The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-07-15
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The gold output Of the Transyaai for
1885 was over ssl 600, 900 and for 1897
over sse. 100000 Thus this little eoun-
try easily keeps at the head Of the list
Of goid'bearing countries. The won
der Of Il IL that this vast amount Of
gold 10 produced from little strip Of
territory only 30 miles long and from
one 70 two miles wide. known 90 the
sRand." which 10 the BoeF word for
slope" This tract lies adjacent 70
johannesburg. the scene Of the famous
Jameson raid OF two years ago. The
gold shipments from Cape Town last
weak was over t3.00o.000, Indicating
the output this year win Be greater
than ever.
About $500 feet was the aggregate
OF work done In this camp In June.
There was q notable lack Of push mani
Tested In mining circles last month.
The amount Of development work
for the month Of June on the Republic
was SlS feet
The Golden Lion tunnel was driven
70 fest with 20 feet Of drift last month.
On the Morning Glory 80 feet OF Wine
and 80 fest Of tunnel were driven last
month.
On the Lone Pine the main cross tnn-
mel was driven Sc feet In June and the
north drift was extended 20 feet
The Surprise tunnel was driven 90
teet during the past month
The only work done on the Rebate
was the sinking Of - feet Of shaft dur
Ing June.
A tunnel was driven 50 fest on the
Iron Mask In June.
The BOdis shaft was sunk about so
feet last month.
Work was resumed last week on the
Admiral Dewey claim.
Twelve feet OF tunnel was driven on
the Copper Mountain claim last month.
The record for June on the Princess
Maud was - feet Of drift and Wine.
There was 70 feet Of tunnel and drift
work on the Kate Hayward claim last
month.
On the Delta last month the develop
meat work was 81 feet Of shaft and
drift.
The Stray Horse tunnel was extend
"a 50 feet during the past month
The Ben Hur double compartment
shaft vas sunk Is feet In June.
The Gopher ran las feet Of drift last
month and sank 20 feet Of shaft.
The Flag Hin tunnel was driven so
feet last month
There was considerable work done
on the Golden Lily. although work was
suspended for some days awaiting the
arrival Of . within. The shaft was sunk
about 50 feet
Twenty-Five feet was sunk on the Gu
b last month.
About 30 feet OF tunnel was driven
on the Mabel In June.
The shaft on the CheSpa Blue jay
was sunk about 20 feet during June.
The Insurgcnt was developed by
shaft and drift TO the extent Of so feet,
and q tunnel Of 20 feet was run last
month.
The Republic Giant drIfted 30 feet
and sank IS feet Of WINE In June.
Very rich ore IL being taken from
the face Of the Insurgent drift which
Il now nearly 30 feet inside the Insur-
gent ground.
Drifts are being run both north and
south from the croascut tunnel on the
Surprise. Both drifts are in solid ore
OF fairly rood gratie
Free gold In considerable quantities
was found In the ouIlp last week. The
gold is unusually coarse for that camp
and can be easily found by panning.
The last sample assay reported from
the bottom Of the Trade Dollar SHAFT
was $40 In gold. The average value Of
the ore In the shaft 10 higher than ever
before.
The average values in the Black Tail
shaft continue to be high and 1lne re-
turns are received from the big Sur
prise vein.
A drift and q crosscut are being run
on the 1o0-soot level OF the Tom Thumb
and both are In ore Of good grade. The
company are now planning to put In q
compressor.
A winse 10 being sunk IN the big ore
body on the Princess Maud and some
high Asays are reported.
The Mountain Lion are chute is now
about $50 feet long without q break.
II 10 perhaps the most continuous body
OF gold bearing ore ever found in the
northwest.
The Summit-RepublIc shaft IL now
down nearly 40 feet and the ore body
varies from three to six feet In width.
DFstisA ooIunaSla.
Al q meeting recently held In Green.
wood Il was decided 70 take the neces.
sary steps toward the organization OF
q board Of trade for Greenwood and I'm
mediate districts. Az consequence Il
was decided to wind up the business Of
the Mining and Commercial Assocla.
ton. which win hereafter cease to have
an existence.
The trouble between the miners
union and the Ymir mine seems now
70 be on fair way to an amicahle set.
Element. Neither side has backed down
but the point az issue has been over.
come BY means OF contract work.
Nearly all the work on the mine will be
let BY contract henceforth and Il IL un.
derstood that the contractors win pay
their men $3.50 for elght.hour shifts.
According to statistics compiled by
the Nelson Tgfbaae thara ara "A nhir,