The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-08-05
MINES And MINING NEWS
QUE HoRTHwEsTERH MINES.


nstss ssa PeFssnaIs.
The bulletin OF the American Iron
and Steel Association has received
from the manufacturers complete sta
tisties Of the production OF all kinds OF
pig iron in the United States for this
FIRST half Of the year 1899. The total
production was 6.2ss.l67 gross tons
against 5,s6s.703 tons in the FIRST hall
OF 1898. and 5,9O4,23i tons In the sec
ond half. The production OF Bessemei
pig iron was 3,77s,937 gross tons
against 3.703.5st tons in the first hall
OF 1898. and 3.S3S.s00 tons in the sec
Ond half
nepabIie Ketes.
The south drift on the No. 2 tunnel
level Of the San Poll mine, is looking
well. and recent sample from the faes
assayed sl39.7O per ton. OF which S2I
was In silver. The north drift on the
same level shows two feet OF ore In this
face. which gives good values.
The new tunnel on the North Star
mine was started June sth and is nov
In 1873 feet and timbered from the
mouth 80 feet II ts gaining four and
one-haif feet per day in good ground.
A large body OF ore was encountered
At the mouth OF the Palo Alto tunnel
The prominent properties at the
head Of Lambert creek that are beins
worked are the Beleher. Eastern Star
and Columbia groups. On all OF these
active development work is going on
The district lies about 15 miles north,
east OF Republic and only about one
mile north OF the state wagon road
leading from Republic 20 Marcus.
The Golden Harvest group will short
~ BE- under development again. The
company has been reorgnnized upon the
assessable plan. The old corporation
was the Golden Harvest Consolidated
Gold Mining Company.
The shaft on the Liberty. In Sheri
dan camp. lie 20 feet in depth. The
ledge is said 20 be eight feet in width
Some nne specimens OF ore are ex
hibited. and II Is claimed that the
values are also good. Some OF the ore
closely resembles that In the leila NJ
While there Ia some gold In the rock
the larger part Of the value is In silver
msisssa UsIsaablA-
For the month OF June the oficial re
turns from the Ymir mine are as fol
lows: Total amount crushed. 2.00O
tons (dry weight: gross estimated
value Of concentrates, $500: bullion
tl6.s0O: shipments Of crude ore. a
tons.
At n point on the Kettle river, eight
miles from the heAdwaiers and 81 miles
from Arrow Lake. via Fire valley. John
Worth located q placer claim several
months ago. John Lodge. who Is an
old placer miner. located q claim oppo
site the discovery. and during the win
ter cut 4 ditch 5000 feet In length in
order 10 obtain water. The digGinEs
are on the bench. Quite a number OF
claims have been staked. and many men
are getting ready TO wash the yellow
dust out Seven dollars without saving
any OF the fine gold is the largest
amount yet taken out in one day. The
bedrock is from Ave to seventy-fiye fee,
from the surface, and indications point
90 pay ground. more especially Tor q
hydraulic company. About three miles
from the placer ground several gold
quartz locations have been made. The
placcrs are located about 80 miles from
Grand Forks
The latest big strikes in the wonder
full camp Mckinney are on the Balmo
raj. south Of the Granite, and on the
well known Fender. The Balmoral has
\ twotoot vein. and . recent blast
showed the whole face literally Gov
cred with free gold. On the Pender an
other four-foot vein has been opened
which pans free gold throughout its en-
tire width, and shows a liberal sprink
ling OF visible free gold.
The Sunset mine. in Deadwood camp
is TO be equipped with \ $4,000 plant
James d. Sword Of Rossland, represent
alive Of the James Cooper Manufactur
ing Company, has closed q contract fol
a 2o-drill IngersolI-Sergeant compound
steam compressor plant. two l00.horss
power boilers and q 100-horse power
hoist with q sinking capacity to 1000
feet. The Sunset, the B. @. and the
Mother Lode will thus be equipped with
the largest machinery plants In the
Boundary Greek district.
Situated at the head OF Hidden Creek
near Ymir, in a large basin. are mum
Der OF properties Of merit and which
have the indications Of making mines
The distance IL only about eight miles
from Ymir and II the results continue
a. they have heretofore there will b
two or three shipping properties from
that locality,
The North Star and Sullivan mInes
near Fort Steele, will soon be In shape
to make largo shipments Of ore al
slight expenses. The Canadian Pacific
10 building branch right to their orr
dumps. and inside OF the next 90 days
the output OF both properties can be
handled with little trouble. The Gem
and stoney, two properties adjoining
the Sullivan group. will probably also
be shippers as soon a. the railroad il
completed. The shaft on the Gem Il
Just getting through the Gaping Of
the lead and lie coming into ore identl
cal in appearance with that Of the Sui
Ivan.
Sinking on the Wine from the lower
tunnel of the Evening Star, at Ross
land, continues. The winse has nov
reached depth Of Is feet below the
lower tunnel The winRe is In ore al
the way down.