The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-03-26
NEWS OF MINING CAMPS
WALKING TO TEsLIN LAKE
Coed Wagon Read Through Tim
herea Country, aad the valleys
Well Settled-ImportaRt MinlnE
transaction In taAa-Rlg THM-
mel Project la Idaho.

started from Spokane TO walk over the
route to Teslin lake. He arrived IN Kan
loops in 10 days, and writes as follows;
( Il lett Spokane on February lG, at IL 40
i a. M, and arrived at kamloops March q,
at ) n IN. As near as | have been able
/ to learn hv inquiry at points alon. the
way, 1 have travelled 800 miles, walking
all but 10 miles Of the distance.
/ II encountered sno,v q, tho 1;,-;ds he.
tween Spokane and Colyille, and again at
! Greenwood mountain and ON the Camp
! Mckinney road. and IA miles this side Of
Camp Mckinney The rest of the way
To penticton Was Good WALKING
Il came un the west side of Lake Okla.
nos.,n ov.r n .ooa tr,n 81, IA nit
! From Vernon IN Kamloops the roads were
,lonny with snow and mud The roads
have been wet and sl,nnv more or less
all the wav have had nv feet soakine
wet for fo,ir or 1--WE dnvs NJ = tima "a that
( hive had In sion anil u-r;ne, v,,to- from
nv socks several times q, dav hut I nm,
f,eling none Tho versa f,r ,,,, tr;r In
fact j am NOR. AHA Ia vail th,n wLeu /
started
..rhc country has hoor mountainous
and wei, t;mheraJ alwo., all ,ho u,av hnt
tba ya,ron v,odu opa oool o,,, "a 81
low valleys that ara VOL sottIaI
:.'rbere i but lit,Ia chance f.,, ,,,,;rc,
stock ON the way from Spokaue IN Kan,
hops, but almost everv f,,mer has hay !,
sell at from s. ia sl5 ner ton b,ve
paid all the WAY from - to Al conf. f,r
meals.
The distance from \ .bcroft t, Vor,c,,
is 100 mile. bv way ,f E.,ml,,,,. an
derstand there i a shorter tr,;l ,ver tho
mountains further south tnt IL ,,nnot ~.
Travelled for six weeks vet
Horses can be had all alone the ro,te
for from So to S3j.
Il expect to reach Ashcroft Tomorrow
night have been WALKING Il davs
ann yours on the trail
IRA +. M'%I'T.F"
The route taken by Mr.. NIcSutt was
by way of Marcus, Grand Fork. and
Camp Mckinney to Pcntieton. This i.
only one of the ruttes to Ashcroft over
land from spokane. The Willard marty
which left few DAYS since, will eudravHr
to reach Penticton bv way Of Wilbur and
Wild Coos Bills ferry.
consolidation In Montana.
One OF the most importunt rjri,,,
transactions in the history Of the state 81
Montana is the consolidation OF C:r,nifn
Mountain md M \I.t.,Ir;,. ,,,,,,,,,,,;,,.
both big silver properties ii Granite coun.
ty, into one corporation to be- known a.
the Granite Iii Metallic Consolidated Min.
ing company. Both boards Of trustees
have agreed to the consolidation. with
viii result in the sttrtiny I'M of the bio
properties in the near future. Under IN.
laws Of the state Of Montana il i rece.-
~1ry that the consolidation scheme have
the acquic-eence Of two-third. Of the
,tockL olders Of each company. II !. anil
that more than this has already becn -.
cured An agreement stoned bv both
boards Of trustees A. well 4. a circ,,l,r
have been sent ont IN each stooLb,l.tor
in either company. The amount of tho
capital stock Of the new rompauv will he
$lu.Ng, 600. divided into OO0 n6o -h,rc.
Of the par value Of sIo n .I,,ro. ,nJ an
Fl the stock Is to be issued and delivered
- fully paid and worcestershire +, Tho
stock hol.lcrs Of the Granite NInn,t,i, AL
hi Metallic companies in Tho nr,,,rt;,.,,
vi two-Gfths Tor 4ooonO .L,rct 10 tLa
stock holders Of tire Crapite uo,,t,;n a.
thrce-fif to the stockbolder. If Tho p;
Metallic.
Long Tunnel nm Mammoth U, {
The survey for tb. now t,,,,,.aI e a,
Mammoth i now being made II has conc
lar enough to know that II. Ian,tb LIN /
a pproxin,ate 1000 foo, al - a.. NJ.
lance il will emf AZ le,.t r. -
besides the one on which tha 1r,,,r,,7.I,
i located and Ito vb,lo n ~,
be through ground which tbe Nfamrott,
pcoplc own. Ev mani. tho Nt,,,r,.,h ::
considered the greatest mine in tho e.,
IL Alenc. there L.i,.. hat 49, -.
wbich can no-.iId,, II,
that position. and .ho,'lJ on,tb;no na.r
Of yaine no c,,on,ta,a,t :, ~ Nv"
new cro-scut tunnel il iii ell, +. a..
greatest, With nearIv g, nil, ~, H. -.
lead. and several sfle claim. ca,orfna,
smaller leads. with the Io,oo.t o,,t;,,,,e,,-7'
oro ehuto IN, ,,,o,.,..ro,, :.
with the bi,bc.t av.r,,,o ,,roI,, - -
the Soutb Fort. Nth a., 49,. -. ~ -
produces a bi,.hfr ncroor,ooa - -. 80.
oro thu, ,,,, o,h.. nI ''PP'"G
ruttipg tho Ic,d 1non ,,,t - a, ''''''i
it will bc \ nrone,t, ,hat iii IT.
napJ ,ttapt;on an,., - y, Az -, I'm
u...n, o,..,.,.,
Tho forro,,;r,, I:,.;I,'.,.i'
boon do..r,,o,I h,. '''e''''s
C;orJ Month"; II
,,,,ro .,non. NJ. CENTS per