Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1897-01-08

couraging fact, that not a SINGLE or,,,
erty In the camp upon which svstemati,
development has been carried IN has fat,
cd to show marked Improvement ia
| furthermore, deep development has sat
isfactorily proved the existence of mines
where surface assays and Indications oil.
most precluded the advisabilitv Of do
velopment. Nevertheless the nroorass
OF the camp has been, in all lights consid-
cred, both rapid and wonderful Daen
| development in the Trail creek mines is
telling wonderful and interesting story.
In the Trail creek camp today there are
| III mines actually producing ore They
are the lie Roi, War Eagle, Josie. Jumbo
Red Mountain, Evening Star, Iron Mask
Mayfower, Kootenay and o. X. The ont
put of the first three will easily aggregate
ESQ tons daily under the conditions that
existed previous to the construction and
operation of the Red Mountain railway.
The LIE Roi mine, said by the most emf
nent OF English experts to be the greatest
gold mine in the world almost adjoins the
town of Rossland, and is easily capable
OF hosting and placing in the bins ready
for shipment, 800 tons of ore daily. but
| up to the goth of December this mine has
practically held the ore transportation
Facilities of the camp in continual state
OF congestion. The lie Roi mine has more
development on it than any mine in the
camp, and is more deeply explored. The
lie Roi company, since the month of Oc-
tober, 1895, has paid $250,oOO in dividends,
or oO cents per share on a capitaliZa,. on
of 100000 shares. Offers of s., 900. 900 for
the companys holdings have been re-
fused.
| The War Eagle mine adjoins the lie Roi
and for the amount of development work
done, shows up equally as large bodies OF
auriferous sulphides as does the former
This mine is daily shipping so tons of high
grade ore Since the month of March
| 1895, the War Eagle mine has paid $1S7, 50l
in dividends.
| The Josie adjoins both the above men
toned mines on the west and without
stopping easily markets 80 tons of ore pei
diem. During the past summer biz
strikes of high grade shipping ore were
, made on the east end of the property
which have greatly enhanced the value
, of the company's holdings. Since ship
, ments We're started from the Josie, abou
, 5000 tons of $40 ore have been marketed
!, 1t is confidently hoped that the JOSH,
mine will be on a dividend-paying basi.
, before July, 1897. The management of tn,
, mine is very conservative, and is keep
, ing it's development work we'll ahead, anC
, are not breaking down their ore reserves
The Iron Mask adjoins the War Eagle
on the east and has shipped some of tn,
| highest grade ore yet sent from tn,
camp.
, The Evening Star, on the east slope o
: Monte Cristo mountain, has, and is max
| ing shipments to the Trail smelter.
} / The Jumbo maze it's initial shipmen
during the past week, over the Red Noun
tain railroad, but WILL for the present
only ship such ore as is extracted in nee
| essary development. The Jumbo does no
: belle it's name, and without a doubt will
make one of the banner mines of thu
Trail creek camp.
; The Red Mountain, situated on the hill
of the same name, is the latest addition
to the list of producing mines. It's frs
} | shipment went out last week over thu
Columbia & Red Mountain road. Regula
shipments will continue throughout tn
winter.
The o. X. deserves special notice, as
is free milling proposition, and Is ap
parently the only interloper in the vas
} army of sulphde ore mines that surroun
it,
The Mayfiower, too has peculiar char
| acteristics, as the ore carries large per
centage of argentiferous galena.
curious and noteworthy feature Q
= the above list of shipping mines, is tn
fact that all these properties are eithe
Y | owned outright or controlled by resident
e | of the city of Spokane.
e Prospective Shippers.
e There are great number of properte
= in the Trail creek camp under the ordea
f | of development work. but which eithe
e | owing to adverse transportation facil
e ties and the necessary hardness of de
:, | velopment, have as yet shipped no orr
a but which have bodies of suphides whic
n | will pay to mine. Another years deve
r opment will tell a wondrous tale aboJ
n them, and it is not too much to hope, III
" | der the most adverse circumstances, thu
e at least rs per cent of the following mine
l. will be actual and continuous shipper
G before the end of the year. They are:
: The l. X. L., Delaware, Coxey, Clan
Il Colonna, Monte Cristo, Center Star, Cit
IS of Spokane, Nickel Plate, Cn.., Gref
n Western, Commander, Crown Point r.
It Lee, Homestake. Lily May, Sunset, 81
r yer Bell, Red Eagle, Deer Park, Nest Eg
il and Mascot.
l. lie dDoNe isl contains 10 mlleS, Ill
e | with the five mines already shipping,
Y can be safely said that with the great
l. improved transportation facilities thu
t, there will be 20 regularly shipping min'
n | in the district ere another year rol
n round
e Machinery Equipment.
The best criterion of the advance of II
camp during the past year is statemel
10 of the new heavy mining machinery tn;
=, | has been installed. 1t denotes most en-
o. | phatically the feeling of confidence he
>, by capital and mining men of experienc
g in the permanency of its ore bodies. c
" the LIST day of January, 1896, there WI
o | but one seven drill air compressor al
= | two HOSTS on the lie Roi, and hoi
% | on the Nickel Plate. The War Eag
70 | company also had a small two-drill con
% | presSor at work.
# Today the following mines are full
"a equipped with machinery:
o. Kootenay & Columbia, one 3O-drill Ii
n | gersoll compressor.
e War Eagle. one 90-drill compressor al
l., two hoists.