Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-12-24
FlI|IS OF THE MINES
p, OF NATIVE COPPER
x,rsets In the Gravel
y r !. c.ppes R,ver-rro:ert, tie.
- d lilac Northwest ana
peipg Done.

- Fss. .,,e- River-Properties
49, pacific Nor'""
~ !. Be'nE Done
1900, River Indians obtain their
COPr patiye copper as nuggets from
Is Of na" ., HAIRS, and at that point
n o ,;ser directly north Oh NOUN y" .h'. !
" nv" Il is known that up to the
~, !. :, no white person has ascend
1T da'e c Nv river as far up as the
nam the the Indians report finding
sD .'st, Of copper, at least, if any
'ues hos ever penetrated there he
!.'s, returned to civilization on. again gam
s '.,.nectors have gone up rne l''e.
sp.n a few miles above Taraal' at
sa ina. .sose being a party Of four, and
eIk'' .h s five years ago. No placers
w. s'.' s discovered on the river, and no
q, have brought out any gold from 70
,.. ito; as has been reported Inc
p;vsr Indians bring down no gold
.s;.s but copper. 1t seems the Cop.
osame ,nd;ans obtain their chunks OF
NV. ~, near the headwkaters OF the
!. n .s., and the Stick Indians, a tribe
2 n :" The Alsek river, get their pieces
sass .., near the headwaters Of the
W. ~ Camper river. If one can believe
=. tiles. and accept their geography
y aa .nntry as being correct, one would
=. .s., the two streams head near TO-
and that the red metal under the
!. conditions is found upon both
Ore in Lowest Tunnel.
r.,.on B, c., reports that ore has been
sI in the third and lowest tunnel OF
W ym;r owned by the London and Brit
Columbia Gold Fields. On November
.ss second tunnel tapped the ledge at a
~ 1000 feet, but the width at this
r. has not been determined. The
9TH Of the tunnel is 500 feet and inter
= the ledge directly beneath the shaft
n il down nearly 200 feet. At this
4 the ledge shows width OF 20 feet,
t,et Of which is shipping ore. Most 81
work has been done along the foot
m and all of the three tunnels go to
rrs the continuity of the vein. In oil
=, is in the neighborhood of 1000 feet
! tunneling drifting and shaft work done
I the mine. The general average OF the
il about the same throughout the
line and is fully up to expectations.
The War Eagle.
The War Eagle, at Rossland, b. Z.
hch has been improving steadily, has
,de another important strike. This TIM
! il in the east drift at the 375-foot level
me ore chute at this point has beer
nepinc out until it is now between Il
Ind 20 feet wide, all in clean solid or
|unning better than $25. This include
bbout per cent copper values and tn
lest in gold, with the usual small value II
liver The ore in the chute for it's entir
width can be shipped just as it is broker
lown, without any sorting. The same or
mute extends up to the No. 2 tunnel, IL
bet above, but at the latter level it
bnly about two feet wide. The station 10
he Wine at the 5OO-f level is being GU
but and work will soon be resumed i
he Wine itself. Some ore is being me
pn the 50O.foot level.
Prom Colfax with Train of Forty
H. S. Hollingsworth, one of the firs
settlers Of Colfax, will leave in the earl
'pring for Klondike via the Spokane owe
hnd route with a pack train of 40 an
mails. Mr.. Hoiiingsworth is one OF tn
pioneers Of the northwest, having CON
here in the COS, and is said to be we'll a
quainted with portion of the rou'
through British Columbia. He could nj
Be found the other day, but one of h
neighbors told reporter that "Hez,"
be is generally called, will start mort
with pack train of 40 horses just as sot
Is spring opens and expects to find
difficulty in packin through to the klo
dixie
In the Emlgrant District.
mining deal has been consummat'
BY which o. P. Chisholm of Bozeman h
secured from Caroline l.. Ayleswort
Ella NJ. Edsall and Oscar Van Tassell,
bond for the purchase of mining propt
ties in Emigrant district, in .,lontar
The properties included in the bond a
the Great Eastern, Great Eastern exte
aon, Mountain Chief, Imperial, Gre
Western and Great Western No. 2 quar-
!ode mining claims. The purchase pr
Is $4,000, payable March !, 1899. I
terms of the bond provide that the prt
critics shall be represented during the ]
Of the bond by Mr.. Chisholm at his o'
expense. and that he have the authorl
70 develop and treat or sell the output
me mines,. the proceeds of such operate
% be applied to the payment of the p
snase price ct the properties.
Bought the franklin Group.
lhe franklin Gold Mining Compal
lecently organized in Spokane, has p
enased the Franklin group of claims a
mil at Pine Grove, Idaho. The price v
so,oOO. There are four claims in
group, the Franklin, Vixie, Monroe
buckeye. The officers of the compa
are: l.. X. Armstrong, president:
Davles, vice president; L. c. Barton.
,etary; A. Z. Severance, treasurer; u
hulCahy, manager. and j. I. Walsh,