Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1899-12-29
MINES md MINING CAMPS
METALS OF THE NORTHWEST
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In the United States for the year 1853,
are presented very completely In 9TH,
Mineral Industry" Vol. VIII. which Il
published by the Scientific Publishing
Company. The production tables show
that tho year 1898 was . very prosper
Gus one for the mineral industry. tht
production In nearly all the important
substances being the greatest ever re
corded. Tho total value of the mineral
production OF the United States In 1898
IVES e709.SlS.760. against e64S. 1904. 1893
In 1897. OF the production In 1893
41ll. $50 was the value OF metals
against e372.17s,3 S3 In the previous
year. and ts33.sss.lAl OF ores and min.
erals against e&07.sl3.si2 In 1897.
aspshlse.
samson shaft II 1t last under devel-
opment.
Four mon are employed on the Goid-
eu Harvest tunnel. II In In 80 feet.
A double compartment shaft has
been completed ON the Ben Tillman.
Princess Maud will soon be fully
equipped ~ the machinery 10 on the
way.
Development work has started on
tho Baltimore aud Boston.
Superintendent Yearxin has just com.
plsted running 30 fest Of tunnel on the
Rambler claim.
Work has been started on tho Lucky
Boy and men Will DO employed In u
shaft oil winter.
The whole face Of the south drift
runs about 80 In the Tom Thumb. The
ore body 10 reported to be showing
sleady Improvement In the drift
The station that waA cut In the CHI
60 shaft when the drift was started to
cut the ledge from the 2O0.foot level. IN
being umbered.
Tho Quilp has 20 feet Of fine quartz
In the cross cut from the GO.fOOt level
In the winse. The values remain an
previously reported. being an average
Of about ei7 per ton.
Tho Butte = Boston shaft In down
Is fest and has passed into the foot.
wall. on which there was encountered
two and half feet OF very nne looking
quarts.
The tunnel OF the Copper Mountain
mine II In $50 feet aud haa passed
through = tw0foot stringer of sugar
quarts. which Ii heavily impregnated
with Iron pyrite.
The Merrimac shaft. on the Leo Frac-
tion ground of the Merrimac company.
" down $50 fest. and the sinking IL
progressing m usual. but tho ground liz
becoming rs. der.
The Republic Reduction Company
has completed its blacksmith shop. Of
ace and storehouse buildings and has
. good force OF men framing timbers
for the mill structure. The grading In
anished and ready for tho mill. and
tho foundations have been laid A
good deal Of tho machinery IL In tran.
Ait from Denver The company expects
10 have the mill building up by the
middle Of January. and tho mill will
b In full operation by the latter part
Of February. provided that the bad
coalition Of tho roads between Marcus.
GRAND Forks and Republic does not
present too many obstacles.
A tunnel 10 feet In length has been
run on the Penn ledge. The Penn 10
the property Of the War Eagle company
and lies near the Rambler. on tho west
aide Of Granite creek. and east of the
ben rillman.
ostsssA CsssHhia.
Rossland capitalists have bought the
Old Aba claim In the Fort Steele dis
trict
The Evsuinx Star has bssn reorxan.
issd under the laws Of Britiah Colum.
biA
A strike on The City Of Paris In Con.
tral camp. has been made at the 500
foot lsvel.
Durant kssps the Sheep creek falls,
much TO the disappointment Of couple
u rival claimaAss.
The Burnt Basin district II coming 10
the 'front.' aaA from the number Of
lsads Of good orr that are belng found
shers. u would sssu that Il has q III.
turs Of no small Importance before Il.
4 rich strike has been made on the
lrou Mash at Rossland. The winss cut
the vsia u the 400 level. The full sis~
Of Tho strike 10 not yet determined. but
ioo fsst above tAis point the vein vas
~ esss vide The arst aasay Of the Dor.
iaes shows satisfactory values.
J. D. Aackintosh Of the u. c. mine
summit camp. states that within Q few
weeks 20 men viii b. needed ct the
nine 70 sort ore on the dumps. Rexu.
lAs sAipmsuts vii then b. made 10 the
Trail snsltsr. The main working shaft
Aas attained depth Of 3:o fest.
The machinery for the stamp mill n
The bunkes Nm mine near wanesa ha.
arrives With The exception Of one car.
Nod. A . largs amount Of ore 10 al.
ssaAy In sisht. Il AAs besn determined
- esopesasily saspsad the develop
0sat work sntii he Mill 10 ready 10
srsas The ore.
Ihe loag croescut On the Biz Horn.
ID I0ir cAou. owned By the slmcoe
company. u ssv In about % feet. Il In
9pscss1 shs vsls viii b struck about
- ssss further In. With q vertical