The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-11-19
MINES AND MINING CAMPS
NEWS OF PRECIOUS METALS.
News From the Mineral Regions of
the Pacific Northwest-Prfzcs
Won at the Omaha ENpoeition-
Yukon Gold Dredging Failure
The BecIn H. Mine-The Shcri-
dan Cnmp-MininG Notes.

ID. ". snyder. the father of Sheridan
claim near Republic, speaks hopefully OF
the outlook there. A number of claims
are being developed, but the most work
is being done under his direction. He
was the discoverer of the mines in that
camp and takes a pardonable pride in be-
ing the first OF the owners to develop the
mines by sinking a shaft. lie said:
When ] began work on the leila NJ.
the rich paystreak was only IA inches in
width, but at the depth of 20 feet it has
increased to a width OF 30 inches, and it IS
even richer than it was few feet below
the surface. When ] sent the ore to my
partner tC be assayed they had only the
richer parts OF it assayed, and | remained
in ignorance of the value of the other por-
tons OF the ore body until few days
since. and have thrown it away as waste
| shall now save all of the ore. as | have
learned its value, and, while some of it Is
not rich enough to ship, it will pay a
handsome profit to concentrate and ship
the concentrates. \ few days ago | had
five assays made, two of which were from
the refuse that | have been throwing
on the dump. One showed a value of SIS. 40
in silver and S2.06 in gold, and the other
carried So in silver and $l.O3 in gold. The
other three were from medium to high
grade one, and you can see by the assay
er's certificate that there are not MANY
mines that can make so good a showing. -
Arrangements have been perfected to
begin active development work on the Po-
lar star in Sheridan camp. The work
will be done on Polar Star Nos and ?.
The ledge lies several hundred feet west
OF and parallel to the leila NJ. and south
OF the Polar Star No. 3, upon which a con-
siderable amount of work has been done
and some fine quartz obtained. 1t is un-
douhtedly on the same ledge as the Amer
lean Flag which is regarded as one of the
coming mines of that camp. The property
IL exceedingly well situated for working,
as it can be worked by tunnel or shaft
and there is plenty OF timber and water
for milling purposes within Il half miles
OF the proposed shaft The ledge crops out
at intervals OF few hundred feet for near.
IS a mile.
Output of Pierce District.
Since there is n renewal OF operations on
placer and quartz mining in the Pierce
district, Idaho, there is much speculation
as 10 the gold output OF the camp for the
year. Last season it was estimated that
about $l50,OOO was shipped from the dis
trict, while on this seasons output the
date Is estimated at from $4,000 to $50,
900. Regarding this, a. Nj. Ellis, the own
er OF valuable property in the district
said: 1t Is a difficult matter to fgur,
on, because the gold dust is shipped Il
different points, TO Spokane, Boise, Sal
Lake City and San Francisco, to business
houses and other places. Then the Chi
nese who number about 100 are shrewC
miners and never tell what their earningi
are, but l think that the total will b,
above the 100000 mark. There should b,
law requiring every man who ships dus
to register it SO that the public could keel
posted on the progress OF the differen
camps. As it is, we can only estimat
from our personal knowledge Of the differ
ent clean ups what is being done" Dur
ing the summer when there was plent,
of water it was estimated that the gol,
shipments from the camp would reacl
$4,000 weekly.
Claims in Keno Camp.
w. II. Cakes has returned from tn
south half of the Colville reservation
where he has been to see some mining
property in which he is interested wit
Henry Gardner and Arthur Curry.
Mr.. Oakes says: THE claims are i
/ Keno camp. about 20 miles from kelle
and three miles east of the San Poi
where We have n group of nine claim,
/ The principal work has been done on tn
! PappOose and 50 far it has been most SAT
| isfactory. The tunnel is now in about ,
feet, where it taps the ledge about 20 b,
! low the surface. The ore is red carbon
ate, carrying gold, silver, lead and a sma
percentage OF copper. The assays whic
have been made if an indication of wort
make the Pappoose valuable propert!
The entire country in that vicinity ha
been located and many valuable find
have been made. One property has bee
bonded for $6O,OOO and another for $2O
COO There is considerable excitement an
mining experts are in evidence. A nun
Der of reports are to the effect that Ken
camp is the richest yet found on the re
ervation."
Prizes at Omaha.
To the Editor: | beg to advise yo
that the following awards ON mineral e,
hibits of Washington and British Colun
bia We're made by the Trans Mississippi
and International Exposition and media