Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-07-20
AROUND THE MINING CAMPS
SOUTH HALF STORIES START
Town Site Controversy Settled
Rich Strike in IdahO-Le ROi VIII
Furnish Water to NOrthpOrt-Re-
ducins the Expense of Revenue
Stamps-Mining Notes.

crop later on. Reports from Colville are
that locations are pouring in there, but
not many Spokane prospectors have re-
turned to tell of the wonders they have
found in the much coveted new district
r. A. Slocum of Colville is interested
in placer properties on the Columbia on
the South Half" He says:
81 have seen over 500 colors to the pan
taken from the Graveyard claim and the
Alma f. and Funny Boy adjoining" said
Mr.. Slocum last evening. These prop.
critics are on Rogers Bar on the Colum-
bia opposite the mouth of Hunter creek
and about Is to Is miles, | can't say ex-
actly, above the mouth of the Spokane
river. The claims mentioned are owned
by company in which Davenport and
Colville people are interested. The gold
is almost all -four gold with some fake
1t will require gold-saving machines to
properly work it anu man up there has
machines installed on another flour gold
property which is saving almost, if not
quite, all of the values. 1t is the inten-
ton of the owners of these three claims
to work them at once and to install simi
lar goldsaving apparatus.
There has been considerable excite.
ment in the vicinity and | think that be-
tween so and 60 placer claims have been
located, many of which will be worked
forthwith. The prospects are that busy
camp will he formed there. Arrangement 5
are already under way for constructing
ferry and a store is going in. A meet
ing is to be called shortly to form a
mining district. A number of Spokane
men are interested in the district, but
do not recall their names"
Mr.. Slocum made fast ride across the
reservation to file at Colville the notice
of location. He started as soon as the
news arrived and says that he made the
hast Is miles in 55 minutes. There are
no quartz claims. in the vicinity of the
plaeers and the properties promise to
make camp and district distinct from
the rest of the reservation.
TOwnsite Decision.
Last week in the Spokane land office a
decision was rendered which settled an
important question regarding settlement
on the townsite of Republic. The decis-
ion in effect is that the locations of the
, Tessie and Delaware claims are true mill
eal claims, thus destroying the conten-
ton of the contestants that the claims
are made for the purpose of towniste pur-
poses rather than for legitimate mining
The decision, while not large in its di-
rect effects, is far reaching indirectly, for
this was regarded as a test case on which
number of other cases hang. Ever since
the location of the Republic and the i'll
ing OF number OF mineral locations, pro
tests and contests have been piling up in
the local land office, alleging that many
claims were flied for townste purposes
the land then filed on being more valu'
able for mineral purposes THAN Tor town
site purposes.
After hearing the case the local land
Office officials granted a motion to dismiss
on the ground that the contestants did
not show that the land in question was
not minerai claim and the contestants
could obtain title to under the mineral
laws. The contention that the surface
showings were meagre was not upheld for
the experience OF the camp is that depth
must be attained to secure high values
LIE Roi Resumes shipping.
The lie Roi mine is shipping again and
about 20 machines are at work in the
property. All shipments are going 10
Northport as before. The force in the
mines has been increased to l4O men.
In an interview with the Rossland Min.
or. Governor Mackintosh stated that the
British America Corporation had pur-
chased 100000 shares of the stock of the
company, thus obtaining the control by
majority of 10000 shares. He said that
the priceswas SO per shareand that $780,
900 had been paid with the balance falling
due in GO days from the date Of the first
payment. -
"The stock is now in escrow" said Mr.
Macintosh. 81 have not the slightest
doubt that the pool will be broken and
the delivery of the stock made to us. The
Turner interests, which opposed the sale
of the mine, will, / am confident, act in
entire harmony with us in opening the
sproperty.
."Assto the subsidiary companies which
are beang operated oy the BRUSH A,''elic' ns ne
-Corporatlon' can give no particulars y =
yet" continued MIR. Mackintosh, "Dut
am confident thaa IN tne Josie ana ths
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