The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-12-02
MINES AND MINING CAMPS
METALS OF THE NORTHWEST.
Items From the Rich Regions OF the
Pacific Northwest-News From All
the Principal Mining Camps-Per-
sOnaIs-MinipE Notes.

Wnere the mining StOrln center is. Can
any one tell where the mining eye is (
more closely riveted? Is it at Alaska,
or Washington, or Oregon, or Idaho or
Montana, or Utah, or Colorado? Re-
ports of fabulously rich finds and of
phenomenally larger sales. have ap-
peared during the past few months
from each of them. Just how many of
them are founded upon facts, and how
many are the output of heated imagin-
ings or the artistically manipulated
notes of spectators, will all be learned
in time. But can any one tell just now
where the mining storm center is, or
where 1t will be next spring?
Republic.
The Insurgent will soon be worked. |
The crosscut tunnel Is to be extend |
ed to the vein on the Alabama
A recent strike of high grade ore has
been encountered in a crosscut on the
Gold Bug.
The Tom Thumb mine, in Republic
camp, is to be equipped with all needed
machinery.
Baling out water and preparing for
development on the Gold Ledge is the
present program.
The Quilp mine has passed into the
hands of Canadian capitalists. Major
Ieckie, of the Republic mine, put the
deal through at Spokane.
The main ledge on the Copper Noun
tain has not yet been cut by the tunnel,
but the feeder or spur of the ledge that
has been followed for some feet shows
I, some fine ore.
The pa sing of the Quilp and Jim
. Blaine to the control of Canadian cap
. itaiist5 of the Republic camp that will
De more important to its prosperity
n than any event in its history to date
y The superintendent is pushing work
on the Golden Harvest Adit tunels
4 are being driven north and south on
= the ledge. The tunnel that is being
n driven north will penetrate the hill
abou. 900 feet deeper than did the old
r tunnel.
n 1t is stated that high grade ore Is
n being taken out of the shaft at depth
NJ cf 230 feet in the Ben Hur. The state
ID nent is probably true, as the ore d.
ss rectly above the point where it has
been cut showed exceptionally fine val
III ues. The ledge is the same as the Sar
I'd / oil.
IN A reliable mining man who has ex
IA AHMED the recently discovered copper
Claims at the head of O'Brien creel
is states that the high grade ore is abou
" Two feet wide-not 20, as reported
ly There has teen so little work done on
re- hat its real worth is hard to deter
Lime. Some fine ore is being taken on
as of the claim.
30 There is unquestionably a great fl
n ure for K -pI bile The mines are Their
ed. and so are the values. When he
he mines shall have been developed it wi
DC the most prosperous mining tow
In the world. 1t has grown steadil
and will continue to grow. Republi
NV is not dependent alone upon the mine
-ar II this vi;-inity. There are already Sc
erai promising camps lying from fiy
TO 10 miles from here that are now an
We ALWAYS will be tributary to it.
"r A carload of ore from Republic mine
has been sent to Norris, Mont, fC
'eo treatment by the dry amalgamatio
process, in charge of Superintendent
Ice Hall of the Quilp. The Republic, BE
uf- Hur, San Poll and Quilp are all repr
Use sented in the shipment The Norr
treatment consists in crushing, roas
SOL ing and amalgamating without the u
to of teaches. The inventor of the ne
ur- process claims that he can save 80 p
cent of the ore at cost of 81. 25 p
s35 ton. Much interest is manifested
uld mining men in the test which is to
!. made at Norris, and it is understo'
Tod that several fro mthis city will be pre-
1877 ent.
British Columbia.
=, The SLOGAN trouble is settled and t
-an mines will again resume operations.
30" The Giant of Rossland will have
up new electrical compressor just as so
o.+ as the plant can be secured and put
49,, place.
~, The owners of the Unexpected in t
Burnt Basin are planning to common
'o- development at once and will let a &C
tract for sinking so feet.
The main shaft of the Mother Lo
by mine in Deadwood camp is now do7
MA 800 feet and is all in ore, estimated
lgh average in value at least SIS to t
Inc ton.
The list of producing mines at YIN
is constantly increasing. The outI
cuts for 1899 will aggregate over 1916
10 tons Official returns of the Ymir mi
hey for September show a favorable c.
lper dition of affairs at that big proper