The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-08-26

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creek, Mt. Baker district, Washington,
the vicinity of the Post-Lambert ledge.
In these places work is in progress on
half a hundred claims.
Republic Notes.
At the Vulcan No. the shaft is down
IL feet
Development continues at the Noun
tain Lion.
The Ben Hur shaft is down las feet
in very hard ground.
The Gopher shaft is little more
than 100 feet in depth.
Work has been begun on the Mime
sofa claim in Sheridan camp.
The Stray Horse tunnel is in 200
feet, but no change is reported.
A contract to sink a 50-foot shaft on
the Vulcan No. l is now down % feet.
1t is understood that the Monarch
company will shortly resume opera
tions.
The Golden Lion tunnel is in 465
feet and work suspended at the face
for the present.
Among the promising properties in
the camp is a group lying half mile
west of Park City.
The drifts on the 150-foot level of
the Tom Thumb are showing up fine
body of high grade ore.
The shaft on the Agnes claim is
down rs feet and a drift has been
sarted to prospect for the ledge.
A tunnel has been started 200 feet
south of the north end line of the Re-
public mine and is running southwark
on the vein.
Good progress is being made with
the long No. tunnel, which is being
driven to cut the Republic ledge at
depth of 600 feet.
The drift from the main tunnel of the
Black Tail has passed the point where
it was anticipated the big cross vein
would have been struck.
Republic camp is already world
famous for it's rich ores and is about
to be placed in position which will
insure more rapid development.
Dividend No. 10, of l cent a share.
was declared by the Republic Consoli-
dated Gold Mining Company last week.
This dividend swells the total amount
of profits paid by the great Republic
mine to $330,000.
The San Poll, Black Tail, Lone Pine
Surprise and Insurgent are able to
send ore to a nearby smelter and there
by obtain money enough to obviate the
necessity of all assessments or treasury
stock sales.
1t is stated that the tunnel on the
Wauconda is in so feet, and that the
tunnel on the Clackamas is in Is feet.
These properties lie about 10 miles
west of Republic, on the state wagon
road leading to Okanogan river. Twelve
men are employed by the two compa-
MES.
The shaft on the Chespa-Blue Jay is
sunk to depth of 80 feet. 1t was put
down outside the vein. At the S0-foot
level sinking was stopped and a cross
cut run toward the lead. At distance
of 81 feet from the shaft, ledge matter
began to appear in the face of the
cross-cut. At last reports the entire
face was in ore. 1t is almost certain
that this is the rich Morning Glory
vein.
British Columbia
The main drift of the Homestake at
Rossland is being pushed.
Work is being pushed steadily on
the Neglected in the SLOGAN.
A fine strike has been made on the
Rio Grande property, near Ymir.
The shaft of the White Bear of Ross
land is down to depth of 200 feet.
A new shaft house is being erected
on the Great Western, at Rossland.
On the Deer Park at Rossland on the
S00-foot level receiver has been put
in.
The Pennsylvania Mining Company
is rapidly developing the Deer Trail at
Rossland.
Between 80 and 40 men are at work
on the properties on Toad mountain,
near Nelson.
The owners of the Brittle Silver
group, near Fort Steele, have COM
menced work.
r. H. Hutchins has been appointed
superintendent of the Mother Lode, in
Deadwood camp.
The work of prosecuting the lead of
the Deer Park of Rossland on the 800
foot level continues.
Development work on the Tontine
group of mines on Quartz creek, near
Fort Steele, is progressing rapidly.
A strike of Importance is reported
from Silver mountain, in the SLOGAN.