Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-09-14


here, who have been undergoing. lon;
spell of the blues on account of tn,
, closing down Of the smelter as the re
suit of the trouble between the b. A.
and the lie Roi Company.
On the Overland.
OF the various parties which left Spo
kane and Ashcroft in the spring for Daw
son City on the overland route. som'
have reached Teslin lake safely. Tn,
Glenora News has chronicled the arriva
OF several of these parties. As n rule
they have not been pleased with theil
trip, owing to the length of time il
took to travel across the long stretch o
country between Ashcroft and the Stick
cen river. However, no accidents ar,
reported and If there was suffering alons
the route from any other cause than in
experience it has not been chronicled.
Mining Briefs.
The Boston & Montana Company oi
Butte is earning $50 per share net pei
annum.
The Alberta ledge in Rossland camp i
said to be widening in the east drift
face.
w. ]. Harris has been appointed the
provincial attorney for the lie Roi Min
ing & Smelling Company vice w. Z
Hall, deceased.
The Commander mine in Rossland
camp has been relieved of water to the
lOO-foot level and a drill is at work in
four feet Of ore at that point.
r. E. Brown, the former Spokane news.
paper man. now mining magnate, is in
Victoria and will go from there to En-
gland to spend the winter.
! A strike of black hornblende is re-
ported in the White Bear at Rossland at
a depth of 233 feet. Its values are said
to range between $5 and s34 per ton.
Application has been made for crown
grant for the Peoria property in the Slo-
can district. Several good lodges are
said to have been exposed and considera-
BILE satisfactory work has been done.
The daily output of Leadville mines
is 1900 tons with prospect Of an increase
to 1900 tons before October /.
1t was learned at the office of the Mil
Ter Creek Mining Company that car
load of ore. the first shipped from the
mine, will GO to Kaslo next week.
II is said that the sale OF the Centre
Star mine in Rossland to the Gooder-
ham syndicate bids fair to bring about
an early settlement of the litigation in
volving the property with the Iron
Mask adjoining.
At the office Of the Wonderful Group
Mining Company yesterday returns were
received for shipment of galena wash
ed from the surface of the claim in by
draulic operations. 1t yielded l37 ounces
silver and IA per cent lead.
T. G.. Blackstock tells the Rossland
Miner that his syndicate would not think
of paying more than so cents per share
for the Iron Mask. But then it is re-
called that Mr.. Blackstock vigorously
denied all intention to take over the
Centre Star only a day before that deal
was closed. sEas<
Good news continues to come from the
Waterloo strike in Camp Mckinney. B.
G. 1t is reported that the miners are
sacking ore which literally sparkles
with free gold. Mrs. finnegan, who
keeps the boarding house at Cariboo
mine, is said TO be large owner OF the
Waterloo and she is considered veal
thy woman since the strike was made.
The closing act in the life of the old
Virginia Mining : Company of Spokane
which recently sold the Virginia mine to
British Columbia company took place
at the Hotel Spokane, when the stock
holders met and voted to disincorporate.
II was . proxy, meeting and George u.
Pfunder 4held about all Of the proxies.