Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1899-01-18
MINES AND MINING CAMPS
METALS OF THE NORTHWEST.

Items From the Rich Regions Of the Pa
cidc Northwest, News From All the
Principle Mining Camps--Personals--
Mining Notes.
The following estimate of the produc-
ton of the precious metals west of the
Missouri river for 1898 is made by the
President of Wells Fargo Express Com
pany: Gold, $7S, 48l POP; silver, $39,0l6,-
sos; copper, $46,2OO,64s; lead, 1884,
25l; total gross, SIT ,O22,866 The COM
mercial value at which the several metals
named have been estimated is: Silver,
5S cents per ounce; copper, IL cents per
pound and lead, $685. per cwt.
Classified, the production of gold dust
and bullion in the several states and ter
ritories, based on shipments handled by
the express company and other convey
ances is shown as follows: California, $l5.-
400, 653; Nevada, $2,799,785; Oregon, 3d.
1880; Washington, 1920, 500; Alaska,
3,l53,99l; Idaho, $2,4s7 900; Utah, ST.
$3.50; Montana, $4,63O,6sO; Colorado,
$23, LII ,262; New Mexico, $780,, $3.50; Ari-
IONA, $3,l67 1926; Dakotas, 1857 $50; Tex
as, 5000; Wyoming, So, 225; British Co.
lumbia and Northwest Territories, $ll,-
$4,000. Total, $7s, 46l POP.
The production of silver, copper and
lead in the several states and territories
during 1898 We're divided as follows:
California, $ls,lO6,35l; Nevada, 1885,
542; Oregon, $2,2l5,ll9; Washington,
$457 $3.50; Alaska, 1891 ,49l; Idaho, $ll,-
64S,2O5; Montana, $43,s9s,O90; Utah,
SIC, 4Sl 1888; Colorado, SAL ,3l6,644; New
Mexico, $l,7O4,s66; Arizona, $l5,575, $50;
Dakotas, $6,7O4,420; Texas, 1921, 100;
$52,275; British Columbia and
Northwest Territories, $l7 1858 200; total,
The years combined production Of gold
is the greatest in the history of the coun-
tries-United States and British Column
bia and Northwest Territories-$7S, 48l,-
POP being above any previous record off
cially reported, and the worlds output
of gold for 1893, approximately $2SO,0O0,-
600, is amazing.
The most notable increases have been
in South Africa, $25,OO0,OOO, the British
possessions of the northwest, $8,0OO,OO0,
Australia, $6,0O0,00O, and the United
States of America, $3,OOO,OOO.
The exports of silver during 1893 to
Japan, China and the Straits Settlements
were as follows: From London, 1927 ,404,-
1928; from San Francisco, $5,2l7 400, MAX
ing total of $32, 622,03 The total for
1897 was $4s,4l2,OO9.
Deer Trail No. 2.
As regularly as the months conc round
the Deer Trail No. 2 Mining Company,
operating in Cedar canyon, Washington,
declares its dividend of $500, and last
week was the first payment of the new
year. This is the seventh dividend of
similar amount which the company has
paid under the present management, but
that does not represent all the profits
which the mine has yielded to its lucky
owners. Before the present company &C.
quired the property, profits were divided
many times, but there is no record of
the exact amount, it being the custom
of the owners to divide up whenever a
large sum accumulated.
Recent Utah Strike.
Considerable excitement has been Great
ed by rich gold discoveries rs miles east
of Vernal, Utah, in the Blue mountains,
near the Colorado line.
The discovery was made by "Doc" Me-
Donald, veterinary surgeon of the Ninth
cavalry. He served in the Spanish war
and while at New York recovering from
the fever met man named johnson who
had formerly lived in eastern Utah, and
who told him he had found rich float,
describing the location. When the Ninth
cavalry returned to Fort Du Chesne Nc
Donald commenced to search for the
vein.
Blacksmith's Coal.
An excellent quality of blacksmith's
coal is said to have been discovered in
the Driver mine at Wilkeson, Washing
ton, as well as in the Fairfax mine, be-
yond Carbonate. The discovery is of in
estimable value, as nearly all the black
smiths coal is now brought from the east
at heavy expense.
Washington Inspectors Report.
The state mining inspectors report of
shows that 1888 men are en-
gagged in the work of mining coal in this
state. This does not include those direct.
ly employed in furnishing timbers for the
mines, nor those engaged in transporting
the coal. This would, no doubt, raise the
number actually drawing wages from the
industry to 5000 men. Estimating the
number of men, women and children de-
pending upon the incomes of these miners
and auxiliaries, at the customary ratio
of five to one and we have $4,000 people
living off the products of the coal mines
in this state. The amount of coal pro-
duced in the state during the past year
is over 100000 tons. 1t is believed that
If the bill now before congress to put
coal on the free list, should pass 1t would
permit British Columbia, with her Chi
nese labor, to compete with our white
miners and thus paralyze this growing
industry.
OregOn's Mining Law.
The new Oregon mining law is now in
force, the essential features of which are
within three days after posting, the
boundaries must be marked by six sub.