The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-15

burn. Idaho. On the surface they OBJ
tanned an assay 81 80 per ton. and from
the bottom Of es,foot shaft they took
ore that yielded At The rate Of 81 ounces
in silver and % ounces in gold. The
shaft viii be continued until the lead q
found In solid formation, It being more OF
less broken 90 far. and II Il then makes
the showing It does now they will 20
down the hill to where they can run .
3OO-foot tunnel, cutting the ledge about
$50 feet deep.
mig Idaho strike.
What Is confidently claimed to be the
most important strike ever made in the
gold belt Of the Occur d,Aienes was that
on the Crown Point recently. This claim
il situated at the head Of one prong Of
Trail guleh, on winch some Of the richest
placers Of the early days were found, ly-
ing partly ON the Trail and partly on the
Pitchard creek side Of the ridge, diyid-
ing them. Rich ore has been found on
Il for years, sometimes apparently In
place, but usually Is float, and when
considerable bodies were found further
exploration has always proved them to
be merely fragments Of the ledge broken
on.
Francis jenkins, one Of the owners, put
up his l0-stamp mill TO work the Crown
Point and adjoining prOperties, but al
though he got some good ore out Of g
small ledge, II was evident that IL was
mot the same ore for which he was look
ing,
In doing the assessment work this fall
the parties engaged 20 do the work we've
given the privilege Of doing the work
wherever they deemed II advisable, and
they started in 10 find the lead Their ef-
forts were crowned with great success,
AZ they have shown II nnquestionably in
place, at intervals Of 100 feet. The ledge
varies from 10 70 l6 feet in width, show
ing free gold in generous quantities from
wall TO wall wherever uncovered. A Mr..
Linden Of Portland owns the controlling
Interest, and nothing ran be learned re.
garding further work on the property.
Mammoth Placer MinInw.
J. G. Richly, = prominent mining man,
has returned 10 Lewiston, Idaho. from
Denver, where he went two months ago
10 enlist capital in a mammoth placer
mining proposition. What has been
known a. the Big Bar ON Salmon river
has puzzled covetous prOspeetors for 30
year., but engineering blunders and i'm.
practical methods Of operation have lei.
the auriferOus deposit intact for a strong
company Of practical mining men to
open and reap the golden harvest there
from.
The bar consists Of an area Of more
than 100 acres Of gravel 90 feet deep,
This vast deposit carries values from the
grass roots 10 the bed rock but the real
pay streak is at the bottom and only
seven feet thick. To handle the tailings
and strip the pay streak has been the Oh
stacle 10 successful mining on this bar.
The pay streak prospects g . yard and
on this work enough in drifting has been
done in . crude way 10 build the Colum-
bia river lockA
A steam pump was put in place a few
years ago and It was used till the fuel
supply was exhausted. Then q IO-mile
ditch was constructed from a creek TO
the bluff on the opposite bank Of Salmon
river and the water was brought across
that stFeAm in a suspended pipe 1900 feet
long. This seven-inch pipe was too small
II would supply only SO inches Of water,
and 30 small q head was smothered in
the crumbling debris and the batter car
ried OF the gold. In fact, this tempting
prospect has brought disaster to many
investors but the success Of the Salmon
River GOld Mining Company is assured
in advance.
Work wall begin Immediately on large
ditch 10 furnish a sluicehead and power
10 run q pump 60 raise . pipehead 100
feet above the river. This arrangement
will meet the conditions that brought dis.
aster 10 former operators. There Is
million in this bar and it seems to be
easily accessible to these practical men.
This mine is SO miles from Lewiston, near
the mouth Of Salmon river, aud direct.
ly tributary TO this city.
MIninE Notes.
William n. MIllard, the Omaha capital.
ist, has made application for patent on II
mining claims in Madison county, near
Virginia City, Mont.
Anderson a Moore Of Silver Star,
Mont, proprietors Of the Yellow Jacket
mine, have laid OF the majority Of the
men until shaft is sunk and more
ground opened up 80 that the men can
work to better advantage. They made
another shipment Of first class ore to
Butte.
Gus Swanson has returned from his
placer diggings on Quartz creek. Mont,
and has In his possession the largest mug.
get ever taken from that ground. IT.
weighs sl5 pennyweights and is pure
gold. lts value Is more than 500. The
placer operations on Quartz creek this
year have been unusually successful, and
all Of the cleanups have been saaisfae.
tory.
The camp Of the mineral land commits.
sloness at Lathrop, Mont, has been bro
ken up and the field work Of the com.
mission In that section will not be re-
sumed TIL next season. The members
are in MisOulA and win continue the
work in other districts as long a. the
weather will permit The seasons work
has been extensive and the ground thai
has been examined L. ell valuable.
Reports from Cooke. Mont. state that
the min Of the Daisy company Is now In
operation, and Il Il confidently believed
that Il win open new era Of prosperity