The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-05-06
MINES Aid MINING NEWS
OUR NORTHWESTERN MINES.


Prosperous Year IL Wfning
netss an1 ReEscnals.
On the Palmer Mountain Gold Min
ing and Tunnel Company's property,
the length OF the tunnel d 1,szl feet.
Eleven veins have been cut, all show
ing free gold ore. The present depth
STAINED - 800 feet Ms4E
The United Smelling & Refining
Company. which operates smelters at
East Helena and Great Falls, has exc
lcuted to the American Smelling q Re
nning Company, the recently organized
trust, deed TO all its property in Mon.
tana The Consideration was not stated.
1 Preparations are being made TO mar
ket the entire output Of the Sanger
mine OF Union county, at the Baker
City tOre.9 sampIIng works. Hereto
fore the mine has saved scarcely more
than $40 per ton. and. few days ago.
two tons Of the same character Of ore
treated at the sampling works melted
$50 per ton. sa
/ 1t is safe to say that when railroad
reaches the okanogan river on the
route now being surveyed there win
be 30 properties ready to ship ores or
concentrates. Surely there IL no un.
certainty Of traffic Tor the railroad
when IL comes. For the work done
ana depth gained no country can make
q better showing.
Last week witnessed the payment in
full OF all money due on the Gnowshoe
mine and properties At Libby, Mont, "a
the original owners by Howard c. Wal
ters- The entire aomount which has
been paid for these properties IL $780,,
900. The owners, however. pay q
commission to d. P. Bowers. formerly
lessee Of the mine which amounts q
nearly $4,000.
Since the snow disappeared many
parties have visited Sheridan camp
and IL is said that considerable worh
has been planned for the Summer and
In several instances work has been
commenced. Some fine assays are ex
hihited almost every day that have
been obtnIned from lodges that have
heretofore not been known to the min
ing world. Last season less than hall
= dozen claims were worked while thS
outlook for the present is that therS
viii be not less than twenty.
California; mineral Onapat.
According to the report of the stats
mining bureau the total mineral pro
duct OF California for 1888 is valued q
81. 2S9. O7s. In 1897 il was SIS. las, Al
In 1896 tas.2S1, ssS, and in 1895 So,
Ss4.e64. The gold product is placed a
el6. 9oS.47s, a slight increase over thu
sIs.STl. sol produced In 1897. As tn,
drought Of last year lessened the pro
, duct bV some millions this demon
strates an active development Of golt
! mining. Copper takes second place fol
the first time with q product OF q. 54S,
229 pounds. valued at &2.475,I6s q yer!
great increase.
Quicksilver. 50 long second in i'm
portance, holds third place. TIE pro
; duct increased 70 81. 0s2 TASKS. WORT
S1,lSS.s2e.
Canada N = Gold PrOaueer.
The rapidly with which Canada d
winning a place among the gold-pro
ducing countries Is shown by the n
! Gently published official figures. Il
Is97uhe Canadian output OF gold wa
$e.o27. 06I; last year it has risen q
! tl3. 7o0. zoe, placing Canada in flftl
place among the gold countries. o
this amount $4,000. 900 was taken on
Of the Klondike. Official estimate
place the output from the Klondih,
this year at $3o,000.0 900. and British
Columbia is also expected to do mucl
better than in previous years, 90 tina
Canadians hope that Canada win sooi
Ibe near the top. The yield Of silver 4
also growing larger from year to year
: in 1897 It was $s.S2S,Ss5, supple,
chiefly by the British Columbia silve
! mines. M
MontanaAu Mineral Output.
Eugene B. Braden. governments
! statistician. has just issued his repor
OF Montana's metal product durinl
1898. There is an increase in the gol'
output. but silver. copper and lea
show decreases as compared with tn
. preceding year. The totals are: Gold
|. S5,247.9i2. as compared with 81. ass, ~
in 1897: silver, $ls.l59.lS as compal
ed with s4,l6s .ls0 in 1897: silver. s1s
l5s.lS2. Is compared with $2L730,7
& in 1897; copper. $a6. IO4.6i6, as CON
pared with $27.79S.9lS In 1897; an,
. lead. $S09.055, as compared with 1896
61s in 1897.
There is an improvement in the prC
duction OF silver in mill bullion. but
decrease in the output generally.
The decrease In the copper output I
20,l7s,1Se pounds. but the increase
: price made the value OF the lessene
!. quantity in 1888 nearly equal to th
|, product o. 1897 The heaviest fallln
on was suffered hy the Anaconda con
pAAy. which closed down . large POI
ltion Of its mine during the year on q
count OF are.
The number Of miners employed dul
! Ing 1898 was Il.ose. Of whom s,ls
: worked In precious metal ores. an
1865 mined coal.
> RepaAlie.
! The north drift ON the No. 1 level q
. the San Poll mine Ia again running Ii
to ore.
The Payne tunnel IL In 100 feet
The Palo Alto tunnel Ii in SIs fee
a The North San Poll SHAFT 10 down 9
feet. = ses-se.ss. i.
. The entire bottom Of the Mabel shai
i is in sl7 ore.
Q Surface work IL still In progress o
the Surprise claim.
The Insurgent claim Il down 20 fes