Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-08-05


atoms for the new compressor plant of
the Center Star at Rossland is nearly
completed.
MINING NOTES.
There seems to be much excitement
in the Thunder mountain country.
which is about 40 miles a little south
of east from Warrens, Idaho. A large
number of prospectors are Quitting
daily at Grangeville for the scene of
the new excitement. From the appear.
ance of the ore it is an extension of the
Buffalo Hump district, but yet differs
from this in the one respect at least
that phonolite has been found. The
ore carries considerable free gold,
which is plainly discernible with the
naked eye, without the aid of a glass.
Bill Keller, well known to all old Occur
dAleners as the original locator of the
Widows placer claim, has made several
locations which are promising. About
200 prospectors are now in the district.
| Warrens and Florence are almost de-
| populated on account of the rush to
these new gold fields.
The mill at the Conjecture mine, near
Lake Pend d'Oreille, is to be doubled in
size
Dixie camp, Idaho, is full of activity,
and development work is being prose
cuted with the greatest vigor. This
young camp is certainly one of the most
progressive in the section, and justi-
tiably So for it has many fine surface
showings.
The famous Mariposa estate, terri
torially one of the largest gold mining
properties in the United States and the
first quartz property developed in Cali
fornia, is to be reopened and worked
after suspension of operations for
nearly 35 years.
Charles T. Taylor and John NJ. Full
ton of Reno, Nevada, have bought from
Samuel Hunt, Orrin Bennett and S. D.
Thacker the largest anthony mine in
the United States, there being over
100000 tons of high grade ore in
sight. The price paid is unobtainable.
The mine is located in Humboldt coun-
ty about 70 miles north of Winnie
mucca.
On the Jumbo, at Buffalo, Idaho, the
vein had run out of ore except for a
few small stringers in the face of the
tunnel, and the property was looking
decidedly black, until a crosscut was
started and run only lew feet, when
a fine body of quartz was opened, and
at last report they had cut six feet, with
the farther wall not yet in sight.
Next after Palmer mountain in i'm
portance in the Palmer Mountain dis
trict, Gold Hill might be classed up
with the best, which would include
Douglass, Ellmeham and Little Cha
pacca.
The DeLamar mines, up until March
81 of this year, beginning from the time
they came into the possession of the
present company, in April, 1891, pro-
duced and miiled 202,59 dry tons of
ore, from which was realized $6,323, 900,
out of which $2,350,000 was paid in
dividends to the shareholders being
1171a per cent of the original capital
invested, of which $4,000 is still re-
naming in the reserve fund. The
amount of money paid out for expenses
during the eight years is $3.50, 900.
The foregoing figures are worth care
full consideration in estimating the val
lie of mine to country. More than
| three million dollars taken out of the
rocks in De Lamar mountain have been
| put in circulation in southern Idaho.
The machinery for the Sunset air
compressor at Wallace, Idaho has all
been delivered and is being gradually
taken up to the tunnel, for which it is