The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-10-21

The Ajax Fraction will be ON the
shipping list in the near future.
The Centre Star management have
closed an order with the Canadian
Rand Drill. Company Of Sherbrooke
Quebec. for Corliss compound 40-drill
compressor. to be delivered within five
months.
Electricity will soon be the motive
power In all the mines Of Rossland. The
West Kootenay Company. which sup
plies the electricity used througout the
Trail creek country, is preparing to
double its capacity, and by the last of
the month the plant should be produc-
ing 400 horse power.
The st. Elmo compressor has arriv.
ed and is being installed.
The /. \. l.. ore sent to the smelter
last week averages, it is said, $45 to the
| ton.
The low rate Of $3.50 per ton offered
by the Northport smelter has stimu-
lated shipping.
Adyices from Camp Mckinney state
that the ore encountered in the tunnel
than any heretofore taken out.
The Anchor and Enterprise. adjoin-
ing the Jewel mine. in Long Lake
camp, will be vigorously developed at
an early date.
The No. tunnel on the Majestic is
now in over 40 feet. This makes over
200 feet Of work done on this property
this season.
A deal is pending for the purchase
Of the Blue Bell mine on Ko0tenay
lake. opposite Ainsworth. An English
syndicate has an option on the prop
erty.
The LIE Roi has commenced building
new tramway for shipping the second
grade ore that has accumulated for the
past three years. 1t is estimated that
there is 10000 tons ready on the
dump. This is to be run of to the
Northport smelter at the rate of 600
tons per day. and will not interfere
with the regular mine shipments
which will be continued as usual. The
ore runs about IS on the average.
The Coxey management announces
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commence this month and will he con
t!nued until further notice. The ore
will be taken from the upper tunnel.
The main vein Of the Referendum
has been located.
MINING NOTES.
r. A. Graham is prospecting vein o.
coal ON Five-Mile creek, Coos county.
Index is the banner copper camp o
the northwest. This is the decision o.
the expert judges appointed to judg'
the big mineral exhibit at the SPOKANE
Industrial Exposition, who. aftel
spending an entire day in the inspec
tion of the mineral department, toda!
announced that the Index exhibit wa
awarded the first prize on copper ore.
The Calumet Copper Company o
: Springdale is sinking on its claims
: three miles east from the CLEVELAND
mine, and is taking out some fine COP
per ore, carrying gold. The shaft i
down 65 feet, and work will be con
tinued all winter. Spokane and Ross
land parties have the property bonded
. The state of Washington has carries
off the first prize, handsome gol'
medal for the best display In the min
eral department of the exposition. Brit
ish Columbia was a close second, AM
. the state of Oregon third.
The most fabulous assay Obtaine
from ore in Washington is reporte
E from Slate creek, a recent test from
! the Eureka sylvanite yielding a $3.50
!. 900 tonnage value. What is more RI
s markabie still. disinterested visito
t who ran the ore through the cruciblt
Q reports an abundance of it in sight.
One of the largest mills in eithe
e Oregon or Washington will cOmmenc
Q operations on November in the Co,
s gar mine, Grant county, Ore.
l. Discussing the situation in the iro
j. and metal trades the Iron Age says
r Our monthly blast furnace repol
e shows that the weekly capacity of tn
coke and anthracite furnaces on Oct
ber had gone up to 227.42S gross ton
r or 1O,758 tons above the September I'll
a ure. In other words. the preparation
II for production are telling. In the sout
~ number of small plants will drop
n from month to month, but they do M
% count for much. Furnace stocks ha,
declined further, thus showing ths
20 consumption is still crowding the GU