The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-06-24

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TO BE- true, and that the figures are en-.
act A correspondent states that Il
was t126,000 on . bond, and that q sub
stantial cash payment had been made.
Twelve men are At work on the Big
Chief mine on Boulder creek, q fribu-
tary Of wild Horse. This mine was
recently bonded Tor 100000 TO an
English syndicate and promises, with
development TO be one OF the largest
properties In the East Kootenay.
D9Maso HnmD.
The Big Buffalo syndicate are work.
ing seven men on the Cracker Jack.
They are running crosscut tunnel to
the lead. and have sixty or seventy feet
more TO run in order 70 catch 1t. The
Monte CristO people have had to shut
down temporarily on account OF sur
face water which was pouring in on
them. The lead looks as well in the
bottom Of the shaft as 1t did near the
surface.
The Jumbo. which is being operated
By Clark & Gweeny, is making q great
record as producer, the ore averaging
in the lower tunnel 500 along the face
Of the drift.
The owners Of the Big Buffalo have
their property cleared OF water. The
manager Of the Delamar syndicate is
at the mine to make an examination OF
the property. II is creditably reported
that they have thirty-day option on
the mine. but the price Is not positively
stated. II Is quieter now in camp
than at any time since the first Of the
year. Some Of the prOspectors have be
come tired Of waiting for the snow to
disappear. and have gone outside to
bare ground east, north or south. or in
q few cases. TO the Seven Devils copper
camp.
MIEIxs EOTEs.
The steamer Queen was In port At
Everett, Wash. recently. and discharg-
ed 800 tons Of Mexican ore. besides q
large quantity OF freight. Steamer
Selkirk is unloading ESQ tons Of iron
ore from Texado island. This ore ID
used as tux in the furnaces at the Ev.
erett smelter.
The growth in copper production Of
Arizona during recent years is very
gratifying As shown by the following
figures: 1887. S.035 tons; 1888, 1865
tons: 1897. So 900 tons; 1898, 4S,35s
tons. The ore is Of much higher grade
than the average in other copper pro
ducing sections. This product has beer
obtained largely from the Clifton, Bis
bee and Globe districts.
Large deposits Of carbonate Of xint
in Arizona. which have never beer
touched except by mineralogists, ar,
now attracting special attention.
The famous asbestos mine at Sal
mountain, Ga. has been sold for $500.
900 to Bancroft & Kennick, mining en-
gineers OF London The sale on a be
sis Of 100000 is the greatest amour
ever paid for a mine in the state O
Georgia. not excepting that Of some o
the gold mines in the northern part o
the state.
The miners Of the Parrot have bee.
officially notified that they were LAID
on in order that the long delayed worl
OF retimbering the shaft could be pu
under way. 1his will take about tw,
months and all that time the entir,
mine viii be closed down. When worl
is recommended the shaft will be de
veloped about 600 feet additional. Tn,
smelters have ore enough on hand Il
run for several weeks, then they, toe
will have TO close down until the min,
resumes operations.
A break in the compressor maehin
cry at the Palmer mountain tunnel viii
stop the drills for = short time unit
the broken piece can be replaced, 1
having to be ordered from the factory
Nineteen hundred and twenty-five fee
is the length attained, and the las
ledge is cut At a depth of 500 feet
showing q true assure vein well miner
alEed and carrying high grade ore
This should settle the question OF dept
on Palmer mountain and whether tn,
mineral goes down.
AT the Wehe group the force ha.
been increased and good ore is showinl
at IS feet depth in the shaft beinl
sunk.
The Hillsdale will soon be down Isl
feet and will probably put in q whin
and continue another 100 feet, som,
good copper having been encountered
In the last 20 feet.
A good many prospectors have com,
in and have gone into the hills OF tn,
okanogan district during the past two
weeks.