Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-09-02
NEWS Of THE MINING CAMPS
THE EXCITEMENT IN IDAHO
BuffaIO Hump the Latest Attraction
Minor. Rushing There-kI lon
dixie Output Is smnil-Montanas
Coal ProductiOn-A Cartboo Div
fdend-MininG Notes.


camp, in Idaho, ever saw in the west,
said a travelling man who came IN from
there The town is deserted by every
able bodied man who can possibly leave
it. Everybody has gone to Buffalo
Hmm ! was in Florence several weeks
AGO and it was quiet. Times were dull
or there than in any other Idaho town
visited. It's different now. Its a
klondike rush, and no mistake. People
are fairly running over each other IN the
mad chase for piece OF the rich hedges
that are being found on the Hump.
-- 81 haven't heard a word that indicates
disappointment on the part of anyone
who has located on the big Buffalo ledge.
Every man who came back to Florence
from the new discovery while l was
there had the same good story to tell.
The ore is rich. Some OF it Is enormous
ly rich. They can't assay the ore IN
Florence any more. All the assayers
have closed up shop and gone to the new
camp to look for bonanzas them
selves. The ore Is free mill
ing. however, and they crush
it and pan it and thus estimate the
values. saw some fine look
ing coarse gold crushed out of some of the
rock.
Persons going should be we'll sup
piled with blankets and warm clothing.
The season is short up in that country
and it will not be many days now until
the snow will be flying, and it gets very
deep in that region. 1t looks like a
genuine find of an immense zone of rich
ore. heard it freely commented upon
that the miners were acting fairly in
the new district and that few were tax
ing more than one or two claims. The
formation is said to be quite hard, re-
quirng drills, powder and fuse as part
of the prospector's equipment"
The LIE Roi Suits.
1t had been thought that since the
Turner faction in the lie Roi company
had won its injunction fight against the
Peyton faction and the British America
Corporation, the suit for damages in the
sum of $4,000 might be dropped. Such
is not the case. The suit was filed in
the superior court. 1t will be reniem-
bered that the suit is for an alleged de-
probation OF the price of the stock held
by the plaintiffs which they allege is due
to the troubles from the time the sale of
the property was first considered, up to
the time of w. A. Carlyle's appointment
as receiver.
In addition to the complaint an aft
lad kx,t ha al,
forth that the defendants have been sum-
moned to appear in Rossland Friday be-
fore the court of British Columbia in
the case involving the appointment of
receiver for the property, and it is alleg-
ed that immediate examination of the
defendants is therefore necessary. Judge
Prather granted an order requiring the
dispositions of the defendants to be given
before j. w. Graves.
Refused Forty Thousand.
John A. Finch of Spokane offered to
bond the John Bull claim for $4,000 and
pay per cent, or $1,000, down. The
offer was refused. The John Bull is
owned by w. X. Forrest, Angus Gamer
on and Others and is on McRae creek
near Christian lake, b. c. The claim
was located about six weeks ago and no
work has been done on it.
Beech's Victoria shows, in shaft but
four feet deep, ore the full width of the
shaft, four and one-half feet, with an av-
erage assay OF $s4.60 in gold and copper.
Coal of Montana.
Edward w. Parker's official report on
coal production of the United States for
the geological survey, shows Montana 8
product last year was l,6l7,s $50 short
tons, as against l,543,445 in 1896, and
l,504,lo3 III 1898, q gratifying increase.
The average price per ton rose from $l.47
in 1896 to $l.76. Montana ranks sixth
Of the states in the Union in production
by machine, as Al per cent. Of her pro-
duct was so secured. During 1897, 1887
men were employed, on the average, in
Montana's coal mines, as against 1885 in
1896 and 2l4S in 1895.
The KIOndike Output.
E. f. Leech, superintendent of the
U. s. mint at San Francisco, esti-
mates that the gold output of the Klon-
dixie this year has been only about S..
100000. The receipts at the mint have
amounted to $l,75O0OO since the frat
arrival of Yukon gold few weeks ago.
The receipts Of the Seattle assay office
have been about the same. The larg.
est single deposit at the mint was $780,
600. MIR. Leech estimates that about
$250,000 in dust and nuggets has gone
east and that there is about 81 ,OO0,0OO
more of this seasons output yet to
reach this country. 1t is stated that
the dust brought out by the North
American Trading and Transportation
Company was sent east and not included
in MIR. Leeeh's figures. This amount
might possibly reach 100000.
silver Key Gives Out.
The Silver Key Mining Company, a
Washington concern, met at Spokane
this week and decided to disincorporate.
This is the company organized to work
the Silver Key on Granite creek, near
Libby, Mont. The location of the