The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1897-09-11
PROGRESS OF MINING
htG VALUE PROM GALENA MIXED
WITH WHITE IRON.
Fsanssrs as 20 Prospects. Develop
meat Work. ana the Divi-
dead Payers.

News comes from Wallace, Idat }. that
me ieAseFs on the Belle of the West are
feeling rich. About 10 days ago they
struck . little gaiena mixed with about
eqaai parts Of white iron. Some Of the
ore was sent 10 a Moscow man. who q
interested IN The lease. and he had an
assay made on It. The local partners
resolved the asaayer's certificate Thurs.
DAY evening, showing gold salsa, silver
VIA, copper s472. and 27s per cent
lead. total value Of nearly SO. They
were having some more assays made
Yesterday TO check that one ana also
70 md where the gold comes from. II Il
Z IN the white iron there may be hun
drsds d tons Of pay orc ON the dump.
The Belle joins the Granite on the west
and there was no superstition that there
vas gold in any considerable quantity,
although little further south Is claim
which carries considerable gold, and
There has been some placer mining done
al the junction Of the two forks Of Nine
Nile mile and half below the Belle
II the West
The Usien Miase
Henry Tee originally located the I'm.
ion mine in eastern Oregon and Anstead
bought = half interest for $500. A man
by the name Of CnInmins discovered the
Companion ia ISs5. and sold IL a wear
later TO bailey 4 Webb for $500 Henry
Mantle, Arting for Louis BluHnauer. Of
Portland. relocated the latter claim, and
the dispute was finally settled by all GO
ing IN together on equal shares. Tire
and AnsiaAd worked for days wages and
applied their earnings 10 the extent Of
opening up about so feet, Bailey 4
Blamauer also doing some work al the
same time. John r. searles, secretary Of
the sugar trust, had the property exam.
ined. and purchased both claims for SEQ.
0o, erected = mill Of co tens daily ca.
PAfiiy. and no9 employs about ~ men.
The mines al tho present have In the
nraghboEhocd Of 5000 iert Of Development
uofk and produce seOOOOO per annum,
Siih = prodt Of $4,000
Ore shIp@esis.
Ore shipments over the kasio a SLOGAN
rAiiaay last week were - fellows. Ruth,
10 E,eFett. los tons. Ruth. 20 Pueblo,
lso: Payne, TO Pueblo. $50; Whitewater.
10 EHesrst, 81; Washington, 10 Omaha,
ri Noble Pivc. 10 Pueblo. 38s; SLOGAN
Star. To onAhE. Is: Surprise. 10 Everett,
II; Rambler. 10 Tacoma, Is: Great West
eEn. st'eE and Two Friends. each to Kaslo
sasnpling works. IS. Is and u tons re.
spccsiVely.
Rich strike 90 Gola.
4 sPcCtal 10 the Drawer Republican
from Santa fe. y. n. Ayr, fron 90.
chiIi comes news today Of an important
tTrs gold strike in the Puzzle mine, own.
ID BY 7. H. Benson. The pay streak IL
70 inches vide and l. full Of FREE gold.
its estimated value IL $4,000 per ton.
The camp S celebrating the discovery.
Another lie ret Diviaead.
Al The Lc Rai meeting the directors
DECLARED another Of their famous 10000
disidshds They could make Il $4,000
this time Il they 20 desired, but deem it
hcSt 60 keep nest cRH in the treasury.
The epEnvany has S0O.OO0 in bank today,
aud returns from ore shipments this
week will bring that up 10 nearly SO.
co..
To BuIla stamp Milia.
r. X. McNsmar has arranged with
machine shops in Seattle 10 build a num-
bcr Of his two stamp mills. which will
be PLACED in operation al Pierce City. |
uAker City and al several Salmon river |
mincs A number Of these mills are in |
operation in Central America. Mexico |
and a few in California. but these are
the frst in the northwest.