The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-01-07
MINES AND MINING CAMPS
METALS OF THE NORTHWEST.
Ttems From the Rich Rigions Of the Pa
cific Northwest. News From All the
Princi.,l .,le Mining CAmps-PersOnals-
Mining Notes.

cif1c Northwest News From All tho
Princi., pie Mining CAmps-Perso onals-
Mining Notes.
Superintendent P. E. Seely has just re-
turned to SLOGAN City from the Alexan.
dria mine near the second fork Of Lemon
creek He reports five feet of high grade
gold and silver ore at depth Of GU feet
in prosecuting from the main shaft. This
is one of the most important strikes that
has been made on Lemon creek.
Near Ashland, Oregon.
There is much excitement in local min
ing circles over recent developments in
the Shorty. Hope mine, near Ashland, Or,
that have been made on the Hope ledge
during the past week. The company has
been engaged in sinking wlnze from
their tunnel which is lou feet below the
surface, and at depth Of Is feet in the
winze struck rich body Of ore l5 feet
by 81 feet, that goes all the way from
u ,OUO to $5,OUO to the ton. The Shorty
Hope mine has enjoyed the distinction Of
beng one vi the richest mines in this sec.
III line with its record.
MIR. Aoratio Sanford appears to have
struck regular bonanza IN his cement
proposition, known as the Hammond
nline. A test OF the cement from this
property, which comprises 8O acres Of land
situated near the Old French digglngs,
about three miles below Ashland, made
at the Oregon Gold Extraction Co., goes
95. Az per ton.
ho.siand Properties.
With the passing Of the Jumbo into
the hands OF Canadian capitalists, there
will be left but few properties in the
camp in the hands Of Americans. Three
line were III control OF the more valuable
mines here, but the last IL months has
seen wonderful change in this respect
With the exception OF the Iron Mask and
u lew others al have passed into the
hands Of Canadian or English capitalists
The two largest purchasers have been
the b. A. q. and War Eagle Consolidated
Mining Il Development 20. The former
has invested over $0,OOO,OOO and the lat
ter about $3,O00,OOO. The total invest
ments made in purchasing these inter
ests from Americans will foot up close
to $ll ,OU0,0OO. This is large sum and
it will take considerable drilling and
blasting to get it back again. 1t will
return to the investors, however, within
the next few years, and with it large
profit.
| On Mount Tacoma.
News that a big strike has been mad,
at. the Leola copper mine has just reached
Tacoma. Several days ago solid five
foot vein of ore was opened just few
feet below the surface whicn runs 20 PEI
cent copper and also carries ~ ounces
OF silver and paying quantity OF gole
to the ton. Several veins ranify thu
property, which is owned by Tacoma cap
ltallsts. The mine is located in the east
ern part OF Pierce county, at the foot O
Mount Tacoma on Canada creek. Th'
formation in the district is PRACTICAL,
identical with that in the Cornwall cop
per fields and the ore can be mined cheap
iy.
The Republic Camp.
J II now seems assured that the payinl
belt, or rather, the series of belts, tha
surround Republic is not less than Il
miles square, and there is prObabilit.
Of its being fully Is miles square. De
velopment work brings surprises from al
. quarters, and no one can tell when tn
end will be reached. There is said to b
a good deal of work in progress on tn
} O'Brian creek mines, but as particular
J are not obtainable, their character cal
| not be given now. The assays that wer
, made last summer from the ore in severa
, of the claims demonstrated that there ar
: some fine properties in that section.
, Total Copper Production.
The copper production of the Unite
States for the eleven months ending No,
80 last was 2l5,7Y0 tons, as against
total of 1885 for 1897. For the sam
period of this year the foreign productio
/. was 76,ll8 tons and for 1897 it was 30
275. A part Of the increase in the Unit
! ed States is due to the output Of the Be
t leo mine in Lower California. which
now shipped through the United State
ports, which amounted to about $50
tons this year.
Unexpected Strike.
: The new rock cuttings for widenin
and Strengthening the Columbia West
, ern railway have brought to light som
very fine mineral leads where none ha
hitherto been suspected. On the Pari
Belle and Great Western good leads hav
been cut by the laborers on the railway
and in the new cutting close to Davi
street 500 ore has been exposed Til
, owners of this mineral claim have, it
, stated, disposed of it for $4,000.
War Eagles New Hoist.
The War Eagles new hoist, the bigget
thing in mining in the Dominion {
Canada, will be put in operation mex
month. The mine will then take the lea
:. as shipper; 400 men being the estimate
D number to be put to work as soon as tf
i proposed new equipment is fully insta
|, led. The War Eagles old plant is to
d re-erected on the Centre Star, which WI
d recently purchased by the Gooderham an
Blackstoek syndicate for ea,000,00o.