The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-01-21
MINES AND MINING CAMPS
METALS OF THE NORTHWEST
items From the Rich Rigions Of the Pa
enc Northwest, News From All the
rrineiPis Aining camps-Psrsensis--
MiniBg Notes.

lion Of the precious metals west of thu
Missouri river for 1898 is made by The
President Of Wells Fargo Express Com,
Panyi Gold, s7s,46I ,2O2; silver, $50 DIG,
$685. copper $a0,2OO,64s; lead, Sl3,344,
21l; total gross, SIT OPP 600. The com.
nereial value at which the several metals
named have been estimated is: Silver
% cents per ounce; copper, IL cents PEI
pound and lead, 80 65 per ewt.
Classified, the production Of gold dust
and bullion in the several states and ter.
ritories, based on shipments handled BY
the express company and other convey.
anees Is shown as follows: California, SI5..
4O2.053i Nevada, s2,T99,7s5; Oregon, g..
lT2,309i Washington, &320, $50; Alaska,
s5,i55,99l; Idaho. S2,4s7 900; Utah, s..
ESQ., Montana, $1,000, $50; Colorado,
s25,i77.2d2; New Mexico. $50, SOC; All.
Eona, 81, l67 y625; Dakotas, 1857 $40; Tex
as, $500; Wyoming, SCI ,225; British Co.
lumbia and Northwest Territories, Sill.
$4,000 Total, &Ts,46l ZOE.
The production Of silver, copper and
lead in the several states and territories
during 1898 were divided as follows:
California, SIS, l00,35l; Nevada, 1886.
Si2; Oregon. s2,2l5.ll9; Washington,
St55 .S56; Alaska. 1881, 49I; Idaho, sIl..
cas.2oS; Montana, Rt3,s9s! 900; Utah,
slo,4sl SIS, Colorado. al ,3l0y0s4; New
Mexico. si,7Os 500; Arizona, &l5.5T5,ss0
Dako,as. S0,70s.a20; Texas, s2sl, 100;
Wyoming. s52,27S; British Columbia and
Northwest Territories, eli CO, 200; total,
tl77 .0s2. ooa.
The years combined production Of gold
Is the greatest in the history Of the coun.
tries-United States and British Colum-
blA and Northwest TeTTitories-STs.46 l ;.
20s being above any previous record Off
eially reported, and the worlds output
Of gold for lS9s, approximately ESQ, 1000.
90, is amazing.
The most notable increases have been
in South Africa. S25y000!OOO. the British
possessions Of the northwest, 5000! 900.
Australia, e8IO0OIOO0, and the United
States Of America, Ssy0oo.OO0.
The exports Of silver during 1895 to
Japan. China and the Straits Settlements
were a. follows: From London, s27 ,4os..
e23. from San Francisco, S5.2IT,sO0, max.
ing = total Of $50 .ae2,0a The total for
1897 Nas &ss,4l2.0oa.
Deer Trail xs. >.
As regularly AZ the month"; cone round
the Deer Tral No. Mining company
operating in Cedar canyon, Washington,
declares its dividend Of $500. and last
week was the first payment Of the new
year. This u the seventh dividend OF
isimilar amount which the company has
paid under the present management, but
that does not represent all the proata
which the mine has yielded 60 ita lucky
owners BEFORE the present company az
quircd the property, pTOats were divided
many times, but there h no record Of
the cNAc, amount, il being the custom
Of the owners 10 divide up whenever .
large sum accumulated.
Recent Utah strike.
Considerable excitement hAA been Great
ed by rich gold discoveries IS miles east
Of vcrual, Utah, in the Blue mountains
near the Colorado line.
The discovery was made by Doc" Nc
Donald. veterinary surgeon Of the Ninth
cavalry. lie served in the Spanish war
aud while AT New York recovering from
the fever met man named johnson who
had formerly lived in eastern Utah, and
who told him he had found rich hoat,
describing the location. When the Ninth
cavalry returned TO Fort Du Chcsne Nc
Donald commenced 10 search for the
vein.
nIacknmIth's Coal.
An excellent quality Of blacksmith's
coal Ia said 10 have been discovered in
the Driver mine at Wilkeson, Washing
/ ton. a. well a. in the Fairfax mine, be-
yond Carbonate. The discovery Ia Of In
.s,irnahle value. a. nearly all the black
smiths coal Is now brought from the east
at heavy expense.
washIaEton inspectors Report.
The state mining inspectors report Of
Washington shows that S,Sss men are en-
gagged in the work Of mining coal in this
state. This does not include those direct
ly employed In furnishing timbers for thu
mines, nor those engaged in transporting
,ho coal. This would, no doubt, raise thu
number actually drawing wages from the
industry 90 5000 men. Estimating ths
nnmtcr Of men, women and children de
pending upon the incomes OF these miner'
and auxiliarics, at the customary ratio
~ Ave to one and we have $4,000 people
living of the products Of the coal mines
i. ,b,s state. The amount Of coal pro
auccd in the state during the past yeai
/. over 100! 900 tons. II is believed that
II the bill now before congress to pul
cal ON the free list, should pass Il would
nsrmit British Columbia, with her Chi
re.e labor. TO compete with our Whit
miners and thus paralyte this growing
industry.
OreEOn'a Mining Law. 81
The new Oregon mining law is now b
FORCE the essential features Of which are
swithin three days after posting, th,
Boundaries must be marked by six sub
,tantial posts not less than three fee
above the surface and not less than fou
. inches square In diameter, or substantial
!, mounds 81 stone or earth and stone tw'
= feet high at each corner and the cente
ard. 81 such claim, the location motto
must be fled with the county recorde
n or county clerk within 80 days after post
4. Ing recording fee 81; before the expire
4 ,Ion Of 90 days said locator must sink
- discovery shaft upon the claim located =
!. a depth Of at least 10 feet from the low
eat part Of RIM such work shall not D