The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-07-01
MINES AND MINING CAMPS
METALS OF THE NORTHWEST.
items From tho Rich Kigions OF tho Pa
eifo Northwest, News From All the
Principle Mining Oamps-Psrsonsls-
Mining Notes.

Mica In merchantable quantities is !
found in several localities near Custer
City, in South Dakota. The mineral
occurs in coarse granite veins.
In Sheridan Camp.
This is what Col. Topping of Trail,
B. c., who has been experimenting
the development of the leila M and
Fanny Woodwork claims in Sheridan
camp, Washington, says: "The claims
adjoin each other and are owned by
the Zella Consolidated Mining compa-
ny. A shaft on the leila M has been
sunk to a depth of $50 feet. At the
100-foot level is a drift so feet long and
so feet further down there is another
drift $50 feet long. These will be ex-
tended so as to develop the Fanny
Woodwork, whose northern boundary
is not far from the main working shaft.
Starting from the surface on ledge
two and half feet wide, the miners
have never been without ore all the
way down. There are four feet of ore
in both the drifts. 1t is especially of
high grade character in the south drift
and can be shipped without sorting.
The surface outcroppings on the prop
tain good pay ore"
Col. Topping estimates that there
are $3.50, 900 worth of ore in sight, rang
ing in value from 5000 to 500 per ton.
The ratio of the values in silver and
gold are as ten to one.
Mining in Sheridan camp can be car
ried on cheaper and more advantage
ously than in Rosslend camp. An av-
erage experience is to sink at the rate
of one foot per day. The values in the
leila M also give from to per cent.
in copper.
On the same vein the company is
working two other claims, the Rebecca
and the Kitty Clyde. Near it is an
other vein seven feet wide. Though
no experimental shipment has been
made, the ore is high grade and similar
to that found on the leila M. Next to
it is the Discovery, owned by an east
ern Oregon company. The shaft is
down 60 feet. High grade silver sui
phide ores have been struck. One mile
to the south is the Little Chester which
has the same ledge as the leila M. The
= former has an ore body four feet wide
rich in high grade silver including a
large quantity of silver glance.
Joining the Kitty Clyde and between
that and the Little Chester, is the Ely
claim, owned by John H. Ogden of Spo
kane, which has several leads running
through it. Though little work has
been done the showing is very good.
The same gentleman owns the Polar
Fraction claim, between the Zella M
) and the American Flag claims, joining
the Uncle Sam and Polar Star group
: A fine four-foot vein of quartz has been
uncovered on this, carrying similar
ore to Uncle Sam vein.
Republic.
There is said to be much free gold
visible to the naked eye in the Trade
Dollar ore. Some of the fine quartz
and dirt were PANIED out yesterday
and showed streak of gold all around
the pan.
Work will be resumed soon on the
Blue Bird and continued until a mine
q is developed.
. There is a report that there has beer
: reorganization of the Copper Noun
q tain company and that work will b.
4 started up within the next ten days.
The water has been taken out of tn,
Princess Maud shaft and work begun
The shaft will be sunk to the level o
the drift. This work has become nee
= essary for better ventilation.
The drift has ben started north il
the Delta. There is no change in tn
, assay value of the ore.
The ore in the Morning Glory is sait
= to be betting better as the Wine goe
8 down.
= The Tom Thumb is being develop
:, ed from the 100-foot level. A drift Of
, the five-foot level ledge encounters
= there has been extended 25 feet. TIL
"a ore is of medium grade, but is said t
n carry uniform values.
The Flag Hill assays are still high
The cross tunnel to tap the big ledge
being pushed rapidly. 1t will take
>, month to reach the ledge.
In the Gold Ledge at depth of IL
a feet the ledge was crosscut. In thi
crosscut it is about "a feet between tn
q. hanging wall and the footwall.
y. The Gold Mountain claim is not b.
. ing worked.
70 The Gold Ledge Extension is idle.
II Everything is going smoothly in tn
f. Mountain Lion. 1t is veritab