The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-01-21
MINES AND MINING CAMPS
METALS OF THE NORTHWEST
Items From tho Rich Rigions Of the Pa
cific Northwest, News From All the
Principle Mining Csmps-Personsls-
Mining Notes.


Principle Mining Csmps-Personals--
Mining Notes.
The following estimate of the produc-
ton OF the precious metals west of the
Missouri river for 1898 is made by the
President OF Wells Fargo Express Com
pany: Gold, $7S, 46l POP; silver, $39,0l6,-
SOS; copper, $48,2OO,64S; lead, $l3,344,-
25l; total gross, Sl77,022, 666. The COM
mercial value at which the several metals
named have been estimated is: Silver,
30 cents per ounce; copper, IL cents per
pound and lead, So 65 per cwt.
Classified, the production of gold dust
and bullion in the several states and ter
ritories, based OH shipments handled by
the express company and other convey
ances is shown as follows: California, $751;
4O2, 1858; Nevada, $2,799,7S5; Oregon, 81
1890; Washington, $320,59O; Alaska,
So, l53,99l; Idaho, $2,487 900; Utah, ST.
l6s, 2sO; Montana, $4,630,6sO; Colorado,
1923, III 1902; New Mexico, 1904, 500; Ari-
iona, SO, 1877 ,625; Dakotas, 1857 ,520; Tex
as, 5000; Wyoming, $2l ,225; British Co
lumbia and Northwest Territories, SILL
075,0OO. Total, $78,46l POP.
The production of silver, copper and
lead in the several states and territories
during 1893 were divided as follows:
California, $lS, lO6,35l; Nevada, $685.
542; Oregon, $2,2l5,ll9; Washington,
$457 ,956; Alaska, $3,32l ,49l; Idaho, $ll,-
GAS, POS; Montana, $43,89S,090; Utah,
$40, 4Sl 1888; Colorado, $4l ,3l6,644; New
Mexico, $l,704,S66 Arizona, $l5,575,S20;
Dakotas, $G,7O4,420; Texas, LOO;
Wyoming, $52,275; British Columbia and
Northwest Territories, SIT ,663, 200; total
$l77 .O22. 666.
The years combined production of gold
is the greatest in the history of the coun'
tries-United States and British Column
bia and Northwest Territories-$7S, 46l, )
2O2 being above any previous record Off
cially reported, and the worlds output
Of gold for 1898, approximately $2SO,0o0,-
600, is amazing.
The most notable increases have been
in South Africa, $25, 100000, the British
possessions Of the northwest, 100000 900
Australia, $8,OO0,OOO, and the United
States of America, $3O0O000.
The exports Of silver during 1893 to
Japan, China and the Straits Settlements
were as follows: From London, 1927 ,4O4,
623; from San Francisco, $5,2l7 400, max.
ing total of $32 ,622,O32. The total for
1897 was $48,4l2,009.
Deer Trail No. 2.
As rcgularly'as the months como round
the Deer Trail No. 2 Mining Company
operating in Cedar canyon, Washington
declares its dividend OF $4,000, and last
week was the first payment of the new
year. This is the seventh dividend OF
similar amount which the company has
paid under the present management, but
that does not represent all the profits
which the mine has yielded to its lucky
owners. Before the present company &C.
quired the property, profits were divided
many times, but there is no record oil
the exact amount, it being the custom
of the owners to divide up whenever a
large sum accumulated.
Recent Utah Strike.
Considerable excitement has been Great
ed by rich gold discoveries rs miles east
of Vernal, Utah, in the Blue mountains
near the Colorado line.
The discovery was made by "Doc" Nc
Donald, veterinary surgeon of the Ninth
cavalry. He served in the Spanish wa,
and 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 float
describing the location. When the Ninth
cavalry returned to Fort Du Chesne Nc
Donald commenced to search for tht
vein.
BIacksmith's Coal.
An excellent quality of blacksmith
coal is said to have been discovered il
the Driver mine at Wilkeson, Washing
ton, as we'll as in the Fairfax mine, be
yond Carbonate. The discovery is of in
estimable value, as nearly all the black
smiths coal is now brought from the cas-
at heavy expense.
Washington Inspectors Report.
The state mining inspectors report o
Washington shows that 1888 men are en-
gagged in the work of mining coal in thi
state. This does not include those direct
ly employed in furnishing timbers for thu
mines, nor those engaged in transportin,
the coal. This would, no doubt, raise TIL
number actually drawing wages from tn
industry to 5000 men. Estimating tn
number of men, women and children de
pending upon the incomes of these miner
and auxilaries, at the customary rati,
of five to one and We have $4,000 peopl
living of the products of the coal mine
in this state. The amount Of coal pro
duced in the state during the past yea
is over 100000 tons. 1t is believed tina
if the bill now before congress to pu
coal on the free list, should pass it woul,
permit British Columbia, with her Chi
nese labor, to compete with our whit
miners and thus paralyze this CROWN,