Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-07-06


as everything is running smoothly this
mill should increase the output OF the
Coeur d'Alenes by from one to two ear.
loads of concentrates per day. 1t will he
the first regular shipments to come down
Nine Mile for six years.
The trail from Wallace to Stevens peak
is now completed, and number of par
ties owning claims in that vicinity will
utilize it for taking in supplies while they
do development work.
John Thiard has located the Lion lode
claim near the head OF Trail gulch, near
Delta, and thinks in it he has one of the
main sources OF the gold with which the
gravel of that gulch was filed. The ledge
where discovered is but half an inch thick,
but is full OF gold. He will develop the
property as fast as possible and learn just
what il is. Some of the small veins Of
the gold belt have been very rich, but it
is believed to be the smallest one on which
location has ever been made in the
camp, and Mr.. Thiard believes it is the
richest. 1t is located up about the head
of the creek which runs down the g,ilch.
Another CaribOo Dividend.
The Cariboo, Mining, Milling & Smelt.
ing Company, operating claims in Camp
Mckinley, B. C., paid its 10Th dividend
last week. The payment was the usual
amount, 2 cents per share, or a total Of
$4,000. A dividend for similar amount
was paid early in May. This payment
swells the total dividends paid by the
company close to the quarter million
mark, the exact figure being $220,965.
Lake CheInn Mines.
There is considerable mining activity
around Lake Chelan. A great deal of work
is in progress on Railroad creek, which
is called the new Klondike, and which
is producing much high grade free gold
ore. Two outfits have recently gone into
the Bridge Creek district, one from Walll
Wdlla and the other backed by Connec
ticut capital.
There are busy times at Lakeside
Where one steamer a year ago ran on the
lake when it found business enough to
warrant a trip, two steamers now ply
regularly, with plenty Of business. Judge
l. A. Navarro of Lakeside has just un
covered vein Of free milling ore near
that place that is said to assay $5l per
ton. The fruit crop around the lake is
simply immense. Orchards and mines
make Lakeside a prosperous town.
On the Methow a great deal Of assess
mcnt work Is in progress, but little de-
velopment work is going on aside from
that That section, like all the rest,
awaits capital 10 make it profitable. The
district Just now suffers on account OF the
Republic boom, which occupies the public
mind to the ex, lusion of all other mining
camps in this part of the state, and which
owes its prominence largely to the fact
that it is cheaper to develop than is the
Okanogan country. With as much atten.
ton given 10 Okanogan mines that part
of the state would doubtless become as
famous as the Colville reservation.
kootcnai business Growing.
As an evidence OF the growth of the
past few years, the figures showing the
increase OF the government revenue from
the New Denver, b. c., district since 1887,
might be of interest, taken from a gov.
ernment document: ISS7-SS, x26,425;
1883 S22 Dos; lsS0.0O, $4s,039; 1890
9l, $i3,9s6; ls0l-02, $67, Ads; ls02-03,
sol .05O; lSO3.0i, S67 .923 ls0i-05, $s2.,
I06; 1866, $l40,s42; ls0697, 1884 ,s0i.
Divided the Minnie Claim.
DIR. G. W. Averll, of Gmnd Forks, j.
c., and Isaac Evans, who have both
claimed the well.known Minnie claim,
few days ago settled the matter out of
court by each taking half of the property.
The Minnie has over $1,000 worth If
development work done on il, and has a
pay-streak that assays $40 in all values
II is situated in Browns camp, about IL
miles from Grand Forks.
Notes of Mines.
II is reported that recent work on the
Idaho in Greenwood camp, b. c., discloses
a large body OF fine ore. 1t lies between
the Brooklyn and Knob Hill. g. Rom.
berger owns it. ....t,,
A center Of attraction for prospector.
is the upper main Kettle river. Several
parties have gone into that almost I'm.
known district and some encouraging re-
ports OF locations have come out
1t is reported that so much freight is
piled up at Republic lading waiting to
be hauled to the camp that IS wagons
could not transport it. One Republic
firm had 35 tons at the landing last week.
1t is said that one of the contemplated
changes in the working of the lie Roi
mine after the present difficulties are set.
tied is the sinking Of vertical shaft TO
the southeast of the present skipway.
While deepening an old shaft on the
Big Four in Kimberly camp, Boundary
Creek district, a rich strike of good ore
was made. The bottom of the shaft IL
said TO be in solid ore assaying about $40
in gold and per cent copper.
Downey brothers are working on an
other contract on the Is. & B. mine near
Troy, Mont. The fourth level is in SC.
feet and is TO be driven $50 feet farther
The ore is clean galena and the property
is reported looking better than ever.
Mixed Celebration at Omaha.