Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-01-15
EMPLOYMENT IN MINES.
IN SLOGAN DISTRICT
U-om Twenty Properties
, s..r KOsIo-The MoYe" RIVER
.rx-FalI Creek Camp-Along
Tobacco Root Range.

: The recent publications IN northwestern
- various estimates of the num-
pap'' mon employed in Rossland mines
oef y aroned a spirit of rivalry in the
ms mas " district and figures have been sub
I'D :.4ad to support the claim that SLOGAN
mr.; ;sors outnumber those OF RossIand TO
and are better paid
Tho statement of the number OF men
.,ovod in Rossand showed that out OF
emp 700 mon estimated to be working in
~ camp more than one-haIt were EN-
'"o ~ in five mines, as follows: lie Rol,
P pae Wor EARLE. 90; Center Star, 30; Iron
~ "a. Sunset. 30. The SLOGAN people
~, 70 make a better showing than this,
IL os 70 number of men employed and
wages paid The average wages in Ross
,and are So per day; in the SLOGAN the
miners are paid $3.50.
The Kaslo News sums up the matter
thus =
The following silverlead properties OF
~ SLOGAN and Ainsworth divisions, locat-
I'D within radius of 5 miles from kaslo'
h. air line, are given as making an inter
TING table for comparison. The wages
- these camps are $3.50 per day.
The pay rolls of 20 representative mines
now operating, as closely as can be ascer-
tanned. are given herewith:
PAYNE. 100 men; SLOGAN Star, 100
Whitewater, 10; Ruth, 100; Reco, 81;
Idaho. TO- Montezuma, 70; Queen Bess,
IN. Lucky jim. 25; Last Chance, 20; No,
40; Tariff, %; Black Diamond, 26; An
toine. 25; Ivanhoe, Is; Rambler, %; Oar
danelles, %; Ajax. 10; Goodenough, ID;
whitewater Deep, 10; total, 1923.
The number of smaller properties now
operating, employing from three to ten
men. will doubtless easily increase the
above figures to 1900.
The Buckhorn Group.
Ambrose Stev'ar superintendent of the
Buckhorn group of claims in the Moyea
river country, was in Spokane the other
aay. The Buckhorn group is a free milling
proposition and was bonded by John I,
Irwin of Spokane last summer for $50
400 Two payments have been made on
the bond and Mr.. Irwin has since assocl-
ated with himself several Pennsylvania
eapitalists who are also largely interested
in Yahk properties on this side OF the
line "We have five claims in the group,
said MIR. Stewart. "They are the Buck
horn. Hoosier Boy, Keystone, Scout and
Ikcky Three. The properties are on Deer
skek, tributary of Moyea river, and are
about three miles from Sylvanite camp,
The claims were located by ID. Longley,
Charles Erwing, Jasper King and Irving
BRYANT and were bonded last summer to
], P. Irwin. The bond runs until y ne |,
1898, and it will be taken up in due sea
son, Mr.. Irving having interested some
eastern men in the enterprise. Inc claims
are all ON ledge of free milling gold ore
and the average of % assays taken at
intervals throughout the 5000 feet OF the
ledge that runs through the claims Is
1886.
Fall Creek Camp.
John Rankin has returned to Florence,
Idaho, from Fall creek with most en-
eOuraging reports from the new camp,
He is developing free milling gold
quartz proposition. The Gold Bug ore is
being hauled to the Banner mill, where 1t
will be treated as soon as new plate ar
nves which has been sent for. Several
hundred tons will be miled and rich
cleanup is expected A. G. Amsberry OF
the Black Hills, South Dakota, is in camp
examining properties with the view of in
vesting. M. j. Shields is expected to come
over from Moscow in few days to en-
deavor to straighten out the affairs of the
Ozark mine with the hope of resuming
work. The Free Coinage mine has two
and onehalf feet of ore in the face OF the
oOfoot drift which is being pushed. There
are about 200 tons on the dump and the
pile is growing daily. A mill next sum
mer is a possibility A force of men is
exposing a good ore body on the Pride OF
Florence
Work on the Bob IngersOIl.
Mining circles in the portion of the
Tobacco Root range tributary to Sheri-
dan, which includes Mill creek, is slim
nated this winter with unusual energy,
says special correspondent of the Sher-
ldan Paper. On the Bob Ingersoll mine
Kod d, Leggatt, in whom title to this
property is now vested, is working force
OF eight men, sinking shaft. This mine
IS situated on the north side of Mill creek,
Instant from Sheridan about II miles. Mr..
heggatt has constructed new wagon
road up the mountain to the mine from
Mill creek at a cost of $1,000, as well as
greatly improving the old road, leading
up the creek from Sheridan. A large
uitch has been constructed from Mill creek
70 the millsite where the owner contem-
p,ates erecting large concentrating
pant when the mine has been developed
.suii'eiently and enough ore put in sight