The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-05-20
MINES AND MINING CAMPS
METALS OF THE NORTHWEST.
Items From the Rich Regions of the Pa.
oifio Northwest, News From All the
Principle Mining Csmps-Personals-
Mining Notes.


Francisco announces that it's Thirty
first Industrial Exposition will open
Saturday, Sept. End, and close Satur-
day, October 7th, 1899. A notable fea-
ture will be an exhibit from the Phil
ippine Islands. Samples of the native
products will be shown, and number
of natives of the islands brought over
to build village, and to work at their
native industries in the Pavilion. The
management has also decided to award
the Institute Gold Medal to the most
meritorious Pacific Coast invention.
Republic.
On the Ell Caliph the crosscut tunnel
is in over $50 feet and the management
expects to break into the ledge any
shift.
The Sunnyside is situated on the east
bank of the San Poll river. A 6-foot
ledge of good looking quartz crops on
the claim. A contract was recently let
for 50-foou crosscut tunnel.
New development in the shape of
tunnel has been started on the Mabel.
In the North San Poll shaft the 100
foot level has been reached and drifts
started both north and south in ore
that will average above $50.
The Surprise is attracting the camps
attention. The average of a number
of samples taken from open cut No. 3,
was $47.90
The steam pump in operation in the
Bodie will clear the shaft of water in
day or two. The shaft is down 115
feet and will be sunk at once to the
200-foot level, and the vein cross-cut.
Applications for patent have been
filed by the Looking Backward Gold
Mining Company for the Looking Back
ward claim. and by the Morning Glory
Gold Mining Company for the Morn
ing Glory claim.
Work is being pushed all along the
line at the Mountain Lion. The gal
lows frame is in place on the shaft,
and the cross tunnel and south drift
are being driven with all possible
speed. No one is permitted to exam
inc the workings under ground, but
the manager states that everything is
looking as we'll as ever.
The Stray Horse claim in Republic
has been attracting much attention OF
late. Until now the reports from il
have been OF most indefinite charac
ter The claim is the southwest ex
tension of the Looking Backward
which in turn is the extension of the
Rebate, and that is on the Tom Thumb
lead. The Stray Horse is therefore IL
a location for catching the Tom Thumb
and Mountain Lion leads and possibl!
the development of it may prove thu
contention often made that the Ton
Thumb and Mountain Lion are on thu
same big lead.
Buffalo Hump.
Work on a 5O-foot contract on tn
Concord is progressing.
A crosscut tunnel is being run OF
the st. Paul claim by small force o
men under Superintendent Pooley.
A force of men is clearing the snoy
off the San Francisco, preparatory t
beginning extensive development work
This claim is under bond to an Englis
company for 100000.
Henry Schwartz, special agent of tn
United States land department, arriN
ed in camp Thursday. He says he
here to stop illegal mineral location
and to enforce other regulations of tn
land office. He has served notice o
all the saloons that they must close.
The Big Buffalo company is sti
sinking the shaft and is down 60 fee
1t is said that drifting and crosscuttin
will commence soon, as the next pa.
ment on the bond is due June LIST, an
the company Will no doubt want
know more about the nature of tn
contents of the big vein before putin
another big payment into the propert,
However, 1t is stated upon most reli
bile authority that the payment will
made.
Frank Brown has arrived in camp
way of Clearwater and Twenty Mi
creek. He has a crew of men at wor
on this trail preparatory to startin
his pack train, which he says will
in here within two weeks. Mr.. Brow
claims that this trail will make IL
distance here from Grangeville 4
miles and he says that he can build
within Is miles of here on bare grour
now.
The rawhide trail from Adams can
is said to be good for early morniI
travel while the crust is on the sno'
A number of people come in over Il
trail every day, but little freight
coming in. Supplies are uncomfort
bly, high. Flour is selling at $3.50 p