The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-07-15

The gold output Of the Transvaal for !
1898 was over $81 100000 and for 1897
over $5S. 100000. Thus this little coun- |
try easily keeps at the head Of the list
Of gold-bearing countries. The won |
der of it is that this vast amount Of
gold is produced from q little strip Of
only 80 miles long and from
one to two miles wide, known as the
Rand" which Is the Boer word for
slope" This tract lies adjacent to
johannesburg. the scene Of the famous
Jameson raid Of two years ago. The
gold shipments from Cape Town last
week was over 100000. indicating
the output this year will be greater
than ever.
About $500 feet was the aggregate
of work done in this camp in June.
There was q notable lack Of push mani.
tested in mining circles last month.
The amount Of development work
for the month Of June on the Republic
was 545 feet.
The Golden Lion tunnel was driven
70 feet with 20 feet Of drift last month.
On the Morning Glory 60 feet Of winze
and 30 feet of tunnel were driven last
month.
On the Lone Pine the main cross tun-
mel was driven sc feet in June and the
north drift was extended rs feet.
The Surprise tunnel was driven 80
feet during the past month.
The only work done on the Rebate
was the sinking of AZ feet Of shaft dur
ing June.
A tunnel was driven 30 feet on the
Iron Mask in June.
The Bodie shaft was sunk about 80
feet last month.
Work was resumed last week on the
Admiral Dewey claim.
Twelve feet of tunnel was driven on
the Copper Mountain claim last month.
The record for June on the Princess
Maud was 70 feet Of drift and winze.
There was 70 feet of tunnel and drift
work on the Kate Hayward claim last
month.
On the Delta last month the develop
ment work was "a feet of shaft and
drift.
The Stray Horse tunnel was extend
ed 80 feet during the past month.
The Ben Hur double compartment
shaft was sunk As feet in June.
The Gopher ran las feet Of drift last
month and sank 40 feet of shaft.
The Flag Hill tunnel was driven 80
feet last month.
There was considerable work done
on the Golden Lily, although work was
suspended for some days awaiting the
arrival of within. The shaft was sunk
about so feet.
Twenty-Five feet was sunk on the Gu.
ba last month.
About 80 feet of tunnel was driven
on the Mabel in June.
| The shaft on the Chespa Blue Jay
was sunk about 40 feet during June.
| The Insurgent was developed by
shaft and drift to the extent of so feet,
and tunnel Of 20 feet was run last
month.
The Republic Giant drifted 80 feet
and sank IS feet of winze in June.
Very rich ore Is being taken from
the face of the Insurgent drift which
Is now nearly 80 feet inside the Insur
gent ground.
Drifts are being run both north and
south from the crosscut tunnel on the
Surprise. Both drifts are in solid ore
of fairly good grade.
Free gold In considerable quantities
was found in the Quilp last week. The
gold Is unusually coarse for that camp
and can be easily found by panning.
The last sample assay reported from
the bottom Of the Trade Dollar shaft
was $40 in gold. The average value o.
the ore In the shaft is higher than evel
before.
The average values In the Black Tai
shaft continue to be high and fine re
turns are received from the big Sur
prise vein.
A drift and crosscut are being rur
on the 100-foot level of the Tom Thumb
and both are In ore of good grade. TIL,
company are now planning to put in I
compressor.
A winze is being sunk in the big or,
body on the Princess Maud and som,
high assays are reported.
The Mountain Lion are chute Is nov
about $50 feet long without break
It is perhaps the most continuous bod,
of gold bearing ore ever found In thu
northwest.
The Summit-Republic shaft is nov
down nearly 40 feet and the ore bod,
varies from three to six feet In width.
British Columbia.
At meeting recently held in Green
wood it was decided to take the neces
sary steps toward the organization O
board Of trade for Greenwood and i'm
mediate districts. As a consequence l
was decided to wind up the business o
the Mining and Commercial Associa
tion. which will hereafter cease to hav,
an existence.
The trouble between the miners
union and the Ymir mine seems nov
to be on fair way to an amicable set
Element. Neither side has backed dow
but the point at issue has been over
come by means of contract work
Nearly all the work on the mine will b
let by contract henceforth and 1t is un