Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1898-10-14
MINES AND MINING NEWS
THE CAMPS OF THREE STATES.
Gratifying Results I'm Saving a High
Percentage-Claim Filed ON City
Property-Ore Is Better Than 1t
LOoks-Mining Notes.

The electro-cyanide plant OF the Re-
public company is making a gratifying |
record in saving high percentage of the
gold. The actual saving for August was
81 per cent. On 500 ore this would leave
SO in the taihngs, and these are being
saved for future treatment.
The average saving OF gold in one day
this week was SO per cent, one vat return
ing 95 IL per cent.
Mining men say these results are re-
markable, especially when the high grade
Of the ore is considered. The percent
age of saving is as good in high grade
as in low grade ore.
The camp is gratified at this complete
vindication of the judgment of Patrick
Clark. Old time mining men say the
achievements of Mr.. Clark, in taking a
wild prospect 80 miles from railroad,
locating the ore body, blocking out inn
mense reserves of high grade ore, erect
ing a large and expensive mill, choosing
the right treatment for the ore, putting
up the necessary buildings, developing the
water power of the property, paying for
the big outlay, and declaring a dividend
all inside of Is months-are unprece-
denied in the history of American min
ing.
Mr.. Clark's friends are particularly
elated because his judgment in selecting
the method of treating Republic ores was
fatty turned down" by a number OF
experts" who inspected the camp and
analysed the ores.
Camp Mckinney Claims.
Camp Mckinney, B. c., has the center
of the stage in mining matters in Spo-
kane just now. The recent rich strike on
the Waterloo has done more, apparently,
to attract the attention of mining men
to the camp and bring the investors for
ward with their cash than the steady
payment of dividends by the Cariboo
company ever did. Free gold, visible to
the naked eye, always has an irresistible
attraction.
The second payment on the stock OF
the Cariboo company held under option
by the new company recently organized
was made last week, although it was not
| due for about a month. The formal
meeting to ratify the sale of the prop
erty to the new company will be held
in Camp Mckinney today. Although
Cariboo capitalization has been increas-
ed to 81 100000, the stock is selling fn
Toronto markets for about 80 cents,
which is higher than ever and serves to
demonstrate the fondness of the eastern
Canadian for dividend payer, which has
always been managed in a conservative
manner.
The Waterloo company is completing
it's incorporation. The promoters stock,
which is half of the capital stock Of
l,000,00 shares, was all quickly taken in
this city, not in large blocks by a few,
but by large number of mining men
and business men of the city. There was
rush to get in on the ground floor and
it is said by the officers of the company
that the promoters stock could have
been placed several times over.
Placer Claim in Spokane.
William M. Shaw last week filed with
the county auditor notice of the loca-
ton of placer claim ON the second ad-
dition to Railroad addition to the city
of Spokane. The claim is for 20 acres
which is said to bear valuable deposit
of fire clay. The name of the claim is
Lincoln. The land covered by the loca-
ton is otherwise described as the south
half of southeast quarter of the north
east quarter of section 10, township 25
range 43.
Mr.. Shaw said the location was made
to protect his property interests in the
tract of land covered by it. He has nc
intention of interfering in any way with
the rights of other property owners there
In view of the fact that other locations
have been made recently and that liti
cation is in progress to establish title te
land within the city limits supposed tt
contain valuable clay, he was advised by
his attorney that a safe plan would bt
to locate this land, which is why the Lin
coin is added to the list of Spokane coun
,, ty mining properties.
A Pump for Helena-FriscO.
The Helena Frisco, at Gem, Idaho, il
, to have new pump, which will handle
all the water draining into the mine
raising it 1000 feet at one lift. AT pres
ent the mine is worked through tunne
at the level of the mill ore bins, which
runs into the mountain to where it i
i, 600 feet below the upper workings OF tn
!, mine. There a station was built and ;
b shaft sunk. 1t is now down 1000 fee
/. from the tunnel level, making the 1000
/. foot level of the mine. A station is nov
being cut at the bottom of the shaft
:, where, as soon as it is completed, tn
J, new pump will be located. Any one blu
! a miner or an engineer of wide experience
i would stand appalled, at the contempla
ton of such a thing as putting this piec
!. of machinery 1000 feet down into tn
= bowels of the earth and then supplying
! it with power sufficient to operate il
2 Even the pipe to carry the water viii
/. have to be very heavy to stand the strait
/. of column OF water 1000 feet high.
" The Rich Ore Looks Cheap.
n The reason assigned by mine owner