The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-07-23
AROUND THE MINING CAMPS
SOUTH HALF STORIES START.
Town Site Controversy Settled
Rich Strike in Idaho--Le Rof VIII
Furnish Water TO Northport-Re-
ducing the Expense of Revenue
Stamps-Ninfng Notes.

Stamps-Nfnfng Notes.
South Half stories are coming in
slowly, but there is promise of a good
crop later on. Reports from Colville are
that locations are pouring in there, but
not many Spokane prospectors have re-
turned TO tell of the wonders they have
found in the much coveted new district.
r. A. Slocum of Colville Is interested
in placer properties on the Columbia on
the "South Half" He says:
II have seen over 500 colors to the pan
taken from the Graveyard claim and the
Alma E. and Funny Boy adjoining" said
Mr.. Slocum last evening. "These prop.
critics are on Rogers Bar on the Column
bia opposite the mouth of Hunter creek
and about 10 to IL miles, l can't say ex-
actly, above the mouth of the Spokane
river The claims mentioned are owned
by a company in which Davenport and
Colville people are interested. The gold
is almost all flour gold with some flake
1t will require gold-saving machines to
properly work it anu a man up there has
machines installed on another flour gold
quite, all of the values. 1t is the inten-
ton of the owners of these three claims
to work them at once and to install SINH
lar gold-saving apparatus.
There has been considerable excite
ment in the vicinity and l think that be-
tween so and go placer claims have been
located, many of which will be worked
forthwith. The prospects are that busy
camp viii be formed there. Arrangements
are already under way for constructing
ferry and a store is going in. A meet
ing is to be called shortly to form a
mining district. A number of Spokane
men are interested in the district, but
do not recall their names"
Mr. Slocum made fast ride across the
reservation to file at Colville the notice
of location. He started as soon as the
news arrived and says that he made the
last 10 miles in So minutes. There arr
no quartz claims in the vicinity of tn,
placers and the properties promise t.
make a camp and district distinct from
the rest of the reservation.
ToNnsite Decision.
Last week in the Spokane land office ;
decision was rendered which settled al
important question regarding settlemen
on the townsite of Republic. The decis
ion in effect is that the locations of tn
Jessie and Delaware claims are true min
eIsl claims, thus destroying the conten
ton of the contestants that the claim
are made for the purpose of towniste pun
poses rather than for legitimate mining
The decision, while not large in its di
rect effects, is far reaching indirectly, 70
this was regarded as a test case on whic
a number of other cases hang. Ever sine
the location of the Republic and the I'll
ing of number of mineral locations, pre-
tests and contests have been piling up i
the local land office, alleging that man
claims were filed for towniste purposes
the land then filed on being more valu
4 able for mineral purposes than for town
site purposes.
After hearing the case the local Ian
office officials granted a motion to dismis
on the ground that the contestants di
not show that the land in question wa
not a mineral claim and the contestant
could obtain title to under the miners
laws. The contention that the sulfaC
showings were meagre was not upheld fc
the experience of the camp is that dept
must be attained to secure high value
lie Roi Resumes Shipping.
The lie Roi mine is shipping again an
about 20 machines are at work in III
property. All shipments are going
Northport as before. The force in tn
mines has been increased to lao men.
In an interview with the Rossland Mil
er, Governor Macintosh stated that til
British America Corporation had pu
chased 100000 shares of the stock of tn
company, thus obtaining the control b
majority of 10000 shares. He said tn;
/. the price was So per share and that $500
900 had been paid with the balance fallin
due in 60 days from the date of the fir
payment.
"The stock is now in escrow" said NJ
Macintosh. 81 have not the slighte
doubt that the pool will be broken an
the delivery of the stock made to us II
Turner interests, which opposed the sa
of the mine, will, i am confident, act
entire harmony with us in opening Il
property.
GAS to the subsidiary companies whiC
are being operated by the British Amerit