Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-05-13
ABOUT MINES AND MINING
PROSPECTS AND DEVELOPMENT,
Funds Obtained for beginning Work
ON the Golden Scepter Prope rifles
Mines in the Rosslnnd Dintrict-
Coal Mine Near Fort Steele

j. r. Mcdonald of Milwaukee has ar
rived at Missoula, Mont, and it is said
that he brings with him the necessary
funds for beginning work on the Golden
>eepter properties at Quigley in Granite
county. The Golden Scepter is a phe-
nomenal body of low grade ore and many
thousands of dollars have been spent in
getting the property in condition to work.
The company failed before completing the
plant a new company has been organ
lzed ana as but comparatively small
outlay Is necessary to complete the work
II Is anticipated that the mine will be
producing bullion at an early date. The
camp is back in the hills about 30 miles
from the main line of the Northern Pa
citic. The plant includes an electric rail.
way and one of the largest and finest
mills in the state.
On Lookout Mountain.
The tunnel on the Sovereign on Look.
out mountain in the Rossland district
is now in about l25 feet, and a two-foot
body of ore has been opened up. The
mineral is an iron pyrites, with little
copper. although the latter is not pres.
ent in very large quantities. Assays
run from IS to SIS, and Gus Peterson,
one of the owners, who was up the other
day. says that an average is close to
$50. The shaft is down about As feet.
and considerable quartz is being encoun-
tered, from which good values are being
obtained. There is about two and a half
feet of quartz in sight at the bottom of
the shaft. and the gangue is diorite,
carrying some mineral.
Crows Nest Coal Mine.
At the Crows Nest coal mine near
Fort Steele there are at present ~ men
employed, and number of commodious
log buildings have been erected for their
use. They are now in about 1000 feet
on the vein, and have made considerable
progress in IRONING" the coal From 40
to 30 tons day is being taken out, and
there is already 1000 tons on the dump.
The work being carried on now, however,
is principally for development purposes,
so that when the time comes as large
force of miners as may be necessary
may be employed to meet the demands
Va '"N ""iNCe' tic iIuc the
is finished through to Kootenay lake the
mine will be in shape easily to produce
from 200 to 800 tons per day.
smeIter at Vancouver.
The council of the city of Vancouver.
Is. G., has accepted a proposition from the
Van Anda Company to erect a smelter
Of 100 tons daily capacity within five
miles OF the city and to pay the company
A bonus of so cents per ton on the first
100000 tons smelted. The people will
vote on it.
The Georgia Fraction.
Victor Monnier has just completed a
lO-foot shaft on the Georgia fraction, be-
tween the Georgia and the Evening Star,
and good looking ledge has been dis
closed. The vein is four feet wide and
shows considerable copper, which is not
common on that side of the hill. Two
assays made in Spokane returned 1872 so
and little over $l2 respectively. Work
has been discontinued on account of the
water from the surface. which interfered
with the sinking of the shaft Mr.. Mon
nier expects to resume operations when
the weather will permit.