The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-07-15

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eight-hOur mining Law went into effect
June LIST and nearly every mine in the
SLOGAN has been closed since that date.
the shipments really represent the
work Of only 1--WE months.
The Iron Mask. which 10 one o. the
few remaining large mines in Rossland
that IL owned BY Spokane people. IL pre-.
pairing TO make regular. shipments Of
ore. and II II rumored that the mine
may become q dividend payer before
the first Of January. 1900.
8. L. Long. superintendent Of the
Porto Rico mine and mill. At Porto RI
60. was In Roasland recently. Mr.. Long
reports the mine and mill are in full
operation and that the clean-ups are Of
Q satisfactory nature.
In the Good Hope, near Ymir. 100
feet in the tunnel. J. Dewar has struck
q two-f00t ledge OF trembling ore, en-
aetly the same as that disclosed on the
surface.
The Green Mountain property, one
mile north Of RossIand. IL looking most
satisfactory. The shaft Il now down
to q depth OF ITO feet II Il passing
through . nice ledge Of quartz, which
IL widening ~ depth IL gained. The
ore from this ledge IL quarts carrying
iron and copper pyrites and some gold.
Work on the Evening Star At Ross
land is making excellent progress.
In the Nevada tunnel, Nelson dis
trist. they have struck four fest Of solid
galsna ore. and samples have been sent
for assay.
The committee for an exhibit Of ore
from the Ymir camp ct the Spokane In
dnstriai Exposition In October are al
ready moving In the matter.
AIMING aOT1ea.
Concerning the great United Verde
copper mine Of Jerome. Arizona, owned
By w. A. Clark. OF Montana. that gen.
tlemAn estimates the output per year
between s5.O00.000 and $4,000. 900, and
says at the present price OF copper the
copper product alone Ia over s1.00e. 900
q month, to say nothing Of the gold and
silver that the ore carries. The daily
output Of copper he places At 100 tons.
or 100000 pounds. and the monthly
output being 6.000, 900 pounds.
The Seven Devils district in Idaho ID
attracting . large amount Of attention
this season and work Ia being done on
. number Of properties. The district
Is well known 70 be one OF the richest
in the northwest but its development
has been sadly retarded through lack
OF transportation facilities.
The question Of the right Of m orig.
inal locator 20 relocate q mining claim
upon which he has failed 70 perform
the amount Of assessment work. or 70
place an equivalent in improvements.
as required BY Law. is an important
one This question came up before the
supreme court Of Utah and the court
decided that an original locator had
such right II is q recognized fax that
q prior locator may renew his location
by resumIng work While the court
In this instance recognized the right
OF the prior locator TO relocate, IL
should be understood that Il also re
Quires that assessment work should not
only be resumed but completed in order
70 assure possession.
Speaking OF our mines. says the
GraA0eciile Free Press. II must be said
that they in the main represent indi.
vidual enterprise. and with the limited
means At the command OF the owners Il
sometimes takes years to get them In
shape for production. There are prob
ably Eve hundred men in Idaho country
who are working on placers in the
gulches and streams OF Idaho county,
throughout the all too short water sen,
son. and their combined product agEre-
gates ss0o.000 annually.