The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-05-28
MINES Of THE NORTHWEST
AROUND THE VARIOUS CAMPS.
mtg Ore ROay In the Keystone Ia
the sylVanIts DistFIet-Ftve-staHap
MIN In P0Ay GNleh-rhs WtnAe
On the Iron Mask-IA the FeFt
steele District.

steele District.
The new crOsseut tunnel on the Key
stone mine reached the fOotwall Saturday
and the vein was proved to be about 10
feet wide between walls, says u cores
pOrdent ut SlyVaBite, Mont. Drifting was
started south along the foot
wall and is now advanced about Is feet.
This will ; pushed on until under the big
stope on the upper level, when cFosseut
will be run to the hanging wall. Drifting
will also be done north and a raise will
soon be made from the north drift To the
upper level The big stcpe referred to ON
the upper level was encountered in drift
ing south ON the footwall from the face
OF the crosseut tunnel. After drifting
about As feet the drift went through two
feet Of ole into rock that was supposed
to be- the foot wall This was cut through
and found to DO a horse two feet Thick.
1t was passed and u tremendous body vi
ere was eli cred that has since been known
in this camp as the big stope." This Is
now shown to be IS feet wide and the
hanging wall il yet to be discovered This
great ore body has been explored for l2j
feet and its width holds out throughout
that distance. The drift has been run 20O
feet further and now shows about six
feet Of ore in the face. A north drift has
also been run about 200 feet but no such
immense ore body has been entered as on
the south drift However. the drift has
opened up ore varying from five to six
feet wide. 1t Is conservatively estimated
that there is ore enough in sight to keep
tn presnt 10 stamp mill running day and
night for two years
Poay Galeh.
Ii Is reported here that Mr.. Craven,
until recently amalgnmator at the Daddy
will put up fives stamp mill this summer
to work some OF tho ore from Pony guieh,
between Delta and Beaver station, Idaho.
Spokane parties are said to be behind the
enterprise, which should be paying one,
Is there Is some good ore up Pony guleh
Years ago there vas mill built there
Of stamps method which has proven
u failure on the hard quartz Of the CoeuF
d Alenes. The mistake was also made. Of
locating the mill where 1t vas ineonven-
lent and expensive TO get the ore 10 IL,
and steam power was used 10 run il. Even
With those disadvantages il was AlmoAt
4 succe>a, and II II Confidently benevesl
that mills driven by water ami suitably
located would prove that there are a nurn
Der OF mines in that region that will pay
for working and some that will be profit
able.
Since the old mill-the Fay Trmptetor
-cit sd down there has been nothing done
on Pony except assessment work, and ths
region which at one time was a promising
one, has nearly dropped out Of sight. The
Fay Ternplrton property was rsineorpor
ated last fall, son,e u the prominent min
ing men Of the south fork becuning in
teresteti In 1t, and il was then un.i,-rstoe.i
that arrangements would be made thi,
spring to work the property on a business
basis, with the expectation that .onle
money would be made from Il. The Old
mill was torn out, the boiler bcing aold
to the Teviviication works at Murray. but
there the work ceased. and nothing more
has been heard regarding 1t.
The IPOa MASK.
The Wine on the Iron Max, near Ro.s
land, has reached the los foot level b,Iog
the main tunnel, which is equivalent To
depth from the Surfare u 30 feet. the
deepest workings yet opene.i on the prop
erty. About two fert Of excellent shipping
ore has been disclosed in the Wine. In
the west drift on the ina in tunnel level .
raise IN under way to open ground for
Stopping. The Vaiss IA disclosing sHns
good ore. From the annual report II the
minister Of mines, the production Of lode
properties in the year 1897, waa s26.BIT.
This waa lead and silver. In ls03 the
irst ITO unces Of gold waA reported, To-
al values. s2o7 400. Copper was frat
marketed in 1894, there being Jat $40
pounds, valued at sl623t. The total Of
he lode mineral values for tho year 1907
Taa 81 ,O52,43 From the year 1887 IN
Is0s, 10 years. British Columbia produced
rom her lode mines sl5.OoI.427.
Montana City PIa-.r..
The prospecting operations on bel rock
onducted by means ot large centrifugal
lump on the placer grounds nenr Montana
J'ty has led to the employment this sea.
on OF steam shovel and other modern
odd saving appliances such "A IL in SUE.
eaHfui use at Bannack and elsewhere on
ormeriy rcih surface placer grounds In
MS state. Part Of the machinery il nj. /
eady on the ground, and the work Of vst. |
ing It in position for actual operation
being pushed without delay. Last sea. |
ons prospecting thoroughly dsmonstrat.
d the fact that the actual bed rock Of
he plaeers at Montana City had not oniv 1
ever been mOlested but that thew are |
'eh in gold, a fact which has alwav.
cen maintained by miners familiar with
he ground, and the installation Of the
redge process TO save the gold will be
'atched with great interest by everybody
lteTe@tesi in the development Of that aec.
on Of the country.
The North star.
One Of the largest mining deals Of the
ear Is reported to be progress Of neRo.
alton at Fort Steele in the Fast Koote-
ny district. A large English syndicate.
acked by the Rothschilds, il negotiating
" the purchase Of the famous North
Tar mine on a basis Of $1,000, 900. One
the principal owners Of the mine. d
Mann, has been given authority 10 sell
the other owners and Il Ia reported
'at negotiations are progressing favor.
ny. The North Star IL one Of the oldest
cations In the Fort Steele district and
ere are millions Of dollars worth Of ore
sight. Il has been under DEVELOPMENT
q number Of years and only the lack
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