The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-12-16


underneath the old workings has been
opened up. and by means Of q raise in |
ore. the lower tunnel. 100 feet deeper,
has been connected with the old work. |
ings. A crosscut tunnel. 12O feet below
the main Sunshine tunel, recently, af.
ter being extended about so feet, reach
ed the vein and high grade ore. the re-
salt being most satisfactory In every
way. Two erosscut tunnels to tap the
ore recently exposed on the surface are
being driven on the Towser, bonded not
long ago for $4,000. At the Nettie L.
about 100 tons are sacked ready for
shipment. and during the winter It is
proposed to ship in all 500 tons Of high
grade ore. Development Is steadily
proceeding in the Silver Queen with, II
Is said, satisfactory results. A bond
and lease was recently given to certain
parties on the Eethel. near Trout Lake
City. and some ore Is being sacked. the
intention being to send II to some
smelling point before the end Of the
year.
MINING NOTES.
The future ownership Of the Big BUT.
falO Is still undetermined.
Eastern capitalists making invest
ments in Imnaha district as ten claims
are bonded.
Banquet Of mining men Of Spokane
will be held New Years eve or New
Years night.
The Croesus mine Of HALEY, Idaho,
has been bonded to an English syndi-
cate for $1.500.00O.
The marble deposits Of Stevens coun-
ty. Wash. are fast becoming one Of the
leading attractions in the mineral line
Canadian capitalists want the hand
ling OF Republic ores. and will build
a road to connect Republic with Grand
Forks, where smelters are located.
Col Ridpath says the Rebecca Ii
rich, which Is located on the South
Half. Has rs feet between walls, which
he says will go about 10 per cent cop
per.
Sumpter ore is booming. The comiK'
winter has not checked activity. Many
claims have changed hands and will
be developed Spokane capitalists have
secured valuable claims on Olive creek.
south OF the he0 boy.
The mines Of Cornucopia, an Oregon
camp, has its full share OF activity. No
man is idle who wants to work. EN-
ployers and employees have no dificul.
ties. Some fine discoveries OF high
grade ore have been recently reported.
At Loomis. Wash. the Palmer Noun.
tain shows abundance OF good ore In
many rich drifts. Development in big
tunnel group has been wonderfully sat
isfaetory throughout present year and
the Black Bear and War Eagle over.
coming many annoying obstacles.
|. In the new boarding house at the No.
tunnel Of the Morning mine at Mul.
Ian. Idaho. the conVeniences are equal
. to any in the country. As the men
! come out Of the mine they first 20 into
the dry room. a two-story building
26x6O. In the upper story are 100 in
dividual lockers.
The deal which has been in progress
for several weeks for the Golden Chest
and other properties near Murray, Ida
no. in that neighbOrhood has been con-
cluded so far as the Chest properties
are concerned. although nothing has
yet been done definitely as to the ad-
joining claims.
Seymour H. Bell. manager Of the
IconOclast Mining company, writes
from Keller as follows: The Icono-
clast Is cutting into stringers Of ore
assaying $50 and $65 per ton In cop
per and gold. The tunnel Is in lat
feet, and the contractors are making
good Roadway. 1t is going to make a
mine" The IconOclast is better known
as the Tenas George mine 1t was the
prospect which he watched and guard.
ed for q years, until the opening Of
the reservation enabled him to stake
1t. Prominent Seattle men are inter
ested in the mine now and West Side
capital is developing 1t. Only a limited
portion Of the stock Is held in Spokane.
The claim is said to have one Of the
most remarkable showings Of copper on
the surface that has ever been found
in the state.
E. L. Hall, manager OF the Coast Gold
Mining company Of Philadelphia In an
interyiey in Salt Lake says that his
company will spend nearly a quarter Of
a million dollars next year in operat-
ing large dredges on Grasshopper
creek, near Bannack. 1t will have Ave
dredges in operation. each costing from
$4,000 to $4,000. The company owns
ten miles Of the creek bed.
VI. A. Buckle, who is manager Of the
Arlington mine, near SLOGAN City, B.
c., and also superintendent Of the Bear
near Jardine. in Park county in Mon
tana, was instantly killed on the wagon
road between Jardine and Gardiner,
Mont, and his companion. Alfred C.
Blair, Of st. Johns, n. B., was serious
! ly injured. They were on their way
to take the train at Cinnabar for Hele-
ma, when their team ran away down
a steep mountain side. The men
jumped. -Bucke struck on his head
on a rock and his neck was broken.