Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-09-09

road to the Badger mine runs within
eight miles of it.
Trouble in Montana.
A Sheriff's deed was filed for record
Wednesday at Livingston conveying TO
Eugene L. 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,
forty acre tract of placer ground, TO-
gether with stamp mill and machinery.
The consideration is ST ,690l5.
An attachment has been placed upon
the property of the Crevasse Mountain
Mining Company in an action brought IN
the Lewis and Clarke district county
court by Eugene T. Wilson, receiver Ut
the First National bank of Helena. The
property attached is the Granite, SUM
nit, Consolidated biizpah, Highland
Chief and Polaris quartz lode claims, Gre
vase district, Park county. The suit IS
brought to recover Judgment for Claim
of 0060.24 Indebtedness to the First Ma
tional bank of Helena.
No Reservation Leases.
Recent applications for leasing mineral
lodges on the Occur d'Alene Indian res
ervation were refused by the commission
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 reccomenG any further min
eral leases on the Occur d'Alene reserva-
ton, because the Indians do not hold
patents.
PIacers Near Boise.
Boise county has many large tracts ut
placer ground we'll 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 quartz loca-
ton of the Minnie Vroman lode with the
. county auditor in sections Ia and 10,
!, township 81, range AZ in the northwest
!. corner OF Spokane county.
Mining Briefs.
The monthly pay roll Of Butte, Mont.s
q is close to $l.O00,000.
, Six little saw mills in Dawson City are
|, said to be clearing $1,000 per day apiece.
y The production Of anthracite coal in the
). United States in July was $4,000 tons.
A bureau OF commerce has been organ
lied in Utah with headquarters at Salt
Lake.
II The price Of asbestos Of good fiber and
e. in commercial quantity at San Francisco
n is from $50 to $50 per ton.
~ The smelter at Everett has orders fol
y lead from the Japanese government az
70 gregating 1000 900 pounds.
he The Los Angeles Mining and Stock Elk
u change has decided to go out OF business
re Montana men are preparing two dredg
ts ers to dredge for gold in the Missouri
u river at Stubb's ferry, north OF Helena
ne aconda company of Montana for tn
an High Ore mine which will raise ore iron
81 depth of 1000 feet.
~ The provincial government is buildin
nc trail from the east fork OF Wild Hors
a. creek to the Coronado group OF claim
Ell in East Kootenay.
yer The state press of Nevada is discussin
fy seriously the proposition of providip
IT. state funds for the resumption of dee
IN mining on the Comstock.
''d The report of the manager of the Hell
ms ma Frisco mine in the Occur d'Alenes fe
'"r July shows net profit for the month .
$26,5s7. During July the mine and mi
produced 1854 tons of concentrates.
icy +. S. McComas of Boise, who is int
'ch ested in placers on the Snake river
on Idaho, is building dredges. He says Il
90 rrofits will he satisfactory II the ha
'ut yield no more than 10 cents per yard.