The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-05-13

Inc record Of the GummitRepubiic
for April footed up 1ss feet Of DRIFT
along the ledge.
The Hit Or Miss has been developed
during April to the extent Of 20 feet,
/ BIZ shaft.
| During April the shaft on the Delta
vas sunk 70 depth Of rs feet
The San Juan shaft was lowered Is
feet last month.
The shaft and crosscut on the Iron.
badous were driven So feet during the
past month.
Forty feet Of tunnel and drift work
vas sunk on the Blue Jay claim last
month.
The Good Luck Consolidated shaft
was sunk 30 feet during April
There were 20 feet Of Wine sunk on
the Copper Mountain claim last month.
The Mountain Lion made an excel
lent record last month The drift was
extended $50 feet. The cross tunnel
has been driven 200 feet.
The Gopher has had As feet Of shaft
made the past month
| The Annie tunnel has been run fully
| ~ 49, A1AAHk INC 1uOuL1.
The QuiIp drift was run so feet in
April.
The Agnes shaft was sunk 20 feet in
April and there was 30 feet Of crosscut.
The North San roll shaft was sunk
10 feet In the month of April This
property is fraction Of 300 feet lying
between the San Poll and Ben Hur. II
IL on the same ledge as the above.
British CoIumbIa.
A great body Of ore is reported In the
Whitewater d Jep.
Eight feet Of clean ore 10 showing in
one OF the Queen Bess tunnels.
Work was started last week on the
Corncracker claim. southeast Of New
Denver.
Fifteen tons OF ore have been sacked
on the MolIie Hughes and 20-ton ship
ment Is nearly ready.
On the Hamilton group on Twelve
Mile. in the SLOGAN, the tunnel has been
driven 100 feet.
The Iron Horse lat Rossland) west
drift at the 300-foot level is all in ore.
The south crosscut Is three feet into
the ore body.
The Evening Star lat Rossland) has
struck three feet Of arsenieaI iron ore
in the raise from the lower to the upper
tunnel. which assays s3I. Manager
Drumheller win 60 there next week to
decide The question Of sinking a shaft
The Velvet reports the south cross
cut on the 160-foot level all in ore for
50 feet The shaft is $50 feet deep, and
erosscut from the bottom has been
begun.
For the four months ending April so
the total crnshings and shippings from
the mines Of Ymir are as follows:
Porto Rico. 1900 tons crushed; Dun
dee. $50 tons crushed: Ymir, ESQ tons
crushed: Ymir 1890 tons crushed les
innate for ApriD: Blackjack. lss tons
shipped; Tamarac, tons shipped;
New Victor. 6 tons shipped: total,
400 tons.
Development work will be started
about May 10th on the Big Horn group
near Ymir. 1t is PROPOSED. 10 at once
begin sinking a shaft and start a tun-
mel.
A leaf OF fne sulphide ore has been
struck in the Maine elaine in'Summit
camp.
A six-fOOt ledge. with $40 assays. has
been struck on the Gold Standard. in
Camp Mckinney.
The ore shipments from the Ross
land camp for the week ending MAY
9Th. and for the year TO date, are as
follows: tons this week, LeRoi. 1881:
War Eagle, 1871: Iron Mask, Is; to-
tai, S,s11 tons; tons this year: lie Roi.
a5,5Soh; War Eagle 1o.4sTk; Iron
Mask. zee; Evening Star, IS; Deer
Park. IS; total 36,7Sa.
MINING NOTES.
A six-foot ledge of ricn ere has been
uncovered near the Taylor & Grow
mine at Calico. Oregon. by a Mr.. VIII
liams and his partner. The vein has
been traced Tor a good distance and
carries as high as SIS per ton in gold.
as well as 1e per cent copper and some
silver.
During January. February and
March. 1899, the actual gold production
OF the Bonanza, Baker City, was $50
pounds The gold is worth $l6.75 per
ounce at the United States assay office
and at IL ounces OF gold to the pound
makes $S6.4S0 that the Bonanza has
yielded in three months.
Several strikes are reported from the
Siskiyou mountains. Oregon. one man
taking out bunch OF ore having over
s4,oo0. The country Is full OF pros
pectors and as the season advances we
may expect to have a number OF good
mines found. In the Waldo district
good ore Is being foana. The pros
pector there is looking for copper, some
of the copper running very high in
gold.
0regon's new mining Law makes It
mandatory on all persons. companies
or corporations employing miners to
Gle with the county recorder and post
in the mine Office, the name or names
OF the owners. whether the work is be-
ing done as owner. lessee or agent.
where the principal office is located,
the name OF the responsible represent.
ative. the day OF the week or month
when payments for wages or supplies
are made. a statement Of all MORTGAGES
or liens against the property and when
due.
Coming over by Thousands.