Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-12-03

documentary evidence that he paid Tor
the outfit which Rigley was using at the
time the discovery of the Big Buffalo
claim was made The property involved
is of immense value, it being stated upon
good authority that Captain Delamar's
expert offered 100000 for the claim few
weeks ago. The owners would not sell at
that figure, insisting that the property Is
worth 100000, but the Delamar expert
could not see it in that light. The case
will come up in Idaho county.
Montana PIacers.
About $ll00 in gold was brought down
from the Libby creek placers, in Montana.
most of which has been sent to the assay
office at Helena OF this amount the Ross
brothers had 500 and the Howard broth
ers about $400 The gold from Libby
creek is of an exceptionally fine quality,
The returns from the shipment by the
Ross brothers show that it went $3.50 an
ounce at the assay office, and after de
Quoting the express charges Melted them
1883 1t is 943 fine. This is a fair ay-
erage of all the Libby creek gold.
The Cariboo Transfer.
The final act in the transfer Of the Carl
boo assets to the new Cariboo company
lately organized in Toronto took place
last week. The mine and mill were turn
ed over some time since 1t remained TO
turn over cash in the treasury OF the old
company the sale having been an out
right one of all the assets Of the old Spo-
kane corporation. This was done, $50,
G0699 being the amount ON hand. Geo.
b. McAulay stated that the October out
put of the Cariboo mill was lG9S ounces
of bullion averaging in value $3.50 per
ounce. The concentrates, in addition,
were worth about $4,000, making Il total
for the month of about $26,265.
Last Chance TaiIiDgs.
Tailings from the Last Chance have
caused much veXation and some damage
to the people living in the lower end OF
Wardner Idaho, and so numerous have
become the complaints that the Empire
State-Idaho Mining Development Com
pany has commenced fiuming the creek
along the parts where the damage has
been greatest.
Rtcb Athnbasca Ore.
A rnnort comes from Nelson through re
r,h1a dbannols that tho returns from the
plates of the Athabasca mill for four
davs, RIM last week averaged s2l78 per
dav This was rouoblv 60 Der cent of the
value of the ore, as about 40 per cent is
contained in the concentrates.
u;,,nu Rri.ss
yvorl, = r. no resumed on the Cbanleau
:, 40 S1ooon
M foroo ~ ,.o,l, on tbo Rambler IN
+ho SIooan has hoon increased 70 30,
Nront,,,,o mineral exbibit at the Oma-
/, a,.na.itio,, oonturod tba first nrize
N-a,i, h,,nl. bonses have hoon romnIetel
- Aha Idobo IN tha Slocan and 70 men
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M Johannesburg { A mill and cy.
o,ido mon have formed q society to
,t.,,,n ou+ and datoct GOLD thievipn"
st,;l,o If II feet Of ore AVERAGING GO
,,,,. oon+ conner ! ranorted in the Pot
FtIao,, ,,,ino noa,, Kan,lnons r G
The doonest mine from the surface in
ccIorodo i the California on Quartz hill
ro,r Contr,l Citv GiInin county. 1000
Goat
II is ronortod that the Pilot Bay smelt
or will resume operatons as soon as coal
c,n No sunnIieJ from the Crows Nest coal
foId.
The mortoaoe which Frank Watson
mold On tbe ARLINGTON mine in the SLOGAN
hos heon transferred to Ross Thompson
of pos.land
Cantain G Fl Thomson and Congress
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