The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-07-03
WEALTH UNDER GROUND
LAST CHANCE AND THE BUNKER
HILL AND SULLIVAN IN COURT.
Star stock in the Rossinnd
Camp-Other Mining News.

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case of Royal j. Rutter and A. w. Brad
lev VS.. the Shoshone Mining Company,
involving surface ground in controversy
as portions of the Kirby and Shoshone
claims in Shoshone county. The decision
is in favor of the plaintiffs, owners of the
Kirby. Following the ledge on its dip
and working through the Last Chance
tunnel, parties connected with the Last
Chance opened up an immense body OF
ore. They located point on the surface
Immediately over the discovery, marked
in "Shoshone discovery" and laid out
the Shoshone claim. The location was in
conflict with the Kirby location and
when the Shoshone company applied for
q patent this adverse ease was started.
The contest was really between the
Last Chance and the Bunker Hill and
Sullivan. The dip of the vein in the Last
Chance carries it outside the Last Chance
side lines and into the disputed ground.
This disputed ground the Last Chance
sought to hold under a mining claim
known as the Shoshone. The Bunker Hill
and Sullivan claimed this ground through
two claims covering substantially the
same area. The Shoshone company, own
ed by the Bunker Hill and Sullivan ad
versed the application. This contest is
decided in favor of the Kirby.
Sale of Big Block of stock.
There has been sale of 100000 shares
of Evening Star stock and the deal is a
great thing for the Rossland camp. Mr..
Sawyer came from Toronto couple Of
days ago with authority to act for a SYN
dictate that desired to invest in the Even
ing Star development stock. The result
was deal by which the syndicate re-
ceived 100000 shares of stock at price
said by well informed men to be cents
a share, or $4,000 for the lot. By the
terms of the purchase debt of about
$4,000 was paid off and about $4,000 was
put in the treasury for development of
the property. The terms agreed to, it is
said, were that the stock sold was to be
placed in escrow until the full amount due
was paid in, and all of the money so re-
ceived was to be invested in the develop
ment of the Evening Star.
Bonds and Buys.
Captain G. H. Thompson reports hav-
ing purchased 100000 shares of the Mar
tin Creek Gold and Copper Mining Com
pany's stock, in the Silverton district, in
the Cascades, in order to secure the Ar
lington claim, besides bonding the Ana
conda group, including the Anaconda, An
aconda Extension, Flora, Maggie, Storm
Petrol and the Storm Petrol Extension
No. |.
A Ledge of Onyx.
While searching for stray stock in the
canyon a short distance below Vollmcr
Idaho, the other day, George Thorp, an
American ridge farmer, discovered a ledge
of onyx. Mr.. Thorp dug out few speci
mems and brought them into town, some
of which are nov on exhibition at the
drug store. The extent of the deposit has
not yet been ascertained.
Bought a Fort Steele Group.
The Lucy Star group of gold prospects
in the east Kootenay was bonded by Don
aid Mckay and John NJ. Burke recently
\ hese gentlemen have sold quarter in
ftsTest to Francis McClelland, it is said
fQr enough to lift the bond. d. c. Pal
son and General Warren purchased an
,eigFiA interest
The British Columbia Production.
The following is the British Columbia
production each year, 1890 to 1896. inclu
sive; 1890, $2,60S,6OS; 1891, $3.50, SO2
1892, $30l7.97l; 1898, S35sS,4l3; 1894
$,225,9l7; 1895, 1865 BOP; 1896, 81, l46,
1926
Bate and Boston.
The Butte and Boston property il
Montana is thus described: Tine Silver
B,w claim is an extension of the st. Law
renee GDd Pennsylvania ledge, the richest
in the district, and in the past has beer
the maimstay of the mines. The ore il
SIGHT in this shaft has been placed at l.,
3SS.74S tons, and 1888 tons additiOna
can be opened up between the 100 anc
lOOO-foot level by extending the tunnels
TO the northwest end line OF the Silver
Bow claim. Working one shaft with {
capacity of about 600 cars of 1900 pounds
apiece in "a hours, it will require sever
wears and nine months to hoist most o
the ore above the l000-foot level to TIN
surface. The shaft on the Harrington plac
er claim has been a thorough surprise il
the richness of the reserves which hay
been opened up. As it costs from SIS
$50 foot on the average to sink a shat
and from S475 to So foot to drive
tunnel, it can be seen that large receipt
have been absorbed in this way in tn
past. The mine is lighted Throughout
with electricity and its machinery is ri
by the same power, as compared wit
compressed air at the Boston and MOI
tana and hand drills at the AnaconC
mine"
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