The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1898-12-17
MINES AND mining CAMPS
METALS OF THE NORTHWEST.
Items From the Rich Rigions of the Pa
cific Northwest, News Fsom All the
Princi lie Mining Cainps-Personals--
Mining Notes.

A depth of 300 feet has been attained
on the Black Tail mine at Republic, and
the ruling values of the ore at that point
range from $25 to $50 per ton in gold
A Bossburg Property.
Twelve feet of good ore valued at 81
per ton in gold has been disclosed on the
surface of the Ben Franklin, owned by
Bossburg parties. Picked specimens from
the ledge assayed $2l per ton.
Great Northern Mine.
The Great Northern mine on Douglas
mountain is working two shifts of four
men, has reached a depth of $50 feet and
has full face of shipping ore bearing
gold values of from 500 to $35 per ton.
The management expects to ship soon.
New smelter.
Jay P. Graves writes from Montreal
that the subscription to the stock OF the
smelter company which he has just float
ed there to build reduction works for the
Knob Hill and Old Ironsides mines in
Greenwood camp, B. c., was oversubscrib-
ed over 100000 shares. The capitaliza-
ton is to be 100000 shares.
The Red Lion.
The Red Lion claim at Rock Cut, near
Bossburg, is developing some good ore at
depth of 20 feet. The ore is similar to
that found in the Little Giant, but not so
high in values, yet there is enough of the
yellow metal in the undetermined width
of the vein to make the ore pay under
economical treatment.
Cottage Grove Mines.
The Black Butte mine near Cottage
Grove, Wash, is turning out quicksilver
at the rate of $4,000 per month The
output will average ton a day for the
year round, and the smelter has noun
tain of cinnabar ore to draw on. A
smelter costing $4,000 was erected dur
ing the summer and commenced opera
tions October 10th. The Black Butt,
company is composed of J. Gamble, Capt
Chilcott, j. E. Chilberg, w. Hastings anC
j. Behrman.
The Znla, in Sheridan.
The whim is now in place on the Zal;
NJ. mine in Sheridan camp, near Repub
lie, and supplies are ON hand for the win
ter. Supt. Snyder says the vein is widen
ing all the time and values improving
The camp has other good prospects tina
will be heard from in the early spring
amongst the principal claims being tn
Polar Star group, Polar Fraction, Amer
can Flag, and Uncle Sam, all of whic
have had some development, and tn
spring will see them all working.
The bonanza Mine.
All of the machinery in the Bonanz
mine, near Bossburg, has been placed an
the property is now producing from tn
four levels reaching down to a depth {
nearly 600 feet all of 100 tons of shippin
ore each day. The recent fall of snow ha
been of much benefit to the Bonanza min
as the roads were so badly cut up by was
ons that conveyance of the ore became a
most impracticable. For the next thrt
months the ore will be transferred o
sleds, and in the spring it is probable tha
a tramway will be built from the mine
the railway station.
Large Cash Payment.
The largest payment of cash made
any individual of New Denver B. c.,
many months, was $4,000 paid on IL
by the company represented by j. i
: Marks of Nelson to James Merino as Il
final payment for his three-eighths int
est in the California group of claims c