Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1897-07-31
IN The MINERAL BELTS.
MORE NEWS FROM KLONDIKE AND
THE RUSH TO ALASKA.
Sale of Properties on Toad Noun
tain-DiscOvery of Coal in
IdahO-Butte Figures.

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Company will charge a fiat rate Of 5000
this including, OF course, passage up the
river to Dawson City. The charge on the
Portland was $3.50 first class and 1925
second class. The same company ha:
chartered the schooner Huenme to leave
Seattle about August 10, carrying 1000
tons of provisions but no passengers
Manager Hamilton of the North Ameri-
can Transportation Company estimated
that 2O00 people have gone into the coun-
try this season, which with the 5000 al
ready there makes 5000 people. While
he believes there is no danger of starva-
ton, he advises people to wait until
spring before going in. 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
ful Klondikc miners arrived here today.
1t consists OF William Stanley, his son,
T. Phiscater and c. 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 90 days, and believe that they
have Just begun their work. They in
tend to return in March.
A New BELT.
p ]. 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-half
mile from the Walla Walla river, at Lit
tie Meadow canyon, about 40 miles north
of Pendleton, close to the border of this
county, and next to the Washington
state line. The men are confident they
have some good mining property. There
has been a great deal Of prospecting done
in that region for year past, and some
sample shipments of ore sent by prospect
ers gave 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 i,
to be made today is S42GO. Last autumn
the two adjoining claims, the Alaska and
Golden, We're purchased for $4,000 cash.
Butte 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 a daily capacity of 80 to 50
tons Of ore, and rcverberatory 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 in con
temptation which will bring the capacity
up to at least 100000 pounds Of fine
copper per month.
Discovery of Coal.
A. G. 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 lump
that will weigh several hundred pounds.
Those who have examined it pronounce
it good coal croppings. 1t is heavy and
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.
Dredse at Wnrrens.
A visitor at Warerns, Idaho, has been
particularly impressed with the large
drcdge they are working there on the
placers. Forty men are employed at pres
ent. The gravel is raised as far as the
drcdge will carry it and then dumped in
cars which are pulled still farther up by /
steam power. a flume over two miles in .
length carries water for the sluices At .
ter cne week 3 work a clean up resulted .
in $2lO0 This was an especially good
run but enough is cleaned up each week
to make the enterprise decidedly profit !,
able
On GreenhOrn Mountain.
The Don Juan mine, formerly owned /.
by Kelly & Allen, has changed hands re-
Gently. The consideration could not be
learned but it is reported on the noun
tains to be $4,000. The parties that pur-
chased this mine were Denver capitalists
and will at once put in new machinery
and put a large force Of men at work on
the mine
SIocan Properties.
The Eli and Bechelor groups on Twelve
Mile creek in the SLOGAN country have
been sold to Spokane parties, the consid-
GRAFTON being $4,000 These two groups
include seven claims.
Pilot Bay Plant Sold.
A big mining deal has been cons,m-
mated by which Braden Brothers of Hell
ena have come into possession of the re-
auction works at Pilot bay, on Kootenay
lake, b. c., owned by the Kootenay Min
ing & Smelling Company. The works
have been idle about a year, but will be
operated at once. The plant includes a
50ton concentrator, which will also be
operated. The company owning the
property spent about 81 100000 in reduc-
ton works and various improvements,
but was unable to make a success of the
venture. The deal includes the Blue Bell,
one of the largest lead mines in the
world, which will be worked by Braden
Brothers. That mine and the properties
Of the same firm in the SLOGAN country
and other points in British Columbia will
furnish the reduction works with the
chief supply Of ores, although some Gus
tom work will be done. The resumption
of work in the smelter will have the ef-
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