Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-07-27

guessed at. do not place much reliance
upon assays made from groupings and
blow outs.
"-tt present it is difficult, yes, impossi-
BILE, to form an absolutely correct opin-
ion as the country is entirely different
from any other mining region.
Strike on the Copper King.
S. Hanauer of Spokane and George R.
Trask, the well known mining engineer
of Wallace, Idaho, returned last week
from the Copper King mine, near Hope,
Idaho, in which they are heavily inter
ested. They were in fine spirits as they
had with them quantity of fine clean
ore which they had just struck in the
long crosscut tunnel they have been driv-
ing for the last eight months.
This mine is situated about one and a
half miles east of Hope, Idaho, and about
1000 feet from the main line of the Nor
thern Pacific railroad with a regular
slope from mine to railroad, although
1000 feet above it. The company has con
strueted part wagon road and part trail
from the railroad to the mine and has
log house of four rooms and good
blacksmith shop at the mine.
This strike is of great value to that
section as it demonstrates that the ore
there goes down. The ore in this strike
is of better quality than that on the sur
face, running 10 per cent copper, 90 per
cent lead and - ounces in silver with
some gold This is a different character
of ore from any other found in that Sec
tiOn.
Morning MIL Nearly Finished.
Except the boiler and engines, the ma
chinery for the Morning mill at Mullan,
Idaho, is all on the ground and most of it
in place. The mill will be running regu-
larly early in August, and the railroad
will be started up little sooner so as
to fill the ore bins before the mill is ready
to commence. A change has been made
in the railroad which saves one switch
back between the mill and mine.
The outside of the mill is the same as
the one which burned, the old fomda-
ton having been used wherever it was in
shape to be utilized. There are some
changes in the interior, but they are only
trifing ones. The old mill was known
as the roomiest and most conveniently
arranged of any in the district when it
burned, and there was room for but few
changes that would be an improvement.
A Strike ON the HecIn.
Four feet of ore was struck in the Hec-
la, at Burke, Idaho, last week. There
al hundred feet, but it suddenly widened
out, and has the appearance of being a
regular chute. Only time can tell its
value, but stockholders are pleased. The
company was recently incorporated i'll
Spokane. Finch & Campbell are inter-
ested.
> Strike in the Daisy.
A big strike has been made in the
Daisy mine at Neal, Idaho, owned by
George Bredehoft of Boise and w. j.
Chamberlain of Denver. From the 200
foot level drift was run which has en-
countered ledge six to eight feet in
thickness that averages $50 to the ton.
1t is one of the biggest and richest bod
les of ore ever uncovered in this region.
Mining Briefs.
The position of inspector of metalifer-
Gus mines of British Columbia is still va
cant, no successor to Mr.. Mcdonald hav-
ing been named when he resigned to en-
ter the employ of the British America
Corporation.
1t is reported that the New Gold Fields
of British Columbia, Sir Charles Tup-
per's company, will resume work on the
Exchange group near Slocan City. The
company formerly had a bond on the
property, but surrendered it.