Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-07-07
In Sheridan Camp.

In Sheridan Camp.
This is what Col. Topping of Trail
B. c., who has been experimenting
the development of the leila M and
Fanny Woodwork claims in Sheridan
camp, Washington, says: "The claims
adjoin each other and are owned by
the leila Consolidated Mining compa
ny. A shaft on the leila M has been
sunk to a depth of $50 feet. At the
100-foot level is drift so feet long and
so feet further down there is another
drift $50 feet long. These will be ex-
tended so as to develop the Fanny
Woodwork, whose northern boundary
is not far from the main working shaft.
Starting from the surface on ledge
two and half feet wide, the miners
have never been without ore all the
way down. There are four feet of ore
in both the drifts. 1t is especially of
high grade character in the south drift
and can be shipped without sorting.
The surface outcroppings on the prop
erty are over 1000 feet long and con-
tain good pay ORE"
Col. Topping estimates that there
are $25O,0O0 worth of ore in sight, rang
ing in value from 5000 to 500 per ton.
The ratio of the values in silver and
gold are as ten to one.
Mining in Sheridan camp can be car
ried on cheaper and more advantage
ously than in Rosslend camp. An av-
erage experience is to sink at the rate
Of one foot per day. The values in the
leila M also give from to per cent.
in copper.
On the same vein the company is
working two other claims, the Rebecca
and the Kitty Clyde. Near it is an
other vein seven feet wide. Though
no experimental shipment has been
made, the ore is high grade and similar
to that found on the leila M. Next to
1t is the Discovery, owned by an east
ern Oregon company. The shaft is
down go feet. High grade silver sui
phide ores have been struck. One mile
to the south is the Little Chester which
has the same ledge as the leila M. The
former has an ore body four feet wide,
rich In high grade silver, including a
large quantity Of silver glance.
Joining the Kitty Clyde and between
that and the Little Chester, is the Ely
claim, owned by John H. Ogden of Spo-
kane, which has several leads running
through it. Though little work has
been done the showing is very goods
The same gentleman owns the Polar
Fraction claim, between the leila M.
and the American Flag claims, joining
the Uncle Sam and Polar Star group.
A fine four-foot vein of quartz has been
uncovered on this. carrying similar
ore to Uncle Sam vein.
RepubIse.
There is said to be much free gold
visible to the naked eye in the Trade
Dollar ore. Some of the fine quartz
and dirt were PANIED out yesterday
and showed streak of gold all around
The pan.
Work will be resumed soon on the |
Blue Bird and continued until a mine |
IS developed.
There Is a report that there has been |
reorganization Of the Copper Noun
Jain company and that work will be
started up within the next ten days.
The water has been taken out of the
Princess Maud shaft and work begun.
The shaft will be sunk to the level of
he drift. This work has become nee
'ssary for better ventilation.
The drift hac hon otar+od -z-1L =.
he Delta. There is no change in the
Issay value of the ore.
The ore in the Morning Glory is said
o be betting better as the winze goes
lown.
The Tom Thumb is being develop
ID from the 100-foot level. A drift on
he five-foot level ledge encountered
here has been extended rs feet. The
re is of medium grade, but is said to
AIRY uniform values.
The Flag Hill assays are still high
he cross tunnel to tap the big ledge ia
eing pushed rapidly. It will take a
1onth to reach the ledge.
In the Gold Ledge at a depth of 10
eet the ledge was crosscut. In this
rosscut 1t is about "a feet between the
angling wall and the footwall.
The Gold Mountain claim is not be-
1g worked.
The Gold Ledge Extension is idle.
Everything is going smoothly in the
fountain Lion. It is a yeritable
fountain of ore. Every days progress
dds materially to its value. There ia
re everywhere.
British Columbia.
A report from Ymi, says it is only ;
question of few days when the Ymir :
old Mines Ltd, the only mine in that {
strict holding out for $500. will
gree to pay the standard union rate of q
ages.
The mines of Rossland sent out 2s41 =
ms during the week ending June oath. /
ne absence of regular ore cars on the n
olumbia & Western caused a falling
!. No ore was sent to Trail on the n
th' 18th and 18th. The new cars q
e now in use and the coming week a
g tonnage should go up again. The
flowing is detailed list of the ore
lpments for the week ending June r
Tn and for the year to date, in tons: q
Mines waak w.
Rof 800