The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-06-24
CHAT ABOUT THE MINES
BODIES OF ORE BEING BLOCKED
OUT IN A RoSsLAND PROPERTY.
A1encs and the Project Includes
Cyanide Plant.

The Center Star mine in the Rossland
camp is said to be attracting not little
attention. The Miner says of it: "Cross
cuts about 40 feet long have been run on
either side of the main tunnel at the east
end of the ore chute, and neither cross
cnt has yet found the wall In other
words, the ore body has been proved to
be more than so feet wide. A cross-cut
has Just been started to the south, 100
feet west of the first cross scut, and this
is now in 10 or II feet with magnificent
body of ore in sight The ore seems to
be quite uniform in character 1t carries
certain amount of waste, but taken as
a whole it carries high values in both gold
and copper. The gold bearing substance
is a sort of rotten black quartz. Small
pieces of pure sulphide, showing much
copper, are scattered through the entire
mass. Nothing quite like it has before
been seen in the camp
For Half n Million.
Ii reports from Murray are correct,
the North fork is about to blossom as the
rose, the understanding there being that
the Paymaster, Golden Chest, Joe Dandy.
Dora, Katie Burnett and several contig
uous properties have been purchased pre-
sumably for the Delamar people The
consideration is not made public, but ii
is variously reported at from $4,000 to
half million. -Four mills are now ON
the property, three l0-stamp and one 20
The report at Murray is that the new
company will erect large cynadine
plant.
The Monte Crisfo sold.
+. Il. Snodgrass and other officials of
the Monte Cristo mine at Rossland went
to that city the other day to sign the
necessary documents for transfer of
the Monte Cristo property to syndicate
which it is supposed has control of the Cox
onna Gold Mining Company of Rossland
The Colonna company owns the Buckeye
No. 2, claim adjoining the Monte Cristo,
on the west slope of Monte Cristo noun
tain. For some time the deal has been
on. just what the terms are is as vet
unknown, but it is said to be on the ba-
Sis OF l2a cents per share, though large
part OF the deal means merely transfer
of stock. The Buckeye and Monte Cristo
will hereafter be worked together
Great Ore Chute.
The new tunnel in the 1omboy mine.
near Telluride, Colo, has cut a great ore
chute at the depth of $50 feet below the
old workings. The upper workings have
shown continuous body of free milling
ore over 1000 feet long and nine to II
feet wide. The controlling interest in the
mine was recently sold to the Roths-
childs. Governor Adams one Of the own
ers, says the new development makes the
mine one of the greatest in North Amer
lea.
Placer Claims.
Messrs. Sutton and Nantassel. two min
ers from California, who own a couple
OF placer claims on Fourth of July creek,
four miles from Grand Forks, claim to
be striking it rich in their claims. Mr..
Nantasse says that they are now find
ing nuggets of gold, some as large as a
full grown bean.
bought ~ Trout Lake Property.
The British Columbia Exploration Com
pany of Tacoma, Wash, has purchased
tiic ottdWd Chilli, near Trout lake. the
Lardeau country The company was or
ganized last fall and the Ottawa is the
first property it has purchased The con
sideration is said to have been $l5, 900. II
is a silver-lead property.
boundary Creek.
The final payment under the bond on
the No. Z, in Central camp, has been
made on behalf of the Boundary Mines
Company of New York The total amount
paid as purchase money and commission
for this claim was $l3,S00 The company
has spent more than $4,000 in develop
mont, SO the claim has cost it about $22,
600 to date.
Big HIock of Stock Sold.
A sale OF 100000 shares of stock in the
Iron Mask mine at Rossland has beer
made, the consideration being S2O.O0(
cash, or 20 cents per share
The Florence District.
A visitor to the camp at Florence re
ports that prospectors are everywhcr.
and many new locations are being made
There are over 1000 locations in thcr
now, and there will be lot more befor
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