Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-12-02

I1neir properties. 1t is possible that
the move will be successful. but the
mine managers themselves are prepar-
ing to retailate by fighting the consti-
nationality of the eight hour measure,
and they will carry their campaign to
the privy council in England.
One of the most important mining
deals which has been made in TT.
Steele country is the bonding of the
Estella group of seven claims to an
English corporation for an amount ap-
proximarirg S150,000. The details of
the transaction have not been made
known. l. is learned that the diamond
drill at the North Star is doing excel
lent WORK. The tramway is being built
under the direction of w. w. Barker OF
the Tranton Iron Company. This
tramway will be 600 feet long and
have a carrying capacity of 10 tons
per hour. On Sand creek the Empire
Mining company is employing several
men in development. The company ex-
poets to make regular shipments dur
ing the winter. The Burton and Wynn
stay in the same vicinity are doing ex-
tensive work. This is property of the
| Macintosh syndicate. At the Chick
amonstone a large amount of work is
being done, and the force will be in
creased to 25 men in a short time.
MINING NOTES.
An exciting strike of rich placer gold
has been made near the depot in Stump
/ ter, Ore.
! Hosting Black Bear ore has begun
at Loomis and the famous mine is at
work again. New machinery works
we'll and this week the mill will start,
and dividends are expected to begin
about the first of the new year. Other
mines showing up we'll in this district.
The placer mines in French gulch, %
miles south OF Anaconda have closed
for the season and w. r. Allen. one
of the most extensive operators has
come in with no small amount of gold
dust which he found ready sale for at
the state banks.
The winze from the adit level on the
Review mine of Meyers Creek camp,
| near Republic, has been completed for
the present to a depth of 68 feet. At
depth of 60 feet, leaving the balance for
stump, The men have started to open
up another level. A westerly drift will
be run. 1t is from this depth that some
/ of the richest ore in the mine was en-
countered.
The Sixteen to One Mining company
at Wallace, Idaho, now has the station
airy cables for it's tramway stretched,
and the moving cable, which hauls the
buckets is up there ready to be placed
in position. The mill is not yet ready
to run, the force at work on it having
been depleted to aid in the stretching
of the cables, but it will be ready for
work by the time the tramway is com
pleted-some time early next month
There IS no feature of mine develop
ment more important than providing
for drainage Tunnels and drifts should
always ne run at a slight grade, suffi-
| cient to insure the flow of water to-
ward the natural outlet or toward a
shaft or sump from which it is remov-
ed to the surface by buckets or pumps.
A drain should not only be provided,
but should always be kept open. In
| large tunnels the drain is often placed
under the center of the track, and this
answers well where the flow of water
is large but where it is small the drain
should be placed at one side or both
sides of the track, where it is readily
accessible and may always be kept
clear Of debris. Very often prospectors,
in their haste to advance their work,
fail to make proper provision for drain
age and do poor timhering With disas-
trous results later.