Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-04-09


had been taken out by the owners of
claim lying alongside Suit was brought
and the issue will soon be determined.
Sale in East KOOtcnay.
w. J. C. Wakefield, Joseph Morris, J.
ID. Farrell and Charles Thies have sold to
an English company half interest in the
Hummer, Rebecca Silver Reef, Nettie,
Point Levi, Montreal Quebec and Ottawa
claims, in East Kootenay, for $4,000 cash,
in three annual payments, and $4,000 to
be expended in work on the claims within
three years.
Little Slate Creek PIncers.
Preparations for developing the placer
diggings ON Little Slate creek about 10
miles west of Florence, Idaho are being
made on an elaborate scale by Florence
parties who control 400 acres of virgin
ground. Some idea of the magnitude of
their hydraulic operations may be gain
ed from the statement that when the
works start up this season they will be
able to handle almost an acre of ground
per day.
Little Slate creek gold deposits were
discovered by Robert Royal in 1873, but
he did not develop the claims and they
attracted no attention until two years
later when Captain j. Wilson discovered
z gulch that yielded % cents to $3.50 per
pan. Fockler gulch was discovered the
same fall by Joseph Fockler, c. p. Cone
and the late Andy McQuade. 1t yielded
$4,000 Buchanan gulch, another rich
producer, was found the same year.
1t is estimated that these gulches yield
ed in the early days about 100000. Viii
sons gulch is known to have produced
$ll00 in one day for five men. None OF
the gulches are worked beyond its mouth,
dumping ground being lacking. These
gulches open at right angles upon Little
Slate creek where present operations are
being undertaken. 1t is about four or
five feet to bed rock and the ground pros
poets from cents to $3.50 per pan.
The works will be completed i'll July.
J. {. Meinelt. W. =. Murphy. j. w. Turn
bull and J. f. Boyer OF Florence are in
terested in the enterprise. Little Slate
creek gold is all shot gold and runs uni
formly Sl6 in value.
I<IOndikc From CoIfaX.
4 large pack train has LEFT ColfaX for
Dawson City, via the Spokane overland
route The train is owned by G. w.
Cole who. assisted by two hired men, is
in charge of the outfit Mr.. Cole is a
pioneer of the Pacific coast, is 80 years old
and IA bachelor. He recently sold a farm
near Pendleton, re-, where he has lived
for y years and is well supplied with
money and complete outfit. One of his
friends here made the statement that be
sides his outfit Mr.. Cole will take $4,000
in gold with him to the klOndike coun-
try Mr.. Cole has been in and around
ColfaX for three weeks buying and break
ing pack horses for the trip So quietly
has he been at work that few knew Of
his intention until today when he left
with 81 pack horses and six saddle horses
for Spokane where he will push forward
at once. Leaving Spokane the party will
take the overland route and travel by
easy stages until the grass gets good.
They will prospect along the route if
good ground is discovered this side of
Dawson they will stop and locate claims.
: If not they will 90 to Dawson, where
Mr.. Cole Will probably buy claim. Mr..
Cole. whose hair and beard are as white
as snow, is still strong, hearty, deter
mined and ambitious, and is confident he
will meet with success in his undertake
ing. As the train left ColfaX this morn
ing with Mr.. Cole at the head it formed
pretty picture and reminded the old
settlers OF the early days when all pro-
visions used in this country were brought
in by pack train.
Ore Shipments From Nelson.
The ore shipments from Nelson, b. c.,
for the past week amounted to POO tons
of an approximate value of Sl26,466. The
figures for each shipping mine are as fol
lows: Hall mines smelter. copper bullion
IL tons. lead bullion, 20 tons; lie ROi, 1850
tons: ayne, 80 tons: Queen Bess, 20
tons: Idaho, 10 tons; Iron Mask, so tons;
Last Chance, so tons: Rambler, 40 tons;
Montczuma. 80 tons; Reco, 20 tons; Brad
en- Bros, Pilot Bay, 10 tons. This brings
the total shipment for March, including
the first two days of April, up to l,149
tons, of an approximate value of S69S,4
The shipments so far for 1898 aggregate
29S27 tons, valued at s. ,S45,O42
Havana Harbor Full of Dynamite.
New York, April A dispatch to the
World from Havana says: