The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-10-14


Of which lie the appearance Of syivanits
ore.
The HIT or Miss shaft Is nearly 100 n
In depth. The ledge is one Of the In.
est In the camp. The values are not
large, but they are growing steadily.
The average At this time ID about $40
per ton.
Work on the Delta has been carried
on some distance south Of the shaft.
where there IL q large body OF qua-tz
cropping out. This shows an average
value Of nearly 81 per ton.
Within 30 days the Princess Mad
Gold Mining Company expects to have
q complete machinery plant Installed.
with which development viii 20 for
ward At about four times the speed OF
hand labor and with far greater ease.
There have been considerable guam.
Titles Of free gold found in the Princess
Maud Wine within the past few days.
The fine gold IL found in the telIurides
In almost every piece Of ore that comes
out. and the lead appears to be getting
richer.
MINING NOTES.
Fully ESQ men are now employed in
the Buffalo Hump district.
The Buffalo. No. 8, one mile from
cuprnm. Is yielding 90 per cent copper
ore at depth Of 80 feet. The owners
are shipping the ore.
The smelter at Mineral will be repsir.
ed and raaairna nw.ara24ax. .. - :.
nrebrick arrive from Wales. OrdIn-
airy hrebrick viii not Withstand the ex.
cessive heat.
The Ohio mine. located near the Co
lumbia, In the Bourne district, has
three men engaged in driving q tunnel,
which viii extend about 300 feet before
1t reaches the ledge. which will be al q
depth OF about 80 feet from the surface.
The Robert Emmett mine at Corou-
cOpia Is 70 be rapidly developed. As
many men will be employed as can be
economically used. The mine now has
q crew OF twenty men 1t work.
The Maud s. group Of four claims. in
the Fort Steele country. about 36 miles
above Trail. is reported OF have a well
defined ledge Of trembling ore. some
Of which assays rs high as $4,000 to
the ton.
The expected strike in the Keep Cool
mine near Lakevisw. on Lake Pend d
oreilIe. has been made. and 1t IL bigger
than the company anticipated.
The War Eagle has ordered twelve
threeQuArter Little Giant drills. This
makes "a drills supplied the War Eagle
mine last month.
The Lodestar group in the Kaslo dis
trict Is said TO have a continuous ledge
OF l6 feet. which can be traced across
the entire surface OF the three claims.
At q depth Of 20 feet the ledge IL % #
wide. The ore carries gold, native sill
yer, black sulphides OF silver and COP
per. Gold can be seen with the naked
eye.
An effort lie being made at Sumpter
to build q new sampllng works. II
would cost about $1,000. and require
about 80 days TO erect Many prOspec-
tors have small quantities Of ore. but
cannot afford TO ship. because freight
on small lots is 1--WE times as high as on
carloads.
Five carloads Of copper matte from
the Hall Mines smelter are now en-
route over the Crows Nest Pass branch
to New York. The value Of the ship
ment is given As in the neighbOrhOod
of $4,000.
Recent assays OF ore from the Decor.
an in the Seven Devils district. Idaho.
are said TO show IS per cent copper.
The South Peacock showed - per cent.
Active operations are in progress.
Concerning the existence OF gold In
the Philippines. Reyes Lata. in q late
number Of the Review Of Reviews,
says: in certain regions there is aot
q stream. large or small. whose sands
do not show the yellow trace OF gold.
while now and then natives OF the In
terror offer heavy nuggets for sale,