Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1898-05-06
MINES OF THE NORTHWEST
A BIG HYDRAULIC ENTERPRISE
Montana Company to he Retnc"r-
pOrated in New IOrk-in ana
Around Hmir-PrOEress In stew
ems COunty-News From Rossla I'd.

The Cariboo hydraulic mine, one OF the
largest on the coast has commenced OPP
erations for the season of 1898. They
turned on the water April ] for the first
time this season. and are now running
night and day with a good head of water
From the report of Manager j. Is. Hobson
for 1897 the following summary OF the
seasons work is taken: Total time occu-
pied in washing, III days |. hours;
quantity of water used. 223,+l6 miners
inches quantity of gravel washed. $40.
1870 cubic yards; gold product for season
S07S ounces: value of gold, Sl3S.559..a;
total expense of operating, sol Bill; re-
ceipts for seasons profit, on stores. board
ing house, lumber, etc, S46220l. The
water supply is from a ditch Il miles
long, with a capacity of about 5000 min
er's inches. The ditch connects with Pol
ley's and Bootjack lakes. The former
holds 3O4 900, 900 cubic feet, equal to l4o.-
TAI miners inches, and the latter lH2,
100000 cubic feet, equal to 10000 min
er's inches. AS those lakes do not give
sufficient water for a seasons work, they
are now bringing in another ditch from
MOorehead, at Il cost of over 100000. The
reservoir site on Moorchead lake is ex
tremely favorable for storing large guam
titles OF water. An earthen dam 4S5 feet
long, OF 80 feet extreme height, and con
tanning 10000 cubic yards of embank
feet in depth, covering an area of G20
acres, and will hold SOC, 100000 cubic feet
of water, equal to 254.629 miners inches
or III days water of 1000 miners inches
daily. The drainage area is sufficient to
fill the reservoir. The water from the res
ervoir will be delivered at the mine by Il
ditch l0I miles long. the dimensions of
which are Il feet top, ) feet bottom ;
feet depth, grade q feet per mile, capacity
$500 miners inches of water.
Boston md Montana.
The directors have decided to change
the state of incorporation for the Boston
& Montana Copper Company from Mon
tana to New York, says the Commercial
Bulletin. The new company has the same
capital stock and par value and has
chosen this temporary board of directors :
Charles w. Welch, w. G. Taylor, Wilson
=. Marchbank, John j. Roach, Brooklyn;
Edgar Duffam, Newark; James Barker.
Jr., Jersey City; Edward j. Dwyer, New
York.
This change has excited no end of com
ment on the street and opinions as to the
reason are divergent. One theory is that
it means merging with the Butte & Bos-
ton, the latter being New York COM
pany. Those who hold this opinion are
strengthened in it by the statement that
Charles p. Welch is a large holder OF
Butte stock. Some other people incline
to the belief that the Montana insiders
believe that they can make more money
by having large share capital. say Civ
ing four shares of new stock for one of
old. Still others claim that the change
has been made so that the legal battles of
the company shall be fought in New York
courts rather than in those of Montana,
where the judges are too deep i'll politics.
in which also the Anaconda money cuts a
wide swath.
At Ymir, II. e.
The mining boom has taken great
squirt in Ymir during the past few days
and the town is full of experts anxious to
get hold of properties. The great major
ity Of these men represent large capital
both from the United States and Europe,
There are several large deals on foot that
the Spokesman Review is not now at lib.
erty to make public. but will be able to
do so by the middle or last of the week.
Building continues in Ymir at rapid
rate. and all buildings are occupied by
business men as soon as completed. There
is not an empty business block in town at
present. The town of Ymir now contains
1000 people. but it is safe to say that the
number will be more than doubled by the
first Of September next. 1t is estimated
by conservative mining men that at least
1000 men will be employed in the various
mines around Ymir before the first OF
July. There are Mt present about 2Nl
miners employed by the Porto Rico, Dun.
dee, lmir, Nebraska Girl, Jubilee Elise
Tamarac. Salmon River and Porcupinc
and one or two other companies. 1t is
stated on good authority that the Ymir
mine alone will employ 200 men as SON
as their 'lO-stamp mill is put in operation
The santa Rosa.
The tunnel in the Santa Rosa a prom.
ising property on Santa Rosa mountain
in the Rossland district, has come into a
fine body Of white quartz that has been
pierced for nine feet with no signs of the
hanging wall in sight. The ore carries
considerable iron sulphides mixed with
copper. and satisfactory assays have been
received from it. The tunnel on the San.
, Ia Rosa is now in distance of 225 feet
The Missouri Claim.
An important mining deal has Just been
contaminated at Chewelah. WASH. by
which the Bay State Mining Company ac.
quires the Missouri claim near Browns
lake. This claim was the property of 10.
cal and Spokane mining men, 1t is de-
veloped by 334 feet Of tunneling. The
main tunnel taps the ledge $50 feet from
the surface, the ledge at this point being
about six feet wide. The ore is copper
gold and silver and assays we'll The new
owners intend commencing work in the