The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-11-18
MINES AND MINING NEWS
OUR NORTHWESTERN MINES.
items Cleaned From the Late Reports
All Districts Arc Being Devcloped-A
Prosperous Yesr Is Prsdictsd--nining
Notes and Personals.

In spite of the most stringent Rus
sian laws on the SUBJECTIVE taking
away of gold without government con-
sent-there is an enormous business
done all over Siberia in gold, both dust
and, especially, nuggets stolen from the
workings. 1t is a criminal offense to
be found in possession of gold, but as
so large a proportion of the population
of Siberia consists of those sent there
for punishment, and the only further
punishment, and the only further pun
punishment they have to fear is deport-
alton to some yet more distant region
of the same barren and joyless land, the
deterrent is by no means so formidable
as a mere perusal of the awful menaces
of the statutes at first sight seem to
convey. Moreover, the successful deal
er in stolen gold rarely fails to escape
the penalties of his offenses, even when
caught red handed.
Republic.
The within on the Gopher has been
removed to the new shaft.
The machinery at the Tom Thumb
is working all right again.
The Quilp is shipping a carload of
ore to Norris, Mont, for treatment.
Two carloads of Mountain Lion ma
chinery have arrived ut Grand Forks.
The compressor plant on the leila
NJ, at Sheridan, is said to be doing
good work.
The repairs for the within on the Lit
tie Chester, in Sheridan camp, have
reached their destination.
The Rebecca mine on the South Half
of the Colville reservation has begun
to ship ore.
The great Hillside property is being
developed by tunnel. 1t has one of
the largest surface showings in the
camp.
The Tom Thumb is said to be con-
stantly improving.
The San Poll is looking as we'll as it
has at any time and the fine ore body
does not diminish.
The Blacktail's immense ore bodies
are said by Superintendent drummer
to be looking fine.
There is no change in the Flag Hill
The winze is being sunk about one foot
per day.
The Delta shaft is showing up some
fine ore and there is plenty of it. WheI
the within is in place better progress
will be made.
Matters are progressing favorably a
the Butte & Boston, where surface
work is being done.
The tunnel to cut the main ledge OF
the North Star is being pushed aloni
at fairly good rate.
Work is to be resumed upon the Lib
erty claim in Republic under the di
rection of H. H. Wilmot.
There is a move on foot to start VI
the Lake View. The property lie
northwest of the Morning Glory abou
! half mile.
The Marietta is a fine looking pros
, pect, a short distance north of the LAX
View.
The custom mill is a sure go. Mar
ager Lansing expects to have it rur
, ming in ninety days.
2 The big ore body in the Republic
2 still improving, not in size but the or
5 is more solid than it has ever been b.
, fore. The more it is explored tn
greater it becomes.
o Men have been employed in develop
( ing the Yuma for some time. Some OF
: can not be told from that in the Tol
Thumb. The ledge has an immens
o surface showing similar to the Tol
e Thumb.
o British Columbia.
O One hundred and fifty men are worl
ing at the CRANKY smelter, and exec
s. lent progress is being made. The saI
2 pler-frame is almost built and II
: brickwork of the fiues, dust chamber
l. and stack is we'll on toward completion
l. The spur track by which the ores wi
# be carried to the smelter leaves II
e main line a little to the west of &c
l. umbia, river at point near the dar
The ore cars will dump their conten
e 20 feet above the sampler bins, whi(
D. are the highest points in the smelte
1t The exports of silver-lead ore fro
W Kaslo last month reached 9O1 Oh
1t pounds, valued at $42,05S, the lead e
le ports totaled 49O,410 pounds and Il
n. zinc 653,041. The gross value w
t. $6S,1S0.
W Work is being done in the San Jui
and Jordan river districts, Vancouv
island. The San Juan Mining & L