The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-02-12
1870 feet from the surface from a well de-
fined ledge four feet in thickness.
In the Fort Steele district.

1870 feet from the surface from well de-
fined ledge four feet in thickness.
In the Fort Steele district.
The North Star mine in Fort Steele
district is increasing its working force,
rich ore has been made on the Dibble
group in Fort Steele district, but the
owners are reticent about giving infor-
nation. The ore in the lowest levels is
said to run over $500 per ton in gold and
silver Charles f. Smith of Spokane has
taken bond from George E. Watson and
Harold Winterbotham on the Burton,
Winstay and Maple Leaf claims on Elk
river, paying 5000 cash, the balance of
$4,000, payable November 4, 1898
Metal Production.
The average production of all metals in
Montana last year was $3,352,29l per
month Colorado averaged $2,9l4,735 and
California averaged 81 500 ,235. Southern
Kootenay had exported up to January 20
total of ST 1885, 5S This puts the dis
trict fourth in the list of producers on
this continent, with an excellent chance
of winning.
The Medina Group.
A Boston party has purchased the Me
dina group of claims on Springer creek in
the SLOGAN, paying $4,000 spot cash The
group is on Mineral hill and was located
/ last summer About $1,000 worth of work
has been done. The new owners will rap
idly develop the property.
Almost "A Quarter of n Million.
The ore shipments from South Koot
enay through the port of Nelson for the
past week amounted to 2S46 tons, and of
matte to 100 tons. The total value was
$235 S04, making a total value so far for
1898 of 81 ,429 1852, an increase of almost
100 per cent over the same period of 1897.
From present indications it is expected
that South Kootenay will produce over
100000 in minerals in 1898, as the
monthly totals will be largely increased
as soon as spring opens by the addition
of number of shipping mines on which
development work is being done. The
figures for the past week were Trail
smelter (matte), so tons; Hall mines
smelter (matte). 40 tons; lie Roi, 1910
tons; Payne, 600 tons; Reco, 20 tons;
Rambler, 45 tons; Whitewater 277 tons;
Kootenay Ore Company, 324 tons; Last
Chance, so tons; Black Diamond, 40 tons;
SLOGAN Star, 60 tons; Iron Mask 100 tons.
In Florence Camp.
A rich strike has been made in the Mi
kado mine, in Balloon gulch. This gulch
was famous for its placer diggings in early
days of the camp at Florence, when a
single yard of gravel yielded $500. 1t
promises still to yield millions to the
quartz miner. At the bottom of a So
foot shaft ore was encountered running
81 per pound The ore is free milling and
highly oxidized. Superintendent Bishop
says that with hand mortar enough gold
could be pounded out to pay all the run
ming expenses of the mine. The rock is
literally covered with free gold, present
ing glistening appearance to the naked
eye. The ore is being sacked and stored
awaiting the coming of spring when a
mill will be erected.
ROssIand Shipments.
Rossland shipments of ore last week
aggregated 1890 tons, as follows: lie
Roi 1000, War Eagle 1876, Centar Star rs
Iron Mask so. Shipments for this year
so far were 6996 tons.