The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-08-20
NEWS Of THE MINING CAMPS
THE MINES IN THREE STATES.
A Famous Old District in Idaho
sappbires in Montnna-The Centre
Star Mine Sold for Two Millions
Mill Ran "A Few HOurs-Mining
Notes.

Silver City, Idaho, had a wonderful
reputation for wealth a third of Gems
fury ago, when the mines on War Eagle
mountain were producing an abundance
of gold even with the most primitive
methods of production and with the near
est railroad point hundreds of miles dis
tant.
One of the celebrated properties of this
camp which is still steadily producing
and paying dividends at a heavier rate
than the lie Roi of Rossland ever did,
is the Trade Dollar mine. 1t is making
regular shipments of ore in car lots that
will average away up in the thousands of
dollars per ton in free gold. The Black
Jack and De Lamar are also well known
War Eagle properties which have produc-
ed steadily and paid dividends aggregat-
ing large sums.
A group of three properties which
made enormous records for production Of
gold ore in the eos and early '70's COM
prises the Golden Chariot. Ida Gilmore
and Orc Elmo mines. 1t was not unusual
in these properties to encounter punches
of.ore in considerable quantities averaging
over $4,000 per ton. The Ida Gilmore and
Golden Chariot were worked through
shafts to depth of 1900 and 1900 feet, re-
spectively, under primitive methods. The
water was all hoisted out OF these shafts
in buckets. Under modern methods OF
mining these mines would have continued
work far beyond the depths, which, in
those days, were considered insuperable.
Ever since these mines have been shut
down their waste dumps have been hand
sluiced at profit, while the water seal
son lasted, the fine stuff being washed
into rifle boxes and the coarse stuff
sorted by hand. In this manner thou
sands of tons of so called waste from
the mines have been laboriously treated
at profit by the slow and tedious pro
cesses OF hand labor.
The Centre Star Sold.
The great Centre Star mine at Ross
land was sold Saturday and it brought
the biggest price ever paid for a mining
property in the Kootenays. The price
was 100000, and it is a cash transac-
ton. The purchasers are the Gooder-
ham BlackstocS syndicate of Toronto
who own the controlling interest in the
War Eagle Consolidated Mining and De
velopment Company.
OF the 100000 shares of the capita
stock, Oliver Durant and Alexander Tar
bet of Salt Lake own 100000 shares, Sil
Charles Ross, Bart, owns 10000 shares
and the Patrick Largely estate of Butte
Mont most of the remaining 100000. |
is stated that Mr.. Williamson has invest
ed 100000 of his own money with tn
Gooderham Blackstock syndicate in tn
purchase of the Centre Star.
The deal reached climax Saturday
when Volney d. Williams of Spokane o
behalf of his principals, went to tn
Centre Star mine, took formal possessio
and discharged Foreman Joyce and a
the employees.
The Uncle Sam.
r. A. Bell, it is said, has just acquire
control of ground supposed to be rich
gold near the celebrated Uncle Sam pocl
ct, about four miles south of Heleni
Mont The fame of the golden pock'
of the Uncle Sam mine is worldwide. I'll
product of this deposit was so eXcee'
ingly rich that armed guards were Ell
ployed TO keep people from carrying o
the ore as it came from the shaft. \
most every piece of rock taken from Il
mine showed great quantities of free go
in the quartz. But the vein sudden
pinched out and its continuation h;
never been found. though it is ber
hunted for to this day. The Uncle Sa
is located directly south of Helena abo'
four miles and six miles northwest
Clancy, and was possibly a sort of co
tact between the lime and granite 10
nation, as there is a lime belt of thr
or four miles in width between Heller
and the mne-though the Uncle Sa
shaft is certainly in granite formation.
=. A Mil Closed.
The closing down of the Poorman mi
in Florence Camp, Idaho, after a sho
run of few hours has caused much COZ
ment from various sources, not only a
over the district, but among the stoc
holders in Tacoma and outside points.
Portland stockholders have deemed
wise to send in representative to a
certain just wherein the fault hes. 1t HI
been stated that several hundred poun'
of the ore were sent out for practic
treatment, and as a result a five stan
Frazer & Chalmers mill was purchase
and set up, only to be pronounced a de.
failure by Mr.. Buchanan, the expert m
man, who has now gone to take char!
of the Virtue mine at Baker City. On
Rumor has it that the management is no