Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-09-16

There are 10 teams and % men EN-
slowed on the Northern Pacific's Mn,
Nile branch. near Wallace, Idaho, anC
rho gap between the old grade and towr
will be completed this week. That i.
practieally all the work there is to dc
Or four miles. the old grade requiring
but little repairing to put it in shape
~ Law ties and rails. No announcement,
has been made as to how far the rail.
will be laid this year, although there
are various rumors afoat regarding it
Among the men employed on the work
the idea is prevalent that there is an
understanding with w. A. Clark that he
will work the Sunset and that the road
will be built to it as soon as possible
1t is out of the question for it to GO
80 far as that this year, as it will require
several miles of heavy grading. The
Sunset claim is on the very summit OF
Sunset peak, and has the greatest sur.
face showing of any claim in the Occur
dAlenes without question. Mr.. Clark
has owned it for years, declining to eth
er sell or lease the property, although
there are plenty of men who would jump
at chance to get to work it on any
reasonable terms. Another report is
that the track for the present will run
only to the Black Cloud mill, and an
other that it will be put through as far
as the Granite mine, mile and half
beyond the end of the old grade. Lo-
cal officials profess to know nothing Of
the plans of the company, and it is
probable that they are honest in their
statements.
The Iron Mask Sold.
The Iron Mask in Rossland camp is
soon to pass into the hands of the
Blackstock- Gooderham syndicate, which
lately acquired the Centre Star, and
which has owned the War Eagle since it
passed from the hands of the original
Spokane company. That a deal has been
pending for some time is well known
That it is nearing the point of culmina-
ton is asserted by those who are in a
position to know the facts.
1t is said that the price is to be at the
rate of 100000, or 81 per share, for the
property. Some who are in close touch
with the parties interested insist that
the price is even higher than this and
give as a reason therefor that the deal
has been hanging fire for some time
simply because the owners of the con
troll of the property would not sell at 81
per share. and that there is no reason tt
believe that they have weakened. How
ever, it comes from an authentic source
that the price is ST. per share.
Bought the Iron Horse.
The Iron Horse in Rossland camp ha
been purchased by George f. Pfunde
for the Mackay syndicate, which own
the Virginia, Colonna and Monte Girls
to properties. The Iron Horse wa
owned by the Iron Horse Mining an
Milling Company of Rossland. Harr
Humphrey of Spokane was one OF tn
largest stockholders and he recently az
ouired the control of the property an
made the deal for the sale of the contrt
10 MIR. Pfunder. j. ID. Farrell was
large stakeholder.
Mr.. Pfunder, who was in the city las
week, said that he had closed the de'
for the purchase of $4,000 shares of tn
stock of the company, the capitalizaho
being ST, 100000. He declined to name II
price paid for the stock, but 1t Is clam
ed that the figure was cents per shar
Altitude of Buffalo Hump
The report that the new quartz can
on old Buffalo Hump has an altitude
1900 feet is ridiculous, says the ldal
Free Press. The figures given by u
United States geological surveyors WI
were through the country last SUNNI
place the altitude of the hump itself
$50 feet above sea level. This Is the
ovation plated on the map OF the BIT.
Root forest reserve furnished by the
terror department for the use OF N
Glindining, superintendent OF the
serve. The entire country was triahs
lated and plated with great aecura'
and the elevations of all prominent pea
and stations are given, making II
most serviceable map OF this section
have ever seen.
bought the Copper Wonder =.
The British America Corporation II
week purchased the Copper " onuer
two other small fractions lying 10
east OF the Great Western Tor @oo
There are l3 acres in the three II
tions. The vendors were hehht
Brothers & Purgold, who owned tn,
Chester, of Spokane, third ana Ar!'
Gowing and j. S. Rogers ohe-Si'
each.
Cash for Centre Star.
The sum of 100000 for the !
chase of the Centre Star NINE III IA
land, B. c., was deposited with oas'
T. NJ. Hodgens of the State savings U
at Butte last week. The purchase
the Blackstock- Gooderham syhuic"ue
Toronto. The stockholders VINO sell
are principally Butte people
Paid for Government ifm"e'
The clerk of the United States G
has been advised by the departihen,
the interior at Washington that q
has been received there from the lie
Mining & Smelling Company OF oPo'
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