel
steam hoist viii be put In here AID s.aA - .
sunk 70 open az future workings *
proposed 20 make station every nai'1fea
feet.
contract Is TO be LEI for sinking 100
feet on the Blue Elephant cain 49,
ated on the northeast base Of Red mo0ht-
ain. near the fiunie Of the kosslana aher
ard Light Company. The showing on the
surface ia much the same as that on ine
Morning Star. near BY.
X Is understood W. C. Campbell viii
incorporate the -. Paul and that the
treasury shares viii be offered IN foro1 ..
Some very good looking ,edxes n.ss 49,.
opened on the 81. Paul ey the colan pa
& Red Mountain railroad; The geneF Al
surface showings OF TIE claim are favor
able.
The Nest Egg treasury stock Is being
extensively advertised IN Toronto and
other cities OF Eastern Canals AID onsr-
ed AT Is cents a share. The company =
capitalized at i.0o.Voe shares. Of the par
good pros poet. but is not sac 60 rather an
ambitious figure for III The Miner depre-
Gates the offering OF shares in mere pros,
rollrv and NIL KIN the goose that lays
The golden eggs II is much better 10 put
these treasury shares on al moderate hg :
ure and give the PUBLIC a hvIng ensnc sng "a
shares are offered here in Rossland al 10
cents.
The new machinery for the Commander
II nov nearly all on tAs ground. rms
consists OF a E0ur-drill compressor. hoist.
boilers etc The drills. which come rom
the Rand company. will be here IN about
ten DAYS when everything viii be IN work
ing shape The new <hafthouse. So1so
feet IN size. is now complete. The receai
developments In the mine are OF the most
satisfactory character. The SHAFT - now
down i00 feet and viii be put down an
other 100 feet The fine quality or Gre
recently encountered continues. The as
SAYS are very high In cooper. the ttxhest
ever obtained in the camp. II now looks
Ike the Commander would be our leading
copper producer.