The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-08-12

! broken into in the Grown Point claim
In Grown Point camp, above Rocl
creek, in the Boundary.
The Sunset mine I'm Deadwood camp
in the Boundary. is to be equipped with
$4,000 plant.
The Madison. in the SLOGAN, IS a
over 125 feet on the No. tunnel.
Work has started on a new main
working shaft in the KamIoops claim
in Camp Mckinney.
On the Rio Grande In Ymir a new
strike has been made I'm the breast Of
the new drift, rs feet from the main
tunnel is feet below the surface.
A serious accident occurred here Al
the Sovereign mine. whereby Ellis VIII
liams. a well experienced miner. los.
his life and his comrade was severely
injured.
The Highland concentration has start,
ed up full blast The mill will handle
about 80 to 80 tons per day from the
Black Diamond mine.
The strike made on the Fourth Of
July claim, owned by the Broken Hill
Mining Company (WiIcox mine), has
turned out one Of the richest finds eyer
made in the camp. The vein disclosed
Is four and a half feet wide and in
places is almost solid galena.
Despite the expectations OF everyone
the situation between miner and mine
owner in the SLOGAN has not changed
as result Of the mine owners meet.
ing on the evening of the LIST inst.
A discovery Of considerable import
ance has been made on the Elise pnop-
erty near Ymir.
MFNTS0 Ho1Ea.
There is every indication of a rush
OF people to Sumpter. Ore, in the COM
ing summer months.
Another dividend-payer has been add
ed to the Spokane list The Bonanza
Mining company. owning the Bonanza
mine at BOssburg.
A strike has been made In the Deer
Trail No. 2 mine, in Cedar Canyon,
Wash. which probably doubles the val.
ne of the property.
Mining men say that the exhibit OF
mining machinery at the Spokane In
dustrial Exposition this year will be
one Of the most important features Of
the big show.
Marble is coming to the front as one
OF WashingtOn's resources. Large de-
posits Of white marble have recently
been discovered but q short distance
from Fort Spokane. near the Crystal
mine.
The mineral department OF the Spo-
kane Industrial Exposition continues
to grow in importance each day. More
camps are reporting and more interest
Is being shown throughout the north
west.
Three carloads Of machinery arrived
last week for the Libby Greek Mining
company, which owns the Buzz Saw
mine on Shaughnessy hill, and four
more carloads are expected soon. This
machinery is for the 150-ton concen-
TRAITOR
The litigation which involved title to
the Comstock mine in Newport camp,
in Stevens county. Wash, has reached
q decision in Judge Hanford's court
and the defendant, the Highland Min.
ing G Milling Company. wins a com
plete victory.
The Mexican Lead Company, with an
authorized capital of $1,000, 900, was
Incorporated at Trenton, N. J., to oper-
ate lead and other mines in the repub.
lie Of Mexico. The capital stock is made
up Of $1,250. 900 preferred and $780,.
900 common stock.
The United States Mining Company,
that has invested over $1,000, 600 in
Bingham properties. has bought $4,000
of the 10000 shares in the Centennial.
Eureka mine in Tintic for $3.50. 900.
The mine has paid nearly 5000. 900 in
dividends, all the proceeds OF high
class ore. Second grade ore has been
thrown on the dump. as the company
never built q mill.
what is known as the Baker City
country has radius Of nearly so miles,
extending in every direction from Bak-
er City as a center. There are a num-
Der OF mines close around Baker. Some
OF them have been worked for several
years. The Oldest is the Virtue, which
has been in operation for % years. The
mines around Baker are mostly on low
sage brush hills with no timber. and
are all free gold properties.
There are indications that Spokane
mining men are about to investigate
more earnestly than ever before the re-
markahle mineral showings in the hills
around Newport, Wash. While rich
ore is being shipped every week from
that prosperous camp and it is known
that properties are being opened with
showings unsurpassed In the north
west, there has been a lack Of interest
In the camp due to the fact that those
who were there were not as good at
booming the camp as were the men In
terested In others which have lately
come to the front