Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-09-10
PROGRESS OF MINING
BIG VALUE FROM GALENA MIXED
WITH WHITE IRON.
Pointers as to Prospects, Develop
ment Work. and the Dfvf-
Lend Payers.

News comes from Wallace Idaho, that
the leasers on the Belle of the West are
feeling rich. About 10 days ago they
struck little galena mixed with about
equal parts of white iron. Some of the
interested in the lease. and he had an
assay made on it. The local partners
received the assayers certificate Thurs
day evening, showing gold $4l.34, silver
1918, copper $4.72, and 27.S per cent
lead, total value of nearly $40. They
were having some more assays made
yesterday to check that one and also
to find where the gold comes from. If it
is in the white iron there may be hun
dreds of tons of pay ore on the dump.
The Belle joins the Granite on the west
and there was no superstition that there
was gold in any considerable quantity,
although little further south is claim
which carries considerable gold, and
there has been some placer mining done
at the junction of the two forks of Nine
Mile, mile and half below the Belle
of the West.
The Union Mine.
Henry Tice originally located the I'm
ion mine in eastern Oregon and Anstead
bought half interest for $500. A man
by the name of Cummins discovered the
Companion in 1885. and sold it year
later to Bailey l. Webb Tor $500. Henry
Mantle, acting for Louis Blumauer. of
Portland, relocated the latter claim, and
the dispute was finally settled by all 60
ing in together on equal shares. Tice
and Anstead worked for days wages and
applied their earnings to the extent of
opening up about 500 feet, Bailey L.
Blumauer also doing some work at the
same time. John F. Searles, secretary of
the sugar trust, had the property exam
ined, and purchased both claims for $780,
600, erected a mill of 60 tons daily ca
pacity, and now employs about 80 men.
Tho mines at the present have in the
neighborhood of 5000 feet of development
work and produce 100000 per annum,
with profit of $4,000.
Ore Shipments.
Ore shipments over the Kaslo & SLOGAN
railway last week were as follows: Ruth,
to Everett, lG5 tons; Ruth, to Pueblo,
100; Payne, to Pueblo, $50; Whitewater,
to Everett, 81; Washington, to Omaha,
p; Noble Five, to Pueblo, 36!; SLOGAN
Star, to Omaha, Is; Surprise, to Everett,
IL; Rambler. to Tacoma, Is; Great West
ern, hex and Two Friends, each to kaslo
sampling works, Is, Is and IL tons re-
spcctively.
Rich Strike Of Gold.
A special to the Denver Republican
from Santa Fe, n. NJ, says: From Co
chit comes news today of an important
free gold strike in the Puzzle mine, own
ed by I. II. Benson. The pay streak is
II inches wide and is full of free gold.
Its estimated value is $4,000 per ton.
The camp is celebrating the discovery.
Another LIE Roi Dividend.
At the lie Roi meeting the directors
declared another Of their famous $50, 600
dividends. They could make it $4,000
this time if they so desired, but deem it
best to keep nest egg in the treasury.
The company has 100000 in bank today,
and returns from ore shipments this
week will bring that up to nearly $780,
600.
To Build Stamp Mills,
r. X. McNamar has arranged with
machine shops in Seattle to build a num-
Der of his two-stamp mills, which will
be placed in operation at Pierce City.
Baker City and at seveml Salmon river
mines. A number of these mills are in
operation in Central America, Mexico
and few in California. but these are
the first in the northwest.