Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-01-25
the Columbia river and thirty-five miles
northeast of Vancouver, Wash.


northeast of Vancouver, Wash.
The customs outports Of Fort Steele
and Wardner, B. c., have been removed
from the jurisdiction of New Westmins-
ter and placed under Nelson, B. c.
The announcement is made that the C.
p. r. intends to build four smelters this
year in the Boundary country, so far the
location of them is problematical.
The Florence Miner announces that the
Buffalo Hump trail is now built and be-
ing used, and that there will be little
difficulty in keeping it open during the
winter.
The San Francisco mint was establish
ed in April, 1854. To Nov. 80, 1898, its
total coinage aggregated $l,l71,0s9,s54.
OF this sum $l,ols,923,507 was in gold;
$l54 4,O86,347 in silver.
Thos. Gibson and L. Todd, two Ymir
miners, have received a contract to sink
a 50-foot shaft on the Mountain Home,
miles northwest of Northport, at 1922 so
per foot and $50 for preliminary work.
j. Wharton. who has charge of the
South Peacock mine in the Seven Devils
for Boston company, has bonded the
Great Vale copper claim near Cuprum for
$4,000.
The Fontenoy, in Camp Mckinney, has
been bonded to DR.. j. f. Reddy and as
sociates for 1000, ten per cent of which
has been paid. This claim is located l20
feet from the famous Cariboo mines and
there is s3-foot shaft ON the property.
Soren Bergeman, prospector near Dar-
rington, put in three shots in tunnel
he was driving. After the blast he went
into the tunnel. A missed shot exploded,
covering him with depris and inficting
injuries which may be fatal.
Cascade City, b. c., is rejoicing in the
prospect of the construction of smelter
during the present year with capacity
of 1000 tons daily. The Canadian Pacific
is promoting the work, and it is in line
with its policy announced about year
ago
The Checkmate mine in Boise the past
two years has been productive of many
shipments of high grade ore and will
make another soon. The company has
been prospecting new ground and has
found vein that is over feet wide.
In this streak appears that yields an
average of 500 in gold per ton.
Lucky Boy ores at Custer City, Idaho,
are worked over plates and Witty tables,
saving about 81 per cent of the values.
Tailings have accumulated to the amount
of about 10000 tons, and the company
will put in u cyanide plant to rework
them.
At DeLamar Idaho, next summer there
/ will be three plants working on tailings.
The company that bought the Croesus
group of mines near HALEY and mill re-
Gently has begun work. They are put
ting in an air compressor to operate pow
er drills. The price of the property is
100000, of which 5000 was paid last
week.
Recently w. G. Butler gave receivers
deed of all the property of the Pride of
the Mountains and the Monte Cristo Min
ing Companies to j. B. Crooker, John d.
Rockefeller's representative at Everett.
The purchase price of the Pride of the
Mountains as stated in the deed is $l67,-
50l.95, and the Monte Cristo Mining
Company, $l6O,56o.9S. The deed includes
all the lode, placer and mill site claims,
the bunk houses and all the property be-
longing to these companies. The audi
tors fee for recording these deeds was
1920.