Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1897-07-03
WEALTH UNDER GROUND
LAST CHANCE AND THE BUNKER
hill AND SULLIVAN IN COURT
S.Io of 100000 shares of Evening
star stock In the Rosslnnd
Camp-Other Mining News

lev the NtlOSuODe hllliiiS
involving surface ground in controversy
as portions of the Kirby and Shoshon2
claims in Shoshone county. The decision
is in favor of the plaintiffs, owners OF the
Kirby. Following the ledge on its dip
and working through the Last Chance
tunnel parties connected with the Last
Chance opened up an immense body OF
ore. They located point on the surface
Immediately over the discovery, marked
in "Shoshone discovery and LAID out
tbe Shoshone claim The location was in
conflict with the Kirby location and
when the Shoshone company applied tor
a patent this adverse case was started.
The contest was really between the
Last Chance and the Bunker Hill and
Sullivan. The dip of the vein in the Last
Chance carries it outside the Last Chance
side lines and into the disputed ground.
This disputed ground the Last Chance
sought to hold under mining claim
known as the Shoshone. The Bunker Hill
and Sullivan claimed this ground through
two claims covering substantially the
same area. The Shoshone company, own
ed by the Bunker Hill and Sullivan, adj
versed the application. This contest is
decided in favor of the Kirby.
Sale of IL Zig Block of stock.
There has been a sale of 100000 shares
of Evening Star stock and the deal is a
great thing for the Rossland camp. Mr.
SAWYER came from Toronto a couple Of
days ago with authority to act for Il syn
dictate that desired to invest i'll the Even
ing Star development stock. The result
was deal by which the syndicate re-
ceiyed 100000 shares of stock at price
said by well informed men to be 5 cents
share, or $25, 900 for the lot. BY the
terms of the purchase a debt of about
$4,000 was paid off and about 5000 was
put in the treasury for development of
the property. The terms agreed to, it is
said, were that the stock sold was to be
placed in escrow until the full amount due
was paid in and all of the money so re-
ceived was to be invested in the develop
ment of the Evening Star.
Bonds and Buys.
Captain C. II. Thompson reports hay
ing purchased 900 shares of the Mar
tin Creek Gold and Copper Mining Com
pany's stock, in the Silverton district in
the Cascades, in order to secure the Ar
lingtOn claim, besides bonding the Ana |
conda group, including the Anaconda, An |
aeonda Extension, Flora, Maggie, Storm
Petrol and the Storm Petrol Extension
No. l.
Ledge of Onyx.
While searching for stray stock in the
canyon Il short distance below Nollmcr,
Idaho, the other day, George Thorp, an
American ridge farmer, discovered a ledge
of onyx. Mr.. Thorp dug out a few speei-
mems and brought them into town, some
of which are nov on exhibition at the
drug store The extent of the deposit has
not yet been ascertained
Bought IA Fort Steele Group.
The Lucy Star group OF gold prospects
IN the east kootenay was bonded by Don
aid Mckay and John NJ. Burke recently.
these gentlemen have sold quarter in
terest to Francis McClclland, it is said,
for enough to lift the bond. d. c. Pal
son and General Warren purchased an
eighth interest.
The British Columbia Production.
The following is the British Columbia
production each year, 1890 to 1896, inclu-
sive: 1890, S2,60S,60S; 1891, $3,546SO2;
1892, S30l7,97l; 1898, $3.5SS,4l3: 1894
$4,225,9l7; 1895, $3.50 ,3O2; 1896, $7,l4d,-
425.
Butte and Boston.
The Butte and Boston property in
Montana is thus described: Tine Silver
Bow claim is an extension of the st. Law
renee and Pennsylvania ledge, the richest
in the district and in the past has been
the mainstay of the mines. The ore in
sight in this shaft has been placed ut L.
3SS,74S tons, and 1888 tons additional
can be opened up between the 100 and
1000 foot level by extending the tunnels
TO the northwest end line Of the Silver
Bow claim. Working one shaft with a
capacity of about 600 cars of 1900 pounds
apiece in "a hours, it will require seven
years and nine months to hoist most of
the ore above the 1000 foot level to the
surface. The shaft on the Harrington plac-
er claim has been thorough surprise in
the richness of the reserves which have
been opened up, As it costs from SIS to
$50 foot on the average to sink shaft
and from S4.75 to SIS a foot to drive
tunnel it can be seen that large receipts
have been absorbed in this way in the
past The mine is lighted throughout
with electricity and its machinery is run
by the same power, as compared with
compressed air at the Boston and Mon
tana and hand drills at the Anaconda
mine
Rich PIacers.
The little town of Harlem, of Choteau
county, Mont, is all excitement on ac-
count of the discovery of a rich placer
mine in the Cypress hills but a few miles
Distant from the tnMn Ihn rnnnrl ha :