The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-01-21
MINES and MINING CAMPS
METALS OF THE NORTHWEST.
Items From the Rich Regions OF the Pa
cific North west, News From All the
Principle Mining Camps-Personals-
Mining Notes.

missouri river Tor 1875 Is made by the |
President of Wells Fargo Express Com
pany: Gold, $7s,46l POP; silver, $39.OlG,- !
565; copper, $46,2OO,64s; lead, 1884
25l; total gross, $l77 ,022, 666. The COM
mercial value at which the several metals
named have been estimated is: Silver,
SO cents per ounce; copper, II cents per
pound and lead, SO So per cwt
Classified, the production of gold dust
and bullion in the several states and ter
rtories, based on shipments handled by
the express company and other convey
ances is shown as follows: California, $l5,-
1868; Nevada, $2,799,7s5; Oregon, 81.
1890; Washington, $S2O,59O; Alaska,
SO, l53,90l; Idaho, $2,4S7 900; Utah, 81
l6S,2S0; Montana, $4,63O,6SO; Colorado,
$23, III ,262; New Mexico, 1904 ,S66; Ari-
IONA, So, 1877 ,625; Dakotas, 1857 ,52O: Tex
as, 5000; Wyoming, S2l ,225; British Co
lumbia and Northwest Territories, SILL
$4,000. Total, $7s,46l POP.
The production of silver, copper and
lead in the several states and territories
during 1898 were divided as follows:
California, SIS, lO6,35l; Nevada, 1885,
542; Oregon, $2,2l5,ll9; Washington,
$457 1856; Alaska, 1921 ,49l; Idaho, SILL
64S,2O5; Montana, $43S9SO9O; Utah,
$lO,4sl ,sss; Colorado, Sal ,Sl6,644; New
Mexico, $l,704,S6 Arizona, $l5,575, 500;
Dakotas, $6,7O4,420; Texas, 1921, 100;
Wyoming, $52,275; British Columbia and
Northwest Territories, $l7 ,663 200; total
$l77. .666.
The years combined production of gold
is the greatest in the history of the coun-
tries-United States and British Column
bia and Northwest Territories-$ SIS ,46l,-
POP being above any previous record Off
cially reported, and the worlds output
of gold for 1898, approximately $3.50, OOO,-
900, is amazing.
The most notable increases have been
in South Africa, 100000, the British
possessions of the northwest, $6,OOO,OO0,
Australia, $6,0OO,000, and the United
States of America, $3,OO0,O0O
The exports of silver during 1898 to
Japan, China and the Straits Settlements
were as follows: From London, $27, 4O4,
623; from San Francisco, $5,2l7 400, max
ing a total of $32, 1922, O32. The total foI
1897 was $4S,4l2O09
Deer Trail No. 2.
AS regularly as the months come round
the Deer Trail No. 2 Mining Company
operating in Cedar canyon, Washington
declares its dividend of $25OO, and last
week was the first payment of the new
year. This is the seventh dividend o
similar amount which the company ha!
paid under the present management, bu
that does not represent all the profit
which the mine has yielded to its lucky
owners. Before the present company &C
quired the property, profits were divided
many times, but there is no record o
the exact amount, it being the custom
OF the owners to divide up whenever
large sum accumulated.
Recent Utah Strike.
Considerable excitement has been Great
ed by rich gold discoveries % miles cas-
of Vernal, Utah, in the Blue mountains
near the Colorado line.
The discovery was made by doc" Nc
Donald, veterinary surgeon of the Nintl
cavalry. He served in the Spanish wa
and while at New York recovering from
the fever met man named johnson VIII,
had formerly lived in eastern Utah, anC
who told him he had found rich float
describing the location. When the Nintl
cavalry returned to Fort Du Chesne Nc
Donald commenced to search for tn
vein.
B1aclSsmith's Coal.
An excellent quality of blacksmith
coal is said to have been discovered il
the Driver mine at Wilkeson, Washing
ton, as we'll as in the Fairfax mine, be
yond Carbonate. The discovery is of in
estimable value, as nearly all the black
smiths coal is now brought from the cas-
at heavy expense.
/ Washington Inspectors Report.
The state mining inspectors report G
Washington shows that 1888 men are er
gagged in the work of mining coal in thi
state. This does not include those direct
ly employed in furnishing timbers for tn
mines, nor those engaged in transportin
the coal. This would, no doubt, raise tn
number actually drawing wages from tn
industry to 5000 men. Estimating tn
number of men, women and children dc
pending upon the incomes of these miner
and auxiliaries, at the customary rati
of five to one and we have $4,000 peopl
4. living off the products of the coal mine
in this state. The amount of coal pre-
duced in the state during the past yea
is over 100000 tons. 1t is believed tina