The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-06-04
AROUND THE AIMING CAMPS
DECISION IN A MONTANA CASE.
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Mice Near Kenartek-MSnte CFtsts
Expects to ship sssn.


Expects 70 ship seem.
The celebrated Biaekroek Niagara case
has b~en decided in the supreme court at
Washington, the derisiOn u the lo~eT
in thccoart bring sustained he ease was
tried in the disiTrt court ID Silver Bow
county. MoHt,, in July, lsS2. The plain
tits we're William Z. forbis, james W.
foEbis, Meyer GenEheTgeF and W. y. Rita
gerald, Nho Owned two thirds Of the Nj
agaTa, W A Clark owning the other
thiId The defendants Nsre W. A. Clark
and J. n Clark, o&Aers Of the Blackjack
The tso claims adloint, the south side
line Of the Niagara icing also the north
siie line Of the Blackjack The apex Of
the VEIN in controversy passes through
the wrst end line II the Blackjack and
crosses the common side line 5lJ feeL
westerly from the east end line Of the
Blaekrock and continues AefO-s the Nj
4gara, PASSING out Of the east end line
thereof. The vein dipped 10 the sOath.
IL Vas alleged that the 0WneFs Of the
Blackjack had extracted ore from that
vein On its dip at a point under the apex
~hieh sas On the Niagara, and plaintiffs
Were given Judgment for 81 -2i2.IO, the
alleged amount Of orc extracted 4 nio-
tloR Tor a new trial Was denied and in
November. lss5. the supreme court Of
Montana affirmed the Judgment ot the
l0Ner couTt IN denying a new trial The
ease Vas then taken 10 the supreme court,
and some time ago arguments we1e heard
J. ". f0rbts appearing for the plaintiffs
and Governor K b. Smith for the defend
ants The decIsion OF the district court
in thi, ea~e folloWr Ell the principle hll
do~n in the King Amy Silyer,mith ca-e,
holding that the Niagara o9hrrs we're
entitled 10 an accounting against the
blAskTuek for the ore taken from the
dip Of the vein under the ap-x, which "a,
on Niagara ground and east Of the point
here the apex passsd waolly aithin the
Niagara PREMISE. This case differed
from the Amy SllVer,rnith in tins. In
the Amy Silsersmith the VEN passed
through tao side lines, er1-aing the ioca
ton dngonally In the Biaekru.k Ma
CARA ease the apex IA -sss through an enI
line and a side line. The amount Of the
Judgments With interest 10 date - over
81, 10.
The Priest Lake PIae~rs.
Pru~ps,toEs have rrrently stAked out a
large amount Of placer groand on the
bar hstNren Boulder and Gold Cterks, IN
the Priest Lake district Vt Idaho. IL =,
claimed BY the parties vho did the vofS
that they were employed by 4 .ynAlcalr
Of Spokane and eastern capitalists. II !,
said that the syndnate will pat IN a large
hydraulic plant They wiI take the
watsr from Boulder creek. here a go.,i
head can be obtained high above the bars.
There can be Lttls doubt Of the ssIcrr,.
Of the enterprise II properly rosducted a.,
gold can be found in many place, in this
bar. In sOule places u has b.sn found IN
sufficient quantity 10 warrant wurk ing
SIth sluices in a snail way Work of TIA,
nature viii probably be done on Cold
creek this season. Considerable eoar.r
gold has been taken our Of told creek
in the immediate ylrinity II tho falls
Claims were s,akc,i on Gold creek many
years ago when Idaho vas territory No
one here n0ws v ho the early prO,v~ctDr.
Sere but there are Indications that they
met with encouraging results.
On dount ChaOa~ea.
Al the Golden Zone on Mount Cl,a
pacca, IN Okanogan county. Washington.
work - steadily progressing on the tun
mel whirh has penetrated the mountain
over HO feet, giving vertical depth It
800 feet, the greatest depth in Okanogan
The present workings disclose All fs.t Of
beautiful high grade honey comb~,i white
quartz, absolutely free milling. much Of
1t showing free gold to the uakr,i eve
It has been estimated that - per cent Of
the values can be saved on the tables
The work done has developed a mine II
great value. Manager krng,bury has
shrppe quantities Of ore 10 Fraser. Cfal
mers and others for mill tests and .tair4
that complete milling plant sith a daily
capacity Of IS to 90 tons. With free van
ners, will be ordered shipped 70 johnson
creek during high water IN the Okarog,p
river, and will b. act in po-ition and run
ming early the coming fall
The company al4o bas several desirable
mill sites and a valuable water right With
fall Of 200 feet to furnish power for the
new plant.
Preparing for DREDGING.
The Basic Mining Company Il building
a dredge to operate at PlarsryiIls i. the
report from Boise, Idaho. The boat for
the dredge has been built and the ma.
ehinery Is arriving. The bat il 100 feet
long, 40 feet wide and draws u feet Of
water The stream will be damned 10
make a pond in which 10 float IL. The
dredge ia TO be operated by electric force
generated by water power and the plant
Tor the purpose is elaborate. Fourteen
miles Of ditch and hnme have been con.
structed and the power afforded will
amount at the minimum 10 500 horue
power, the fall being $50 feet. The wa
tsTs Of Grimes creek are used and the
power will be conveyed to the dredgs over
~ miles OF wire. The company Is al.o
building 20 miles Of wagon road and n
telephone line will connect power houas
and dredge. The company owns q miles
Of creek bottoms along Grimes, Wolf and
Granite creeks and in Boyle= guIch.
M'ea Nine Near ksndpIek.
a most important discovery has been
made on Cedar creek, near Kendrick, Ida.
no, by II. L. Patterson Of a fine ledge
containing some Of the best mica vet |
Iound in this section. A number Of bodie.
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