The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-07-08

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en- TO determine the exact classification
OF the land. and the cIearest evidence
possible should be presented.
Quicksilver Ia obtained on the Paci.
nc coast from four minerals cinnabar.
understandable. native quicksilver
and tiemannite (mercuric seIenide) /.
This latter occurs in Pluto county.
Utah.
The development OF mine is expIor-
alton. The stopping and working of q
mine after It Is developed is expIoita-
ton. A good maxim In mining Is keep
ing exploration well in advance OF ex-
pIoitation.
A normal fault Is one in which the
hanging wall has sunk relatively to the
foot wall, and . reverse or thrust fault
10 one in which the hanging wall side
has moved upward relatively to the
foot wall.
The slow backward movement Of alb
rupt rock faces. due to weathering, has
been called the recession Of cliffs.
II has been asserted that all pyrite
contains gold in some amount, but care
full tests have been made by some Of the
most expert chemists Of the United
States geological survey and pyrite fire.
Quently found which showed no trace
OF gold.
The drilling contest at the Spokane In
dustriai Exposition puts up the following
prizes: For the double handed contest,
5000 will be Offered, $500 TO go to the
winning team, $500 TO the second best,
and 500 to the third best. There must
be at least six entries for this event, as
well as for the single handed contest Each
entering team must put up an entry fee
IL 10 per cent Of the purse, that Is 500,
but the prizes are 80 liberal that even the
third team will earn double its entry fee.
For the single handed contest the prizes
and conditions are the same. There must
be six entries, and each man must put up
an entry fee Of 500. The best man viii
win $500. and will have the distinction Of
being the best single handed rock driller
In the world, for the contest is open to
everybody. The second prize viii be $500,
and the third prize will be 500.
The states OF the Mariposa beds Of
the California gold belt are proven to
be cretaeeous by the appearance Of
casts OF the fossil aucella.
Sedimentary strata TO q depth OF IL
600 feet have been removed by erosion
In some portions Of the Grand Canyon
region in southern Utah.
In the early stage OF development Of
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tell whether or not the ground is more
valuable for mineral or agricultural
purposes. A vein small and low grade
upon the surface may develop into q
valuable mine In depth. Several such
instances are OF record.
The zone Of oxidation in the copper
mines OF Butte. Mont. ends abruptly.
usually, the oxides and cArbonates Civ.
ing place within a few inches to ores
Of the normal suiphide type. In the
Homestake mines OF South Dakota, sui
phide ores are found on every level be
low the 100, but oxidized ore is found
as low as the 400 level.
A deal has been consummsted whereby
a Spokane syndicate has purchased section
q, township ss. range SO, upon which the
Crystal mine is situated, near old Fort
Spokane. The purchase docs not include
the 40 acres owned by the Crystal Com
pany, but takes in all the mineral lands
surrounding the Crystal, COO acres in all
This land has been already patented.
The Gray Eagle is the latest mine to be
added 10 the list Of choice showinss in
the Inland Empire. Ii is in a compare.
lively new and unknown district. 1t Is
located on Hook creek, about six miles
from the Great Northern, and about 10
miles from Davenport A Spokane COM
pAny owns it. Captain J. w. Heisner is
interested in il. Yesterday he received
a box Of samples from b. n. Danskin,
who had been sent down to examine IL
The Cumberland mine, near Silver City.
Idaho, has been sold by 0. G. LabAree to
the Virtue Consolidated Gold Mining Com.
pany Of Montreal. George Sonnemann
and ]. Z Branscombc, the Spokane men
who owned the control Of the mine, and
W. I. Mcdonald, who is Mr.. LAbAree's
representative here, are authority for the
statement that the price is 81 900 600 cash,
News Of the eonsummation Of the deal
reached the city yesterday. This is the
second large deal made by Mr.. LAbaree
this year, he having previously sold the
Virtue and Collateral mines, in Baker
City district, TO the same company for
S625, 600
The greatest placer excitement ever
known viii be within the borders of Idaho
county within year. In the northeast.
ern part Of the county there is a compar-
Atively unknown placer field, yet Of which
sufficient is known to prove beyond a
question Of doubt that it is immensely
rich in golden sands.
A long tunnel Is 10 be run through the
Syndicate mountain, in the Burnt creek
district Of Idaho. This is the mountain
upon which the famous Syndicate group
Of claims is located. Superintendent John.
con of the Syndicate company, who is a
mining engineer as well as q miner Of
wide experience, has submitted to the com.
Pany his plans for working the big group,
lie proposes 70 start a tunnel at a creek
level on one side Of the mountain and to
run II to cut Eve veins which crop out
ON the mountain on the company's claims
This would gain depth Of 400 feet on the
first vein, and much greater depth on the
further ones. The superintendent esti'
mates that the first vein will be cut within
80 days from the time the tunnel starts
Railway Company breaks lta Faith
Cleveland, July 5.-The street railway
mems union drew up in written form their
complaint that the Big Consolidated
Street Railway Company Is not living up