The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-09-02

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discovered is claimed as one of the best
for mining purposes yet known. and
from the tests which have been made
It would appear as though the claims
were well founded. II is said 10 have
greater explosive force than dynamite
Or nitro-glyeerine and still Is absolu-
sely safe.
Republic Notes.
Good progress Is being made in the
Wine. which is being sunk In the Gold.
en- Lyon tunnel.
The Vulcan No / Is showing some
dne rock on the bottom of the 25-foot
shaft There is about three feet OF
tock in two strata.
Sinking has been commenced on the
ouilp. A Wine has been started in
the tunnel. The intention is TO sink
this TO depth of 100 feet. then cross
cut on the vein.
The drift on the Bodie is making
Lbout three feet day on the go foot
level. The vein is the San Poll ledge
and II Is reported holding up well.
The shaft on the Agnes Is rs feet
deep. From the bottom q cross-cut is
being driven TO catch the east ledge.
Assays that exceed tl,4O0 per ton
have been obtained from the wonderful
pay chute on the Princess Maud.
John q. Mcmillan has returned from
brief visit to Summit camp. ~ miles
Rest OF Republic. bringing with him
specimens OF limsioae that assays 50
yer cent pure lime.
The incline shaft on the Gopher has
reached a depth OF 1872 feet The
shaft il being driven under the ledge
which pitches al an angle OF about 40
degrees.
The within for the Gopher is on the
ground and being put in place.
The Hit or Miss shaft Is down 45 II.
The ledge is the full width OF the shaft
The ore is increasing In value In n very
satisfactory manner.
Tho managers Of the Delta have or.
dered machinery and have shut down
the mine.
Just al the time when the work OF
Flnking the NinEeon the Morning Clio
~ was about TO be suspended on ae-
count OF water the pump arrived. was
quickly installed and the work Of sink
ing the Wine Yves continued.
The ouiip has opened body OF ex.
tTaordinariiy rich ore
Ore brought into Republic from the
Pearl ledge. Sheridan camp is literally
NurIuAaaA s.ssehenfnhuv,sa ~ ~i9,.ar A
fair sample OF Il was assayed and the
returns showed $3.50 20 in gold and
silver.
BFaIisA ColumbtA.
On the Canadian King near Erie.
there are about is men at work.
Recent developments on the Hope
claim. OF the Sullivan group, near Fort
Steele. show that the late strike is one
Of the most important made.
The shaft being sunk from the lower
level OF the Evening Star at Rossland,
IL down 80 feet.
Shipments contiue on the usual basis
from the lie Roi at Rossland. while the
system Of development is being extend
cd.
II. r. Bruoh is working a force Of 20
men on the Sitting Bull. In the Win.
dermere district
The long crosscut tunnel Of the Jum-
10 at Rossland is in for assistance OF
gao feet
The main crosscut on the 300-foot
level OF the Deer Park at Rossland, at
a distance OF 80 feet from the shaft cut
through a body OF solid ore seven feet
and four inches wide.
The shaft Of the Josie at Rossland is
Low down i75 feet. and Is being rap
idly sunk to the 500.foot level.
Development is repidly progressing
on the Estella, near Fort Steele. The
main shaft is down 80 feet
The Copper Queen, on Toad mount.
ain. British Columbia, is at present
considered the most promising. and on
Il the most development work has been
done.
The Owen Sound Boy. near Fort
Steele. has struck ore on the fraction
the ore being of the same character as
that found on the Hamlet.
The shaft on the White Bear, at Ross
land, has now reached depth OF SOC
feet.
The principal lead on the Republic
group. on Hooker creek. British Column
bia, Is from to 16 feet wide, with q
pay streak OF rich concentrating ore oil
q uniform width Of four feet.
The Payne mine In the SLOGAN. Ii
eaid TO be worth more money now than
ever before and can ship 500 tons q
week just as soon as Il is opened up
In No, tunnel there is an ore shoe,
400 feet long which averages two and
a half feet in width for Its whole length
Work will shortly be strated on IN,
Bruce group, near fmir.
The skylark and Ranger property OF
the north fork OF Lemon creek. in tn,
SLOGAN. is being developed and IL Civ
ing employment to Is miners.
The Jenckes Machine Company O.
Rossland have shipped hoist and /
sinking ppmp to the Knob Hill MinlnI
Company at the Greenwood camp II
the Boundary creek country.
. There are now a. men on the payroll
OF the Lake Shore mine at Noyie Tn,
new air compressor and machine drill
! are working to perfection.
A plan Of increasing development 1
now being carried out at the No. / a
Rossland.