The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-04-08

ward at the bottom. The vein will
again be tapped by a crosscut rs feet |
down from the surface.
The Liberty shaft is down 46 feet. |
showing a small vein dipping about |
20 degrees east.
The Trade Dollar tunnel is in 80 |
feet, and is 1876 teeth below the surface.
British Columbia.
The Tom Moore. near the Antoine.
in the SLOGAN, is to be developed this
spring.
The Monitor mine shipped another
three cars to England this week. The
ore runs 80 per cent zinc.
The lessees on the MONDAY claim
in the SLOGAN are meeting with good
success and besides several feet of
good concentrating ore have six inches
of clean steel galena exposed in the
face of their workings.
Another strike of ore is reported
from the Noble Five, close to two feet
of mineral having been encountered in
the No. s tunnel. In the other work
ings ore continues in place. Seventy
! feet of stopping ground contains enough
ore to pay off the mortgage on the
group and all incidental expenses.
Olive Pringle of Greenwood has
bonded the Helen II. Gardner, Copper
Farm, Vancouver and Humboldt
claims from C. A. Sanders, George
Wolf and j. Miller for S120,000 per
cent down. The properties are located
on Copper mountain, in the Simila-
kameen country, and are said to have
remarkable lodges of copper ore.
The shaft on the Brooklyn and Stem
winder, in Greenwood camp, is now
300 feet deep, and double pumping
plant has been ordered, having a ca
pacity of 400 gallons per minute. 1t is
believed this will keep the mine clear
of water.
Good progress is being made in the
shaft of the Umatilla at Rossland
which is now down about 80 feet
On the OShea, in camp Mckinney
the shaft has reached solid quartz, and
, four and a half feet of high grade ore
are found in the bottom of the shaft
1t is now against the British Colum
bia law to thaw dynamite within lot
feet of the mouth of tunnel.
The Vulture mine, near Kaslo, wa!
the scene of another big strike las
, week, two feet of solid galena ore will
> one and a half feet of carbonate
showing in the face of the tunnel, max
ing continuous vein of galena tn
: entire length of the tunnel. which i
= now in over 1870 feet.
The main ledge in the Stemwindel
in Fairview, has been tapped and
over seven feet wide.
:, The KaamloOps, in Camp Mckinney
= adjoining the Wharton, has been bono
: ed by c. e. Race of Rossland.
= At the Iron Mask, at Rossland, tn
- shipments are being somewhat il
creased and the mine will be dali
=. shipper before long.
- Heavy ore shipments from the ST.
can Star and Noble Five will soon /
made, and the shipments from the 81
can mines will soon average 800 tor
lr a week.
n The SLOGAN Star will add so men
1t it's force just as soon as the water wi
permit the concentration to be operate
lie 1t is said that $l,5OOOOO is a ver
le conservative estimate of the ore
~ sight in the Enterprise on Ten Mi
le creek. This promises to be one of Il
W greatest of all the great SLOGAN mine
he Sidney fl. Nichols, for Illinois car
tai, has secured the interest of II.
ee Gillett in the Climax and Sunrise mi
ne eral claims, situated on Carpent
e. Creek about four miles from Be;
n lake, SLOGAN district.
a. An option on the Silver Leaf,
claim adjoining the Arlington. {
Springer creek, has been given to .
~ Behne by George Long and his pai
ners The amount paid down is S25
=, ~ and the balance $4,000. is to be pa
80 by the LIST of May.
~ sINING MOTEL.
so The Boston & Montana mines
Butte and the big smelter at Gre
SO Falls were shut down last week II
IL shutdown is said to be for the pU
pose of awaiting the outcome of Il
e. proceedings over the receivership
"a the Boston & Montana. The supre1
ng court has refused to enjoin the d
p trict court from carrying out its {
ders and placing the receiver
" charge Receiver Kinds expects to
he in possession in a few days, when
ip the mines and shelters will reope
He says all the old hands will be Civ
es the preference when work is resume
nd Some of the copper mines on [