The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-05-06
MINES AND MINING CAMPS
METALS OF THE NORTHWEST
items From the Rich Regions OF the Pa
cihc Northwest, News From ALI the
Principle Mining Camps-Personsls-
Mining Notes.

the length OF the tunnel is 1921 feet.
Eleven veins have been cut, all show
ing free gold ore. The present depth
attained is 900 feet.
The United Smelling & Refining
Company, which operates shelters at
East Helena and Great Falls, has exc
cuted to the American Smelling & Re-
fining Company, the recently organized
trust, deed to all its property in Mon
tana. The consideration was not stated
Preparations are being made to mar
ket the entire output of the Sanger
mine of Union county, at the Baker
City (Ore.) sampling works. Hereto
fore the mine has saved scarcely more
than $40 per ton, and, few days ago,
two tons of the same character of ore
treated at the sampling works netted
sS2 per ton.
1t is safe to say that when railroad
reaches the Okanogan river on the
route now being surveyed there will
be 80 properties ready to ship ores or
concentrates. Surely there is no un-
certainty of traffic for the railroad
when it comes. For the work done
and depth gained no country can make
better showing.
Last week witnessed the payment in
full of all money due on the Snowshoe
mine and properties at Libby, Mont, to
the original owners by Howard G. Wal
ters. The entire aomount which has
been paid for these properties is $780,
900. The owners, however, pay a
commission to d. p. Bowers, formerly
lessee of the mine, which amounts to
nearly $4,000.
Since the snow disappeared many
parties have visited Sheridan camp
and it is said that considerable work
has been planned for the summer and
in several instances work has been
commenced. Some fine assays are ex
hibited almost every day that have
been obtained from lodges that have
heretofore not been known to the min
ing world Last season less than hall
q dozen claims were worked while the
outlook for the present is that there
will be not less than twenty.
CaIifornin's Mineral Output.
According to the report of the state
mining bureau the total mineral pro
duct of California for 1898 is valued a
$27 $780, 79. In 1897 it was $25, Jap, 441
in 1896 s24,2S1 1898, and in 1895 $22,
S84,664. The gold product is placed a
Sis, 908,478, a slight increase over tn,
Sic, 1911, 901 produced in 1897. AS tn,
drought of last year lessened the pro
duct by some millions this demon
strates an active development of golt
mining. Copper takes second place 70
the first time with product of 81 SAB
229 pounds, valued at STATS, 1853, yer.
great increase.
Quicksilver, so long second in i'm
portance, holds third place. The Pre-
duct increased to 1922 TASKS, wortl
$1,1SS,626.
Canada as n Gold Producer.
The rapidity with which Canada i
winning a place among the gold-pro
ducing countries is shown by the re
Gently published official figures. Il
1897 the Canadian output of gold wa
$6,027,061 last year it has risen t.
s13,700,000, placing Canada in fiftl
place among the gold countries o
this amount $10,000,000 was taken on
of the Klondike. Official estimate
place the output from the Klondik
= this year at $30,O0O,O00, and British
Columbia is also expected to do mucl
better than in previous years, so tina
Canadians hope that Canada will 500
be near the top. The yield of silver
: also growing larger from year to year
in 1897 it was $S,323,395, supplies
chiefly by the British Columbia silve
mines.
Montana's Mineral Output.
!. Eugene B. Braden, governments
[ statistician, has just issued his repor
{ of Montana's metal product durin
0 1898. There is an increase in the gol
e output, but silver, copper and lea
show decreases as compared with tn
preceding year. The totals are: GolC
s5,247,912, as compared with $4,469, 43
in 1897; silver, $40, 1853, 4S2, as compal
: ed with $4,469, 430 in 1897; silver. s19
: 159,482, as compared with $21, 1901
: in 1897; copper, s26,1O2,616, as con
: pared with s27,79S,913 in 1897; an
lead, sos, 055, as compared with 1926
GIG in 1897.
There is an improvement in the pr,
duction of silver in mill bullion, but
- decrease in the output generally.
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