The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-12-11

No. pounds ore $50
Pounds lead -. ... 439, l26
ounces silver ...-.-... 1851
Naua1oh ---.--....---.- S0os 4S9
The Black Diamond at Ainsworth made
her first shipment for the month-NOyem-
Der 30th-about 50 tons of concentrates.
SkaEuay 10 Have Wagon Road.
Redd Mcdonald of Helena, Mont, has
just returned from a visit of several
weeks to Skaguay, where he has been
looking over the field with view of en-
gazing in business there in the spring.
The Skaguay trail was fully as bad as
it was painted said he to Spokesman
Review reOrter. $50 great was the haste
to get across to the lakes that no man
would stop even to roi. boulder out of
the trail or to chop off small tree that
might prove an obstruction. Horses were
dubbed until they would jump over the
distractions, and the result of the inhu-
manity and extreme hurry was a trail of
dead horses from Skaguay to the lakes.
1t will be different next year. A com
pany with plenty of money is blasting
out as good n wagon road as one could
wish all the way from Skaguay to the
lake. 1t viii have a solid rock founda-
ton and there will be no trouble on ae-
count Of swampy ground and loose cordu-
roy. A tTamway is also in course Of cree
ton to the summit.
Il was also at Dyea, and work is Just
beginning on a tTamway over the worst
of the trail there. Dyea has no harbor,
and all the merchandise is unloaded at
Skaguay now and transported across on
baTges.
"Skaguay is a lively camp, but there is
not much money in circulation. Men who
are staying over there waiting for spring
are hanging on to their money. l look
for big rush in the spring by way Of
Skaguay, as / believe its wagon road will
enable a man to walk right through to
the lakes with ease. am going back to
engage in business, but shall not go as
early as some. The lake won't break up
before the lst Of June, and if men go up
there sooner they will have to sit around
in snowstorms and wait. Last year the
ice went out May %, but the Indians said
The Florence Camp.
Florence is a lively camp. There has
been strong movement Of capital into
Florence, Idaho, this season. Within 4
year it is said Florence will have an az
gregate pay roll that will make it one of
the best mining eenters in the state and
there will be six mills running soon in
the camp. A year ago there were but
tWn FfrnuInr alnnat IN l.
The Bannel mill started up about three
weeks ago and is doing good work Cap
tain n. ID. Moore will soon have a five
stamp mill working on his Blossom and
as that property has yielded thousands OF
dollars when worked by hand, the cap
tain's company will doubtless find the
product of the mill most profitable. The
Poorman company announces that mill
has been ordered for that property, but
1t will not be put in place until spring.
The new Hiyu mill will doubtless be in
operation next week and the Waverly
has a new five-stamp mill on the way,
which will replace two-stamp mill now
in use there. The latter mill, it Is un.
derstoOd, will go to the Bluebird mine.
"@ VII hhN CAatAh -
and day and is reducing from IL TO Is
tons of rich ore daily. The pay roll Of
the Banner. Waverly and Ozark Compan-
les must be fully $50 per day now, with
prospect that it will be increased soon.
it was unusually early. 1t often stays in
until the middle of June"
The Overland.
The Overland, near old Montana City.
Mont, has made a new strike on the 800.
foot level Of the mine, in the west drift,
a chute Of ore being encountered l6 feet in
width, large portion Of it being thickly
studded with the single standard metal.
The discovery was made soon after com
mencing work ON the drift, and where the
high grade was supposedly all taken out
last summer. No particular search was
made. orders were simply given TO com
mence work ON the drift at the 800 level
and the discovery was made. The ef.
feet q the strike win be far reaching on