Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-12-30

erty this winter. This road will make
the hauling of concentrates from the
Snowshoe to town much simpler matter
than heretofore. As soon as there Is
water enough the Snowshoe mill will be
run again.
Marble Claims.
The work at the quarries of the United
States Marble Company, near Valley,
Wash, during the fall and winter has
been of a substantial character, all being
preparatory to the steady operation of
the quarry as soon as all The needed ma
chinery is installed. The machinery is
all in place except the drills, which were
shipped in October, but which have failed
to arrive, owing to delay en- route. The
properties of the North America Marble
Company are not being worked this win
ter.
Pend d'OreiI1e Property.
It is learned at the office of the Home
stake Consolidated Mining Company re-
Gently that a good strike has been made
upon the property of the company on
Granite creek, on the east side of Pend
d'Oreile lake, Idaho. The property is a
slver-lead proposition, and the officers of
the company state that the ore averages
about $40 per ton, recent smelter test
of two tons having returned about that
value.
Smoke Stack n Novelty.
The immense red painted smokestack
lust put up on the Green Mountain mine
of the Anaconda company is quite nov
city, owing to the fact that it is the only
one in the district that is not painted the
usual black. 1t is very attractive and
can lie seen at distance of several miles,
The inside dimensions of this immense
steel structure are nearly six feet and
carry off the smoke from IL sets of big
marine boilers. The height of this stack
is l20 feet from the base on which it
rests. This base is solid masonry and the
stack is bolted with anchor bolts. The
stack stands thus without any guide
ropes.
SiIvertOn Shipments.
The following are the ore shipments
from Silverton wharf since December 8th,
1885, December 9, Comstock Mines Ltd,
40 tons to Tacoma; December 10, Fisher
Maiden, 81 tons to Nelson; December IL,
Vancouver Group, 20 tons to Aurora;
December II, Comstock Mines, "a tons to
Tacoma; total for four days, 800 tons.
There is now at the wharf about go
tons from the Wakefield mines, and fully
100 tons from this mine went forward
last week.
East KOOtenay Property.
The Dupont group of four claims on
Boulder creek, near Fort Steele, was
bonded last week for $4,000 to E. j.
Walch of Ottawa. The terms of the
bond are per cent cash and the balance
within one year.
The Anna, ROssIand.
The recent strike in the Annie is prov
ing to be of more than usual interest, on
account of the value of the ore which has
been met. In appearance it is magnifi-
cent rock, some of which is absolutely
free from gangue. Samples have ranged
as high as 10 ounces or 5000 in gold, and
an average value would be about $50.
Notes.
The past week the smoke from the
smelters has been quite heavy, more so
than usual, and resulted in public meet,
ing of citizens at which the managers Of
the .smelters were present, to discuss and
suggest means to abate the nuisance
Several deaths that have occurred since
the smoke became bad are attributed to
that cause.
Another placer strike and a stampede
is just reported from the vicinity of Sit
ka. The new discovery was made about
two weeks ago on a small stream empty
, ing into Quashkansky bay about ten
miles from Sitka and near the White
Stone narrows
A. T. Fox, of Sumner, Wash, has been
: granted patent on a gold separator.
) The net imports of gold during the fis-
cal year were $lO4,S6S,476, as against
$44,6O9,S4l for the fiscal year 1897.