The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-08-26
MINING NOTES.

MINING NOTES.
The Concord, in the Hump country,
has shaft 33 feet in depth, all in solid
quartz.
The work on the Pingo at Bossburg
consists of a shaft 60 feet deep and 275
feet in drifting.
The big copper companies of Butte
are still on the warpath against the
wholesale stealers of their ore.
A strike of rich silver ore has been
made on the Roaring Eagle, in Kena
camp, on Bridge creek, Washington.
Around Creston, Idaho, considerable
development is being done, one of the
best showings being on the st. Patrick
group of four claims.
c. A. Wells has finished another con-
tract on the Lafayette on Fifteen Mile
creek, near Bossburg. Nice looking
rock has been encountered.
Work is being pushed ahead on the
Wellond group, near Post Hill, Idaho.
A tunnel has been driven 120 feet,
striking four feet of solid galena.
J. H. Wilson, who has charge of the
work on the Scotia, on Toulou noun
tain, near Bossburg, says that the YER
teal shaft is now down about 14O feet.
Hon. ]. H. Conrad of Salt Lake, who
came to Montana to examine his Madi-
sonian mine, confirmed the report that
he had purchased the Alliance mine at
Park City.
1t is a matter of considerable salts
faction to those interested in mining
or no 70
has been placed upon the dividend pay
ing list of the mines of Washington.
A mining deal was consummated
whereby the Bunker Hill mine, in the
Sumpter district of eastern Oregon,
passes into the control of r. H. Pope,
NJ p, of Sherbrooke, Canada.
Chris Knutsen, a mining man of
Northport, has just made a strike on
his claim, the Silver Butte, located
about seven miles from Northport, on
Deep creek, and adjoining the Great
Western mine.
The Burlington group on Nine Mile
creek, near Keller consists of six
claims, the Delaware, Senator, Dele
gate, Arlington, Burlington and st.
Elmo. Considerable surface work has
been done and high assays in silver and
lead have been secured.
The secretary of the chamber of COM
merce at Seattle is sending out letters
to different prominent mining men
asking that they send mineral exhibits
to form collection to be established at
the chamber. Samples as nearly as
possible in cubes three inches square
are wanted.
j. e. Daniels, deputy collector of
customs at Northport, has been author
lied by the United States treasury de-
partment to receive free of duty all
ores from British Columbia which are
consigned to the Spokane Industrial
Exposition mineral department, pro-
vided they are shipped in quantities of
no commercial value. All shipments
should be addressed to H. Bolster, Man.
ager of Spokane Industrial Exposition,
Mining Department.
The Virtue Consolidated Mines Com
pany through Fraser & Chalmers, has
ordered a 10-stamp mill, amalgamating
plant and settlers, a compound 150-
horse power Corliss engine, a Rieder
compound compressor of 10-drill ca
pacity, a direct hosting engine with
Corliss valves, valve keys, steam
brakes, steam reversing gear and
steam clutches for the Cumberland
mine of Silver City, Idaho. The cost
of the machinery and of erecting the
plant is about 100000. The mine was
lately sold by Sonnemann & Bran
scome Of Spokane for 100000