Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-12-15

Wmt6 GrOuSe mountain, ana one group
on Goat river, to Ernest Mansfield, the
representative Of English and French
capital. The consideration is $125,000.
The final payment on the Lake Shore
mine has been made by the Canadian
Gold Fields syndicate, through its man
aging director, J. G. Drewry. The
amount paid was $4,000. The whole
amount paid for the property was $780,
600, and the division of interests was
as follows: c. c.. Farrell, $4,000;
Thomas Roder, $4,000; Martin Foley,
| $4,000; T. B. Murphy, $1,000; John
Day, $1,000.
Mining development is proceeding
| present leading the way being the Sill
yer Cup, Sunshine, Towser, Nettie L.,
| Silver Queen, Eethel, st. Elmo and the
, Beatrice. At the Silver Cup rich ore
underneath the old workings has been
| opened up, and by means of a raise in
| ore, the lower tunnel, 100 feet deeper,
| has been connected with the old work
ings. A crosscut tunnel, 120 feet below
l. the main Sunshine tunel, recently, af-
ter being extended about SO feet, reach
ed the vein and high grade ore, the re-
| suit being most satisfactory in every
way. Two crosscut tunnels to tap the
| ore recently exposed on the surface are
being driven on the Towser, bonded not
long ago for $4,000. At the Nettie L..
about 100 tons are sacked ready for
shipment, and during the winter it is
proposed to ship in all 500 tons of high
| grade ore. Development is steadily
proceeding in the Silver Queen with, it
is said, satisfactory results. A bond
and lease was recently given to certain
parties on the Eethel, near Trout Lake
| City, and some ore is being sacked, the
intention being to send it to some
smelling point before the end of the
year.
MINING NOTES.
The future ownership of the Big Buff
falo is still undetermined.
Eastern capitalists making invest
ments in Imnaha district as ten claims
are bonded.
Banquet of mining men of Spokane
will be held New Years eve or New
Years night.
The Croesus mine of HALEY, Idaho,
has been bonded to an English syndi-
cate for $1,50O,OOO.
The marble deposits of Stevens coun.
ty, Wash, are fast becoming one of the
leading attractions in the mineral line.
Canadian capitalists want the hand
ling of Republic ores, and will build
road to connect Republic with Grand
Forks, where smelters are located.
Col. Ridpath says the Rebecca is
rich, which is located on the South
Half Has rs feet between walls, which
he says will go about 10 per cent cop.
per.
Sumpter ore is booming. The coming
winter has not checked activity. Many
claims have changed hands and will
be developed. Spokane capitalists have
secured valuable claims on Olive creek
south of the Red Boy.
The mines of Cornucopia, an Oregon
camp, has its full share of activity. No
man is idle who wants to work. EN-
ployers and employees have no Difficult.
ties. Some fine discoveries of high
grade ore have been recently reported
At Loomis, Wash, the Palmer Noun
tain shows abundance of good ore in
many rich drifts. Development in big
tunnel group has been wonderfully sat
isfactory throughout present year anG
the Black Bear and War Eagle over
coming many annoying obstacles.
In the new boarding house at the No
tunnel of the Morning mine at Null
Ian, Idaho, the conveniences are equa
to any in the country. AS the meI
come out of the mine they first go int
the dry room, a two-story building
26x60. In the upper story are 100 in
dividual lockers.
The deal which has been in progress
for several weeks for the Golden Ches
and other properties near Murray, Ida
no, in that neighborhood has been con
cluded so far as the Chest propertie.
are concerned, although nothing has
yet been done definitely as to the ad
. joining claims.
E. L. Hall, manager of the Coast Cole
!. Mining company of Philadelphia in al
= interviey in Salt Lake says that hi
Will 6pCAu neatly QuoAc SA "
, million dollars next year in operat
ing large dredges on Grasshoppel
creek, near Bannack. 1t will have fiv,
= dredges in operation, each costing from
u SAC, 900 to $4,000. The company own
. ten miles of the creek bed.
Seymour H. Bell, manager of tn
! Iconoclast Mining company, write
from Keller as follows: "The Icono
clast is cutting into stringers of or
assaying $50 and $65 per ton in cop
= per and gold. The tunnel is in IA
u feet, and the contractors are making
y good Roadway. 1t is going to make
Il mine" The Iconoclast is better know
as the Tenas George mine. 1t was tn
: prospect which he watched and guard
ed for 81 years, until the opening o
~ the reservation enabled him to stalk
it. Prominent Seattle men are inter
ested in the mine now and West Sid
= capital is developing it. Only lim1te'
Il portion of the stock is held in Spokane
= Il The claim is said to have one of tn
" most remarkable showings of copper OF
the surface that has ever been foun'
in the state.