The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-03-12
REPORTS FROM THE MINES
STRIKE ON THE NORTH FORK.

The Purchasers OF the Hope Mine at
Basin, MOnt.-BrItISh Columbia
Properties BORded-Onyx Mines In
stevens COaRty, Wash.-In the
SWaak DiAtrict.
What in one sense is the most import,
ant strike ever made ON the North Fork
has just been made ON the jackson, a
claim six miles above Murray, Idaho,
owned by Charles NIanley and Charles Til
den. The lead is Ia feet wide and carries
ore from wall to wall Five feet OF this is
almost pure galena, the balance being
good concentrating ore. 1t has long been
known that there is a silver-lead belt
crossing the country towards the head of
Prichard creek, but nothing near equal to
this has ever been found there before, and
probably nothing has ben uncovered in
the Couer d'Alenes to exceed it. No as
says have been reported from it, but old
miners attending court at Murray are
unit in pronouncing it similar to the ore
from the Standard ON Canyon creek. All
the way from the neighborhood OF Raver
over to the Mountain house there have
been discoveries OF galena, and there are
not wanting men who predict that the
day is coming when the North Fork will
not only be a great gold producer, but will
run the South Fork close race for SUI
premacy as silver.lead producer. What
has held development work back in this
district has been the lack OF transporta.
tion, it being evident that claim must
be abnormally rich in order to pay for
working under the present conditions
while nothing but concerted development
work or the discovery of something alb
normally great would ever bring improved
transportation facilities
The Hope Mine.
/ The recently organized company which
+ purchased the Hope mine at Basin, Mont.
the other day has just let the contract for
sinking the shaft POO feet There will be
no delay in sinking, for the contractor
must employ three shifts and will use Il
I Burnley drill in the work The company
/ has ordered new machinery for the Hope
mill, which will be practically remodeled
as new process is to be introduced. The
new machinery is expected to be on the
ground and set up within 40 DAYS. The
new Hope company purchased the mine
from the receiver of the First National
bank, who bought it for his trust last
january upon foreclosing lien held
against the property by the bank. The
sale, which was made upon the authority
OF the courts, was made on condition that
VI. L. Hewett the general manager of the
company, should pay to the receiver S34,,
OD of receivers certificates against the
bank and give his note for $4,000 Upon
the payment Of the note and after eompli-
ance with other conditions of the agree
ment, one Of which requires the company
to sink the shaft down 200 feet within
year from March Is next, the title will
pass into the hands of the company abso
lutely.
Several Properties bonded.
G.. d. Mackay OF Trail, Il. C., who is
understood to represent the Anglo c alum
bian Company OF London. is at Boundary
Creek examining the several properties
which his engineer, r. W. Macflrlane. has
secured for him under bond. These are
the Ruby. in Smiths camp; the c. o. d.
group, in Long Lake camp; the Snowshoe.
in Greenwood camp, and the Republic
group, in Smiths camp The amount of
the SnOwshOe bond j. $50 900, pavable in
four instruments, covering a period Of one
year. Work is being pushed on the claim
IN order to test as far as possible the
value OF the property before the first pay
ment falls due. The bond on the Repub.
lie Is for $4,000, of which $4,000 has al.
ready been paid and the balance il in
three instalments, extending over period
Of IS months. The bond calls for at least
$1,000 worth OF development work.
Huge Onyx Blocks.
The Development Of the immense 'depcs-
ITS OF onyx and marble in Stevens county
Is being watched by mining men with
more than passing interest. Deposits of
onyx have been opened in the northwest
before, but the product has not proved #
commercial value in so.ne cases, owing to
the fact that it could not he extricated
except IN fragmentary state The lodges
near Valley station, in Stevens county.
are said to be OF such a character that i'm !
mense blocks Of the material lie at the
foot Of the cliff broken Off by the action
Of the elements The most important prob
lem that confronted the people who we're
developing the quarries, after the question
Of market had been settled, was wheth .
er the stuff could be quarried in blocks /
large enough to be Of Use for heavy orna /
mental work without piecing and patch .
ing. Secretary Nordyke, Of the United [
states Marble Company, has returned to
Spokane from a visit 10 the quarries with |
the news that the experiment has been |
tried and the result exceeded expectations
MOIIIe Hughes Group.
New Denver, Il. c., reports that another
deal has been cOnsummated on the Mollie .
Hughes group. This property was bought
three weeks ago by local men for $500
1t has been held for three years by George
and Felix Hughes, who did a great deal of
work on IT. but were unable to sell at a
figure suitable to them. At last, thor.
oughly discouraged, George Hughes, who
had secured control Of the entire prop.
erty, sold the group at the small figure
named. The late purchasers put men to
work at once, and results were 20 good
that capital was at once interested. and
On February 20 the group was soId to the
English syndicate operating in that sec
tion for $4,000. The terms of the agree.
ment are 10 per cent down, the balance in
one year. 1t is understood 30 or 40 men
will be put to work on the property a.
,oon as arrangements can be made.
The TrIIby Group.
The Trilby group of seven mines. sit.
uated in the Swauk district, Kittitas
county, Wash, has been sold to Phila.
1elphia syndicate for $4,000. The money