Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-12-31
PROSPECT ANDDEVELOPM[N1
THE CLEARWATER COUNTRY
Blasing . Trail From the et. Jee-
Late News Fron DAwseA-A $780,
900 Lease In the 0aFnet D1strlct
Of MOntana-The LIE Rol S0elter.

Idaho, from his summers trip 70 the
Clearwater country. where he has been
developing some property discovered by
an old prospector in his employ. The
country IL entirely unknown, and they
have hut = vague idea - TO where they
are. The doctor thinks line drawn from
the head of navigation no the st. Joe riv-
er to Moose City would pass not far from
their location, which In some IS miles by
an air line from the head Of navigation on
the St. Joe. They blaxed . trail in from
the st. Joe, working it where absolutely
necessary, over which . horse can take
about 60 pounds. He estimates that 1t
would cost 5000 to build decent trail
in there. They put up . small arastra,
and the rock worked yielded satisfactory
retumA The ledge they have located IL
only eight inches wide, but the rock Is
rich. The country il very rough and hard
to prospect-hard - Klondike, the doctor
says--but with . trail leading into the
country there is likely to b number Of
men 60 in next year.
Facts Abest the Ontarie.
In sepaking Of the recently closed down
Ontario, stakeholder says: "Ths gentle
man who furnished facts and figures for
the Tribune stated that there were 6OO,.
600 tons Of tailings at the Ontario mill or
below it, which carried average values Of
II ounces silver and $l.6O In gold 10 the
ton. Now, the total output Of the Ontario
mine up to date has been $50, 283 tonA
During the past IL years the mill has
worked 100000 tons, and the value of the
tailings from the ore worked Is 3.97
ounces in silver to the ton, and on account
Of the low values Of these tailings the
company did not deem it worth while to
save them; hence they were allOwd to
run down the canyon for distance Of two
miles, where dams were built to prevent
them from destroying the meadow lands
belonging to the ranchers below. Now,
this leaves 258,2S3 tons 10 account for.
The company has shipped 76,402 tons
Of base ore to the shelters, which, deduct
ed from the 258, 283 tons, Would leave l8l, J
SSl tons Of tailings in dams around the
mill. In the three dams north Of the
teaching plant it Is estimated that there
are 10000 tons, which will average Ave
ounces Of silver to the ton. One large
dam south Of the teaching plant averages
seven ounces tn the ton, and, by care.
full calculation, it is estimated that there
are 10000 tons Of tailings in it. These
amounts deducted from the 1871 1891 tons
saved around the mill would leave 81 88l
| s.. :,~ ~ h. ~s,hs xl
will carry values Of 900 ounces in silver
and 81 cents in gold to the ton; and thi'
is the tailings dam that the stakeholder
in the Tribune says contains 500 600 tom
Of tailings which carry average values o
IL ounces in silver and $50 in gold pei
ton"
News From Dawson.
A. p. Quinlan, who has arrived at Vic
toria, B. c., brings late news from Daw
son. He says there is enough food IL
Dawson to last the 5000 men now Their
all winter, those without food, 1900 II
number, having gone to Fort Yukon. Tw'
hundred will come out over the trail
Major Walsh, who is now encamped a
Big Salmon, will endeavor to break /,
trail through to Dawson but he does no
expect to reach there till February l. H
says he will allow miners to stake claim
in blocks of 10, retaining the adjoining i
for the government. All the claims o.
Quartz creek are now staked and it viii
probably be a. rich AS EldOrado and BG
nanza creeks.
The Garnet District.
In the lower part Of Garnet, Mcssr'
". r. Ramsdall, T. Mclaughlin and !
J. Welsh have a $4,000 lease and bon
on the Is quartz claims and 10 stamps
They have force Of men putting In
cyanide plant, which Is to start Yer
soon. 1t will be able to treat $50 ton
day. and will be under the supervisio
of Arthur p. Brown. of the Mammot
Mining Company. The Garnet district
. in the Bear mountain region, II mile
, north of Bearmouth, Mont. The claim
Y are on quartz lead. which has bee
1 traced several miles. About $50 men n
!. at work. The permanency Of the cam
t is assured, several claims show good ore
1 considerable quantities. Freight charg
+ to Bearmouth are - ton. All the or
a of the camp grow base with depth.
J. smelter ut Northport.
{ The lie Roi Mining Company has MAJ
= payments of $2l 900 on its new smelt
at Northport. Construction Of the smel
er was begun in August last. Since tn
the L. Roi has paid 300 600 in dividend
built a 100000 smelter, and expend
= about $4,000 in permanent improvement
. at the mine. The company has decid
:, to pass the usual monthly dividends Il
|. month, as the completion Of the smelt
- will stop ore shipments to the outsi
~ smelters and the company will also ha
e to set aside fund for the operation
the new plant and the purchase Of ore.
Minnehaha strike.
News has been received at Grand For
d, Is. C.. by courier from Camp Mckinney
n, rich strike in the Minnehaha mine.
I'd is reported that at depth of l2O feet
W vein of free milling ore was encounter
al fn,,r f.af in thick ness aSsa vino an nv