Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-01-29
MINES OF THE NORTHWEST

MINIS Vi |Ht NURIANtSI
CONTROL OF P00RMAN MINE.
the Country During the Past Year
Blue GrOnse Mine in Northern
Idaho Observation-Disclosures Notes.
The control of the Poorman mine at
Rossland has passed into the hands OF the
British America corporation. EX-Gover-
nor Macintosh, who has been III the city
for several days, consummated the deal
himself, and he is authority for the state
ment that the control is now in the hands
of the big syndicates which he represents
as managing director. The price could
not be ascertained, but is said to be at the
rate of l2l cents per share. The capital
stock of the Poolman company is 100000
shares of a par value of 81. The property
has been developed so closely in con1ec-
ton with the Josie mine and the Work
ings of the two are so interviewer that the
mines are really one property, and since
they are to be operated under one man.
agement their development will be econ
omically accomplished.
The sale of the controlling interest in
the West lie Roi and Josie companies took
place as announced i'll the papers only a
few days since. The price was, as stated,
about 80 cents per share. The officers OF
the company have not been willing to ad-
nit that the deal was consummated, but
Governor Macintosh says that his cor
poration not only holds the controlling
interest, but owns all the stock except a
mere fraction.
Gold Production for 1897.
Director of the Mint Preston says that
he thinks Ex-Governor Grants estimate
| of S2O,00O,0G0 as the gold production of
| Colorado is closer than Mr.. Puckett's fig
ures of 22.OOO.0OO. Il believe that tue
total product of the country will reach
about S6l 100000 he added. 81 know
that the estimate of Rothwell Of the En-
eineering and Mining Journal is $57 ,0oo,-
600, but [ think he has excluded the new
/ Alaska product Oh the theory that it all
comes from across the international
boundary. This, | believe, will prove an
error, for a considerable item will be rep
resented by the product of the locations
on our side of the boundary
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duet of precious metals at $4,000 fine
ounces of gold and 65o0000 of silver.
/ Utah is the only state in the union that
does not show an increased gold product
The director has sent out his circulars
and blanks to private refneries of the
country for information. He says that
no certain figures can be given until the
returns are received, but that these will
afford a close approximation to the exact
product.
Big Seven on the Increase.
The Barker boys, Dave and jerks,
principal stockholders in the Big Seven,
near Neihart, Mont have decided to work
that we'll known rich property on a
somewhat larger scale and heavily in
crease its output In consequence they
have now a force of 25 men at work. all
they have accommodations for Just at
present. Later on they expect to put on
few more. as soon as room is made for
them. The Big Seven is high grade sill
yer mine and the ore carries no inconsid-
cradle amount of gold. For that reason
the price of silver does not cut so much
figure. 1t is one of the most desirable
properties i'll the camp; so desirable, in
fact. that several parties have obtained
options on it. but to date no deal has been
effected.
Smelter Returns.
The smelter returns from the five-ton
shipment of ore from the Silver Nugget
claim. on Twelve-Mile creek. near Slocan
City, have been received. The ore aver
aged 3S3 ounces in silver to the ton The
property has been stocked by the Slocan
City Mining Company, of which Hon.
Hugh Sutherland is president and f. S.
Andrews secretary. Mr.. Sutherland is in
England raising funds for the further de-
velopment of the property. The carload
of ore from the Republic mine. near Slo-
can City, which was shipped to the Mel
son smelter a short time ago, averaged
POS ounces in silver and SIS in gold to the
ton. This property is owned by Dave
Sutherland and Tom Montgomery. and
most of the shipment of ore was taken
out by themselves.
The Checkmate Mine.
The superintendent of the Cheekmate
mine. at Willow Creek, Idaho, talking
about that property, says a second ore
chute is being developed that is found
: fully as good as the Chaplin chute from
which so much rich ore was taken yea,
OF so ago This new chute is found l20
! feet west of the other. 1t was opened in
drifting on the tunnel level. The drift
has penetrated it 80 feet with no indica-
ton yet of the limit having been reached
Blue Grouse bonded.
William Williams has bonded the Blue
Grouse to parties whose names cannot all
he learned. vet some of them are local par
ties and some are from Latah or Nez
Perce counties The Blue Grouse is or
Sunset peak, about mile southwest from
the Colwvn, in the immediate neighbor
hood of the Manhattan and Amazon
: Neither of these three claims have beer
developed much. but all show ore in con
, siderable quantities and wagon road vii
probably be built from Dobsons pass tf
the next summer
Strike in the Columbia.
A strike of good ore have been made II
the Columbia mine, seven miles west o
Whitehall, Mont, owned by State Sena
tor C. W. Hoffman and other Bozemai
men. Work has been going on severa
months, and the development shaft ha
reached depth of 32O feet. At 320 fee
:, crosscut was run, which has tapped th'
vein. The owners of the Columbia have