Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-09-07

road to the Badger mine runs within
eight miles of it.
Trouble I'm Montana.
A Sheriff's deed was filed for record
Wednesday at Livingston conveying 10
/ Eugene I. Wilson, as receiver of the
First National bank of Helena, the Legal
Tender, Tip Top, Mountain Chief, Mary,
Graham, Iron Duke, Holy Grail and Gold
en- Butterfly quartz lode mining claims,
a forty acre tract of placer ground, To-
gether with stamp mill and machinery.
The consideration is 81, ,690.l5.
An attachment has been placed upon
the property o. the Crevasse Mountain
Mining Company in an action brought in
the Lewis and Clarke district county
court by Eugene I. Wilson, receiver If
the First National bank of Helena. The
property attached is the Granite, Sum
init, Consolidated Mizpah, Highland
Chief and Poaris quartz lode claims, Gre
vase district, Park county. The suit is
brought to recover judgment for claim
of $40, O,O69.24 indebtedness to the First Ma.
tional bank of Helena.
No Reservation Lenses.
Recent applications for leasing mineral
lodges ON the Coeur d'Alene Indian res
eryation were refused by the commissions
er of Indian affairs because of clause
inserted in the last Indian appropriation
bill prohibiting Indian tribes who do not
hold patent for their lands, from leas
ing the same. In view of this fact Com
missioner Jones said he would not be
willing to reccomend any further min
eral leases on the Occur d Alene reserya
ton, because the Indians do not hold
patents.
PIacers Near boise.
Boise county has many large tracts af
placer ground well suited to be worked
by dredges. Much of it is known to be
good, but cannot be worked except by
considerable capital, as either long and
expensive bedrock fumes or dredges must
be used. Dredges are now in favor
among capitalists, and there is no doubt
but that many of them will be put in be-
fore the close of another year besides
those already decided on.
A Spokane County Claim.
George Vroman, George w. Sprague
and A. Burchett have filed a quartz loca-
tion of the Minnie Vroman lode with the
county auditor in sections IA and l5,
township p, range AZ in the northwest
corner of Spokane county.
Mining Briefs.
The monthly pay roll Of Butte, Mont,
is close TO $l,000,000.
Six little saw mills in Dawson City are
said to be clearing $1,000 per day apiece.
The production Of anthracite coal in the
United States in July was 3,770,0O0 tons.
ized in Utah with headquarters at Salt
Lake.
The price OF asbestos of good fiber and
in commercial quantity at San Francisco
is from $40 to $50 per ton.
The smelter at Everett has orders for
lead from the japanese government ng.
gregating 100000 pounds.
The Los Angeles Mining and Stock In.
change has decided to go out OF business.
Montana men are preparing two dredg-
ers to dredge for gold in the Missouri
river at Stubs ferry, north of Helena.
A hoist has been ordered by the An
aconda company of Montana for the
High Ore mine which will raise ore from
a depth of 1000 feet.
The provincial government is building
a trail from the east fork OF Wild Horse
creek to the Coronado group Of claims
in East Kootenay.
The state press Of Nevada is discussing
seriously the proposition Of providing
state funds for the resumption Of deep
mining on the Comstock.
The report of the manager of the Hcle-
ma Frisco mine in the Occur d'Alenes for
July shows net profit for the month OF
$26,5s7. During July the mine and mill
produced 1884 tons Of concentrates.
J.. S. McComas Of Boise, who is inter.
ested in placers on tie Snake river in
Idaho, is building dredges. He says the
profits will be satisfactory II the bars
yield no more than 10 cents per yard.