Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-08-17
NEWS OF TIE MINING CAMPS
THE MINES IN THREE STATES.
A Famous Old District in Idaho
Sapphires In MOntann-The Centre
Stnr Mine Sold for Two Millions
MIL Ran n Few Hours-Mining
Notes.


mountain were producing an abundance
of gold, even with the most primitive
methods of production and with the near
est railroad point hundreds of miles dis
tant.
One of the celebrated properties of this
camp which is still steadily producing
and paying dividends at a heavier n:e
than the lie Roi OF Rossland ever did
is the Trade Dollar mine. 1t is making
regular shipments OF ore in car lots that
will average away up in the thousands Of
dollars per ton in free gold. The Black
Jack and De Lamar are also well known
War Eagle properties which have produe.
ed steadily and paid dividends aggregat-
ing large sums.
A group of three properties which
made enormous records for production oi
gold ore in the COS and early '70's COM
prises the Golden Chariot, Ida Elmore
and Orc Fino mines. 1t was not unusual
in these properties to encounter punches
of ore in considerable quantities averaging
over $4,000 per ton. The Ida Elmore and
Golden Chariot were worked through
shafts to depth of 1900 and 1900 feet, re-
spectively, under primitive methods. The
water was all hoisted out of these shafts
in buckets. Under modern methods OF
mining these mines would have continued
work far beyond the depths, which, in
those days, were considered insuperable.
Ever since these mines have been shut
down their waste dumps have been hand
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son lasted, the fine stuff being washed
into rifle boxes and the coarse stuff
sorted by hand. In this manner thou
sands of tons of so called waste from
the mines have been laboriously treated
at profit by the slow and tedious pro
cesses of hand labor.
The Centre Star Sold.
The great Centre Star mine at Ross
land was sold Saturday and it brought
the biggest price ever paid for mining
property in the Kootenays. The price
was $2,O0O,000 and it is cash transac-
tion. The purchasers are the Gooder-
ham, Blackstock syndicate of Toronto,
who own the controlling interest in the
War Eagle Consolidated Mining and De-
Velopment Company.
OF the 100000 shares of the capital
stock, Oliver Durant and Alexander Tar
bet of Salt Lake own 100000 shares. Sir
Charles Ross, Bart, owns 10000 shares,
and the Patrick Largey estate of Butte,
Mont, most of the remaining 100000. 1t
is stated that Mr.. Williamson has invest
ed 100000 of his own money with the
C,ooderham- Blackstock syndicate in the
purchase of the Centre Star.
The deal reached climax Saturday,
when Volney d. Williams of Spokane on
behalf of his principles, went to the
Centre Star mine, took formal possession
and discharged Foreman Joyce and all
the employees.
The Uncle Sam.
R. A. Bell, it is said, has just acquired
control of ground supposed to be rich in
gold near the celebrated Uncle Sam pock-
ct, about four miles south of Helena,
Mont. The fame of the golden pocket
of the Uncle Sam mine is worldwide. The
product of this deposit was so exceed
ingly rich that armed guards were EN-
ployed to keep people from carrying off
the ore as it came from the shaft. Al
most every piece of rock taken from the
mine showed great quantities of free gold
in the quartz. But the vein suddenly
pinched out and its continuation has
never been found, though it is being
hunted for to this day. The Uncle Sam
is located directly south OF Helena about
four miles and six miles northwest of
Clancy, and was possibly a sort of con-
tact between the lime and granite for
nation, as there is lime belt OF three
or four miles in width between Helena
and the mine though the Uncle Sam
shaft is certainly in granite forma tion.
A MIL Closed.
The closing down OF the Poorman mill
in Florence Camp, Idaho, after a short
run of few hours has caused much COM
ment from various sources, not only all
over the district, but among the stock
holders insTacoma and outside points.
Portland stockholders have deemed it
wise to send in representative to as
certain just wherein the fault lies. 1t has
been stated that several hundred pounds
of the ore were sent out for practical
treatment, and as a result five stamp
Frazer & Chalmers mill was purchased
and set up, only to be pronounced dead
failure by Mr. Buchanan, the expert mill
man, who has now gone to take charge
of the Virtue mine at Baker City, Ore.
Rumor has it that the management is now
at sea as to just what kind of machinery
would be best adapted fer profitable
working of the Poorman ore.
saIabIe sapphfres.
Thomas Morgan, one of the owners ol
the Pike County placer mine on Dry Cot
tonwood, in Deer Lodge county, Mont
received last week from New York two
sapphires he had cut in that city. These
stones were two of a great many secured
while doing some preliminary work this
summer and were sent to New York fol
examination. The stones as returned are
certainly beauties. Tiffany & Co., the
well known New York jewellers, report
them all right and say tney can use then
II of larger size than those sent for ex
animation. Those sent were small, be
ing of one carat or less in weight, ant
were only submitted for the purpose o
getting an expert report as to the quality
~. The Pierce District. =.
Miners in the Pierce district are be
ginning TO lay in their fall and winte
s,,nxI;as and Kendrick feels the effect O