Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1897-12-10
NEWS OF MINES and Miners
PLANS OF FUTURE OPERATIONS
Numerous Surface improvements of
the LIE Rof-COke Industry in
Montana-sale of Red Top Mount
ain Claims.


The smelter returns of the LIE Roi show
that the ore from that mine is averaging
l.54 ounces in gold, about four per cent
copper and in the neighborhood of three
ounces in silver, making a total value of
about $40 The numerous surface i'm
provements lately undertaken on the
mine are now completed, and Captain
Hall, the superintendent, is well satisfied
with the shape things are in. Operations
have lately been commenced stopping ore
at the l00-foot level. In the original
development of the mine little attention
was paid to the ore at this level and a
fine reserve remains almost untouched.
The west drift at the 600-fo level is now
in about 225 feet, and the ore body, which
is from to Is feet wide, is showing up
most fayorably. Stopping will soon be
commenced on this level. Notwithstand-
ing the heavy drains on the mine,
amounting from 1000 to $4,000 month
ly, paid out on the construction of the
Northport smelter, the property contin-
ues to pay its regular $4,000 dividends
monthly. The smelter will be in running
order by January l, and then work will
be resumed on the new three-compart-
ment shaft to the west of the present
workings.
The Coke Industry.
j. Fl. Conrad of the Montana Coal &
Coke Company says, relative to the plans
for future operations at Horn which, if
carried to successful termination, will
revolutionize the coke industry and make
Park county, Mont, the logical point for
smelter operations. The position is to
not only convert the output of the mines
of his company at Aldridge into coke, but
to save and utilize the by-products of gas,
coal tar and dyes, and with the gas and
water power, which now goes to waste,
operate smelters for the treatment of ores
at minimum cost never yet approached
in smelter operations in Montana
A. 0. Newton, manager of the Butte
and Yellowstone Coal and Coke Com
pany, reports the preliminary work for
the erection of the company's Is coke
ovens proceeding favorably and expects
that within short time the mines at
Cinnabar will be contributing to the coke
output of the country
Moose Lake District.
An important mining deal in the Moose
Lake camp, in Montana, has been made,
J. P. Dunn, John T. Cadle and Thomas
McGlaufiin having bonded to L. j. High
land the Gold Hill and Abe Lincoln min
ing claims. These claims adjoin what is
known as the Cadle property The condi-
tions of the bond provide that Mr.. High
land must erect five-stamp mill on the
properties additional stamps on or before
July /, 1893. In addition to this he pays
the owners $4,000. Should he fail to
comply with the terms of the bond, then
he forfeits his mill and such payments as
he may have made. What looks particu-
larly good about this deal is that the
two mines named are among the first
struck in the camp.
Denver Mint.
Gold receipts at the Denver branch
mint for the half month which ended Oc-
tober is show gain of Ill per cent over
the corresponding period of 1896. The
total for the two weeks reached $685.
724.37, compared with O3,s54.3s for the
first half of October, 1896. The difference
in favor of the present month reads $685.
5000. The number of smelters contrib
uting is the same as last lear. The gain
is due largely to the increased capacity
of the cyanide, chlorination and stamp
mills which handle the lower grade of
ore.
Southern Oregon.
That southern Oregon, particularly
Josephine county, is rapidly coming to
the front in the mining line is evidenced
by the rapid strides made around even
Galice. In the spring of 1896 there were
but few giants operated in this district
and at the present time there are at
least IL in readiness for the coming sea
son. The various quartz mines are also
being developed which in time, from in
dications, will be good producers
Million Dollars in sight.
The War Eagle Consolidated Mining &
Development Company held its first an
nual meeting Thursday in Toronto, but
no business of special importance was
1ohSdSeCA. 1Hc AHOSI Interesting feature
of the meeting was the report of j. b.
Hastings, general manager of the COM
pany's properties The report pointed out,
says the Rossland Miner, that the COM
pany is now in shape to ship 100 tons or
more of ore daily, and that there is now
in sight ore TO the value of $l,lO5 900,
which, less smelter charges, would net
1922 900.
Red Top Mountain Claims Sold.
Boundary, WASH, reports that Captain
James Hays, the pioneer mining man of
that camp, has just closed deal with
Northport syndicate, with which the LIE
Loi people are largely identified, for the
sale of a group of claims located on the
north end of Red Gap mountain. Includ-
ed in the group are the well known Hun
ter, and a two-thirds interest in the
White Cap properties. The group con-
sists of the White Cap, Beatrice, Tip Top
and Saint Cloud, owned by Florman,
Hays, Palmer and Mason, and the Hun