Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-04-15

ries considerable silver but practically
no copper.
The ore shipments over the Kaslo &
SLOGAN railway for last week amount.
ed to 4631a tons, being made by the
following mines Last Chance, 14O
tons; Payne, 2061a tons; Rambler 81
tons; Jackson, 40 tons; Reco, 20 tons;
Liberty Hill, 10 tons.
In the Beatrice tunnel and shaft in
| the Trout Lake country, there is a
| splendid showing of ore. From the
very grass roots this property has paid
and when supplies are packed up and
the men get to work, ore will be Sc
cured rapidly from the present body.
During February 2,445 tons of ore
! run through the Whitewater concen.
| traitor, producing 276 tons of concen-
| trates. The shipments were 2S5 tons.
and the returns from 242 tons amount
ed to $12,590. The approximate profit
on the months working was S4.25O.
For the Is days ending March 8 the
| Following were the results of opera
tions at the Hall Mines smelter: 2,45S
tons of Silver King ore and six tons of
purchased ore were smelted: contain.
ing, approximately, Silver King ore
3D. tons copper $1,000 ounces silver:
purchased ore, etc, one ton copper, $50
ounces silver seven ounces gold.
The Noble Five is waiting for water
to start the concentration. The bins
and pockets are full and a two weeks
run will be required to handle the ore.
The Ruth company is making ar
engagements to commence the construc-
tion of its tram and concentration at an
early day. r. Mitchell, who built the
Comstock and many other concen-
traitors in the SLOGAN, has the contract
for the Ruth concetrator.
Buffalo Hump Notes.
Around the mountain travelling is
very difficult. Every one has to get
out and break trail for the horses and
the animals frequently sink up to
| their necks in the snow From Elk
| City to Badger the snow is deep but
| the trail has been kept we'll broken by
! travellers. There is considerable ac-
tivity at Badger, where the Big Buffalo
company is getting out its mill and
moving it to the Hump.
The Big Buffalo shaft is down 35
| feet, but for the last few feet values
have deprecated. Mr. Sweeny says
that the latest showings are disap-
| pointing, but the work will proceed,
| although the size of the shaft will be
| reduced and the force of miners will
| be not more than IL men.
The news of finding lower grade ore
beneath the sensationally rich ore of
the surface has caused considerable
comment here but has not served to
uampen the ardor of owners of other
claims.
1t is said that the ore in the bottom
| of the shaft is more heavily mineral
lied than above, and carries enough
gold to make the property a dividend
payer If the values now shown in the
bottom of the shaft hold out. Definite
information as to values could not be
obtained.
MINING NOTwE.
Discoveries of copper ore near Sails
bury, N c., at the Union gold mines,
are exciting intense interest and
claims are made that the supply will
equal the famous Calumet and Hecla
and Anaconda mines
1t is known that negotiations are
pending for the reopening of what is
commonly called the Whtlatch Union
mine, the property of the National
Mining and Exploring company, which
is located at the head of ORC Elmo
gulch, about four miles south of Hell.
ena.
twenty-five cans of black powder,
used in blasting at the construction
works at Point Richmond, Cal, on the
Valley road, exploded last week.
James Hogan was killed and Thomas
Keefe burned so badly he will die.
| Dan Quin, the superintendent, was
| burned about the face and arms, but
will recover.
The ore shipments from Rossland
| for the week ending April 8th are as
! follows: lie Roi to Northport, 1876;
! War Eagle, to Trail, 46S; Iron Mask,
to Trail, 108; total, 1852 tons. Total
| shipments for the year to April 8th
were % ,036 tons The ore shipments
! for the past week hold up fairly well,
considering that the War Eagle has
not been able to commence shipping in
| earnest. There are over 1000 tons of
broken ore in the workings yet and it
will be another week before the War
Eagle is in a position to run along
with the lie Roi.
The following is list Of the diff
erent classes of business now in Repub-
lie: General merchandise, 3; barber
shops, 3; paints and paper, /; dry
goods and shoes, A. saloons, IL; hotels,
raa1 actata and hrokare