Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-25
CHAT ABOUT THE MINES
BODIES OF ORE BEING BLOCKED
OUT IN A ROSSLAND PROPERTY.
Large Purchase in the Occur d.
A1enes 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: Gross
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, l2O
feet west of the first cross-cut, and this
is now in 10 or II feet with a magnificent
body of ore in sight. The ore seems TO
be quite uniform in character. 1t carries
ii certain amount of waste, but taken as
whole it carries high values in both gold
and copper. The gold bearing substance
is IL 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 a Million.
If 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 it
is variously reported at from 100000 to
half million. Four mills are now ON
the property, three lO-stamp and one 20.
The report at Murray is that the new
company will erect a large cynadine
plant.
The Monte Cristo Sold.
+. f. Snodgrass and other officials of
the Monte Cristo mine at Rossland went
to that city the other day to sign the
necessary documents for a transfer OF
the Monte Cristo property to syndicate
which it is supposed has control of the Col
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 yet
unknown, but it is said to be on the ba
sis of l2l cents per share, though large
part of the deal means merely Il transfer
of stock. The Buckeye and Monte Cristc
will hereafter be worked together.
Great Ore Chute.
The new tunnel in the Tomboy 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 Ia
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 tho
mine one of the greatest in North Amer
lea.
Placer Claims.
Messrs Sutton and Nantasscl, two min
ers from California. who own coupl,
of placer claims on Fourth of July creek
four miles from Grand Forks, claim t.
he striking it rich in their claims. Mr.
Nantassel says that they are now find
ing nuggets of gold, some as large as /
full grown bean.
Bought a Trout Lake Property.
The British Columbia Exploration Com
pany of Tacoma, WASH, has purcha Sc.
the Ottawa claim, near Trout lake. in tn,
Lardeau country. The company was or
ganized last fall and the Ottawa is TIN
first property it has purchased. The con
sideration is said to have been 5000.
is a slverlead property.
boundary Creek.
The final payment under the bond OF
the No. 7, in Central camp, has beer
made on behalf of the Boundary Mine
Company of New York. The total amour
paid as purchase money and commission
for this claim was $l3,SOO. The compan,
has spent more than $1,000 in develop
mont so the claim has cost it about So
600 to date.
Big Block of stock Sold.
A sale of 100000 shares of stock in tn
Iron Mask mine at ROssland has beef
made, the consideration being $2O,OO
cash, or 20 cents per share.
The Florence District.
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