The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-04-09

Town under It's side line only 10 ma that
ore to the value of of perhaps $4,000
had been taken out by the owners of
claim lying alongside. Suit was brought
md the issue will soon be determined.
Sale I'm East Kootenny.
w. j. c. Wakefield, Joseph Morris, j.
d. Farrell and Charles Thies have sold to
an English company half interest in the
Hummer, Rebecca, Silver Reef, Nettie,
Point Levi, Montreal Quebec and Ottawa
claims, in East Kootenay, for $4,000 cash,
in three annual payments, and $4,000 to
be expended in work on the claims within |
three years.
Little Slate Creek PIncers.
Preparations for developing the placer !
diggings on Little Slate creek about 10 |
miles west of Florence, Idaho, are being
made on an elaborate scale by Florence
parties who control 400 acres of virgin
ground. Some idea of the magnitude of
their hydraulic operations may be gain
ed from the statement that when the
works start up this season they will be
able to handle almost an acre of ground
per day.
Little Slate creek gold deposits were
discovered by Robert Royal in 1878, but
he did not develop the claims and they
attracted no attention until two years
later when Captain j. Wilson discovered
gulch that yielded 25 cents to $3.50 per
pan. Fockler gulch was discovered the
same fall by Joseph Fockler, G. 2. Cone
and the late Andy McQuade. 1t yielded
$4,000. buchanan gulch. another rich
producer, was found the same year.
1t is estimated that these gulches yield
ed in the early days about 100000. Will
sons gulch is known to have produced
$ll00 in one day for five men. None of
the gulches are worked beyond its mouth,
dumping ground being lacking. These
gulches open at right angles upon Little
Slate creek where present operations are
being undertaken. 1t is about four OF
five feet to bed rock and the ground pros
poets from cents to $3.50 per pan.
The works will be completed in July.
j. C. Meinert, w. ?. Murphy, j. w. Turn
bull and j. f. Boyer of Florence are in
terested in the enterprise. Little Slate
creek gold is all shot gold and runs uni
formly SIG in value.
kIondike From COlfax.
A large pack train has LEFT Cofax fol
Dawson City, via the Spokane overland
route. The train is owned by G.. w
Cole who, assisted by two hired men. il
in charge of the outfit. Mr.. Cole is {
pioneer of the Pacific coast, is 50 years ole
and bachelor. He recently sold farm
, near Pendleton, re-, where he has livet
for 81 years and is we'll supplied will
money and a complete outfit. One of hi
r friends here made the statement that be
sides his outfit Mr.. Cole will take 5000
, in gold with him to the Klondike coun
p try. Mr.. Cole has been in and aroun
+ Colfax for three weeks buying and break
= ing pack horses for the trip. So quietl
n has he been at work that few knew {
his intention until today when he LEI
with 81 pack horses and six saddle horse
for Spokane where he will push forwar
= at once. Leaving Spokane the party wi
: take the overland route and travel b
easy stages until the grass gets goot
=, They will prospect along the route
good ground is discovered this side {
Dawson they will stop and locate claim
If not, they will go to Dawson, whel
Mr. Cole will probably buy a claim. M
;, Cole, whose hair and beard are as whit
!, as snow, is still strong, hearty, dete
! mined and ambitious, and is confident
y will meet with success in his undeItal
- ing. AS the train left ColfaX this NOR
ing with Mr.. Cole at the head it forme
g pretty picture and reminded the oil
- settlers of the early days when all pr
=, visions used in this country were brougl
- in by pack train.
~ Ore Shipments From Nelson.
$ The ore shipments from Nelson, b. {
m for the past week amounted to 200 toI
in of an approximate value of $l26. Ago II
he figures for each shipping mine are as fC
al lows: Hall mines smelter, copper bullio
N l6 tons, lead bullion, 90 tons; lie Roi, l6'
he tons; ayne, $40 tons; Queen Bess,
IN tons; Idaho, ITO tons; Iron Mask, so ton
ne Last Chance, 80 tons; Rambler, 40 ton
n. Montezuma, so tons; Reco, 20 tons Bra
20 en- Bros, Pilot Bay, ll9 tons. This brin
" the total shipment for March, includil
it the first two days of April, up to H.
I'd tons, of an approximate value of $69S,4l
ut The shipments so far for 1898 aggrega
C. 29,S27 tons, valued at $2,S45,042.
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