The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-07-24
PRODUCTION OF METALS
YEARS DEVELOPMENT THROUGH
OUT SOUTHERN KOOTENAY.
Renewal I'm Gold Mining About Hell
enn-snIe of nm Opal Mine
other Notes.

The returns compiled by George John
stone, collector for the port of Nelson, il
lustrate as well as any set of figures can
the development which has taken place
in southern Kootenay during the past -
months ending June 30, which comprise,
the fiscal year of the customs department,
says the Nelson Tribune. During the
period the revenue of the port of Nelson
has increased from $lSS,000 to S350,07S
while the mineral exports have made
relative increase, amounting in the aggre
gate value to $4,S4l ,459 These figures,
it should be remembered, do not cover the
entire mineral exports of the district, rs
much of the ore went out via Revelstoke
and was credited to the port of Westmin-
ster through the output of Revelstoke.
The value of the exports more than treb-
les the value of the imports, the former
being ST ,566,59S, against purely mineral
export trade of $4,S4l ,459.
Mines About Helena.
There has been great revival in gold
mining about Helena, Mont. A number
of mills that have been closed down for
years are now running, and others are be-
ing built, among them Il 600stamp mill
for the Diamond Hill mines, 40 miles east
of the city, which will start up next
month. The mine was sold last year to
a Scotch company for $2,000,000. 1t has
a fine electric equipment and water power
is furnished by an immense dam across
Grow creek, three miles from the mill.
The mine has blocked out 100000 tons
of free milling ore running from 81 to So
per ton.
Discoveries Mt SaItese.
Reports from Saltese received at Mis-
soula, Mont, are that that camp is likely
to become an important mining point.
Recent discoveries in the st. Lawrence
group have been such that it is known
that there are large bodies of rich copper
gold ore there. The force of men at
work in the properties of this group at
present is larger than ever before and will
be increased still further before the end
> of the month. The mines in this group
have been prospected for several years,
but the development work had not until
% recently revealed anything extraordinary.
y Water for Placer Mining.
Advices from Diamond City tell of an
e abundant water supply for placer mining
>, purpose, and an unusually large output
= in Confederate Gulch is assured. The
e season opened Is days earlier than for
2 any year now remembered, and the pros
n pect is that mining operations will con
e tinue up to August with all the water
p. needed. 1t is estimated that the amount
: of gold washed this season will be in ex-
: cess of that of any year for the past ten
4 Production of Copper.
# The production of copper from the
i mines in the United States for the month
of June amounted to 44,00S,900 pounds
against AZ ,l25, 900 pounds during the pre-
q. ceding month, an increase of l,SS3,90t
pounds. The exports from this country
" amounted to 1867 tons of 224O pound,
each, against 1915 tons in May, an in
/ crease of 2502 tons.
I Sale of Opal Mine.
!" Lewiston parties have purchased tn,
Alpowai opal mine from Il. p. Grifiits
and company will be organized to de
II velop the property and place the product
st on the market. The mine was discovered
'e two months ago by Mr.. Griffits about on,
IL mile below the mouth of the Alpowa
III creek, in the high granite bluffs adacen
Is to Snake river. The property is in Whit
d man county, Wash.
Sale of Whitecap Group.
n The Whitecap group of mineral claims
situated about five miles east of Bound
IN airy, Wash, on Red Top mountain, hav
been sold. The purchasers were A. NJ
IN Mason and w. f. Palmer of Bangor, Me
in and the consideration, it is claimed, wa
le $4,000. The group is a fairly well de
ly veloped proposition and susceptible of be
Sc ing a shipping mine at an early date Tn
10 purchasers propose to commence work a
D. once.
A Crooked River Placers.
u A company called the Tacoma
IN Clearwater Mining Company, limited, ha
=, been organized by Tacoma capitalists fo
- the purpose of opening and operating tn
placers on the lower end of Crooked rive
the principal tributary of the south for
of Clearwater.
at Lead of COpper-GoId.
~ News has reached Phillipsburg, Mont
mt of the discovery of lead of coppergol
D. ore in the Moose lake district. The lea
nt is said to be % feet wide.