Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-05-27
MINES AND RIl|NC CAMPS
METALS OF THE NORTHWEST.
items From the Rich Rigions of the Pa
cihc Northwest, News From All the
Principle Mining OAmps-Pers"nsls--
Mining Notes.

hO WHY udIlf6 NOppOl UioNOfCi Su
in Southern Arizona comes from the
Buster mine, in the Bradford noun
tains. The native copper is taken from
the ground in solid nuggets and leaf
like sheets, the latter from four to six
inches wide, from six to fourteen inch
es in length and from the thickness OF
a knife-blade to one-auarter of an inch
These leaf-like layers run in veins
through seams in the ore, which is
more in the nature of deposit than a
vein, and crops up on top Of the noun
tain. The ore runs from so to so per
cent copper.
Republic.
No work is being done on either the
Golden Chest or Golden Chariot claims
at present.
The ledge has been uncovered in the
Republic Giant, but the manager has
not divulged the value of the ore.
There is some free gold in the Lake
View claim, and the general run of the
rock is reported to be better than here
tofore.
The Stray Horse tunnel is still in
progress, and no ledge in its face II
is difficult to form an idea of the time
when it will be struck
The Lille r. tunnel on the property
has reached total length of 80 feet
There is considerable quartz mixed
with the ledge matter in the tunnel
The values are small.
Some good ore has been found on
the Copper Mountain claim, at some
distance from the tunnel. 1t is be-
lieved to be different ledge from the
one that was cut in the tunnel and is
much richer.
A change of rock has been encoun-
tered in the Delta. There is no claim
in camp that can show up a finer quail
ity of quartz than the Delta. Good pro-
gress is being made in sinking the
shaft 1t is down so feet. Some water
is coming in, but not in quantity to re-
tard work to any great extent.
The reported strike in the Kate Hay
ward tunnel was not true. 1t is ex-
pected that the ledge will be encoun-
tered any day but as the strike of the
ledge is matter of much speculation
no one can say with certainty when it
will be cut. Some small stringers of
good quartz have been found in the
face of the drift which would indicate
that the tunnel was nearing the ledge.
The sinking'of the old shaft on the
Mountain Lion has been resumed. 1t
is the design to follow the ledge, going
down on the foot-wall until the tunnel
is reached or is met by raise Work
on the latter will begin as soon as the
drift is extended far enough. The gal
lows frame is up for the new shaft and
work will be pushed on that. Fifty
men are now on the pay roll and the
number will be increased in very
short time.
Oregon Mines.
The rich gold districts around Baker
City, Oregon, are attracting the atten-
ton of capital as never before. Close
upon the heels of the sale of the Bo-
nanza mine for $1,000,000, the report
comes from most reliable source that
hands, and that the consideration in
this case, too, is $1,000,000 The Red
Boy is profit-paying mine. No one
knows exactly how much it pays, as it
is in private hands, and the owners do
not boast of the wealth they control.
The mill of the Red Boy is a 20-stamp.
The mine employs so men. 1t is the
general opinion here that the sum nam
ed as the purchase price of the mine
is not exorbitant.
On the Burnt river, in Weatherby
district, Oregon, are several good
mines, among which is the Bonanza, or
Shelton, sometimes called the Shelton
Bonanza. This mine has lately passed
into the hands of a Spokane company,
which will operate it upon more eX-
tensive scale than ever. The mine has
produced $4,000 through its FIVE
stamp mill, and cleanups of from
$1,000 to $4,000 monthly are being made
In the same vicinity are the Rat.
tier, Gold Cliff, Gold Hill, Gallaher and
others, all making favorable showings
and coming rapidly to the front. The
GoldCliff shows free gold in abundance
in the ore and samples have been
shown here running as high as $4,000
per ton. A two-stamp mill is on the
claim and is pounding out few hun.
dred dollars every month While
Burnt river camp in past years was
quite prominent, it has been neglected
OF late until quite recently, when new
people and men of means began to
come into the district to find oppor.
tunities for investment.
The hotels in Baker City are crowd
ed early and late. Among the visitors
are many experts and capitalists.
The latest report in mining circles
mere Is that the new owners of the Bo.
nanZa mine will inereasa the mill from,