Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-04-15
MINES OF THE NORTHWEST.
stir in the Occur d'Alene Distr1ct-
Development On the Republic.

Late transfers give the agreement OF
sale of the Blue Grouse group Of silver
lead claims by William Williams to w.
F. Zumhoff for $4,000. There are four
claims in the group, and they lie on the
south side of Carbon gulch, on the south
west side Of Sunset mountain, in the
Occur dAlenes. The principal develop
ment work has been done on the Blue
Grouse, and this claim had fine showing
last fall, which has been improved since.
If the sale is consummated there will be
chance for all the claim owners in the
Blue Grouse territory to get together and
build a wagon road from Dobson sum
init to the Blue Grouse, Manhattan, Anna
ION and PARROT. Such a road would be
about two miles long, but it would be
splendid grade, ard afford the best facil-
tiles for ore hauling. 1t would put the
mines within eight miles Of the railroad
at Wallace, and teams could easily make
the round trip in day. The cost Of
the two miles of road would not exceed
$500. 1t would open all the territory on
the southwestern part of Sunset noun
tain and force a railroad to follow in its
wake.
The Iron Colt.
The representative of an English syn
dictate has obtained an option on the
Iron Colt, in the Rossland district, which
is the property of the Iron Colt Mining
Company, Limited The price is withheld.
The chief shareholders are =. Burns, the
wholesale butcher; William Mackenzie,
the Toronto railway man; J. Ferguson
and McCrae, the local agent of the Mon
treal Townsite Syndicate. The sum Of
$4,000 has been spent in this property
in development work. but it shut down
three months since. There is large
body Of ore. from six to IS feet wide,
that is said to average from 80 to $40 per
ton. The property is in good condition
for strong company to go in and make
mine of it. II is opened up to depth
of 300 feet, and about 1000 feet Of tun-
mel work has been done.
Republic Mine Developments.
The development at the Republic mine
is said to continue satisfactory. The
wonderful high grade ore chute in the
Republic still continues, with six-foot
vein. The chute now crowds 200 feet IN
length, and promises to continue indefi.
nitely. Three shifts have been put to
work on the drift north of the tunnel on
the 200 foot level, and good rock is now
being taken from that drift. The. lower
tunnel is now in about 100 feet. and
running through hard syenite, which
makes slow work. Three shifts are be-
ing run on the Republic in all the drifts
and tunnels.
Dig Flume.
The new fume Of the Anaconda Copper
Mining Company at Anaconda runs par
allel with the old flume, which was built
when the first smelter was erected, about
ID years ago. The new fume is four
feet deep and eight feet wide, and is
constructed to last for years. Over $685.
600 feet of lumber were used. Some idea
of its magnitude can be gained from the
fact that its construction cost about
$22O.OOO.
The Lost Lode.
+. II. Oliver of Rossland is credited
with having paid $4,000 for half in
terest in the Lost Lode claim, in Ste.
vens county, Washington. Assays made
from ore taken out during the recent
strike in the 200 foot tunnel 90 $82. SO
in gold per ton.