The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-04-08

shows the foot wall passing out east
ward at the bottom. The vein will
again be tapped by crosscut Is feet
down from the surface.
The Liberty shaft is down 46 feet,
showing 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,
spring.
The Monitor mine shipped another
three cars to England this week. The
ore runs 30 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.
The shaft on the Brooklyn and Stem
winder, in Greenwood camp. is now
800 feet deep, and double pumping
plant has been ordered. having ca
pacity Of 400 gallons per minute. 1t is
believed this will keep the mine clear
of water.
| Olive Pringle of Greenwood has
bonded the Helen H. Gardner, Copper
Farm, Vancouver and Humboldt
claims from G. A. Sanders, George
Wolf and J. Miller for $120,000, 5 per
cent down. The properties are located
on Copper mountain, in the Simila-
kameen country, and are said to have
remarkable ledges Of copper ore.
Good progress is being made in the
shaft of the Umatilla at Rossland,
which is now down about 80 feet.
On the O'Shea, in camp Mckinney,
the shaft has reached solid quartz and
four and half feet Of high grade ore
are found in the bottom of the shaft.
j 1t is now against the British Colum-
bia law to thaw dynamite within $50
feet Of the mouth of tunnel.
The Vulture mine, near Kaslo, was
the scene of another big strike last
week, two feet Of solid galena ore with
one and a half feet of carbonates
showing in the face Of the tunnel, max
ing continuous vein Of galena the
entire length of the tunnel, which is
now in over 180 feet.
The main ledge in the Stemwinder
in Fairview, has been tapped and is
over seven feet wide.
The Kaamloops, in Camp Mckinney
adjoining the Wharton, has been bond
ed by G. e. Race of Rossland.
At The Iron Mask, at Rossland, the
shipments are being somewhat In
creased and the mine will be a daily
shipper before long.
Heavy ore shipments from the Slo
can Star and Noble Five will soon be
made, and the shipments from the Slo
can mines will soon average 1900 tons
a week.
The SLOGAN Star will add 60 men to
It's force just as soon as the water will
permit the concentrator to be operated
1t is said that $1,500,000 is very
conservative estimate of the ore In
sight in the Enterprise, on Ten Mile
creek. This promises to be one of the
greatest of all the great SLOGAN mines
Sidney H. Nichols, for Illinois CAPT
tai, has secured the interest of H. G
Gillett in the Climax and Sunrise min
eral claims, situated on Carpenter
Greek about four miles from Bear
lake, SLOGAN district.
An option on the Silver Leaf, 8
claim adjoining the Arlington, OF
Springer creek, has been given to A
Behne by George Long and his part
! ners. The amount paid down Is $3.50
, and the balance, $4,000, is to be paid
by the 1st of May.
r MINING NOTnx.
The Boston & Montana mines a
Butte and the big smelter at Grea
Falls were shut down last week. Th'
shutdown is said to be for the pur
: pose of awaiting the outcome of tn,
proceedings over the receivership o
: the Boston & Montana. The suprem
: court has refused to enjoin the dis
trict court from carrying out its OF
= ders and placing the receiver II
charge. Receiver Kinds expects to b
: in possession In a few days, when al
9 the mines and smelters will reopen
He says all the old hands will be givel
the preference when work is resumed
s Some of the copper mines on tn
1 Snake river above Lewiston are MAX
8 ing preparations to ship the ore dow
the river on boats
t After being shut down for over tw
i months, the LIE Roi smelter has starte
q up.
v The different machinery installa
tions of the Dexter mine, at Tuscarora
t Nevada, have been completed and 4
v stamps are now dropping. The thor
!. ougness and dispatch with which thi
t work has been prosecuted is due t
i the energy of Mr.. s. B. Miner.
: The Republic mine will pay its fiftl
: dividend April Is. It will be the us
9 ual sum, $4,000. This is the first pay
i ment by the recently incorporate