Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-07-22
AROUND THE MINING CAMPS
SOUTH HALF STORIES START.
Town Site Controversy Settled
Rich strike Ina ldahO-Le ROi VIII
Furnish Water to NOrthpOrt-Re.
ducing the Expense Of Revenue
Stnmps-MininG Notes.

south HaH stories are coming il
slowly, but there is promise of 900,
crop later on. Reports from Colville ar,
that locations are pouring in there, bu
not many Spokane prospectors have re
turned to tell of the wonders they hay,
found in the much coveted new district
K. \. Slocum of Colville Is interested
in placer properties on the Columbia or
the south HALF" He says:
Il have seen over 500 colors to the mar
taken from the Graveyard claim and the
Alma E. and Funny Boy adjoining" said
Mr. Slocum last evening. These prop
critics are on Rogers Bar on the Colum
bn opposite the mouth of Hunter creek
and about Is to IL miles, can't saw ex.
actly, above the mouth of the Spokane
river. The claims mentioned are owned
by a company in which Davenport and
Colville people are interested. The gold
is almost oil flour gold with some flake.
1t will require gold-saving machines to
properly work it anu a man up there has
machines installed on another -four 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 gold-saving apparatus.
There has been considerable excite
ment in the vicinity and think that be-
tween so and 90 placer claims have been
located, many Of which will be worked
forthwith. The prospects are that busy
camp win be formed there. Arrangements
are already under way for constructing
ferry and 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 a 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
last Is miles in SIS minutes. There are
no quartz claims in the vicinity of the
placers and the properties promise to
make a camp and district distinct from
the rest of the reservation.
TOwnxite 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
Tessic and Delaware claims are true min-
eml 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 d.
rect effects, is far reaching indirectly, fol-
this was regarded as a test case on which
a number of other cases hang. Ever since
the location of the Republic and the fill
ing of number of mineral locations, pro
tests and contests have been piling up in
the local land office, alleging that many
claims were filed for towniste purposes
the land then filed on being more valu
able for mineral purposes than for 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 mineral claim and the contestants
could obtain title to under the mineral
laws. The contention that the surface
shoWings were meagre was not upheld fol
the experience of the camp is that depth
must be attained to secure high values
LIE Roi Re~umes shipping.
The LIE Roi mine is shipping again ant
about 20 machines are at work in thu
property. All shipments are going t.
Norti.port as before. The force in thu
mines has been increased to lao men.
In an interview with the Rossland Min
er. Governor Macintosh stated that thu
British America Corporation had pur
chased $4,000 shares of the stock Of tn
company, thus obtaining the control b!
majority of 10000 shares. He said tina
the price was Sc per share and that $500,
600 had been paid with the balance fallin:
due in 60 days from the date of the frs
payment.
THE stock is now in escrow" said Nh
Macintosh. Il have not the slightes
doubt that the pool will be broken ant
the delivery of the stock made to us. Tn
Turner interests, which opposed the sal
OF the mine, will, I am confident, act il
entire harmony with us in opening tn
property.
As to the subsidiary companies whic
are being operated by the British Americ
Corporation, l can give no particulars A
YET continued Mr.. Macintosh, "but
am confident that in the Josie and tn
No. l, the West lie Roi Mining Compan
Will have property that contains tn
making of two or three lie Rois. All tn
subsidiary companies that may be oat
lied by the r. A. c., will, l assure you, b
70 the best interests of the camp"
Northport Supplied by Lee Roi.
In anticipation of resuming work a
'ae smelter in few days, large fore
OF machinery is busily engaged in putin
the machinery in first class shape.
The pipe for the city water mains
expected to arrive daily, and as the wor
VIII be done by the lie Roi Compan!
mat company will put force Of men
work digging trenches to receive the pip
ne reservoir of the company has bee
round to be fully adenuate tn supply bot