The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-06-10
MINES AND MINING NEWS
OUR NORTHWESTERN MINES
Items Cleaned Prom the Late Reports
All Districts Are Being Developed-A
Prosperous Year liz Predicted-Mining
Notes and Personals.

llOu VI INC NOllu uuiihS ehO A"'e ~
years are presented in some tables just
prepared by the treasury bureau OF sta
tist!cs. These show that while the
United Kingdom is still the largest coal
producer of the world, the United
States is 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 2O2, 200, 900 tons; that of the Unit
ed States, 179,O00,000; Germany 9l,-
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 73 per
cent and that of the United Kingdom
less than 2 per cent. The announce
ment just made by the geological sur
vey that the coal product OF the United
States in 1898 was 219,836,000 short
lions against 226, 1887, 900 for Great Brit
ain, show that the United States Will
soon become the leading coal-produclng
nation of the world.
Republic.
There is a shaft upon the Queen 70
feet in depth.
The Buffalo lies north of the indie
pendent and adjoins it. There is shaft
on the claim that is about 10 feet In
depth.
Due west of the Independent lies the
Bay Horse. There has been a cut run
in on the ledge about eight feet, which
Is about four feet in depth.
The Independent, which is being de-
veloped, has large surface showing,
but it has not been fully exposed and
therefore it's 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 a policy of slowness for some time
pending the settlement or the applica-
ton for patent which was before the
land department. This was delayed
upon a technicality, but it has all been
Strengthened out now and the stock
seems destined to rise.
A contract has been let to sink a 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.
A fve-foot ledge of quartz was un-
covered on the Summit-Republic claim
near the Republic line, recently.
The shaft on the Delta has reached
depth of 60 feet.
The within 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 soutt
drifts on the second level.
The work on the Blacktail is show
ing up a magnificent body of higf
grade ore.
Work is to be commenced on the Inc,
soon.
There is no change to report in re
gard to the ledge on the Cuba.
The North San Poll shaft ha
reached a depth of 120 feet. Manage
Wells has stated that the mine will
soon be closed.
There is an open cut on the Horac
property about IL feet in length whicl
shows quartz all the way across.
British Columbia
There is still a strong rumor prevs
lent that the London & British Colum
bia Goldfields Co. is contemplating TAX
ing over the Dundee mine.
The Lake Shore mine at Moyie Cit
has been sold to a Montreal syndicate
for $4,000, said to be spot cash. TIL
mine is on the same ledge as the 81
Eugene and is not far distant from tn
latter. Considerable ore has been shiI
ped from the property, which is we
developed. The deal is one of the lari
est ever made in East Kootenay mines
Ore shipments for the past week owe
the Kaslo & SLOGAN Ry., were: Payn'
80 tons; Last Chance, Ga tons; Sloca
Star, so tons; Whitewater, SO ton