Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-03-26
NEWS Of MINING CAMPS
WALKING TO TEsLIN LAKE.
Good Wagon Road Through Tim
bcred Country. and the valleys
We'll scttled-ImpOrtnut Mining
transaction I'm Mountaineering Tun-
mel Project in Idaho.

chamber OF commerce has received an IN
tarestino letter from Ira +. McNutt who
started from Spokane to walk over the
route TO Tcllm lake He arrived IN Kan
loops i'm 10 DAYS and writes as tollows'
81 left Spokane on February Is, at ll:30
a m. and arrived at kanloop9 March d,
at ; D. m. As near as | have been able
ia learn by inquiry at points along the
way. | have Travelled 3a3 miles, walking
all but 40 miles Of the distance.
II encountered snow on the divide be
tween Spokane and Colville. and again at
Greenwood mountain and on the Camp
Mckinney road. and IA miles this side of
Camp Mckinney The rest of the way
10 Pcnticton was good walking
II came up the west side of Lake Okla
nooan over a good trail for 70 miles.
From Vernon to Kamloops the roads were
sloppy with snow and mud The roads
have been wet and sloppy more on less
all the way. | have had my feet soaking
wet for four or five days at time so that
| have had to stop and wiring water from
NV socks several times a day. but | am
feeling none the worse for my trip. In
fact. | am more able TO walk than when
started
The country has been mountainous
and well timbcled almost all the way. but
the wagon roads are good ones, and fol-
low valleys that are well settled.
There is but little chance for grazing
stock on the way from Spokane to Kan
loops, but almost every farmer has hay to
sell at from So to $l5 per ton. | have
paid all the way from 10 to 80 cents for
meals.
The distance from Ashcroft to Vernon
is l2O miles by way OF Kamloops | I'M
derstand there is a shorter trail over the
mountains further south, but it cannot be
Travelled for six weeks vet.
Horses can be had all along the route
for from So to $25.
Il expect to reach Ashcroft tomorrow
night. ! have been walking II days. |
am yours on the trail
IRA f. MNUTT."
The route taken by Mr.. McNutt was
by way of Marcus. Grand Forks and
Camp Mckinney to Penticton. This is
only one of the routes to Ashcroft over
land from Spokane. The Willard party,
which left few days since, will endeavor
10 reach Penticton by way OF Wilbur and
Wild Coos Bills ferry.
consolidation i'm Montana.
One Of the most important Lining
transactions in the history of the state of
Montana is the consolidation OF Granite
Mountain and Ri-Aletallic companies,
both big silver properties Of Granite cOun-
", into one corporation to be known As
the Granite Bi-Metallic Consolidated Min
ing company. Both boards OF trustees
have agreed to the consolidation, which
will result i'll the starting up of the big
properties in the near future. Under the
laws of the state of Montana ii is neces-
saly that the consolidation scheme have
the acquiesccncc OF two-thiids OF the
stockholders of each company. 1t is said
that more than this has already been sc.
cured. An agreement signed by both
boards OF trustees as we'll as circular
have been sent out to each stakeholder
i'll either company. The amount of the
capital stock OF the new company will be
$4,000 900. divided into 1000, 900 shares
OF the par value of $40 share; and all
ot the stock is to be issued and delivered
as fully paid and worcestershire, to the
stockholders OF the Granite Mountain nd
Ri Metallic companies in the proportion
Of two-lifths Tor 100000 share) to the
stockholders Of the Granite Mountain, and
three fiths to the stockholders of the B,
Metallic
Long Tunnel ON Mammoth Mine.
The survey ion the new tunnel OF the
Mammoth is now being made 1t has gonc
lar enough to know that it's length will
approximate 1000 feet, and in that dis
lance 1t will cut at least three hedges
besides the one On which the Mammoth
Is located. and the whole distance will
be through ground which the Mammoth
people own. By many, the Mammoth is
considered the greatest mine in the Occur
AeneS, there being but two others
which can possibly dispute its right TO
that position, and should anything new
oi value be encountered in running the
new crosScut tunnel, it will easily be the
greatest. With nearly mile on the main
lead. and several side claims covering
smaller leads; with the longest continuous
oie chute yet uncovered in the district
with the highest average grade of ore on
the South Fork; with an ore chute that
produces a higher percentage of shipping
ore than any other, and with a tunnel
cutting the lead 1000 feet below the apex
1t VIII be property that would com
mand attention anywhere in the world.
Recent Dividend.
Inc following dividends have recently
been declared by mining companies:
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