The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-08-27
NEWS Of THE MINING CAMPS
DEEPEST SHAFT m THE WORLD.
The Calamef and Heela IL Nearly
1900 Feet Deep-The lie Ref sGise
Sale stfII In LisisasieE-Rieh Gold
Fields IN MeRtana-BFief Minins
Notes.

Fields IN MeRtana-BFief Rainins
Notes.
The Denver Republican publishes some
very interesting details Of the famous Cal
nmet and Hecia mine Of Michigan, which
now has the deepest mining shaft in the
world. The shaft il now 400 feet deep
deeper than any Of the deep mines On the
COnastoek, Nevada, and deeper than the
deepest mines In Austria, which have been
worked for centuries. The main shaft
has six compartments, each Of which il a.
large as an ordinary shaft, one for the
lAdderways and the sixth for the wires
and pipes, which are necessary for the
telephones, light, power, water and com
pressed air. The remarkable feature Of
this great mine Il that the course Of the
vein l. 30 undertaking that the engineers
can plan work ahead for Thousands Of feet
with absolute certainty that the actual
working will agree with the plans. As =
result the underground workings are Laid
out with mathematical accuracy. The
great pumps that hoist thousands Of gal
Ions Of water every hour are operated in
terchangeably by compressed air and cleo
tricity. There are 800 power drills con-
stantly in operation, each Of them doing
the work Of six men, operated by COM
pressed air, and these are kept at work
night and day. Every ton Of ore hoisted
Is automatically registered in the Office.
the LIE Roi TroubIes.
The British America Corporation can
not buy the majority Of the stock Of the
lie Roi Mining 4 Smelling Company.
Judge Richardson Of the Spokane superior
court has signed restraining order which
prohibits the holders Of the majority Of
the stock from selling TO the British
America Corporation, and likewise pro-
hibits the big syndicate from buying the
stock and the lie Roi company from trans
feFTing il. After reviewing the testimony
and arguments presented, the court said
in preface TO its order. SThe court is Of
The opinion and holding that under the
laws Of this state one corporation may
not acquire shares Of stock OF any stock
in another corporation, and further, that
under the constitution and Laws Of this
state the acquiring Of a majority Of the
shares of stock in q domestic corporation
downing realty within the state Of Wash
ington by an alien corporation, such as
the British America Corporation, would
subject said domestic corporation TO for
feiture Of It's real estate, and to forfeit
ure of its right TO do business within the
state"
The case has not been tried on is mer.
its and viii come up in the regular order
for final settlement The stockholders az
fected by the injunctions were at loss
TO know last evening what step would be
next taken. The suit for damages in the
sum Of $4,000 is yet TO be heard, and
the case involving the appointment Of the
receiver at Rossland is 20 come up foi
hearing some time this week in Victoria
There is prospect for much tedious litiga'
ton
New Gold Fields.
= Reports from the Sheepeater district, in
Montana, indicate that that portion Of
Park countyis gold fields rivals the famed
Klondike. says the Livingston Enterprise
, While 1t offers none Of the hardshiPs t<
the gold hunters endured by the Alaskan
: arronauts, the find promises to involve q
legal contest that may temporarily al
least interfere with the continued produe
ton Of the yellow metal from the pockets
or veins which produce almost fabulous
| yields. The discovery was made some tim'
since by p. DOugherty, Felix McCarth!
and n. c. Henderson, who began opera
= tons and were making good wages b,
( employing the primitive method Of taking
$ out the rock and treating it in q rOckei
. located some distance away on a mount
/ ain stream. Later they made discovery
e upon the Legal Tender at a point wher
: the heavy rains Of the past season hsS
h caused slide from the old opening in tn
}. mine, exposing formation much resem
a bling the formation about the park gey
1 sers. This rock when handled by tn
!. rocker process yields readily to treatment
o greater portion being dissolved by TIL
simple action Of the water. while tina
which is too hard and resists this print
tive Treatment IL thrown on dump TO
future milling process The entire fore
employed in taking out the decomPose'
|. rock, moving Il nom the mine to the rock
!. er and washing II Is not 10 exceed eigh
4 men, and 1t Is authoritatively stated tia
1 the daily yield Is from $l25 to 500.
4 Canyon Greek strike.
p There was a good strike made in I'll
/. BLACK Rear. ON Onyon creek. near Wal