Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-09-15
MINES AND MINING CAMPS
METALS OF THE NORTHWEST.
(tama From the Rich Rigions Of the Pa
oific Northwest, News From All the
principle Mining Oamps-Psrsonals--
Mining Notes.


Mining Notes.
A combination among zinc mine opera
tors at Joplin, Mo-, to demand S46 per ton
for ore carrying GO per cent metal, is to
be fought by refineries. Representatives
of several large concerns are now in Col
orado contracting for ore. L. w. Hum.
nhreys, of Uplands, Ind, owner of large
refinery, and j. X. Grove, OF Weir CITY,
Kan, have engaged the services OF an ex
merit. and are examining several Colorado
properties, said to yield good percent
,ue OF zlnc one. Mr.. humphreys mas al
reauy obtained three large properties, ani
has over 100 men at WORK. a deal Is
probaDly to 20 through for dozen SILVER
mines III the state that can supply ore car
ryng ~ per cent OF nc.
Republic Notes.
Active development is i'll progress on the
Rebate, one OF the promising properties
ol the Clark group.
lie Iolnt snaIJ Of the Fresno and Little
Tom numb Is 81 1eet deep. IL became
necessary 10 have machinery, as the water
vas causing much trouble.
The DRIFT on the North Star from the
low er tunnel Is III As feet. There Is three
leeL OF ore mat viii average @o per toll
Ihe DRIFT VIII he continued lor some dis
lance further III nope vi sncountering an
ole chute.
1he Canadian syndicate, represented by
Alexander DICK vi hOssianu, has taken
charge :. the rlLg lllIl, and VIII ut once
began the development Of The PROPERTY up
oil an extensive seaie. len men mIh VI
steadily employed.
lie KepuDllc NINE never looked better
than 1t uues at present, and The vein Is
daily showing e,Iuen,es OF being wider
than the puDnc has yet been informed VI
The lower tunnel ot the North Star cut
VEN with two strngers ot ore some
weeks ago.
The tiag Hill mine in Republic camp
has passed into the hands OF u Canadian
syndicate of capitalists.
The enormously rich streak on the Prin.
cess Maud, which has created such SEN
sation i'll Republic mining circles, con-
tinues TO widen as more depth is attained
BrIIIsA LOiumDIA.
A lower tunnel is to run on the Ajax
Fraction, i'll the SLOGAN.
The IAL at Rossland has commenced
shipping ore, having sent ~ tons to The
smeIIer.
The Evening Star at Rossland has just
broken into large ore chute in the lower
drift tunnel.
The smelter question at Greenwood, SO
lar as location Is concerned, is practical
ly settled and work has already begun.
a ledge OF ore carrying good silver val
ues has been opened OH the Jack Pot in
the Boundary.
The Dibble, high grade silver PROPOSE
ton near Fort Steele, Will probably renew
work this fall
There are 10 men working on the de-
velopnent OF the Tontine group at Fort
Steele.
So far as known the deepest workings in
Canada are at the Eustls mine, Eustis,
Quebec, where in mining for pyrites a
depth of 25OO feet has been attained.
Assays made last week of ore from the
Brittle Silver group, near Fort Steele,
gave the following returns: 1920 per cent
copper, l57 IL ounces silver and Sl2.SU in
gold.
A force of six men are at work on the
Duchess group ON Lemon creek, in the
SLOGAN.
The Evening Star, in the SLOGAN, will re-
sumo operations on the LIST of September.
Inc Ruth compressor plant, in the Slo-
can, will be moved from the mine down
to the concentrator.
The Orc Cold Mining Company has TAX
Ell bond on the st. Louis group of six
claims, situated near the head of the sec
ond FORK OF Lemon creek, near SLOGAN
City.
At the Knob Hill mine, in Greenwood
camp, mass of ore about 225 feet each
way on the four sides and about ITO feet
from the surface is blocked out ready for
stopping.
A trail is to be built from the Wonder.
ful trail to the Yakima and Sunshine
mine, IN the SLOGAN, in the near future.
"A lOoo-tunnel is contemplated by the Sun
shine company.
The tunnel on the Morrison. in Dead.
wood camp, has reached the ledge at
about 62o feet in. Where intersected
some nice looking copper ore was opened
up.
The War Eagle mine is now producing
ore at the rate of nearly 10 carloads a
day.
work continues on the two double COM
partment shafts, which are being sunk on
the vein of the Mountain Trail, at Ross.
land. -'0''
A ten-stamp is to be installed without
ueiay on, the Bunker Hill property near
Waneta.
The Venice group at Hall Siding has
Deen bonded to Ii. L. Croisdale, manager
OF the Nelson smelter, who is actively de.
Veioping the property.
recent developments on the W;lcox
mine, near Ymir, have served to show nm
hne body of ore. The shaft on the
fourth OF July claim, adjoining the vii.
cox, is on the same vein as No Q tun.
mel on thn Wiloov N'-