The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-09-16
NINES IND MINING NEWS
OUR NORTHWESTERN MINES,

Issms cleaned Rrsm the Late RsPeFta-
All Districts Are Being Developoa--A
Prosperous Year IL MISUNDERSTANDING
Notes and RoFsonala.
One OF the most important mining
enterprises in Idaho is soon to be start
ed In owyhee county. 1t is what Il
known as the Sinker creek tunnel pro
ject. This tunel is to be cut through
War Eagle mountain from u point on
Sinker creek. The project has long
been looked upon as the most promis-
ing one in the west. but difficulties In
making arrangements with the owners
of the mines have always stood in tae
way.
RepabIio Notes.
The Republic company has secured q
rate for hauling ore Of IS per ton TO
Grand Forks.
From time to time favorable reports
have come to the city from the Captain
mine. 10 miles northwest of Republic.
on the reservation.
1t is said that the great ore values
which made the Republic famous in its
early days when Spokane men owned
II are undiminished Recently body
of ore between the second and first lev
els which averages $S96.S0 per ton vas
opened up.
The body Of quartz in Princess Maud
is four feet wide, and appears to De
widening. There is one foot of high
grade ore which will average $225 per
ton. II lies next to the footwalL Syl-
vanite permeates all the rest OF the
ledge in patches. something that has
not occurred before.
Good progress is being made in the
preparations for the construction Of the
Mountain Lion mill. The work is be
ing pushed with all possible speed and
it Is expected to have the mill running.
even under the most unfavorable sir
cumstances. by the first part OF Deem
Der.
British Columbia.
Work is to be commenced on tie
Mollie Hughes in the SLOGAN
All the ore has been cleaned up from
the Enterprise workings in the SLOGAN.
Work on the Copper Bell at Index is
being pushed with four shifts OF men
Very rich sulphide ore has been en-
eountered Of late on the Mabou. in the
SLOGAN.
The War Eagle is sending an 500
pound sample of ore to the worlds ex-
position at Paris.
The Marion has one Of the best
showings ever seen on Silver noun
tain, in the SLOGAN.
1t is reported the drift from the main
shaft on the Arlington. in the SLOGAN.
has broken into a large body of high
grade shipping ore.
Development on the Arden group,
above the Mountain Chief. in the Slo-
can, has uncovered a strong lead, with
4 sprinkling of ore.
Golfer dams to aid in the construe.
ton Of the dam for the smelter now
building at Grand Forks have been lad
two-thirds of the distance across the
North Fork Of the Kettle river.
A party Of C. P. r. Engineers this
week will begin the preliminary survey
OF spur from a point on Browns
creek, north fork of the Kettle river,
to Pathfinder mountain on the east sid4
of the river.
Through the efforts of William Dunn
there will be an excellent collection OF
samples Of Rossland's ores at the Paris
exposition. The collection embraces AZ
samples, including ore from all the
principal properties in the camp.
The first discovery of coal in the
Boundary country has been made Sy
Robert Clark, a well known raneher
and prospector. The seam is said to
average % feet in width. 1t is lOcat-
ed on the Laurier mineral claim on the
north fork Of Kettle river.
The most important happening OF
past week among the mines of Rossland
camp was the finding of a rich ore
shoot in the Mascot. The shoot is from
six to seven feet in width and assays
OF carefully made sample shows that
it runs 1854. 81 to the ton. A remaI K.
able feature Of the find is the fact that
the ore carries over 200 ounces in SUI.
yer.
Scottish capital. in a quiet way, is
going into the Kootenays and picking
up some OF the good things that are to
be had. The latest deal is one Just
completed on behalf Of capitalists in
Scotland by John McKane. and involves
the purchase Of the Lavina group of
four claims on Hamill creek, in the
Lardeau district, for a consideration
said to be in the neighborhood Of $50.
900. The Lavina group is situated on
Hamill creek, eight and one-half miles
from the Kaslo & SLOGAN railway, which
is now being extended into that dis.
trict
MINING NOTEA.
Marble is reported to have been dis
covered near Sank City, in Skagit couu-
ty. Wash.
AT the Spokane Industrial ExpOsi.
ton this year the mineral exhibit will!
be given the place of honor.
Everything seems to promise an ar
tive winter for Dixie and with its excel
lent showings will surely enjoy is
share OF prosperity.
The recent rich strike OF high-grade
galena ore in the tunnel on the Gold
Mountain group on Nine Mile, near
Keller. Wash. Is still a topic Of in
teresting conversation among mining
men.
The hex mine. near Sumpter, Ore,
was sold to the Consolidated Mines As
ISOLATION OF London last week. The
price is not made public.
The Montreal parties who bonded the
Father lode also secured three or four
other claims in the immediate vicinity.