Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-09-30
NEWS NJ MINES AND Nj MING
ORE EXHIBIT AT FRUIT FAIR
Ctaims-Two of the Stevens
County Mines-FrOm Africa to
Canadn-Strikes Here and There
Mining Notes.

The location of the exhibit OF minerals
in the Spokane fruit fair building has
been changed by the management and at
the request of Manager Stuart. The dis
play Will have the south end of the south
wing, where ample space has been set
aside for it and where it will be separate
from the fruits and agricultural prod
nets.
Manager Stuart received letter from
c. I. Cross of Silverton. B. c., who says
that the cabinet in which the ores from
that district will be displayed is about
completed. 1t will be four feet square.
He says: THE mineral exhibit we are
sending will weigh at least 1000 pounds
and may reach 1000. Over 20 mines Will
be represented in the exhibit. We have
several large blocks of clean ore which
we thought We could place on the floor
around the cabinet if there will be room.
Our representative will reach Spokane
October or and he will unpack the
samples and arrange them in the case"
THAT is the sort of letter that makes
MS feel as if we had not been working
altogether in vain," said Manager Stu
art. "A number of camps are coming 70
the front in just that enterprlsing way,
and | think the exhibit will cover the
majority of the camps around Spokane.
But there are number which have not
responded. | have almost begged with
tears in my eyes to get display from
Trail Creek division, but the claim own
ers up there seem to have forgotten that
the camp owes something to Spokane,
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ance that an exhibit will be sent.
Republic is almost as bad. That
camp is depending almost entirely on
Spokane to bring it to the front, and yet,
apparently, there is no one there who is
enterprsing enough to take the matter
in hand and get up an ore display for
the fair. In other towns mass meetings
have been called to arrange for it, but
Republic has not made move. The south
half OF the reservation will be better rep
resented than the north half unless some
of those people up there get a move on. >
A meeting of the citizens was held in
SLOGAN City a few days since and al
plans made for sending an exhibit tc
Spokane. ID. Hanlon was appointed t.
come with the display as the representa-
tive of the camp. Ymir camp will hav,
a fine display. Baker City is coming
Florence and Dixie camps will be in 1t
Okanogan mines will be represented. w
III. " Richards of Harpster, Idaho
writes: 81 expect TO be at the fruit fai
and will be in the mineral exhibit witt
samples of ore" Libby, Mont, report
a great exhibit on the way. The mine
IIah xxr,n ND to,Nta
r. C. Stoess, who lately returned froI
a trip to Alaska, will show specimens {
the ores OF coast mines and will also hav
on exhibition a collection of curios.
The marble and onyx companies OF ST.
vens county are arranging displays whic
they promise will excel in beauty an.
thing ever shown in the mining depar
ment before.
Some mining machinery will be show
including some of the latest mprov
ments in gold saving machinery Whit
will be in practical operation.
stevens County Mines.
Almost the first mine in Stevens cou
ty, and in fact the first producer, is t
Old Dominion. situated six miles east
Colville on Old Dominion mountain. I'll
property was discovered in March, lSs
was a producer from the grass roots, b
made fortunes directly and indirect
for scores of men, can boast OF more {
velopment work than any other mine
the state. and is still rich with ore b<
les at great depth along the main t,
mel, which penetntes the mountain to
depth of almost a mile. The mine
4 e.. L. A,xynS
account of the low price OF silver.
the management has recently put TO
to work clearing out the tunnels and
ting the property up for active devel
ment and it is expected that the m
will again enter upon the work ofextra
ing ore from the depths that have
ready been reached by the interior wor
The most extensive shipper of ore
the state of Washington today is
Bonanza, 10 miles north of Colville.
was discovered in the fall of 1895, 6
since that time has passed through ma
hands. 1t has been sold under the hi
mer two or three times. and has beef
most expensive investment for those v
have ventured upon exploiting its
deposits. The present management, h
ever, found it to be a different prop
ton. A number of Spokane men bou
it year or so ago at sheritf's sale,
employed the best skill in the mir
profession to develop it, with the re
that it is today one of the most {
stantial mines in the state. 1t is a
lena proposition, but the ore bodies
much heavier than in any other prop'
of the same character in the country.
mas been shipping two cars Of ore
day to the smelters of the coast,
there seems TO be no limit to the SUI
that keeps widening and coming W
depth is obtained. About 40 men are
ployed, and aside from the extraction
ore, force of men is kept busy sinl
10 greater depth all the time. The lo
workings are down nearly 500 feet,
the mine is paying all expenses for
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