The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-11-18
NINEs And MINING CAMPS
METALS OF THE NORTHWEST.


sian laws ON the subject taking
away Of gold without government con.
sent--there IL an enormous business
done all over Siberia In gold. both dust
and. especially, nuggets stolen from the
workings. II 10 criminal offense to
be found in possession OF gold. but as
30 large proportion OF the population
of Siberia consists OF those sent there
for punishment. and the only further
punishment. and the only further pun
punishment they have to fear Is deport-
alton to some yet more distant region
Of the same barren and joyless land, the
deterrent is by no means 50 formidable
rs mere perusal OF the awful menaces
Of the statutes at first sight seem to
convey. Moreover. the successful deal
er in stolen gold rarely fails to escape
the penalties Of his offenses. even when
caught red handed.
Republic.
The within on the Gopher has been
removed to the new shaft.
The machinery At the Tom Thumb
Ii working all right again.
The ouilp is shipping q carload Of
ore to Norris, Mont. for treatment.
Two carloads OF Mountain Lion ma
chinery have arrived at Grand Forks.
The compressor plant on the leila
NJ, at Sheridan. il said to be doing
good work,
The repairs for the within on the Lit
tie Chester. in Sheridan camp. have
reached their destination.
The Rebecea mine on the South Half
Of the Colyille reservation has begun
to ship ore.
The great Hillside property Is being
developed by tunnel. II has one OF
the largest surface showings in the
camp.
The Tom Thumb is said to be con-
stantly improving.
The San Poll is looking as well as it
has at any time and the fine ore body
does not diminish.
The BlacktaiPs immense ore bodies
are said by Superintendent drummer
to be looking nne.
There is no change in the Flag Hill.
The Wine Is being sunk about one foot
per day.
The Delta shaft is showing up some
hne ore and there is plenty of it. When
the within is In place better progress
will be made
Matters are progressing favorably at
the Butte & Boston. where surface
work is being done.
The tunnel to cut the main ledge on
the North Star is being pushed along
at fairly good rate.
Work is to be resumed upon the Lib
erty claim in Republic under the di-
rectiOn Of H. H. Wilmot.
There Is q move on foot to start IN
the Lake View. The property lies
northwest Of the Morning Glory about
half a mile.
The Marietta is a fine looking pros
pect, short distance north Of the Lake
View.
The custom mill is a sure go. Man.
ager Lansing expects to have it run.
ming in ninety days.
The big ore body in the Republic Is
still improving, not in size but the ore
is more solid than it has ever been be.
fore. The more it is explored the
greater 1t becomes.
Men have been employed in develop
ing the Yuma for some time. Some ore
can not be told from that in the Tom
Thumb. The ledge has an immense
surface showing similar to the Tom
Thumb.
British Columbia.
One hundred and fifty men are work.
ing at the CRANKY smelter, and excel
lent progress Is being made. The sam
pler-frame Is almost built and the
brickwork Of the fiues, dust chambers
and stack is well on toward completion.
The spur track by which the ores will
be carried to the smelter leaves the
main line a little to the west of Col
umbia, river at point near the dam.
The ore cars will dump their contents
20 feet above the sampler bins, which
are the highest points in the smelter.
The exports Of silVer-lead ore from
Kaslo last month reached 9O1, 900
pounds, valued at $42,O5S, the lead ex-
ports totaled 490,41O pounds and the
zinc 653,O41. The gross value was
$6S,1S0.