The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-06-03
MINES AND MINING NEWS
OUR NORTHWESTERN MINES.
Items Cleaned From the Late Reports
All Districts Are Being Developed-A
Prosperous Year Is Predioted-Mining
Notes and Personals

been placed before the Yukon council.
The plan is an extensive one and EN-
bodies a system of roads running from
Dawson, up Bonanza, Eldorado, cross
ing the Stewart, and across country to
a point on the Yukon above Selkirk.
Upon receiving the grant from Ottawa
this company agrees to have the road
in operation by December from Daw-
son to the Stewart river. An estimate
of a million and hall dollars is given
as the probable cost of the road. The
company wants exclusive privileges
and the use of the Dawson water front
for an entrance into the town and for
depot, warehouses, etc.
Republic.
The appearance OF the porphyry in
the face of the Reindeer tunnel has
changed materially.
There was four feet of clean quartz
in the face of the Princess Maud drift
last week.
The Chespa Blue Jay shaft is going
down beside the ledge and nothing is
really known of the value of the quartz
or the size of the ledge.
Crosscutting on the Lone Pine con-
tinues. The middle ledge, from which
the rich Insurgent ore is taken, will
soen be reached.
The Mountain Lion drift has been
extended along the south 260 feet and
in the face of the drift the same high
grade ore is found that has been fol-
lowed from the start.
Of q
Noble Five will be notified that they
are laid off, and the mine will close
down pending settlement of the wage
question. This company will pay SO
for eight-hour shifts.
At the Blacktail mine the shaft on
the cross vein, discovered several
months ago. is down 40 feet.
three-foot vein of good looking
quartz has been opened up on the Sum
NIT claim, above and in line with the
crosscut tunnel on that property.
The Flag Hill tunnel which will tap
the vein at a lateral depth of 100 feet
is now in so feet and timbered to the
face.
1t is rumored that 15-inch stringeI
of quartz has been encountered in the
Dora crosscut tunnel, which assays
$3.50.
The shaft on the Big Four in Klon
dixie camp, is down IS feet, and full OF
good looking white quartz, the extent
of which is not known.
1t is still impossible to secure the
least item of news regarding the Morn
ing Glory. A force of men is KEPT
steadily at work, but no information
as to the mines showing can be CLEAN
ed either from the company or the EN-
ployes.
The Sally Ann, at Toroda camp
owned by the Mountaineer Mining Co.
is to be further developed by a cross
cut tunnel which will tap the big veiI
500 feet below the surface. An all
compressor plant is to be installed, anC
fast work is expected.
The Republic mill is running lik'
clock-work, and treating ore to its full
capacity. The lower tunnel is beinl
driven rapidly into the hill. This will
tap the ore body 200 feet below tn
present workings. The seventh Re
public dividend-$35,0 00-was declar
ed last week making tOtdl VI TA1o
600 to date.
British Columbia.
The first shipment of concentrate
from the Ymir mine was made las
, week, when 43 tons were sent to tn
Nelson smelter.
The Ymir mill was shut down las
e week on account of an accident to tn
rock crusher.
Tho orront nlnctrin hoist of the Wa