Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-11-26
MINES AND MINING NEWS
NOTES FROM MANY CLAIMS.
A Nc,v Patent Furnacc-A Rich Gold
strike In Idnho-NenrIy One Hun
dred and Forty Feet OF Ore IN
Knob HiII-Odds and Ends From
Various Camps In Three states.

late patent is that granted to IL. l..
Charles. formerly of Butte, but now OF
Basin. The patent Is for reyerberatory
furnace which is especially adapted Tor
the sulphide copper ores OF this state 3S
we'll AZ for the Montana Goals, which
carry 50 much ash. Mr.. Charles has been
a metallurgist and a practical metallur-
gical worker for Is years. There are two
sonarate attachments TO the furnace; one
is an air skinner, the other front bridge
and nue. Either one can be attached TO
any of the furnaces now in use without
the other. Mr.. Charles says one man can
handle four 5O-ton furnaces OF this type
mnch easier and do his work faster and
cleaner than where the furnaceman has to
stand for 20 TO 30 minutes and skim from
six to eight tons of Stag every three to
four hours. On trial run in one OF the
smelters in Butte before the patent was
applied for, Mr. Charles acted as furnace
man on day shift for 10 days, and in that
time there was not rabble used to skim a
pound of Stag. The fastest time was
eight tons of Stag blown off in SIX minutes
and the slowest time was eight tons OF
slag blown of in IL minutes.
Big Idaho strike.
A great strike of high grade gold ore
has been made in the mineral belt which
lies between the now famous Buffalo
Hump and Thunder mountain, III Idaho.
The strike has been made upon the Morn
ing Star group of four claims, owned by
NJ OBrien, A. i. Harcherode, l. y.
Smith and j. z. Heape. The four claims
the Morning Star, North Star, South
Star and Lone Star-are located end to
end along a great vein which crops from
80 to 80 feet wide throughout the OOOO
feet, and shows wonderful body OF free
milling quartz. While there is an abund-
ance of this quartz carrying flee gold III
large quantity, there is an additional large
quantity of rich sulphides and black sui
phurets sufficient TO keep score OF five
foot Huntington mills and Wiley con-
centrators at work for years. a conserva-
tive estimate of the number of tons of ore
in sight on these four claims would run
away up into the millions, while it is diff
cult to estimate the average value OF the
ore, which is enormously rich as far ds
opened.
The course of the ledge is northeast and
southwest. 1t hes about IL miles south OF
the Buffalo Hump and 2S miles north
west of Thunder mountain. The vein Is
a contact between porphyry ON the east
and granite on the west. The Salmon
river runs through the claims and the
vicinity never has much SNOW. At pres
ent the bunchgrass is still green, afford
ing the best feed for saddle and pack ami
mails.
Huge Ledge Found.
Word reached Spokane last week from
Greenwood camp, b. c., that the cross
cut which has been running for several
months across the ledge in the Knob Hill
property has finally got into the foot wall
after running continuously through l37
feet of solid ore. The story almost seems
too BIG to be true but it is vouched for by
mining men from that camp who are famil
lar with the monster lodges of the Bound
airy Creek country. The Knob Hill is the
oldest location in Greenwood camp, and
was staked in 1891 by Henry White.
The success of the Knob Hill and Old
lronsdes claims is due to the business
sagacity and good management OF Spo-
kane operator, Jay p. Graves, who is now
on an extended trip to eastern cities He
obtained control of the Old Ironsides and
Knob Hill. adjoining claims, and organ
lied two companies to operate them, fully
confident that he had properties which
would one day prove great mines.
The properties are i'll Greenwood camp,
six miles from Greenwood City, and
good wagon road has been built to them.
They were located under the old mineral
act and are consequently the American
size claims, l5O0x600 feet. Both are crown
granted.
Another Dividend.
The Republic Gold Mining Company de
clared its third monthly dividend last
week. This makes $4,000 paid in profits
by the mine within the past 80 days. The
enlarged mill started up last week. 1t
will have a capacity of from 80 to 40 tons
of ore daily. 1t is expected that the
monthly dividends will continue at $780,
600 the rest of the year, with an extra
one on Christmas, and that, beginning
with the new year, the monthly payments
will be doubled. Mining men familiar with
the property offer to wager that it viii be
paying profits of 100000 monthly before
next June. The remarkable ore body
tapped recently at a depth of 400 feet is
meeting all expectations. Drifts G-e be-
ing run both ways from the point of the
recent strike, and are cutting high grade
ore quite up to the average Of that found
at the point of the strike.