Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-12-14
MINES AND MINING CAMPS
METALS OF THE NORTHWEST
Items From the Rich Rigior of the Pa
ciHc North west, News Fsom All the
Princi le Mining Camps-Personsls--
Mining Notes.

A depth of 800 feet has been attained
on the Black Tail mine at Republic, ant
the ruling values of the ore at that poin'
range from $25 to $50 per ton in gold.
A Bossburg Property.
Twelve feet of good ore valued at $ll
per ton in gold has been disclosed on thu
surface of the Ben Franklin, owned b,
Bossburg parties Picked specimens from
the ledge assayed $2l per ton.
Great Northern Mine.
The Great Northern mine on Douglas
mountain is working two shifts of foul
men, has reached depth of $50 feet ani
has full face Of shipping ore bearing
gold values of from $40 to $35 per ton
The management expects to ship soon.
A New smelter.
Jay P. Graves writes from Montrea
that. the subscription to the stock of thu
smelter company which he has just float
ed there to build reduction works for thu
Knob Hill and Old Ironsides mines il
Greenwood camp, B. c., was oversubscrib
ed over l,OO0,0 900 shares. The capitaliza
ton is to be 100000 shares.
The Red Lion.
The Red Lion claim at Rock Cut, neal
Bossburg, is developing some good ore al
depth Of 20 feet. The ore is similar tt
that found in the Little Giant, but not q
high in values, yet there is enough OF th'
yellow metal in the undetermined width
of the vein to make the ore pay undel
economical treatment
Cottage Grove Mines.
The Black Butte mine near Cottage
Grove, Wash, is turning out quicksilver
at the rate of $4,000 per month. The
output will average ton day for the
year round, and the smelter has noun
tain of cinnabar ore to draw on. A
smelter costing $4,000 was erected dur
ing the summer and commenced opera
tions October 10th. The Black Butte
company is composed Of ]. Gamble, Capt
Chilcott, ]. E. Chilberg, W. Hastings and
j. Behrman.
The Zala, I'm Sheridan.
The whim is now in place on the Zals
M. mine in Sheridan camp, near Repub
lie, and supplies are on hand for the win
ter. Supt. Snyder says the vein is widen
ing all the time and values improving
The camp has other good prospects that
will be heard from in the early spring
amongst the principal claims being tn,
Polar Star group, Polar Fraction, Ameri
can Flag, and Uncle Sam, all of which
have had some development, and the
spring will see them all working.
The bonanza Mine.
All Of the machinery in the Bonanza
mine, near Bossburg, has been placed and
the property is now producing from the
four levels reaching down TO depth ol
nearly 600 feet all Of 100 tons Of shipping
ore each day. The recent fall Of snow ha
been Of much benefit to the Bonanza mine
as the roads were so badly cut up by wag
ons that conveyance OF the ore became al
most impracticable. For the next three
months the ore will be transferred on
sleds, and In the spring 1t Is probable thai
tramway win be built from the mine tc
the railway station.
Large Cash Payment.
Tha ,srooat ma vu,ent of cs.h made n
.nv ;nd;v;duaI ~ New Denver n q 4
many months was sla 0oO na;d ON N,
bv the companv represented bv ! A
Marts ~ Nalson to James Mer;no ss ,b.
final payment for his three-eighths inter
est in the California group Of claims Oh
Silver mountain. The first payment, o.
~ noo ,vas r,.Ja o,,ou. . v.ar 49, ~
I Msr;ro L - .iso ;r,srsstsd = shs W.,;nr
an sd;o;r;no claim wbera thew have
strorg Isdge carrv;no from so,,y 10 a;gb,
irchas ~ ga,ena ora This nronerty i,
ns.n 49, - ts s - y" ~ Ia p !,
tha;e ;rtsnt;o, ~ n,sh ,yorL thro,,,,,o,,,
,ha r,ntar nn.n;nr ~. min. Cor sr,sr
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Inc famous d. Y. IN tne Doundar.
country, between Grand FORKS and Green
wood, Is under option. 70 n y. Edward
Leckle, OF kossiand. Mr.. Leckie Is repre-
senting IN the deal the same interests tina
control the Montreal Goidheids, wnicl
owns the Coxey and Is operating the Ger
trude IN the Rossland camp Clarence =
McCuaig 10 understood to be one OF tn
principals most interested In the negotia
tions to secure the "B. G." A. II. Harri
son and E E. -Bichard, the owners OF tn
property were in Rossland recently
wnere negotlauons We're conducted- IN
terms Of tne deal nave not peen STATED
Dut IL must De sum ranging IN the nun