The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-07-29

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Nickel ore may prove to be valuable
II found in suficient quantity.
Magnesite. used for lining iron con-
verters, furnaces. ETC., is always worth
looking for.
The government assay Office at Boise
shipped $37,133.46 in gold to the mint
recently.
The present capacity of the cyanide
mills in the Mercur district, Utah, Is
over 1900 tons per day.
A large area Of copper bearing land
is reported to have been discovered in
Archer county, Texas.
In Wyoming, on the Little Missouri
river and elsewhere, are coal beds
which have been burning for years.
The Tacoma smelter, which now has
capacity Of 100 tons daily, is pre-
pairing to increase its capacity to $50
tons daily.
A sharp lookout should always be
kept for tin ore. The world needs more
of it, and perhaps some may be found
in the Inland empire.
The Canadian government is advis-
ing the people to look for a good sup
ply of molybdenum, as there is an Eng.
lish firm that wants to get hold of a
good ore Of this metal.
Zinc ores should be noticed, for they
will become more valuable as this
country develops. Some of the zinc
ores are of such a character that they
would not be recognized except by an
expert.
Cinnabar. or mercury sulphide
would probably attract attention on &C
count of it's unusual color, but it might
be overlooked by the careless prospec
tor.
A great amount of assessment work
is being performed in the various dis
tricts of Beaverhead county, Montana
The elevators on the Comstock have
lowered the water to the 1950-foot sta
tion. Work of cleaning out the sta
: tion is now going on.
. Old-time Comstock miners are inter
ested in the recent report of a rict
strike of ore in the 17O0-foot level o.
! the famous old Nevada mine.
The Yellow Jacket, one of the grea
q Comstock mines at Virginia City, Ne
: vada, is the deepest mine in the United
States. The lower levels are over 2,70'
I feet below the hosting works.
The average cost of producing cop
per in the United States is seven cent
a pound. The lowest cost is five cents
:. by the Boston & Montana Co. At tn
Calumet & Hecla it costs seven cents.
Republic dividend number nine 70
$4,000 has been declared. This bring
the total of dividends paid by this fa
nous mine to date up to $295,000. A
usual the payment will be made 3
= days hence.
Our platinum supply Is limited, an
. :. a prospector should always be on tn
= lookout for that metal, as it is wort
about SIS per ounce today on the mai
= ket. There is a great and growing d.
mand for this metal, which is only lin
tied at present by the inadequate SUI
ply.
In Montana the supreme court ha
just held that the owner of a claim cal
= not be prejudiced by the mistake Of
- deputy government surveyor in maxim
= I, the survey. It is clearly inferable fror
:. the opinion, however, that the owne
- should apply for resurvey immed
% ately upon discovering the error.
The country at the headwaters of tn
Big Blackfoot river in Montana is a
. tracing much attention from minin
. men. A large area of the mineral bea
:. ing belt promises to become a wealt
~ producer in the shape Of copper. gol
= and silver, the first named being tt
leading metal. 1t is thought that lare
bodies of the ore will be exposed
the not distant future.
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,v Dreyfus Serious1y Ill.