The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-11-04
MINES AND MINING CAMPS
METALS OF THE NORTHWEST,
Items From the Rich Regions of the
Pacific Northwest-News From All
the Principal Mining Camps-Per-
sona1s-Mining Notes.

The Anaconda Mining Company has
commenced suit against F. Augustus
Heinze to recover a seven-twelfths in
terest in all the ores extracted from the
Parnell lode claim and to compel the de-
PENDANT to permit the company to en-
ter into joint possession and occupancy
of the claim.
Republic Camp.
The shaft ON the Bodie is 275 feet
in depth.
The Gopher shaft is nearly 235 feet
in depth.
The Chico shaft has reached a depth
of 1870 feet.
Good progress is being made on the
Hill Side tunnel.
The Liberty is about to resume under
new management.
A Wine has been started in the tun-
mel of the Stray Horse
The Surprise continues to show rich
ore on the face of the drift.
The Star winze is about 20 feet deep.
The ledge is somewhat broken up.
The ore chute on the San Poll has
not diminished in size or value as
drifting proceeds.
Good progress is being made in put
ting the Princess Maud in shape to re-
ceive the compressor plant.
An unconfrmed report is circulated
that work will shortly be resumed on
the Mountain Lion on the south.
Reports from the Chespa-Blue Jay
are quite encouraging. There is said
to be four feet of good ore in the east
drift.
Superintendent Hall of the Morn
ing Glory states that the mine is look
ing well and continues to show its won
derful values.
Some high assays are being made
from Blacktail ore and these are fav-
orable indications of the richness and
value of the property.
The winze on the Flag Hill is about
80 feet deep upon vein which shows
three feet of ore which will average $40
1t is favorable showing and the work
is being well done.
A 10-foot breast is being carried in
the drifts at the 600-foot level of the
, Republic. The entire face of each o.
the drifts, both north and south of the
tunnel, will assay about $500 per ton.
The hoist for the Butte & Boston IL
on the ground and will be ready To-
, use in a few days. 1t will be used OF
the old shaft which will be sunk to {
depth of several hundred feet befor'
any other work is done on the mine.
p The Jim Blaine holds it's own bu
does not improve in the drift. 1t is thu
opinion of many that a Wine SUM
from this level on the Jim Blaine woulc
encounter the big Republic ore chut
= at the 600 level or sooner.
Small pieces of petite picked from
the streaks which seam the Republi
ore in the lowest levels and it assaye'
the staggering sum of $19,946.60, a.
!, most $40 per pound. There is but
, small quantity of such ore as this, bu
it helps bring the averages up to yer.
high figures. This precious stuff /
. carefully taken down and as carefull
sacked and stored in the mine. A fey
= tons of it would make millionaires o
. the stockholders if the balance of tn
: ore continues as rich as it now is.
The Miners Nightmare.
Jim Blaine and Tom Thumb gave
Trade Dollar
= For Stray Horse, and went up to Sc
4 Princess Maud
= OF Butte & Boston. When the
q reached the Summit
If They were surprised to see an Insul
gent
= Running from the Mountain Lion wit
e Black Tail.
|. To gain his Liberty, he shinnied up tn
II Lone Pine.
d They ran down the San Poll withou
lie Looking Backward,
e Where they met Kate Hayward, VIII
d gave them $4,000 for the Code
l. Goose.
When she found she didn't have
Golden Harvest
She kicked like the devil for Rebate.
re How'd you like to have Ben Hur?
al --Frdnk Tinnel