Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-08-19

the increased trade. C. E. Rumme, wb
operates placer mine at Snake Creel
saiu Inns has been prosperous seaso
ior the miners in the Pierce district
majority OF them having made pawn
eleah ups. We have had a good sunni
OF water and have succeeded in cle,rin
up !$l'oo. This has paid US good wage.
besides putting our mine in shape fo
handling more dirt next season. Tbi
lail we will strip our dirt and be in shan
TO commence work in the spring. From
all over the district l hear most encour
aging reports of the work being done an,
peiieve that with work resumed on tn,
crescent mine and the development q
other properties this fall the Pierce dis
trlct must forge ahead"
Mining Briefs.
Inc Midway Advance saws that som,
rich strikes have been made recently ur
the main Kettle river from that place
1t is reported that the main ledge or
the Athelstan has been struck on tbe
Jack Pot claim in Wellington Camp
boundary Creek, b. C.
1t Is reported that great BODY of ore
mas been struck on the Crown Point
claim IN Crown Point camp just west OF
Rock Creek on Kettle river.
1t Is reported that the Sunday Mornino
NINE near the Helen f. in the Pierre's
Lake district on the north half of the
Coiville reservation has been sold for
cash to California parties for $4,000.
The heated term has had quoting eff
iect upon the Spokane mining stock mar.
ket and no sales of great Importance
were reported during the week, though
brokers report healthy inquiry for Re.
public stocks.
Cariboo, Camp Mckinney, stock is
soaring in the eastern markets. The To-
ronto World says that it is expected to
reach 81 on the strength of the reorgani-
zation of the company which is about to
be effected. The price is ranging be-
tween 80 and So cents.
p. A. Daggett of Spokane received a
letter from d. c. Clark saying that a rich
lead of ore has been cut on the Sunrise
claim in the SLOGAN and that the lead runs
directly through the Dorothy claim,
which is owned by the Ruth No. 2 Min
ing Company of Spokane The Ruth has
a tunnel in 270 feet.
The men who were working on a conner
prospect just above Lake Blaine, Mont,
have given it up, says the Kalispell In
ter-Lake. They had found some rock
that was promising, but concluded after
on it a while that it was not
worth following up.
Reports from Bear Gulch, Mont, dur
ng the week continued to bring informa-
ion OF fabuously rich returns from the
'eccnt placer locations in that district,
md veritable stampede to that camp
has resulted. Among other reports OF
'ich diggings it is stated that George
Rockinger washed out nearly two ounces
If gold dust in less than five hours Tues
lay.
The Mammoth mine in the Coloma dis
trict, western Montana, has been attach
~ W boidoiC lhoIuci ,, Decl ILouSt pdZuh-
prs, and by w. b. Hosmer of Boston,
president of the company, for debts ag-
gregating about $4,000. 1t is said that
the company has spent over 100000 in
development in the last Is months. The
equipment comprises compressor,
hoist and five stamp mill.
The lower Chest mill has started up on
Chest ore at Murray, Idaho. They have
enough ore out for months run with
ten stamps.
There were twelve property transfers
placed on the records of Shoshone county,
Idaho, last week, with a total valuation
Of $4,000. Nine locations were recorded
during the same time.
The whole June output for the Mon
tana Mining Company was 1920 ounces OF
gold and 1900 ounces of silver from
62ll tons of ore crushed, and / sol tons
of talings from the dams, says the Ma
rysville Mountaineer. The estimated re-
alizable value of the crushings is $43,400,
and of the tailings $23,S00; the cost of
treating the tailings was $l3,443. The
total expense was $1,000, leaving a net
income of $4,000.