Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-05-20

lish company just formed in London by
Harry White to operate number of
Rossland properties. The deal includes a
cash payment of $4,000 and 10 per cent
i'll the stock of the new company, which
will be capitalized at 100000. \ part of
the cash payment has already been made,
and the balance is to be paid on or before
June Is. Harry White, the organizer of
the new company, says that he will be in
shape to commence operations on the
property by the first of next month, if
necessary. The Lily May is famous as
the first location in the Rossland camp
1t lies in the south belt on the south slope
of Deer Park mountain, and is just along
The line OF the Dewdney trail. 1t was this
proximity to the Dewdney trail that led
to its location, as prospectors going over
the trail happened upon some promising
galena float, with the result that they
followed it and staked the ledge, which
was found near by. The location was sub
sequently abandoned by the original To-
Gators and for some time lay idle, when
some of the strikes on Red mountain led
to its being restaked for its gold values.
The Lily May company was subsequently
organized to operate it, and has done sew
eral hundred feet of work on the ledge
with excellent results. There is com
plete compressor plant at the mine.
Plncers i'm Pierce District.
As Il result Of the bountitul supply of
water in the Pierce district the placer
min bn,
good clean-ups have already been made.
The other day two miners brought out
about 90 ounces, their first clean up after
about 90 days work. They returned the
following day, expecting to make much
larger cleanup before the water supply
becomes too low for mining purposes. The
snow is all gone in and about Pierce, but
the highest mountains are still covered
with good depth of snow, which will
continue to replenish the reservoirs for
some time yet. The greatest activity in
placer mining appears to be in the west
ern portion of the district in the vicinity
of Snake creek. In this territory num-
| Der of good claims that prospect from 40
to 90 cents per yard are bling worked, and
are by means experiments, as most of
them produced well last season, and con-
tributed in no small way towards swell
ing the output of the camp to the $780,
600 mark. There is also a renewal of
work in the Swamp Creek district, that
already indicates that this portion of the
district, which has been idle for some
time, will be worked for all it is worth
this season, and the actual worth of the
dirt made known. Reports from all parts
of the district confirm the news that more
placer mining is under Roadway this sea-
son than for some years.
Southern Oregon.
Quartz mining in southern Oregon had
its beginning in the discovery of the
Hicks ledge on jackson creek in 1859. 1t
proved to be a pocket, but quite IL snug
little sum was taken out by Secora Hicks
and S. r. Taylor. Gold hill was the next
noted find in the way of quartz. 1t was
discovered in January, 1860, by Messrs.
Hays and Graham, and before it was
abandoned had produced some 100000.
Henry Klippel and others had purchased
the mine within week after its discov-
cry, for a good round sum. The discov-
cry of the Gold hill ledge quickly led to
further quartz discoveries, and among
others the Fowler, which yielded $3l5,-
600; the Jewett. $4,000; Blackwell, $l0,-
600: Holman, $4,000, and Davenport,
$4,000. Some of these mines are still be-
ing worked at this time, notably the jew
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bonanza Shipments.
| The Bonanza mine, which has been
shipping ore at the rate of 200 tons per
week will after this week increase the
working force and double the production
and shipment of ore from the mine. The
work is now being prosecuted on the 400
foot level, and the increased capacity OF
the mine will necessitate the early install
lation of "A new hosting plant. The mine
is located four miles east of Bo>sbnrg
Wash. and the ore is loaded on the cars
there for shipment to the Tacoma smelt
en-