The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-03-25

Abe Who3e eguuLfy boEn1B 70 De unuEflHt0
with the deposit, which has been traced
up the Snake river from Mallory Ridge
a. far as Elbow canyon, and crops out In
several places along the river IN Wallace
county, Oregon.
Payne Mas seIa.
The great Payne mine in the SLOGAN
has been taken over by Montreal capital
ista and the head Office Of the company h
to be removed, il is said, at once from
Anaconda, Mont, 10 Montreal. The sale
was engineered BY Charles @. Griffith, the
vel known mining engineer and prOmOt-
q Of Spokane.
DaGale HsmP.
brief description Of the camp and
how TO reach II may be useful 10 many
IL this time.
This famous region lies in the Buffalo
Hump mountains in Idaho county, the
highest altitude Of the mountains being
nearly 1900 feet above sea level. The
altitude Of the camp is something over
1000 feet above sea level.
The hrst discoveries were made the
10Th Of August, 1898, by two prospectors,
Robbins and Rigley. They located three
claims-the Big Buffalo, MenimAc~ and
oro Fino, and in sinking q lO-foot pros
pect hole struck q vein Of solid ore 20
feet in width, and 30 rich that three tons
yielded between 500 and eGO0. On the
goth day Of December these two prospect
ors sold their claims for e675,O0O. After
the RObbins and Rigley strike became
known q stampede commenced At once
and many locations were made, in many
Of which discoveries have been made Of
incredible richness, with veins running
from II TO 30 feet in width. About 200
claims have been located, but old timers
who are acquainted with the country say
that tbs territory is exceedingly large,
and that there b room for at least 10000
locations Shortly after the frst discov-
cries the heavy winter snow began TO fall
20 that comparatively little work could
be done, and prospectors were obliged 70
wait until after the melting Of the snow,
which viii be along toward the last Of
Auril OF the first Of May.
Parties going 10 the new camp reach
Lewiston over the D. r. L y. company
line in eonnection with the Great North.
ern and other eastern lines; theme from
Lewiston by the Idaho, Nevada 4 Cali
fomiA Stage Cos stages 1.-TWO stages daily
out Of LewistOnl, 10 the following points:
From Lewiston to Adams camp via
GrangevilIe. thence by saddle horse 20
miles 70 Buffalo Hump; from Lewiston 10
Florence, thence saddle horse 20 miles 70
Buffalo Hump; from Lewiston to Rad
ger via Elk City, thence by saddle horse
Is miles to Buffalo Hump.
The approximate fare by stage from
Lewiston TO Buffalo Hump camp, which
includes 50 pounds Of baggage TO each
adalt passenger. Is SIS. but Of course it
will be understood that travel will not be
open till roads are cleared Of snow which
will be some weeks hence
PaImeF Mountain District.
Following is a summary Of working
mines in the Palmer mountain district:
The Palmer Mountain Gold Mining and
Tunnel Company, Of Spokane, owns -
claims with a crosscut tunnel now in 100
feet with nine veins cut. The depth al
the present face is 200 feet. All veins cut
showing free gold. No drifting has SO far
been done.
The Eldorado has a 90 foot tunnel
showing ore going % to IS per cent in
copper J. ?. Dexter is working il con
tinuously with q small force.
On the Mammoth, q Whisky hill prop
erty, a crosscut tunnel is running to tap
the vein 500 feet deep.
The Golden Zone shows nearly 1000 feet
Of tunnels, all in ore, with 5000 tons Of
ore blocked out A concentration Is now
being erected.
The okanogan Free Gold Mines, Ltd.,
Of Rossland, has $50 feet Of tunnels, nu.
merous open cuts and shallow holes, and
Is erecting a mill, concentrator and eva
hide plant. The company proposes q
mine out 100 and 5000 feet Of ground On
an average Of 900 feet before sinking viii
become necessary.
The Q. s. has a surface showing Of 9
vein 500 feet wide for 5000 feet in length
and the company is running q prospecting
tunnel 800 feet TO tap the vein COO feet
deep. As soon a. the vein ia crosscut tho
company will start lower tunnel fos
working the mine, which will tap the vein
5000 feet deep, with $500 feet length.
At weheville the James g. Blaine shaft
il down 90 feet and the bottom Is in ore
A contract for 800 feet Of work Is in
progress.
The Lake Shore on Mount Elmehan
has q 70-foOt shaft and is now running
a crOsscut tunnel TO tap the vein 800 fee
deep. M
The Roanoke on Mount Emeham hai
4o0-foot tunnel, the lasl 800 feet o
which. ran On the ledge. The tunnel \
running to reach The contact with /
cross vein.
The claims owned by Captain Hal
near Golden are being worked by tw'
shifts on q crossgut tunnel. This ]
contract work.
Among the properties which are expect
cd 10 be working this season are Ii
Bunker Hill, I.eadville, Hercules, Littl
Falls. Copper World, Bull FrOg, Triun,
Rainbow, Spokane, King Solomon, BlAc
Warrior, Kalamazoo, Surprise and oh
era Active preparations are being mad
TO start at least two-thirds Of the pro-
critics above mentioned on April I.
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