Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-06-10
MINES AND MINING CAMPS
METALS OF THE NORTHWEST.
Items From the kioh kigions Of the Pa
ctho Northwest, News From All the
Principle Mining Osmps-PersOnsIs-
Mining Notes.

uC OIll plOuuCllOu anu
ton of the world during the last 15
years are presented in some tables just
prepared by the treasury bureau of sta
tlst!cs. These show that while the
United Kingdom is still the largest coal
producer OF the world, the United
States is a close second and if the pres
~ent rate of gain is continued, will soon
become the leading coal-producing
country of the world. The coal pro
~duction of the united Kingdom in 1897
was 202,O00,00O tons; that of the Unit
ed States, 179,000,000; Germany 91,-
100000; France, 30,000,000 tons. The
United States has gained much more
rapidly during the Is years under con-
sideration than has the United King
dom or any of the important coal-pro-
'duCing countries of the world, her gain
during the Is years being over 70 per
cent and that of the United Kingdom
less than per cent. The announce
.ment just made by the geological sur
~vey that the coal product of the United
States in 1898 was 19,836,00 short
etions against 226, 2S7, 900 for Great Brit
ain, show that the United States will
soon become the leading coal-producing
nation of the world.
Republic.
There is a shaft upon the Queen 20
feet in depth.
The Buffalo lies north Of the indie
pendent and adjoins it. There is a shaft
on the claim that Is about 10 feet in
depth.
Due west of the Independent lies the
Bay Horse. There has been cut run
in on the ledge about eight feet which
is about four feet in depth.
The Independent, which is being de-
-veloped, has a large surface showing,
but it has not been fully exposed and
therefore its width can not be told at
this time A shaft is being sunk that
is 40 feet deep.
Tom Thumb is giving signs of awak-
~ening. The company has been pursu-
ing policy of slOwness for some time
pending the settlement OF the applica-
ton for patent which was before the
-3and department. This was delayed
upon technicality, but it has all been
Strengthened out now and the stock
seems destined to rise.
A contract has been let to sink 100
foot shaft on the Imperial
Some fine looking quartz is coming
from the Kittie Clyde in Camp Sheri-
dan.
A fireproof vault is being put into the
Republic bank.
The Polar Star in Sheridan camp is
to start up soon.
five-foOt ledge of quartz was I'M
covered on the Summit-Republic claim,
near the Republic line, recently.
The shaft on the Delta has reached a
depth of so feet
The whim for the Golden Lily has
been shipped from Marcus.
Only surface work is being done on
the Troubadour.
The Palo Alto tunnel is again being
driven into the mountain along the
ledge.
On the San Poll work is being prose
cuted on both the north and south
drifts on the second level.
The work on the Blacktail is show
ing up a magnificent body of high
grade ore.
Work is to be commenced on the Inez
soon.
There is no change to report in re-
gard to the ledge on the Cuba
The North San Poll shaft has
reached a depth of 12O feet. Manager
Wells has stated that the mine will
soon be closed.
There is an open cut on the Horace
property about u feet in length which
shows quartz all the way across.