Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-12-16

Ao1u CounOn sense and cool caIcula.
zion TO carry to successful end as anv
other business. There is Just enough
FISK, In the course of mining to kaan
the nerves of the operator somewhat
Cghtened, to make him more or less
expectant, but not enough to throw him
OH his mental equilibrium and make
MIN lose sight of details and to hug
millions before he makes a dollar. We
are speaking of experienced practical
miners. They keep cool.
Republic.
ore has been struck on Gold King.
The Mud Lake shaft is % feet deem.
The shaft on the Gopher is 100 feet
deep.
The within on the Hit or Miss is in
place.
A good vein on the Liberty has been
uncovered.
The whim on the Delta is nearly
ready for use.
The Republic has fifty,three feet Of
solid ore in No. tunnel.
A contract was let to sink a 50-foot
shaft on the Samson claim.
Arrangements have been made to re-
sumo work on the Monroe.
1t is claimed that machinery is short
ly to be placed on the San Juan.
Indications that deeper development
is necessary in San Polls south drift.
1t is believed that the shaft on the
Gopher will reach the 120-foot level this
week.
The north tunnel on the Golden Har-
vest is in so feet, and is being pushed
rapidly.
A new contract to extend the cross
tunnel 400 feet on the North Star has
been let.
The shaft on the Merrimac is down
to depth of rs feet. A within has been
put on the property.
The Knob Hill is looking better than
it has for some time past. The ledge
is about six feet in width.
The Quilp crosscut from the bottom
of the 60 foot winze is in 20 feet with
out yet encountering a wall.
The Delta within is in operation soon.
Work Of sinking the shaft will then be
pushed to the fullest extent possible.
1t is going to take some hard rust
ling to get the legal assessment work
done on the numerous claims in this
district.
The last of the Mountain Lion mach
inery was shipped from Chicago last
week. There are four carloads at Robe
son and three at Grand Forks that have
not been unloaded.
The water is considerable hind
rance to rapid development work on the
Tom Thumb. The ledge maintains its
width, and the ores their high values.
The shaft on the Hit or Miss was
baled out and resumption of work of
sinking the shaft has begun. Two
shifts of three men each will be en-
ployed.
The Republic vein has been struck
200 feet deep in the Chico property lou
feet south of the south end of the Jim
Blaine. 1t has been penetrated about
FIVE feet through the hanging wall.
The Superintendent of the Golden
Lion and Little Four Consolidated
states that the drift is still in ledge
matter, and that the indications point
ed to the near approach to vein. Inc
work is being pushed with all possible
energy.
British Columbia.
The Trail smelter will be in full blast
soon.
The next dividend of the Rambler
will be distributed Jan. l.
A Rossland syndicate is to open the
Arthur claim on Big Sheep creek.
BERNARD Macdonald is the new b. A
C. superintendent in Carlyle's place.
Ernest Mansfield has bonded a DIG
group from w. ]. Harris, in the Goat
River district.
A contract for extending the WORK,
ing tunnel on the Pay ore at ufanu
Forks, will be let shortly.
small forces are at work on the ot'
Elmo and Beatrice, both OF "hlcn
ahould make satisfactory shipments
during the winter .,,, chin
The Humming Bird will shortly snip
the ore on its dump to the Irall OF Nei'
con smelter. The c. P. r. will be ask
ed 70 nut in a siding above Niagara
The first shipment of ore from Tue
Monte Christie mine IN the noSei'uo
district to the Trail smelter was made 1'
last week. 1t consisted of 40 tons IN
D. G. Evans, superintendent . OF the ne
ra.+boroke North Fork of Kettle rlV'
e wor E' on the property has produced sat
i'i The crosscut from the No tunnel nn eas o1
+beIXL. mine at Rossland has peer
s sf s. feet and is expected to s s0Gp
liz, nvn the ledge. This will give depth
of15O feet on the ore.