The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-08-26


The Springfield Republican prints
summary OF the report OF the New York
Among the promising properties Of
the Buffalo Hump Is the Monte Cristo.
The Concord. in the Hump country.
has shaft s3 feet in depth. all in solid
quartz.
The work on the Pingo at Bossburg
consists Of shaft 60 feet deep and 27s
feet In drifting.
The big copper companies OF Butte
are stili on the warpath against the
Wholesale stealers OF their ore.
A strike Of rich silver ore has been
made on the Roaring Eagle. in Kena
camp. on Bridge creek. Washington.
Around crestOD, Idaho. considerable
development is being done. one OF the
best showings being on the st. Patrick
group OF four claims.
c. A. Wells has finished another con.
tract on the Lafayette on Fifteen Mile
creek. near BOssburg. Nice looking
rock has been encountered.
Work is being pushed ahead on the
Wellond group. near Post Hill, Idaho.
A tunnel has been driven 100 feet,
striking four feet Of solid galena.
J. II. Wilson. who has charge OF the
work on the Scotia, on Toulou noun.
tain, near Bossburg. says that the YER
teal shaft Is now down about 40 feet.
Hon. J. II. Conrad OF Salt Lake, who
came TO Montana to examine his MadI.
sonian mine. confirmed the report that
he had purchased the Alliance mine at
Park City.
II 10 q matter Of considerable salts
faction to those interested in mining
At Bossburg that the famous BONANZA
has been placed upon the dividend pay.
ing list OF the mines Of Washington.
A mining deal was contaminated
whereby the Bunker Hill mine. in the
Sumpter district OF eastern Oregon.
passes into the control Of r. H. Pope,
NJ p. OF Sherbrooke. Canada
Chris Knutsen. a mining man Of
NOrthpori, has just made a strike on
his claim. the Silver Butte, located
about seven miles from Northport, on
Deep creek. and adjoining the Great
Western mine.
The Burlington group on Nine Mile
creek, near Keller. consists OF six
claims, the Delaware, Senator. Dele
gate, Arlington. Burlington and St
Elmo. Considerable surface work has
been done and high assays in silver and
lead have been secured.
The secretary OF the chamber OF COM
merce at Seattle is sending out letters
to different prominent mining men
asking that they send mineral exhibits
10 form a collection TO be established at
the chamber. Samples as nearly as
possible in cubes three inches square
are wanted.
J. E. Daniels. deputy collector OF
customs at Northport, has been author.
lied by the United States treasury de-
partment TO receive free of duty all
ores from British Columbia which are
consigned TO the Spokane Industrial
Exposition mineral department. pro
vided they are shipped in quantities Of
no commercial value. All shipments
should be addressed to II. Bolster. Man.
ager OF Spokane Industrial Exposition,
Mining Department
The Virtue Consolidated Mines Com.
pany through Fraser 4 Chalmers, has
ordered i0-stamp mill. matchmaking
plant and settlers, 4 compound 100
horse power Corliss engine, q Rieder |
compound compressor OF 10-drill ca
pacity. q direct hosting engine with |
Corliss valves. valve keys. steam |
brakes, steam reversing gear and
steam clutches for the Cumberland
mine OF Silver City. Idaho. The cost
OF the machinery and of erecting the
plant lie about 100000. The mine was
lately old by Sonnemann q Bran.
scome OF Spokane for S1,000,0O