The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-05-20

81 up llne quartz ledge on the 0ranite
claim, 70 feet Wide.
News has Just been received Of &
good strike on Pass creek, about eleven
miles northeast Of Greenwood.
One Of the greatest strikes ever made
In the Boundary country has Just been
made on the Golden Eagle. near Vol
eanie mountain. inBFown's camp. about
~ miles from Columbia, up the north
fork Of Kettle river.
The ore shipments from RossIand
camp for tne week ending May 18th,
and for the year to date, show that this
was the banner week for the camp.
The shipments amounted to 4,sls tons.
while heretofore they have been below
1000 tons. The shipments were as
follows: Tons this week, LIE Roi, 1881;
War Eagle. 1,s70; Iron Mask, 12e;
Centre Star, Is. Tons this year. LIE
Roi. 1850; War Eagle. 1z,3O7; Iron
Mask, $50: Evening Star. ss: Deer
Park, IS; Centre Star, Is. Total tons
this week. 4,545; total tons this year.
A.I27.
Jay P. Graves. who Ia operating In
the Boundary country In behalf OF q
big Montreal syndicate which Il about
70 erect Q sDaelter there has finally &C.
lected a site on the north bank Of the
north fork Of the Kettle river, one and
q half miles from Grand Forks. The
smeiter win have . capacity Of 500
tons . day with provisions for an in
crease 70 5000 tons. A refinery may
be erected in future. Work win be be-
gun within thirty days and tenders for
q million and . half feet Of lumber
have been asked for.
~ MINING NOTES.
The DeI1amar mine Of Nevada IL 100
miles from q railroad, but pays 80 per
cent Of the bullion tax OF that state.
A cyanide method Is used in the 400
ton mill. and $500 ore is treated at a
profit
The April cleanup at the Red Boy
mine in Baker county. Oregon, Is S127,-
900. This amount was deposited by
the mines owners. Messrs. Godfrey &
Tabor, in t4.e vault Of the First Ma
tionaI bank, Of Baker City. The Red
Boy has q irstcIass 20-stamp mill, and
employs 50 men.
The first shipment Of Gebo, Montana.
coal from the mine Of the CIarke's
Fork Coal q Mining Company, was
made recently. consisting Of IL cars,
aggregating 800 tons. tosbe shipped to
Butte, Helena. and Big Timber. The
output viii be increased from day to
day. the Development work being push
ed in three shifts. BY July 18th an
output Of Loo tons per day will be
reached.
Large deposits OF carbonate Of zinc
in Arizona, which have never been
touched except by mineralogists, are
now attracting special attention and
are being investigated BY Missourians
and PennsylTanians. says the 81 PasO
Herald. 1t is. perhaps, not generally
known that the zinc mines OF Missouri
were first brought into prominence by
the dry bone" or zinc carbonate which
was first discovered there; il is said to
have been used by farmers to make
stone fences, being q white, heavy, lus-
treless and very ordinary looking rock.
The leila n, in Sheridan Camp.
Wash. is down 100 feet and from the
bottom q crosscut was run 1e feet to
cut the vein. which carries four feet of
ore that runs In value from 500 to
$1,225 per on. Drifts have been run
each way from the cnosscut for 80 feet.
Two shifts are employed in sinking a
Wine which has attained q depth Of
20 feet, showing a fine body Of fine
grade ore. Ten tons Of the ore has
been sent out by pack train. It will
be taken to Marcus and from there will
be sent to the Tacoma smelter. The
ore is Of the highest grade and IL is
expected that when the returns OF the
shipment are received a sensation win
be created as the values win certainly
reach into the hundreds. The Kittie
Clyde shaft has reached q depth OF 80
feet The ore is exceedingly rich, car.
rying quantities OF black sulphurets of
silver. There is so tons OF shipping
ore on the dump at this time.