The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-08-05
MINES AND MINING CAMPS
METALS OF THE NORTHWEST.
toms From tho Rich Regions OF the Pa
cifc Northwest, News From All the
Principle Mining Camps -Psrsonsls-
Mining Notes.

and Steel Association nas received |
from the manufacturers complete sta
tistics of the production of all kinds of
pig iron in the United States for the
first half of the year 1899. The total
production was 6,2S9,167 gross tons,
against 5,S69,703 tons in the first half
of 1898, and 5,904,231 tons in the sec
ond half. The production of Bessemer
pig iron was S,77S,997 gross tons,
against 3,703,5S4 tons in the first half
of 1898, and 3,63S,S0O tons in the sec
ond half.
Republic Notes.
The south drift on the No. 2 tunnel
level of the San Poll mine is looking
well, and a recent sample from the face
assayed $139.70 per ton, of which $21
was in silver. The north drift on the
same level shows two feet of ore in the
face, which gives good values.
The new tunnel on the North Star
mine was started June 9th and is now
in 1913 feet and timbered from the
mouth so feet. 1t is gaining four and
one-half feet per day in good ground.
A large body of ore was encountered
at the mouth of the Palo Alto tunnel
The prominent properties at the
head of Lambert creek that are being
worked are the Belcher, Eastern Star
and Columbia groups. On all of these
active development work is going on.
The district lies about Is miles north
east of Republic and only about one
mile north of the state wagon road
leading from Republic to Marcus.
The Golden Harvest group will short
ly be under development again. The
company has been recognized upon the
assessable plan. The old corporation
was the Golden Harvest Consolidated
Gold Mining Company.
The shaft on the Liberty, in Sheri
dan camp, is 40 feet in depth. The
ledge is said to be eight feet in width
Some fine specimens of ore are ex
hibited, and it is claimed that the
values are also good. Some of the ore
closely resembles that in the Zella M
While there is some gold in the rock
the larger part of the value is in silver
british Columbia.
For the month of June the official re
turns from the Ymir mine are as fol
lows: Total amount crushed, ECO
tons (dry weight; gross estimates
value of concentrates, $4,000; bullion
S16,500; shipments of crude ore, A
, tons.
At a point on the Kettle river. eigh
miles from the headwaters and q mile
; from Arrow Lake, via Fire valley, job
Worth located a placer claim severa
months ago. John Lodge, who is a
old placer miner, located a claim oppC
site the discovery, and during the viii
ter cut ditch 5000 feet in length /
T order to obtain water. The digging
, are on the bench. Quite number {
f claims have been staked, and many me
are getting ready to wash the yello'
dust out Seven dollars without savin
+. any of the fine gold is the larges
amount yet taken out in one day. TIL
n bedrock is from five to seventy-five fee
o from the surface, and indications poiI
to pay ground, more especially for
G hydraulic company. About three mile
. from the placer ground several gol
s quartz locations have been made. TT
. placers are located about 80 miles fro
8 Grand Forks.
q The latest big strikes in the wonde
/. full camp Mckinney are on the Balm
raj, south of the Granite, and on IL
!. we'll known Fender. The Balmoral hi
:. two-foot vein, and a recent bla
:. showed the whole face literally co
q cred with free gold. On the Pender a
4 other four-foot vein has been opent
o which pans free gold throughout its e
q tire width, and shows a liberal sprin
q ling of visible free gold.
; The Sunset mine, in Deadwood cam
II is to be equipped with 100000 plar
James D. Sword of Rossland, represer
G alive of the James Cooper Manufactu
ing Company, has closed contract f
\, a 20-drill acknowledgement compoul
q steam compressor plant, two 100-hor
power boilers and a 100-norse pow
10 hoist with a sinking capacity to 10
a feet. The Sunset, the B. c. and t
II Mother Lode will thus be equipped wi
A the largest machinery plants In
4 Boundary Creek district
:, Situated at the head of Hidden Cree
II near Ymir, in large basin, are a nu
Der of properties of merit and viii
have the indications of making min
The distance is only about eight mil
from Ymir and if the results contin
n as they have heretofore there will
er two or three shipping properties fro
iS that locality.
ne The North Star and Sullivan min
rs nnar. Fort Steele will snnn he in sha