The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-12-04
NEWS OF MINES AND MINERS
PLANS or FUTURE OPERATIONS
hameTeas surfaee improvements Of
che LIE Rei-Coi<e InausfFy In
Mentans-saie Of Rsa TOP Mesnt-
ain Claims.


The smelteg returns Of the Ls Roi show
that the ore from that mine IL averaging
l.54 ounces in gold, about four per cent
copper and In the neighborh0od Of three
ounces in silver, making total value Of
about $40. The numerous surface inn
Provements lately undertaken on the
mine ere now completed, and Captain
Hall, the superintendent, IL well satisfied
with the shape things are in. Operations
have lately been commenced Stopping ore
at the I00-foot level. In the original
development Of the mine little attention
Was paid to the ore at this Level and q
fine reserve remains almost untouched.
The west drift at the coo foot Level il now
In about 225 feet, and the ore body, which
10 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 SIS 900 10 5000 month
", paid out on the construction Of the
Northport smeIter, the property eontin-
ues 70 pay its regular $4,000 dividends
monthly. The smeiter will be in running
order by January I, and then work win
be resumed on the new three-compart-
ment shaft 70 the west Of the present
workings
The Coke Industry.
j. II. Conrad Of the Montana Coal q
Coke Company says, relative TO the plans
for future operations at Horr which, II
carried TO q successful termination. will
resolutionize the coke industry and make
Park county, Mont, the logical point for
sineiter 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 smelteFs for the treatment OF ores
at minimum cost never yet approached
IN smelter operations in Montana
A. o. Newton. manager Of the Butte
and Yellowstone Coal and Coke Com
pany, reports the preliminary work for
the erection Of the companyis Is coke
ovens proceeding favorably and expects
that within short time the mines at
Cinnabar win 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
iner slaisna T7Aoaa aaas.... AT. -. =
known as the CAdle property. The condi
tons Of the bond provide that Mr.. High
land must erect fiye-stamp mill on the
properties additional stamps on or before
July /, 1898. In addition TO this he paws
the owners $4,000. Should he fail TO
comply with the terms of the bond, then
he forfeits his min and such payments as
he may have made. What looks particu-
larry 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 III per cent over
the corresponding period of 1895. The
total for the two weeks reached $685.
12l.37, compared with s3O3, S5S.3S for the
first half of October, 1895. The difference
in favor Of the present month reads $s4s,.
se9.9e. The number Of smelteEs 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
orc.
Southern 0regoa.
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
Calico 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 viii be good producers
Has Money 10 Baru.
Swift Water Bill" wv. C. Gates), one
Of the es Klondikers who arrived at Sc
attic the other day, was formerly resi-.
dent Of Spokane He is one Of the rich
men of the famous camp, and one of his
travelling companions stated that this
noted character had certificates in his pos
session for upward of $1,000 and in ad,
dition 10 5000 or 5000 in nuggets, one
Of which weighs s4l7.
Atilllea 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
transacted. The most interesting feature
Of The meeting was the report Of j. y.
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 OF
more Of ore daily. and that there is now
in sight ore to the value Of 81 los 900.
which. less smelter charges, would net
s7ee. 600
RED Top Mountain Claims soId.
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 arc largely identified. for the
sale Of group Of claims located On the
north end Of Red Gap mountain. Inclad.
ed in the group are the well known Hun.
ter, and . two-thirds interest In the
White Cap properties The group con
sists Of the White Cap, Beatrice. Tip Top
and Saint Cloud, owned by Forman,
Hays. Palmer and Mason. and the Hun.