The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-07-29

trict.
Work on the new concentration for
the st. Eugene mine, at Moyie, is pro-
crossing favorably.
MINING NOTES.
Nickel ore may prove to be valuable
If found in sufficient quantity.
Magnesite, used for lining iron con-
verters, furnaces, ETC., is always worth
looking for
The government assay Office at Boise
shipped $37, 1886 in gold to the mint
recently.
The present capacity of the cyanide
mills in the Mercur district, Utah, is
over 1900 tons per day.
A large area of copper bearing land
is reported to have been discovered in
Archer county, Texas.
In Wyoming, on the Little Missouri
river and elsewhere, are coal beds
which have been burning for years.
The Tacoma smelter, which now has
capacity of 100 tons daily, is pre-
pairing to increase it's capacity to $50
tons daily.
kept for tin ore. The world needs more
of it, and perhaps some may be found
in the Inland empire.
The Canadian government is advis-
ing the people to look for a good sup
ply of molybdenum, as there is an Eng
fish firm that wants to get hold of a
good ore of this metal.
Zinc ores should be noticed, for they
will become more valuable as this
country develops. Some of the zinc
ores are of such a character that they
would not be recognized except by an
expert.
Cinnabar, or mercury sulphide,
would probably attract attention on &C
count of its unusual color, but it might
be overlooked by the careless prospec-
tor.
A great amount of assessment work
is being performed in the various dis
tricts of Beaverhead county, Montana
The elevators on the Comstock have
lowered the water to the 1950-foot sta
ton. Work of cleaning out the sta
ton is now going on.
Old-time Comstock miners are inter-
ested in the recent report of a rich
the famous old Nevada mine.
The Yellow Jacket. one of the great
Comstock mines at Virginia City, Ne
vada, is the deepest mine in the United
States. The lower levels are over 1900
feet below the hosting works.
The average cost of producing cop
per in the United States is seven cents
a pound. The lowest cost is five cents,
by the Boston & Montana Co. At the
Calumet & Hecla it costs seven cents.
Republic dividend number nine for
$35, 700 has been declared. This brings
the total of dividends paid by this ia
nous mine to date up to $295,000. AS
usual the payment will be made 80
days hence.
Our platinum supply is limited, and
a prospector should always be on the
lookout for that metal, as it is worth
about SIS per ounce today on the mar
ket There is a great and growing de-
mand for this metal, which is only linn
tied at present by the inadequate sup
ply.
In Montana the supreme court has
just held that the owner of a claim can
not be prejudiced by the mistake of a
deputy government surveyor in making
the survey. 1t is clearly inferable from
the opinion, however, that the owner
should apply for re-survey immedi-
ately upon discovering the error.
Tho country q tho hon n wo tore Of fb n
Big Blackfoot river in Montana is at
tracing much attention from mining
men. A large area of the mineral bear
ing belt promises to become a wealth
producer in the shape of copper, gold
and silver, the first named being the
leading metal. 1t is thought that large
bodies of the ore will be exposed in
the not distant future.