The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-07-02

James T. Dolan, United States inspect
or Of customs, arrived in Spokane las
week, having made the record trip up Il
date from Fort Steele 10 Spokane. HI
left Fort Steele at p. m. Sunday and
arrived Al , p. M. on the Great Northern
Monday. II any one ever made the triF
in that time before II has not been record
ed. Mr. Dolan's duties keep him goine
up and down the Kootenay on the busy
little steamers that ply the stream. A.
might be guessed, he has had exciting
experiences
Cetwyn WaEon Road.
The Colwyn, near Wallace, Idaho, i
now building its new wagon road to con
meet with the old road from the Sitting
hull road TO the Father Lode. As sooE
a. il Is completed, shipments Of ore vii
commence. The work Of sinking on tn,
ore chute had 10 be abandoned, owing b
water coming in faster than Il could b.
handled. When the attempt 10 90 deepe
was abandoned, q drift was commenced
from near the bottom Of the shaft, run
ming eastward into the mountain, ant
two feet Of ore is now reported in the fac
of the drift.
New Road 60 sprIngdaIe.
Engineer Roberts, of the Spokane Fall
q Northern, and his men surveyed I
route for wagon road 20 the Cedar Can
yon mines last week. They report that /
first-clasa road with only a slight grad,
can be made for small outlay of money
and muscle. This road when complete,
will put the Cedar Canyon ore about ?
miles nearer the cars than the presen
route by Davenport. and the cost o
freightiRg will be only about one, half tn
price now paid.
The stevens Peak Region.
The trail to the Stevens peak region |
nearly completed, and soon there will b
considerable prospecting in that part o
the Occur dAlenea, besides a number Q
parties who already hold claims in Their
will be doing development work. 1t is
large country, Of which but little is We
known, although Il lies within few mile
Of Wallace. Its drainage Is towards tn
st. Joe, which has had a tendency to dis
courage prospectors. as it was doubtful
about getting transportation.
A Namber Of New shippers.
The Deer Trail mine in Cedar canyon
Stevens county, is sacking about 30 ton
per day from the dump, The ore is no
sorted, but is sacked just as it comes frOu
the mine, and smelter returns are said Z
be satisfactory.
Some choice ore is being taken out B.
the Elephant Mining Company, and tn
mine will shortly join the list Of shipper
from Deer Trail camp.
Fifty teams are reported engaged 1
hauling ore from the Legal Tender an
Deer Trail No, 10 Davenport
Metcalf & Allen are preparing to shi
from the Victor, joining the Legal Ter
der on the north.
The Hue Grouse, a copper proper4
near here, will start up as soon as th
wagon road from Springdale TO Ceda
canyon Is completed. The Silver queer
owned by vanhorn brothers and situate
about mile southwest Of Deer Trail n,
2, win also resume work.
The Chloride q Rather, near Fruit
lands, win begin active work at once.
IL a silverlead property and recent test
show $3.50 in gold. The formation
pcrphyry.
Webb Fans Of the Cleveland mine say
the Cleveland Is looking well and the
have resumed shipping TO Tacoma. II
property h being equipped with boile
engine, pump, hoist and Burleigh drill
The Cleveland Is the property that cause
80 much excitement four years ago whs
"a feet Of solid galcna were found on u
surface.
l4ucifer matches were first made nea