The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-01-15
EMPLOYMENT IN MINES.
RIVALRY IN SLOGAN DISTRICT
Figures From Twenty Properties
Nenr KasIo-The Moyea River
Country-Fau Creek Camp-Along
the Tobacco Root Rnnge.

papers of various estimates of the num-
Der of men employed in Rossland mines
has awakened spirit of rivalry in the
SLOGAN district and figures have been sub
mitted to support the claim that SLOGAN
miners outnumber those of Rossland to
and are better paid
The statement of the number of men
employed i'll Rossland showed that out of
the 700 men estimated to be working in
the camp more than one-half were EN-
ploved in five mines. as follows: lie Roi,
236; War Eagle, 90; Center Star, 30; Iron
Mask, 30; Sunset, 80. The SLOGAN people
claim to make better showing than this,
both as to number of men employed and
wages paid The average wages in Ross
land are So per day; in the SLOGAN the
miners are paid $3.50.
The Kaslo News sums up the matter
thus:
The following silver-lead properties of
the SLOGAN and Ainsworth divisions, locat
ed within radius of 5 miles from Kaslo,
by air line, are given as making an inter
esting table for comparison. The wages
in these camps are $3.50 per day.
The pay rolls of 20 representative mines
now operating, as closely as can be ascer-
tanned, are given herewith;
Payne, 100 men; SLOGAN Star, 1907
Whitewater, 10; Ruth. 100; Reco, So
Idaho, 20; Montezuma, 20; Queen Bess,
so; Lucky JIM 25 Last Chance, 20; No.
J. 40; Tariff, %; Black Diamond, 26 An
tome, 25; Ivanhoe, %; Rambler, %; Oar
danelles, %; Ajax, 10; Goodenough, l5
Whitewater Deep, 10; total, 1923.
The number of smaller properties now
operating, employing from three to ten
men, will doubtless easily increase the
above figures to 1900
The Buckhorn Group.
Ambrose Stewart, superintendent of the
Buckhorn group of claims in the Moyea
river country, was in Spokane the other
day. The Buckhorn group is a free milling
proposition and was bonded by John p.
Irwin of Spokane last summer for $685.
600. Two payments have been made on
the bond and Mr.. Irwin has since associ-
ated with himself several Pennsylvania
capitalists who are also largely interested
in Yahk properties on this side of the
lllltN w Z HtlNt llNt Nlttiiilo III llt RiOups
said Mr.. Stewart. "They are the Buck
horn, Hoosier Boy, Keystone, Scout and
Lucky Three. The properties are on Deer
creek a tributary of Moyea river, and are
about three miles from Sylvanite camp.
The claims were located by ID. Longley,
Charles Erwing, Jasper King and Irving
BRYANT and were bonded last summer to
j. p. Irwin. The bond runs until J ne |,
1898, and it will be taken up in due sea-
son, Mr. Irving having interested some
eastern men in the enterprise. Inc claims
are all on a ledge of free milling gold ore
and the average of 2S assays taken at
intervals throughout the 5000 feet of the
ledge that runs through the claims is
$685.
Fall Creek Camp.
John Rankin has returned to Florence,
Idaho, from Fall creek with most en-
couraging reports from the new camp.
He is developing free milling gold
quartz proposition. The Gold Bug ore is
being hauled to the Banner mill, where it
will be treated as soon as a new plate ar
rives which has been sent for. Several
! hundred tons will be milled and a rich
cleanup is expected. A. G. Amsberry of
the Black Hills, South Dakota, is in camp
5 examining properties with the view of in
= vesting. NJ J. Shields is expected to come
' over from Moscow in few days to en-
: deavor to straighten out the affairs of the
e Ozark mine with the hope of resuming
e work. The Free Coinage mine has two
and onehalf feet of ore in the face of the
S0-foot drift which is being pushed. There
. are about 200 tons on the dump and the
pile is growing daily. A mill next sum-
e mer is a possibility. A force of men is
1 exposing a good ore body on the Pride OF
/ Florence
5 Work on the Bob IngersoII.
< Mining circles in the portion of the
5 Tobacco Root range tributary to Sheri-
e dan. which includes Mill creek, is slim
n ulated this winter with unusual energy
a says a special correspondent of the Sher-
idan Paper. On the Bob lngersoll mine
Rod ID. Leggatt, in whom title to this
property is now vested, is working force
, of eight men, sinking a shaft. This mine
G is situated on the north side of Mill creek
2 distant from Sheridan about II miles. Mr.
5 Leggatt has constructed a new wagon
4 road up the mountain to the mine from
. Mill creek at a cost of $1,000, as we'll as
= greatly improving the old road, leading
4 up the creek from Sheridan. A large
+ ditch has been constructed from Mill creek
l. to the millsite where the owner contem
J, plates erecting a large concentrating
plant when the mine has been developed
sufficiently and enough ore put in sight