Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-01-21
EMPLOYMENT IN MINES.
RIVALRY IN SLOGAN DISTRICT
Figures From Twenty Prouer,,.
Near kaslo-The Moyea R,v.r
Country-FaH Creek Camp-A,on.
the Tobacco Root Range.

'io go" HS"ies nave been sui
mitted to support the claim that Slooa
miners outnumber those of Rossland !
] and are better paid.
The statement of the number of mo-
employed in Rossland showed that ont :
the 700 men estimated to be worl;n,, :,
the camp more than one-half were an,
ployed in five mines, as follows: Le Re-;
23G; War Eagle, 80; Center Star. 30. Iro,
Mask, 30; Sunset, 3d. The SLOGAN noonI
claim to make better showing than This
both as to number of men emnloved ~
wages paid. The average wages in Ross
land are So per day; in the SLOGAN N,
miners are paid $3.50.
The Kaslo News sums up the matte,
thus:
The following silver-lead properties o,
the SLOGAN and Ainsworth divisions locat.
ed within radius of miles from KasIo
by air line, are given as making an inter.
esting table for comparison. The WAGES
in these camps are $3.50 per day.
The pay rolls of 20 representative mines
now operating, as closely as can be ascer.
tanned, are given herewith:
Payne, l60 men; SLOGAN Star. ION.
Whitewater, no; Ruth. 100; Reco. 40.
Idaho, 70; Montezuma, 70; Queen Ress
so; Lucky Jim, 25; Last Chance. 20; No
!, 40; Tariff, %; Black Diamond 20: An.
tome, 25; Ivanhoe, 25; Rambler. %. Oar.
danelles, %; Ajax, 10; Goodenougb. IL.
Whitewater Deep, 10; total, 1923.
The number of smaller properties now
operating, employing from three to ten
men, will doubtless easily increase the
above figures to 1900.
The Buckhorn Group.
Ambrose Stewart, superintendent of the
Buckhorn group of claims in the Moyea
river country, was in Spokane the other
day. The Buckhorn group is free milling
proposition and was bonded by John P,
Irwin of Spokane last summer for $35,.
600. Two payments have been made on
the bond and Mr.. Irwin has since associ. |
ated with himself several Pennsylvania
capitalists who are also largely interested
in Yahk properties on this side of the
line I'VE have five claims in the group"
said Mr.. Stewart. "They are the Buck
horn, Hoosier Boy, Keystone, Scout and
Lucky Three. The properties are on Deer
creek, tributary of Moyea river, and are
about three miles from Sylvanite camp
The claims were located by D. Longley,
Charles Erwing, Jasper King and Irving
Bryant and were bonded last summer to
j. p. Irwin. The bond runs until j ne /,
1898, and it will be taken up in due sea-
son, Mr.. Irving having interested some
EASTERN men in the enterprise. Inc claims
Ire all on ledge of free milling gold ore
and the average of % assays taken at
intervals throughout the 5000 feet of the
ledge that runs through the claims is
1885.
Must Wait for Money.
Beginning with the year the smelters
AVE adopted new rule that will hardly
uit mine owners, says a Wallace, Idaho,
iispatch. Heretofore they have made 7
ontracts with shippers by which they t
ould have ore sampled at various sam t
ling works and final settlements would .
'e made on the basis of the samplers as |
ay. Since January they have declined
o make any more such contracts, declar 6
ng their final settlements would be made c
n the mineral in the ore as shown at the q
melter The result of this would be that !
instead of knowing just what the ore was il
'orth, and being able to draw for the
mount the day it was shipped, the mine
wners can not know the value of car
concentrates until from four to six .,
eeks after shipment is made. i,
Fall Creek Camp. 4
John Rankin has returned to Florence, h
iaho, from Fall creek with most en- n
reports from the new camp. h
C is developing a free milling gold h,
lartz proposition. The Gold Bug ore is Ii,
ling hauled to the Banner mill, where it f.
i'll be treated as soon as new plate ar ii
YES which has been sent for Several 81
lndred tons will be milled and rich
ean-up is expected. A. G. Amsberry OF :
e Black Hills, South Dakota, is in camp
properties with the view OF In '
sting. M. j. Shields is expected to come I
Ter from Moscow in few days to en-
avor to straighten out the affairs OF the
lark mine with the hope of resumlng
ork. The Free Coinage mine has two A
ID one-half feet of ore in the face OF the P
foot drift which is being pushed. There Il
e about 200 tons on the dump and the p,
lie is growing daily. A mill next sum- Is
ar is possibility. A force OF men is 81
posing good ore body on the Pride OF
Orence. It
Dividends by the RecO. tr
The Reco mine, in the SLOGAN, on Jan NJ
ry l paid dividend of 100000, max N
: the total dividends paid to date $751;
D, of which $250,O00 was paid since Jan
ry l, 1897. S. M. Wharton, one OF the
ners of the mine, said the other day
1t another 100000 dividend will be re
,lared within 60 days. Mr.. Wharton &C
also interested in the Cliff mine, near "
ISLAND, and says it will soon be one Oh &c
dividend payers. ~
Work on the hob InEersoh. sS
Mining circles in the portion OF tne -
bacco Root range tributary to Sheri- GO
4, which includes Mill creek, is SUM W
ted this winter with unusual energy '.
s special correspondent OF the Sher' -
n Paper. On the Bob Ingersoll NINE ~
d d. Leggatt, in whom title to TINS M AI
perry is now vested, is working force W.
I, g mill