The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-10-02
RUSH TO THE MINES.
FREE GOLD SAMPLES BROUGHT
FROM nat. RAIIER nIsCovERIEs.
Force Of Mea Put 70 work On Goa.
Properties In Montana-Ore
VeiA struck.

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Washington's new EldOrado near Mount
Baker, and how to get there. with all in
termediate details. have Deen received at
Seattle.
The route is said to be possible and not
very difficult until the investigator is
within five miles of the promised hand,
but the last five miles present obstacles
that would forever discourage any one
who was not an experienced prospeetor
and mountaineer. There is in Mount
Baker and its surrounding heights enough
gold to keep prospectors busy for the next
10 years, according to the reports. All
the stories of the fabulous discoveries are
eorroborated. In samples of ore that were
brought back by the informant, MIR. Bo-
gardus, the assayer, by a eursory inspec-
ton, declared that free gold existed in
good quantities. Il met many men who
came from Mount TomohOy ('TOmboy),
and they reiterated the stories that
have been told concerning the great strike
Of $4,000 to the ton made in Bear mount.
ain. Among them was a man named
Leith, who has a great claim. Post and
Lambert's claim is on the east side. In
romohoy, Steiner, Esterbrooke and sew.
eral others have found ore equal to the
discovery in Bear mountain. A man nam
ed johnson and several others have been
there two weeks and are still remaining,
locating more claims. East of these
mountains is SILICA creek, along which,
my people tell me, is placer gold. There
is enough yellow metal there to occupy
prospectors the next 10 years. There are
800 people on the mountains now, and
met 30 more going in when | was re-
turning. believe the mineral is rich, as
rich as has been reported, but can not
know definitely about it until my friends
return. My advice is not to go in now,
Is the rain and rough weather are great
obstacles to successful prospecting"
The ArmIngtOn Mine.
William Buzzo has secured a lease on
the Arlington mine, near Belt, and has
put force OF men to work getting coal
FOR shipment and the local market. He
mas made arrangements with the silver
smelter at Great Falls, which will take
It least so tons day. The Times says
the Great Northern will also take two
IT three carloads day so that Mr. Buzzo
llready has a market for 100 tons Of lump
,oal per day. The Arlington mine is
owned principally by j. 7. Arlington
and j. j. Hill, who have q thousand
Ieres of coal land adjoining. The main
entry is in about 70e~teet and shows a
Ave s~a iiali foot vein Of good coal
In the BASIN District.
Each days work in the Ruby mine, in
the Basin district, shows it up TO a bet
ter and better advantage, it is reported
AL the shipments Of ore brought big re-
turns The last two cars shipped, from
which returns have been received, netted
the company $500. The first payment
Of $4,000, due on the property, has just
been made. The yanners for the mill ar
rived during the week and are now being
put in place. Additional power is being
put in at the mill.
In tine Red Cloud.
1t is reported that two feet Of ore was
struck in the Red Cloud, located two
miles southwest of Wardner. The strike
Fas made last Saturday in the tunnel
Ibout l26 feet from the mouth and at a
lepth Of about 100 feet. Ore is silver
)earing galena. Assays have run a. high
Is so per cent lead and 20 ounces in sill
Fer per ton. The property is incorporated
Most of the stock is owned by Wallace
parties.
More Locations Made.
A number Of locations have been made
within the past 10 days on the north
fork Of the Little st. Joe, in Idaho Claims
ire located on the headwaters of the river
bout IL miles on the east Of Wallace.
It is said one ledge can be traced several
miles The vein is immense and carries
high percentage Of copper. Samples Of
IRE taken from the ledge show up we'll
Shaft Fifteen Hundred Feet Deep.
When the sinking now in progress at
the West COlusa is completed that mine
will be one Of the deepest in the district
The three-eompartment shaft will go
Town 1900 feet, and is 9xl7i between the
timbers.
To Buy Gold Mines.
Two London financiers, directors in a
company with 100000 capital, have
landed in New York, coming across the
Atlantic to acquire gold mines in British
Columbia.
BaP Bullion Shipments.
Bar bullion shipments from the
Revenue mine on Richmond Flat are Of
regular fortnightly occurrence. A brick
that went into Butte a week or 30 ago
was valued at $4,000.