Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-09-23

Virginia's south vein, at Rossland, is
being continued.
Above and below ground 25 men are
employed at the Rambler-C ariboo.
Eight men are working under con-
tract at the Sovereign in the SLOGAN.
Work on the Humming Bird on the
north fork of Kettle river, in the Boun-
Diary, has resumed.
The crosscut on the 327.foot level of
the Old Ironsides, in Greenwood camp,
has encountered the ledge.
A big strike has been made on the
New York, located just east of the
Fontenoy and Waterloo in Camp Nc
Kinney
The strike made on the United En-.
pire, Ten-Mile creek, in the SLOGAN, last
week is a most pronounced one.
The painters are giving the st. Eu-
gene concentration building at Moyie
B. c., a rather striking appearance.
Drifting on the 300-foot level con-
tinues in northerly and southerly di-
rection in the Deer tark at Rossland.
The ore bin for the Lake Shore mine,
near Moyie, is finished, and shipments
from the mine will Immediately begin.
Development work is being carried
on extensively on the Four Hundred
and the Della, two adjoining proper
ties in Central camp.
The crosscut in the Morrison mine
in Deadwood camp, at the depth of 900
feet is sc feet in width and has not yet
reached the hanging wall.
j. Edwards Leckie bonded the Yam
kee Girl, the Yankee Boy and the Bell.
The properties are on Hardy mountain,
three miles from Grand Forks.
A party of c. P. r. engineers will this
week begin the preliminary survey of
a spur from point on Browns creek,
north fork of the Kettle river. to Path
finder mountain ON the east side of the
river.
MINING NOTES.
A little over $4,000 100000 constitute
the gold money of the world.
The crosscut tunnel in the John Bull,
at LOOMS, goes along steadily.
A good deal of preliminary work has
been done at the Trune, near Loomis.
At the Wehe, near Loomis, the work
of sinking the 500-foot shaft is going
well.
On Whisky Hill, near Loomis the
crosscut tunnel has reached nearly the
100foot mark.
Snake river is beginning to produce
as fine quality of granite as can be
found anywhere.
Placer claims near Delta, Idaho, are
showing up better than in 10 years, and
all miners are happy.
The sixteenth regular monthly divi-
dend of the Deer Trail No 2 Mining
Company has been declared
The Spokane stock exchange will
hereafter have two calls per day in
stead of one, as formerly.
On the Buckeye, at LOOMS, work in
the 500-foot tunnel goes at the rate of
about two and half feet a day.
Mining at the present time is by far
the most important industry in the
great territory tributary to Spokane
At the Gold Hill, near Loomis, SUI
perintendent Chilson reports 100 feet
in tunnels and 100 feet in shafts made
the past month.
The largest output OF certain metals
ever recorded in any one year in the
history of American mining, stands to
the credit of 1898.
Ore taken from the Gray Eagle. IL
miles west Of Davenport, Wash, has as
sayed $104 per ton in gold, with some
silver and lead.
A fine quarry of marble has been dis
covered near Colville, Wash. The mar
BILE is easily worked, and takes a high
polish. The quarry will be developed
at once.
Some great reports have been re-
ceived from the Money claim in Nespe-
linn district, and if the values are as
reported, startling strike has been
made.
AT the Palmer Mountain tunnel As
feet we're made in 10 days in driving
the tunnel, and 90 feet in the west drift
on the big ledge, which is holding its
own with every shot
One of the richest ore shoots ever un-
covered in Union county, Oregon, is sit
uated three miles south of Sparta, in
Union county, Oregon, on the Powder
river slope and is named the Bonny
Blue.
Flattering reports have come down
from the Wells-Fargo claim near
Springdale. A vein three feet in width,
carrying galena, with ledge matter for
nearly % feet to depth of So feet, has
been fully opened.
1t is expected that Lake Chelan will
make an ore exhibit at the Spokane Ex-
position for the first time really, that
will open the eyes of the mining world
to the fact that that section has the
ores in both quality and quantity.