The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-05-20

All Districts Are Being Devsloped-A
Prosperous YeAr Il Prediotsd-1dining
Notes and Personals.
1t Is said mat American miners and
prospectors are arriving in Cuba In
large numbers and the report comes
from Santiago that some of them from
the western states have recently locat-
ed six gold mines in the Holguin dis
trict. These mines are old Indian
workings and are believed to be very
rich. The country Is being secured
from one end to the other in search of
minerals. Official notice was given Of
the location of two copper mines in the
Cobre district.
Republic.
On the Ell Caliph the crosscut tunnel
is In over $50 feet and the management
expects to break into the ledge any
shift.
The Sunnyside is situated on the east
bank Of the San Poll river. A 6-foot
ledge of good looking quartz crops on
the claim. A contract was recently let
for 50-fooJ crosscut tunnel.
New development in the shape Of a
tunnel has been started ON the Mabel.
In the North San Poll shaft the 100
foot level has been reached and drifts
started both north and south in ore
that will average above $50.
The Surprise is attracting the camps
attention. The average of number
of samples taken from open cut No. 3,
was $47.90.
The steam pump in operation In the
Bodie will clear the shaft Of water in
day or two. The shaft Is down 115
feet and will be sunk at once to the
2OO-foot level, and the vein cross-cut.
Applications for patent have been
filed by the Looking. Backward Gold
Mining Company for the Looking Back
ward claim, and by the Morning Glory
Gold Mining Company for the Morn
ing Glory claim.
Work is being pushed all along the
line at the Mountain Lion. The gal
lows frame Is In place on the shaft,
and the cross tunnel and south drift
are being driven with all possible
speed. No one ia permitted to exam
inc the workings under ground, but
the manager states that everything Is
looking as well as ever.
The Stray Horse claim in Republic
has been attracting much attention Of
late. Until now the reports from 1t
have been Of most indefinite charac-
ter. The claim Is the southwest ex-
tension of the Looking Backward,
which In turn Is the extension of the
Rebate, and that is on the Tom Thumb
lead. The stray Horse is therefore in
a location for catching the Tom Thumb
and Mountain Lion leads and possibly
the development of it may prove the
contention often made that the Tom
Thumb and Mountain Lion are on the
same big lead.
Buffalo Hump.
Work on a 5O-foot contract on the
Concord Is progressing.
A crosscut tunnel Is being run on
the st. Paul claim by small force Of
men under Superintendent Pooley.
A force of men is clearing the snow
on the San Francisco, preparatory to
beginning extensive development work.
This claim Is under bond to an English
company for 100000.
Henry Schwartz, special agent of the
United States land department, arriv-
ed in camp Thursday. He says he is
here to stop illegal mineral locations
and to enforce other regulations of the
land Office He has served notice on
all the saloons that they must close.
The Big Buffalo company is still
sinking the shaft and Is down 60 feet.
1t is said that drifting and prosecuting
will commence soon, as the next pay
ment on the bond is due June LIST, and
the company will no doubt want to
know more about the nature of the
contents Of the big vein before putting
another big payment into the property.
However, 1t Is stated upon most relia-
Bile authority that the payment will be
made.
Frank Brown has arrived In camp by
way of Clearwater and Twenty Mile
creek. He has crew of men at work
on this trail preparatory to starting
his pack train, which he says will be
in here within two weeks. Mr.. Brown
claims that this trail will make the
distance here from Grangeville Al
miles and he says that he can build 1t
within Is miles of here on bare ground
now.
The rawhide trail from Adams camp
Is said to be good for early morning
travel while the crust Is on the snow.
A number of people come in over the
trail every day, but little freight is
coming in. Supplies are uncomforta.
bly, high. Flour is selling at $3.50 per
50-pound sack. Rice, beans, fruit,
evaporated goods and bacon are rs
cents per pound. There are three gen.
eral stores here now and each claims
to be doing good trade.
All prospectors of this camp are
either gone or are going to the Salmon
or Clearwater, where the ground is
bare and some fine strikes have been
made. Prospectors from the Salmon
exhibit some fine looking ore from re
cent discoveries. AS it will be weeks
before the snow leaves the Hump, the