Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-08-12
MINES AND MINING CAMPS
METALS OF THE NORTHWEST.
toms From the Rich ktgioOs Of tho Pa
oihc Northwest, News From All the
Principle Mining osmps P"rsonaIs-
Mining Notes,

reports the statistics of the minera,
and metal production in the United
States, showing that the total value Of
the mineral production in 1898 was
$7O9,S16,750, against $64S,S04,S99 in
gold and 5S,763,123 ounces of silver.
The coal production was 218,106,559
short tons, an increase of 10000 tons
over any previous year. The pig-iron
production was 11,773,934 tons, the
greatest quantity ever made in any
country in one year.
The copper production was $780,.
232 pounds, also the largest ever re,
ported, and more than half of the en-.
| tire production of the world. Other
leading items were: Lead, 22S,475
! short tons; 114,104 short tons of zinc
3O,499 TASKS of quicksilver; 51,774,465
barrels of petroleum.
Besides the production from native
ores, there were $22,024,96O gold; 3d.
74S,OOO ounces of silver; 36055, 1852
pounds of copper; 89,209 tons of lead,
and 7,127,784 pounds of nickel, refined
and prepared for market in this coun-
try from foreign ores and base bull
lion.
Republic Notes.
Work has been resumed on the Delta,
The shaft on the Rebate is 70 feet in
depth.
The Stray Horse tunnel has been
driven 165 feet.
The new pump on the Golden Lily
shaft is working finely.
Work is progressing on the south
drift on the Princess Maud.
The Bodie shaft is 235 feet deep and
a station has been cut at that point.
The Golden Lily tunnel is being driv-
en- for the vein on the Troubadour
ground.
The double compartment shaft on
the Ben Hur has reached a depth of
lao feet.
The big tunnel on the Wauconda has
been driven but 80 feet, but the face
is all in ore.
The ore in the Bodie shaft is getting
better constantly. The shaft is now 216
feet in depth.
Work has been suspended on the
Palo Alto. 1t is said that suspension
is due to lack of funds.
The Black Tail tunnel is yet about 80
feet distant from the ledge-at least
that is the supposition.
The new tunnel on the North Star
is in $50 feet, Two lodges have been
encountered in running it.
Everything about the Republic mill
and mine is progressing in manner
satisfactory to the management.
The ore chute through which the San
Poll drift is running is as rich as when
first encountered two weeks ago.
The Trade Dollar has closed down,
the inflow of water having become too
great to be handled without machinery.
There is possibility that work will
shortly be resumed on the Alabama, a
property near the foot Of Lake Cur
lew.
Sinking is in progress on the San
Juan, and the claim is made that there
are some rich stringers of quartz in
the shaft.
The Gold Ledge has been shut down
The water came in too rapidly to rem
der further work profitable without the
aid of pumping machinery.
Surveys for the Mountain Lion mill
at Republic, Wash, were made last
week, and from now on the work OF
preparing for the enterprise will be
pushed as rapidly as possible.
The rumors which have been in cir
culation for some time that the con
| trolling interest in the Deer Trail No
company had passed to Toronto have
now been definitely confirmed. .
The Zala NJ, in Sheridan camp, is t
have a compressor as soon as they car
get it on the ground. 1t will be of E
five-drill capacity and the intention il
to have it in operation the latter par
of August. The 5O0-foot tunnel, will
the eight shifts, is already being driv
en-.
British Columbia.
A rare metal known as nagyagite
composed of tellurium, lead and gold
has been found on a claim owned BY
Robert Wood of Greenwood at Triple
Lake camp on Canyon creek, tribu
tary of the Kettle river. Assays giv'
values of $12418 per ton.
Fahey Bros. and Jack Stewart hav'
a force of men at work on the Foul
Hundred claim in Wellington camp. 4
10O-foot shaft will be sunk on the prop
erty.
The work of blasting out site foI
the new compressor plant on the st
Elmo, at Rossland, is in progress anC
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