Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-11-11

eheS are beginning TO reallze the adYan-
tage of consolidation of great mining
properties. They are learning that the
creation of big mine by acquiring all
the claims surrounding it is thing
greatly to be desired. Rumor has it
that the near future will witness a
number of big deals which will result
in attracting the attention of the world
to the Occur d'Alenes.
Republic.
Work has been resumed on the Gold
en- Harvest.
The Chespa Blue Jay is said to be
producing some fine ore.
The Quilp seems to improve with
each foot of depth gained.
The mill building a: the Mountain
Lion is practically completed.
The new Delta shaft is 80 feet deep.
The ore looks fine, and is fine.
The Ben Hur shaft is being sunk
quite rapidly for so large a shaft.
The Surprise has no new features,
but the ore body and values are there
just the same.
full face of ore, and it is of good grade.
The Mephisto tunnel. on Klondike
mountain. is in rs feet. When it
reaches a length of $50 feet it is ex-
pected the ledge will be cut at a depth
OF something near 100 feet
The Tom Thumb has struck it rich.
Just how rich cannot be learned, but
1t is known that the south drift at the
15O-foot level shows five feet of ore
which has assayed close to 5000 per
ton. 1t is the general belief that the
average value is fully 800 per ton. In
the north drift is three feet of fair
grade ore. The mine never looked as
we'll before.
The superintendent OF the Jim Blaine
is not giving out any news about the
property save that it is about the same
as usual, which is equivalent to saying
that the Jim Blaine is all right.
The new shaft on the Gopher is down
to depth of rs feet. The new shaft is
being timbered in a most substantial
manner and is being sunk at least two
feet every "a hours. It is being con-
structed with the expectation of strik.
ing the ledge at a depth of 200 feet.
Ten feet of drift has been run toward
the shaft on the Mountain Lion from
the bottom of the Wine that has been
sunk from the 320foot level. The
winze is 1875 feet in depth. 1t will take
about 20 days to run to the shaft. When
that has been done and connection
made, the shaft will be sunk 500 feet
deeper.
OISanOgan.
The Palmer Mountain tunnel has
been driven nearly 100 feet and the
240O mark has been passed. The last
25 feet shows many signs of approach
ing another vein of ore. The force on
drifts has been increased and the ore
dump is assuming good proportions, the
values more than holding.
The hoist at the Black Bear is all
ready to start and only awaits the ar.
rival of the engineer, the repairs to the
fiume will soon be complete as we'll
as the overhauling of the mill, and if
nothing unforeseen comes up ore will
be going through the stamps by De
cember /.
At the Wehe group the sinking of the
500-foot vertical shaft is going well, as
! is the driving of the tunnel on the
| Pasco.
At the Marietta a 300-foot tunnel was
started four weeks ago, and they are
now running in on 500 ore. This COM
pany will put several thousand tons on
the bank of the Okanogan near Nc
Laughlin's rapids this winter for ship
ment on the opening of navigation in
the spring.
At the Bull Frog Manager Hart Is
pushing the reinstalling of the cyanide
plant, running the crosscut tunnel,
drifting on the vein recently cut and
sinking in the shaft. He expects soon
to begin running the 2000-foot tunnel.
Work at the Gray Eagle is going for
ward with two shifts running in on
the vein, and they are said to have en-
countered high grade ore in fairly good
quantity.
1t is reported that the Okanogan Free
Gold Mines will pay another dividend
November 1 and that it may exceed the
/ former one.
Buffalo Hump.
While the outside world is waiting
and wondering what will be done with
the Big Buffalo the numerous compan-
| les interested in Buffalo Hump are
pounding away and developing mines
that will rival the Big Buffalo in size
and value.
A crosscut tunnel is being run on the
st. Louis that will cut the lead between
so and 20 feet. The tunnel is now in
so feet. The ST. Louis is under bond
to Young Turner of the Boston G.
Buffalo-Idaho Company for 5000, and