The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-09-02
MINES AND MINING NEWS
OUR NORTHWESTERN MINES,
ttoms Cleaned From the Late Reports
All Districts Arc Being Developed-A
Prosperous Year II Predict ed-Minins
Notes and Personals.

A new explosive that has lately been
discovered is claimed as one of the best
for mining purposes yet known, and
from the tests which have been made
1t would appear as though the claims
were well founded. 1t is said to have
greater explosive force than dynamite
or nitro-glycerine and still is absolu-
tely safe.
Republic Notes,
Good progress is being made in the
winze, which is being sunk in the Gold
en- Lyon tunnel.
The Vulcan No. is showing some
fine rock on the bottom of the 25-foot
shaft. There is about three feet of
lock in two strata.
Sinking has been commenced on the
Quilp. A winze has been started in
the tunnel. The intention is to sink
this to depth of 100 feet, then cross
cut on the vein.
The drift on the Bodie is making
about three feet a day on the 220 foot
level. The vein is the San Poll ledge
and it is reported holding up we'll.
The shaft on the Agnes is 78 feet
deep. From the bottom cross-cut is
being driven to catch the east ledge.
Assays that exceed $1,4O0 per ton
have been obtained from the wonderful
pay chute on the Princess Maud.
John G. Mcmillan has returned from
g brief visit to Summit camp. IL miles
west of Republic, bringing with him
specimens of limstone that assays SO
ger cent pure lime.
The incline shaft on the Gopher has
reached a depth of 1872 feet. The
shaft is being driven under the ledge
which pitches at an angle of about 40
degrees.
The whim for the Gopher is on the
ground and being put in place.
The Hit or Miss shaft is down As #.
The ledge is the full width of the shaft
The ore is increasing in value in a very
satisfactory manner.
The managers Of the Delta have or
dered machinery and have shut down
the mine.
Just at the time when the work Of
sinking the winzeon the Morning Clio
ry was about to be suspended on ac-
count of water the pump arrived, was
quickly installed and the work of sink
ing the winze was continued.
The Quilp has opened a body Of ex-
traordinarily rich ore.
Ore brought into Republic from the
sprinkled withsulphurets of silver. A
fair sample of it was assayed and the
returns showed $3.50 20 in gold and
silver.
British Columbia.
On the Canadian King near Erie,
there are about 18 men at work.
Recent developments on the Hope
claim, of the Sullivan group, near Fort
Steele, show that the late strike is one
of the most important made.
The shaft being sunk from the lower
level of the Evening Star at Rossland,
is down 80 feet.
Shipments contiue on the usual basis
from the LIE Roi at Rossland, while the
system of development is being extend
ed.
R. R. Bruch is working force Of 20
men on the Sitting Bull, in the Win
dermere district.
The long crosscut tunnel of the Jum-
to at Rossland is in for adistance Of
$50 feet.
The main crosscut on the 30O-foot
level of the Deer Park at Rossland, at
a distance of 80 feet from the shaft cut
through a body of solid ore seven feet
and four inches wide.
The shaft of the Josie at Rossland is
Low down ATS feet, and is being rap
idly sunk to the 500-foot level.
Development is repidly progressing
on the Estella, near Fort Steele. The
main shaft is down 80 feet.
The Copper Queen, on Toad mount
ain, British Columbia, is at present
considered the most promising, and on
Il the most development work has been
done.
The Owen Sound Boy, near Fort
Steele, has struck ore on the fraction
the ore being of the same character as
that found on the Hamlet.
The shaft on the White Bear, at Ross
land, has now reached a depth of 300
feet.
The principal lead on the Pepublic
group, on Hooker creek, British Colum-
bia, is from 8 to 16 feet wide, with a
pay streak of rich concentrating ore OF
q uniform width of four feet.
The Payne mine in the SLOGAN, is
said to be worth more money now than
ever before and can ship 500 tons q
week just as soon as it is opened up
In No. tunnel there is an ore shoot
400 feet long which averages two and
a half feet in width for its whole length
Work will shortly be strated on tht
Bruce group, near Ymir.
There is every prospect that worf
will be resumed upon the property o.
the Iron Colt Mining Company at Ross