The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-08-20

examination. The stones as returned are
certainly beauties. Tiffany g. Co., the
well known New York jewellers, report
them all right and say eney can use them
if of larger size than those sent for ex-
animation. Those sent were small, be-
ing of one carat or less in weight, and
were only submitted for the purpose of
getting an expert report as to the quality.
The Pierce District.
Miners in the Pierce district are be-
ginning to lay in their fall and winter
supplies and Kendrick feels the effect OF
the increased trade. G. E. Rummel, who
operates a placer mine at Snake Creek,
said: "This has been prosperous season
for the miners in the Pierce district, a
majority of them having made paying
clean ups. We have had a good supply
of water and have succeeded in cleaning
up $500. This has paid us good wages,
besides putting our mine in shape for
handling more dirt next season. This
fall we will strip our dirt and be in shape
to commence work in the SPRING From
all over the district l hear most encour-
aging reports of the work being done and
believe that with work resumed on the
Crescent mine and the development Of
other properties this fall the Pierce dis
trict must forge ahead"
Mining Briefs.
The Midway Advance says that some
rich strikes have been made recently up
the main Kettle river from that place.
1t is reported that the main ledge on
the Athelstan has been struck on the
Jack Pot claim in Wellington Camp,
Boundary Creek, B. G.
1t is reported that a great body of ore
has been struck on the Crown Point
claim in Crown Point camp just west of
Rock Creek on Kettle river.
1t is reported that the Sunday Morning
mine near the Helen E. in the Pierre 8
Lake district on the north half of the
Colville reservation has been sold for
cash to California parties for $4,000.
The heated term has had quoting eff
feet upon the Spokane mining stock mar
ket and no sales of great importance
were reported during the week, though
brokers report a healthy inquiry for Re-
public stocks.
p. A. Daggett of Spokane received a
letter from d. c. Clark saying that rich
lead of ore has been cut on the Sunrise
claim in the SLOGAN and that the lead runs
directly through the Dorothy claim
which is owned by the Ruth No. Min
ing Company of Spokane. The Ruth ha:
tunnel in 27O feet.
The men who were working on a coppei
prospect just above Lake Blaine, Mont.
have given it up, says the Kalispell In
ter-Lake. They had found some rocl
that was promising, but concluded afte
working on it a while that it was no
worth following up.
Reports from Bear Gulch, Mont, dur
| ing the week continued to bring informa
ton OF fabuously rich returns from tn
r recent placer locations in that district
. and veritable stampede to that cam
!. has resulted. Among other reports q
{ rich diggings it is stated that Georg
= Rockinger washed out nearly two ounce
e of gold dust in less than five hours Tue.
g day.
The Mammoth mine in the Coloma di'
?. trict, western Montana, has been attacl
n ed by Larabie Brothers, Deer Lodge baznl
g ers, and by w. b. Hosmer of Boston
n president of the company, for debts as
Il gregating about $4,000. 1t is said tia
the company has spent over 100000
development in the last Is months. I'll
= equipment comprises compresso
:, hoist and five stamp mill.
The lower Chest mill has started up q
Chest ore at Murray, Idaho. They hay
=, enough ore out for months run wit
- ten stamps.
! There were twelve property transfe
b, placed on the records of Shoshone count
~ Idaho, last week, with a total valuatic
I of $4,000. Nine locations were record,
. during the same time.
II The whole June output for the Mo
i, tana Mining Company was 1920 ounces
:! gold and 1900 ounces of silver fro
CPL tons of ore crushed, and ii ,59l to
> of tailings from the dams, says the NJ
- rysville Mountaineer. The estimated I
~ alizable value of the crushings is $43, 40
and of the tailings $23,S00; the cost
= treating the tailings was $l3,443. II
- total expense was $4,000, leaving a n
income of $4,000.