Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-08-26

The Denver Republican publishes some
81 interesting details of the famous Cal
n.t and Hecla mine of Michigan, which
,r has the deepest mining shaft in the
p,Ia The shaft is now 1900 feet deep
.soer than any of the deep mines on the
smsock, Nevada, and deeper than the
,.,oest mines in Austria, which have been
,arked for centuries. The main shaft
NJ six compartments, each of which is as
hrse as an ordinary shaft, one for the
Adderways and the sixth for the wires
md pipes, which are necessary for the
pkphones light, power, water and COM
,ressed air. The remarkable feature of
hi, great mine is that the course of the
rein is so undertaking that the engineers
an plan work ahead for thousands of feet
With absolute certainty that the actual
yorking will agree with the plans. As a
ssult the underground workings are laid
out with mathematical accuracy. The
reat pumps that hoist thousands of gal
ms of water every hour are operated in
e4changeably by compressed air and cleo
icity. There are 300 power drills con-
sanity in operation, each of them doing
the work of six men, operated by cont
pressed air, and these are kept at work
night and day. Every ton of ore hoisted
is automatically registered in the office.
The LIE Roi Troubles.
The British America Corporation can
not buy the ma lority of the stock of the
lie Roi Mining & Smelling Company.
Judge Richardson of the Spokane superior
court has signed a restraining order which
prohibits the holders of the majority of
the stock from selling to the British
America Corporation, and likewise pro-
hibits the big syndicate from buying the
stock and the LIE Roi company from trans
ierring it. After reviewing the testimony
and arguments presented, the court said
in preface to its order: THE court is of
the opinion and holding that under the
laws of this state one corporation may
not acquire shares of stock or any stock
in another corporation, and further, that
under the constitution and laws of this
state the acquiring of majority of the
shares of stock in a domestic corporation
owning realty within the state of Wash
ngton by an alien corporation, such as
the British America Corporation, would
subject said domestic corporation to for
fixture of its real estate, and to forfeit
ure of its right to do business within the
state"
The case has not been tried on ITS mer-
its and will come up in the regular order
for final settlement. The stockholders al
fected by the injunctions were at a loss
to know last evening what step would be
next taken. The suit for damages in the
sum of $7S0,00O is yet to be heard, and
the case involving the appointment OF the
receiver at Rossland is to come up for
hearing some time this week in Victoria.
There is prospect for much tedious litiga-
ton
New Gold Fields.
Reports from the Sheepeater district, in
Montana, indicate that that portion OF
Park county's gold fields rivals the famed
Klondike, says the Livingston Enterprise.
While it offers none of the hardships to
the gold hunters endured by the Alaskan
argonauts, the find promises to involve a
legal contest that may temporarily at
least interfere with the continued produc-
ton of the yellow metal from the pockets
or veins which produce almost fabulous
Yields The discovery was made some time
since by p. Dougherty, Felix Mccarthy
and n. c. Henderson, who began opera
tons and were making good wages by
employing the primitive method OF taking
out the rock and treating it in rocker
located some distance away on a mount
ain stream. Later they made discover!
upon the Legal Tender at point wher'
the heavy rains of the past season hat
caused slide from the old opening in tn
mine. exposing a formation much resem
bling the formation about the park gey
sers. This rock when handled by tn
rocker process yields readily to treatment
greater portion being dissolved by tn
simple action of the water, while tina
which is too hard and resists this print
tive treatment is thrown on a dump 10
future milling process. The entire fore
employed in taking out the decompose
rock, moving it from the mine to the roch
er and washing it is not to exceed elgh
men, and it is authoritatively stated tina
the daily yield is from 1928 to $500.
Canyon Creek strike.
There was good strike made IN Tn
Black Bear, on Canyon creek, near wa
lace, Idaho, few days ago. The ore
eight feet wide and assays show 1t TO COZ
tain IS per cent lead and 80 ounces OF 81
Yer. The Black Bear was worked qui
extensively some years ago and yieiut
good returns to the owners. during u
financial panic it was mortgaged ana IL
lain idle most OF the time since lhere
concentration on the property, ana aS
velopment work progresses 1t should p
well.
The Mountain Lion.
The Mountain Lion ledge at Repuo
has not yet been crosscut and u Is
wonder of mining men who visit H. l
ore in the ledge along the sides oil the u
mel measures 40 feet. 1t should be reillel
bered, however, that the tunnel Is cut'i
the ledge at an angle of about 80 degre
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