Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-07-24
PRODUCTION OF METALS
YEARS DEVELOPMENT THROUGH
OUT SOUTHERN KoOTENAY.
Renewal In Gold Mining About Hell
enn-SnIe of an Opal Mine
other Notes.

| The returns compiled by George John.
stone, collector for the port of Nelson. il
lustrate as we'll as any set of figures can
the development which has taken place
in southern Kootenay during the past II
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 SlSS,000 to S350,07S,
/ while the mineral exports have made II
relative increase, amounting in the aggrc.
| gate value to S4,S4l ,459. These figures,
it should be remembered, do not cover the
entire mineral exports of the district, Us
much of the ore went out via Revelstoke
and was credited to the port of Westmin-
ster through the output of Reyelstoke.
The value of the exports more than treb-
les the value of the imports, the former
being 81 ,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 a 60O-stamp 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
II Scotch company for $2,0O0,O00 1t has
Il 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 SnItese.
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
ItCChbly ICNCdlCh LiiiiiS
' Water for Placer Mining.
Advices from Diamond City tell of an
2 abundant water supply for placer mining
purpose, and an unusually large output
in Confederate Gulch is assured. The
season opened Is days earlier than for
any year now remembered, and the pros
pect is that mining operations will con
tinue up to August with all the water
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.
Production of Copper.
+ The production of copper from the
mines in the United States for the month
of June amounted to 44,OO8, 900 pounds,
against AZ, l25,000 pounds during the pre-
ceding month, an increase of l,SS3,9OO
pounds The exports from this country
amounted to l4,677 tons of 2240 pounds
each. against l2l75 tons in May, an in,
crease of 2502 tons.
Sale of Opal Mine.
Lewiston parties have purchased the
Alpowai opal mine from II. p. Grifiits,
and company will be organized to de-
velop the property and place the product
on the market The mine was discovered
two months ago by Mr.. Griilits about one
mile below the mouth of the AlpOwai
creek, in the high granite bluffs adjacent
to Snake river The property is in Whit
man county, Wash
Sale of Whitecap Group.
The Whitecap group of mineral claims,
. situated about five miles east of Bound
airy, Wash, on Red Top mountain, have
been sold The purchasers were A. NJ.
Mason and W. f. Palmer of Bangor, Me,
and the consideration, it is claimed, was
$4,000 The group is a fairly well de-
veloped proposition and susceptible of be-
ing a shipping mine at an early date. The
purchasers propose to commence work at
once
Crooked River Placers.
A company called the Tacoma
Clearwater Mining Company, limited, has
been organized by Tacoma capitalists for
the purpose of opening and operating the
placers on the lower end of Crooked river,
the principal tributary of the south fork
of Clearwater
Lead of COpper-GOId.
News has reached Phillipsburg, Mont,
of the discovery of a lead OF copper gold
ore in the Moose lake district. The lead
is said to be 25 feet wide.