The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-05-27

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Paris and Lancoin in Whites camp.
near Greenwood. IL in so0 feet.
James McGregor. the provincial In
spectOr Of mines, ss looking through
the different mines OF Boundary creek.
The hyedriIl compressor plant on
the Brandon and Gordon Crown was
started on the 9th inst. and ran as
easiiy.as though II had been in use for
years.
The tunnel on the Exchequer mine,
Toad mountain near Nelson, 70 now
within Is feet Of the line Of the shaft.
When this Is reached an upraise win
be made to connect the two.
Ben Finnen reports that a most Inn
portant ledge OF ore has been uncover
ed in the Douglas property. near Ross
land The ore In Of q good grade and
the ledge IL said to be 80 feet wide.
A meeting viii be held in Sandon on
May 25th to confirm the sale OF the
Payne mine and to issue the new stock.
Half million shares win be retained
as treasury stock. the capital being
5000. 900 In 81 shares.
During the course Of running in
their long tunnel at the SelkIrk mine
they are coming across q great amount
Of rock impregnated with gray copper,
gaIena, and copper which win assay
high.
The mine owners OF the Nelson d.
vision and the Silver Lead Mine Own
ers' association Of British Columbia,
have announced that after June LIST the
wages Of miners win be reduced from
$3.50 to - q day.
Mr.. McMurray, the manager Of the
Snowshoe, at Greenwood. has had q
large hosting and pumping plant or
dered from the James Cooper Manu-
featuring Company. TO be sent TO the
mine. Extensive operations will short
ly be carried on there.
In spite OF the depressing effect Of q
revival Of the eight-hour discussion,
and the widespread uncertainty In min
ing circles resulting therefrom, New
Denver camp is showing q decided Inn
proyement in many ways. The prop
critics being opened up close to town
are fast developing into producing
mines, and though only small forces
are working now. yet there is every
reason to believe the forces viii be
largely increased before the summer is
far advanced.
A wonderful strike has been made In
the tunnel Of the Spotted Horse claim.
near Ymir, B. C. At about IS feet
from the mouth Of the tunnel q rich
chute Of trembling ore carrying con-
siderable visible gold was disclosed.
An assay frsm a picked specimen gave
a return Of sIO,3I4.33 in gold per ton,
while an assay from average samples
Of the rich strike gave $202-56. The
ledge varies In width from about IL
inches to two feet six inches The as
say mentioned above, although Of
course taken from a picked sample
containing visible chunks Of gold, is
the highest ever taken in this vicinity.
MINING KOT1s.
There Is q growing tendency on the
part Of the land office department at
Washington to enforce more strictly
the regulations concerning the loca-
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Copper strikes are being made on the
lower Illinois river and in the vicinity
OF Preston Peak. Idaho. Several prom.
inent copper miners have been in that
vicinity for some time making examin.
atoms.
A rich strike Is reported on the so.
foot level OF the Bamboo Chief mine,
one mile west OF Virginia City, Mon.
tAna- Assays OF ore extracted from q
vein varying in width from Is TO 20
inches shows returns Of 81, 500 per ton.
The lessees intend to utilize the Largey
mill, located q short distance from the
mine, for the purpose OF working the
ore.
Thomas Cooney, Of Helena, has Just
cause to be enthusiastic over what
promises to De come q new quartz min.
ing district within full view OF Helena,
being In the foothills this side Of the
Missouri river on the road to Canyon
Ferry. A lead. carrying free milling
gold ore. which Mr.. Cooney and part.
ner have been developing during the
winter and spring. is improving in
quantity and quality of the ore.
During the month OF April the mines
OF the United states produced 1884
tons Of copper. against 2l,slS tons in
March. or = decrease of 1854 tons.
Foreign mines produced 1911 tons OF
the metal during April. against an out.
put Of S,077 in March, decrease, Ice
tons. There were exported during
April 7,IS2 tons Of the red metal from
this country. against an expectation OF
l4.4l4 tons in the preceding month, q
decrease OF 6.ssl tons. or almost 50 per
cent.
Superintendent J. W. Cunningham,
OF Idaho. Of the United States assay
office. has Just completed his statement
OF the mineral production Of the state
OF Idaho for the year 1898. Il shows
a falling on as compared with the pro.
duction OF 1897 Of s1SS,607. The de.
crease in The gold production OF 1898
as compared with 1897 amounted to
$2as. 767. while the decrease in silver
production was $30e,7So. There was .
marked increase. however, in the lead
production. amounting to 1897, $40.
The comparative production Is
shown as follows:
1897 1898
Gold. ..... S2,125.s1S S1,Ss5. see
Silver $1,000. 7.l03.S21 s,7s6,Oll
Lead ........ 4,5OI,S2l Assam
In 1897 there was produced los, siS
nne ounces Of gold; In 1898, sl,Sss
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