The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-07-29
MINES AND MINING NEWS
OUR NORTHWESTERN MINES.
Items Cleaned From the Late Reports
All Districts Are Being D~v~toped-A
Prosperous Year Is Predic oil Mining
Notes and Personals.

There is no question in the world
that the biggest mining exhibit ever
made in Spokane will be made this
year at the Spokane Industrial Expo
sition, said Secretary Armstrong,
when asked about the progress which
is being made by the mineral depart
ment. And when you say the best
mineral exhibit ever made in Spokane
that will mean the finest exhibit ever
made in the northwest. / am receiving
many letters of inquiry about the min
eral department. In answer to these
inquiries / can say that there will be
no charges made for space for exhibit
tors. In addition to furnishing this
space, the exposition, in case no one can
come with the exhibit, will receive the
ores at the depot and place them in
the building; but of course every camp
which can arrange to do so should have
some one in charge to come with the
exhibit and place it himself"
Republic Notes.
The shaft on the Bodie is 205 feet
creased to a marked extent during the
last 25 feet
The Insurgent continues to yield fine
ore and the quantity has not dimin-
ished. AS work progresses it becomes
more certain that the Insurgent is to
become a great mine.
Superintendent drummer states that
of
south drift on the 90-foot level of the
San Poll the ore body widened out to
nearly its normal size and the ore is
of nearly as high grade as has been
found in the mine. The chute is about
275 feet south of the tunnel.
General Manager Major Edwards
Leckie contemplates doing a consider
able amount of development work on
the Republic mine. Practically all the
development in the mine has been done
south of the tunnels, but he will at
once begin to systematically develop
the north half of the property. There
is nearly 700 feet of ground north of
the tunnels that has not been explored.
The Art Dumont claim on Bridger
creek on the south half promises to be-
come a bonanza in the near future. At
the bottom of the 35-foot shaft the ledge
is reported to be five feet wide 1t is
a lead carbonate and carries a rather
high per cent silver. The total value
in lead and silver will average about
$135 per ton.
The contractor on the Admiral
Dewey shaft is rushing the work. Some
excellent looking ore is being taken
out, but the values are said to be rather
small. AS the shaft goes down there
is a decided improvement in the ledge
matter. The porphyry is disappearing
and quartz is coming fast. 1t seems
probable that the shaft will be all in
quarts before the 50-foot level is
reached.
Three shifts are employed in sink
ing the Wine on the Princess Maud.
The winze on the Morning Glory is
still being sunk, but beyond that the
public knows nothing.
Superintendent Coy of the Golden
Lily states that good progress is being
made in sinking the shaft and that the
values were practically unchanged.
The Republic Giant is looking better
every day. The ledge is stronger and
the values are better.
Not only the ore in the drift of the
Tom Thumb is improving in value, but
the ledge is also improving in size.
There is said to be fully eight feet of
quartz in the face of the drift.