The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-02-11

1t has been estimated on good authority
that the output from Ymir will be close
ON 1000 tons for the month OF February
from the six shipping mines, viz: Ymir,
Dundee, Porto Rico, Tamarac, Blackjack
and Fern. In the summer there will also
have to be taken into calculation the
Fairmont, Bullion, Wilcox, Big Horn
tSimcoe) and Union Jack, all of which
will be shippers. Ymir's future looms out
very brightly, as big interest will be TAX
en- in the camp as soon as the news
reaches London.
Butte to Buffalo Hump.
There is considerable talk among local
miners and prospectors about the Buff
falo Hump country and there is certain to
be small exodus from Butte in that d.
rection when the winter is q little further
gone. Most of them will try to get in
before the snow is off the ground, as it
is comparatively easy travelling to the
almost impossible mud which comes
later.
U. $. Gold Imports.
The U. S. gold imports for the year
1893 were $l5S,036,252 and the exports
$40, 94,954, or an excess Of gold imports
in 1893 of Sal, S4l ,298, as compared with
an excess of gold exports in 1897 of $685.
800. The silver imports for the year 1898
were 29,O29724 and the exports $53,797,-
lO4, an excess Of silver exports Of $24,-
787 $3.50, as compared with an excess OF
silver exports in 1897 Of $25.57S,99O
Boston Il Montana Dividend.
The Boston & Montana company will
reach the $lO,0OO,OOO dividend mark be.
fore spring. Last Friday the directors
declared regular dividend OF ST. pei
share, payable Feb. 20, to stockholders Of
record Jan. "a. This last dividend brings
the total dividend disbursements OF this
company up to the magnificent sum Of
$0,875,O00. At the present price Of cop
per it is calculated that the company viii
pay 1924 per share this year. In 1898 The
company paid SIG, and expended large
sum in improvements.
The sullivan Strike.
News came in that an unlocked FOL
strike was recently made on the Sullivan
group properties ut Fort Steele, b. c., dis
closing big ledge Of galena carrying cop
per and gold 1t has not been determined
yet by assay the relative quantities and
values thereof, but the principal stock
holders are laying low and are quietly
gathering up all the stock they can find
There is no treasury stock now on the
market Some Of the largest stockhold
ers, amongst whom are Col. VIM. Rid
path, Frank Hogan, George Turner and
Ed Saunders, say that they would not
part with their holdings at anything lesi
than par--one dollar per share.
The Bix Buffalo Ledge.
The ledge on the Big Buffalo is said tt
be 40 feet wide and 80 feet of it will aver
age $50 per ton, while 10 feet will go $50
A mill test OF the ore taken from 10
foot hole sunk about the center Of the
ledge made at the Banner mill in Flor
ence plated $40 per ton in gold. The con
centrates were shipped to Tacoma and the
return was $2747 in gold and sixty ounces
silver per ton. At Murray seventeen
property transfers were placed on the
county records last week. OF these SIX
were for the nominal consideration Of 81
each, but the total of the seventeen was
$l0,825. 81. The Occur d'Alenes are 81
well covered with old surface location:
that there has been little room for the
tunnel site man to get in his work, and
claims Of that nature are seldom recorded
r. II. Britt, Mgr. Poorman mine at Silver
City, says the outlook for the Poorman il
brighter than it has been for years, and
will soon again be steady producer. The
mine has been thoroughly developed. Al
a depth of 900 feet, $50 feet below the old
workings, a vein to feet wide wal
encountered. From this 45O tons of high
grade free milling ore was extracted and
milled last year while the development
proceeded.