The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-01-01
PROSPECT ANDDEVELOPMENT
THE cLEARwATER COUNTRY.
BIaziag q Trail From ths -. joe
Late News From DswsOn-A ezO,-
900 Lease an the 0arnet District
of mentana-The lie Rot smeIter.

developing some property discovered by
an old prospector in his employ. The
country Is entirely unknown, and they
have but . vague idea as to where they
are. The doctor thinks line drawn from
the head Of navigation no the St. Joe riV-
er TO Moose City would pass not far from
their location, which IL some As miles by
an air line from the head Of navigation on
the St. ice. They blazed a trail in from
the St Joe, working il where absolutely
necessary, over which horse can take
about 60 pounds. He estimates that It
would cost $4,000 70 build decent trail
in there. They put up small arastra,
and the rock worked yielded satisfactory
returns The ledge they have located Is
only eight inches wide, but the rock is
rich. The country is very rough and hard
to prospect-hard as Kiondike, the doctor
with trail leading into the
country there is likely to be number Of
men 60 in next year.
Facts About the Ontario.
In Speaking Of the recently closed down
stakeholder says: THE gentle
man who furnished facts and figures for
the Tribune stated that there were $780,
600 tons Of tailings at the Ontario mill or
below IL, which carried average values Of
II ounces silver and &l.5O in gold to the
tom. Now, the total output Of the Ontario
mine up 10 date has been SIS ,2S3 tons
During the past IL years the mill has
worked 100000 tons, and the value Of the
tailings from the ore worked Is 3l97
ounces in silver TO the ton, and on account
Of the low values Of these tailings the
company did not deem il worth while to
save them; hence they were allowd to
run down the canyon for a distance of two
miles, where dams were built 10 prevent
them from destroying the meadow lands
belonging 10 the ranchers below. Now,
this leaves 25s,2s3 tons TO account for.
The company has shipped 76,402 tons
Of base ore 10 the smelters, which, deduct
ed from the s,2s3 tons, would leave 49,
SSl tons Of tailings in dams around the
mill. In the three dams north Of tho
teaching plant il Ia estimated that there
are 100000 tons, which will average five
ounces Of silver 10 the ton. One large
dam south Of the teaching plant averages
seven ounces 10 the ton, and, by care
full calculation, il is estimated that there
are 5000 tons Of tailings in IT, These
amounts deducted from the Isl ,ssI tons
saved around the mill would leave 81 ISL
tens in dams in front Of the mill, which
will carry values OF eco ounces in silver
and 81 cents in gold to the ton; and this
is the iailings dam that the stakeholder
in the Tribune says contains 10000 tons
Of tailings which carry average values Of
II ounces in silver and sl.50 in gold per
ton
News From Dawson.
A. P. Quinlan, who has arrived at Vic
toria, B. C., brings late news from Daw-
son. He says there is enough food in
Dawson TO last the 6,O00 men now there
all winter, those without food, 1000 in
number, having gone to Fort Yukon. Two
hundred will come out over the trail
Major Walsh, who is now encamped at
Big Salmon, will endeavor TO break a
trail through TO Dawson but he does not
expect 10 reach there till February |. He
says he will allow miners to stake claims
in blocks Of 10, retaining the adjoining 10
for the government All the claims on
Quartz creek are now staked and il will
probably be as rich as Eldorado and Bo.
mama creeks.
The Garnet District.
In the lower mart of Garnet. Messrs.
w. r. Ramsdall, T. Mclaughlin and d.
J. Welsh have a $4,000 lease and bond
ON the Is quartz claims and 10 stamps.
They have force of men putting in a
cyanide plant, which is TO start very
soon. It viii be able TO treat $50 tons
a day, and will be under the supervision
Of Arthur p. Brown, of the Mammoth
Mining Company, The Garnet district is
in the Bear mountain region, u miles
north OF Bearmouth, Mont The claims
are on a quartz lead, which has been
traced several miles. About $50 men are
at work. The permanency of the camp
is assured, several claims show good ore in
considerable quantities. Freight charges
to Bearmouth are 8 ton. All the ores
OF the camp grow base with depth.
smelter at Northport..
The lie Roi Mining Company has made
payments of $2l, 900 on its new smelter
at Northport. Construction of the smelt-
er was begun in August last. Since then
the lie Roi has paid 100000 in dividends,
built a 100000 smelter, and expended
about $4,000 in permanent improvements
at the mine, The company has decided
10 pass the usual monthly dividends this
month, as the completion Of the smelter
win stop ore shipments TO the outside
smelters and the company will also have
to set aside fund for the operation Of
the new plant and the purchase Of ore.
Mlnnehaha strike.
News has been received at Grand Forks
h. C., by courier from Camp Mckinney o.
rich strike in the Minnehaha mine. II
is reported that at depth Of ls0 feet q
vein of free milling ore was encountered
four feet in thickness, assaying an aver
age Of $50 in gold alone. 1t Is said IN,
pay-streak Is widening as depth is gained
A stamp mill has been ordered and viii
he placed on the property at once.
To Develop the Continental.
Mayor John A. Manly Of Grand Forks
b. G., and A. Hickman, have secured I
controlling interest in the Continental
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