The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1897-07-31
IN THE MINERAL BELTS
MORE NEWS FROM <LONDII<E AND
THE RUSH TO ALASKA.
Sale of Properties on Tond Noun
tain-Discovery of Coal in
IdahO-Butte Figures.

AlichaelS. the American transportation
Company will charge a fiat rate of 500,
this including, of course, passage up the
river to Dawson City. The charge on the
Portland was $3.50 first class and $40
second class. The same company mas
chartered the schooner Huenme to leave
Seattle about August 10, carrying 1000
tons of provisions but no passengers.
Manager Hamilton of the North Amerl-
can Transportation Company estimated
that 1000 people have gone into the couh-
trv this season, which with the 5000 al
ready there makes 5000 people. Nhle
he believes there is no danger OF starva-
ton. he advises people to wait until
spring before going i'll. His company
expects to get 1000 tons of provisions to
St Michaels before the season closes, 5000
tons of which will get up the river.
James G. Blaine, Jr., has telegraphed
from New York asking for bookage to
the Klondike Another party of success
full Klondike miners arrived here today.
II consists of William Stanley his son,
f. Phiscater and G. Worden, all OF whom
left Seattle for the mines less than year
ago From their claims in Eldorado
creek they took out over 100000 worth
of gold in 80 days, and believe that they
have Just begun their work They in
tend to return in March.
A New Belt.
p j. Kelly of the Milton country, was
in Pendleton, o., the ather day with
three other gentlemen to file quartz mine
locations at the Umatilla county court
house. The claims are in "A locality IN
which never before have any mining ope-
rations been carried on. 1t is one-halt
mile from the Walla Walla river, at Lit
tie Meadow canyon, about 40 miles north
of Pendleton, close to the border OF tins
county, and next to the Washington
state line. The men are confident they
have some good mining property. There
has been great deal of prospecting done
in that region for year past, and some
sample shipments of ore sent by prospect
ors gave a good percentage of gold.
On Toad Mountain.
The Hillside and No. claims adjoining
the Exchequer mine on Toad mountain
have been sold. Owing to slight compli-
cation, the No. l was allowed to lapse
this week and was restaked under the
name OF the California. The purchase
price of the Hillside is $4,000 and the
California $4,000. The first payment is
to be made today is $1,000. Last autumn
the two adjoining claims, the Alaska and
Golden, were purchased for $4,000 cash.
lutte Reduction Works.
The Butte reduction works is being en-
larged The concentrating plant has
been increased in capacity from $50 20
1000 tons daily. To the smelling works
there has been added Wethey calcining
furnace of Il daily capacity of 80 to 30
tons of ore, and reverberatOry mating
furnace. the hearth of which is 80 feet
long. This has increased the capacity
from about 100000 to 100000 pounds per
month. Other improvements are i'll con
temptation which will bring the capacity
up to at least 100000 pounds Of fine
copper per month
Discovery of COnI.
A. c. Laing was in the other day from
Paddock valley, Washington county
Idaho, with samples of coal from a ledge
he has discovered there. The specimens
look like good coal. He has one lumE
that will weigh several hundred pounds
Those who have examined it pronounc,
it good coal groupings 1t is heavy anC
some think it will prove to be anthracite
The coal is found in three veins. The
upper one is small. only some six inches
thick About 20 feet below this is
stratum two feet thick and 10 feet below
this is the main vein The latter is from
four to six feet in thickness.
Dredge at Wnrrens.
\ visitor at Warerns, Idaho has beef
particularly impressed with the larg
dredge they are working there on tn
placers. Forty men are employed at pres
ent. The gravel is raised as far as Tia
dredge will carry it and then dumped il
cars which are pulled still farther up b.
steam power. a flume over two miles i
length carries water for the sluices. 4
ter one weeks work clean up resulte
in S2lOO. This was an especially goo
run but enough is cleaned up each wee
to make the enterprise decidedly profit
able.
On Greenhorn Mountain.
The Don Juan mine, formerly owne
by Kelly & Allen, has changed hands IT
Gently. The consideration could not !
learned but it is reported on the mom
tains to be $4,000. The parties that pu
chased this mine were Denver capitalis
and will at once put in new machiner