Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-11-12
PROSPECTS and WORKINGS
CHANCES AT THE VARIOUS CAMPS
work of Butte and Boston Company
sale of Placer Claims I'm Idaho
Progress of Hall Mines smeiter-
Shipments From SandOn.

Butte reports that at the properties OF
tbe Butte a. Boston Company considerable
development work Is in progress. Prep
arations are being made for the develop
ment of the shaft OF the East Gray Rock
from the l40O level to depth OF 100 feet.
An engine for sinking purposes was re-
Gently installed at the l20O-foot level and
ALL the hosting will be done through the
pump shaft, so that operations in other
portions of the mine will not be interfered
with. The East Gray Rock is on the
north of the diamond, which is considered
one of the richest of the Anaconda prop
critics, The ore obtained at the l40Ofoot
level of the Gray Rock was of fair
grade and the belief is general that II
will hold out in quality to much greater
depth.
Red Rock Flume Property.
The Red Rock fume property at Idaho
City has been sold to &. II. Souther oil
Boston for $4,000 1t takes in seven miles
of the bed of Moore creek, beginning at
Idaho City, the claims embracing about
1000 acres The intention is to work il
by dredge. There was an interesting con
test for the property. 1t was sought by
Montana parties who have a successful
dredge mining enterprise Mt Bannock
Mont. Their representatives, NJ. +. Kirk
patrick, was bidding for it by telephone
but the owners here closed with Souther
S. +. Davis, one of the owners, was hur
rying down from Idaho City with Kirk
patrick. They stopped at the Halfway
house and kirkpatrick raised the bid Il
SAL 600, but it was too late. He says h,
would have given $4,000, with a posi-
bility of going to 100000 after interview
ing his principals.
At Work on Hall Mines Smelter.
Nelson, b. c., reports that the work oil
the new TeverberatOry and calcining fur
naces at the Hall mines smelter, is bein,
pushed, and it is expected that they vii
be completed in about two months. Tn
large blast furnace made a run last weel
which broke the record, turning out 2
tons of matte in "a hours. Everything i
working smoothly and the ore treate,
continues to be of high quality. Tn
management is getting in some lead ore
from the Slocan for the purpose of max
ing trial on the old l30-ton furnace
which has been converted into lead fun
mace. These ores are being prepared TO
calCinlng prior to the test. 1t is expects
that i'll the near future this furnace vii
be running steadily on custom ores.
Sylvnnite Camp.
The Climax claim in the Sylvanit
camp in Montana is making a fine show
ing under development. The property
about two miles from town, on Burn
creek, and was discovered about six week
ago. A 25-foot tunnel has been run, an
late assays are so good that permanent
camp will be established and work pushe
all winter. The Orc Grande is sinking o
the lead and is down nearly 80 feet. TIL
vein has widened from four and hal
feet to over seven feet. Assay returns ru
from $ll to 800. The Gold Flint cor
pany has nearly all the machinery in
stalled in the mill and the gravity car lin
Is ready for the rails. 1t is expected tina
the plant will be in operation within
few days, and the event will be a grea
one for the camp.
Shipped From sandon,
Shipments of silver-lead ores and cor
centrates from Sandon for the week enc
ing October % are as follows: Pawn
lore), to Pueblo, 500 tons; Ruth (ore). I
Everett and Pueblo, 1876 tons: Reco lore
TO Omaha, 40 tons; Wonderful (ore)
, haslo, 10 tons; SLOGAN Star (conce,
trates), to Omaha, 10 tons.
Pierce Placer CIaims.
| Johnson Bros, who are engaged in o,
tehslVe placer mining on French creel
b Fierce City district, were in Nez PERI
I the other day to purchase supplies an
] market their dust. They are working
ooaere placer and have only three fe,
OF earth to strip before reaching paw dir
Much OF their ground goes 81 to the na
ana samples of their gold shows a eoar,
gram, consequently easily saved. The
report a foot of snow in the hills abo>
Greer ferry, which means that the pierc
diStriet will soon be cut off from con
"'uhication with the balance of the worl,