The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-07-29

There IL no question in the world
that the biggest mining exhibit ever
made in Spokane will be made this
year At the Spokane Industrial Expo
sition." said Secretary Armstrong,
when asked about the progress which
IL being made by the mineral depart
ment. And when you say the best
mineral exhibit ever made In Spokane
that will mean the finest exhibit ever
made in the northwest. ] am receiving
many letters Of inquiry about the min
eral department In answer 10 these
Inquiries can say that there will be
no charges made for space for exhibit
tors. In addition to furnishing this
space. the exposition. In case no one can
come with the exhibit. will receive the
ores at the depot and place them In
the building: but Of course every camp
which can arrange to do 80 should have
some one in charge to come with the
exhibit and place II himself"
RepsbISe Notes.
The shaft on the Bodie IL 20s feet
deep. The value OF the ore has I'm.
creased to q marked extent during the
last rs feet.
The Insurgent continues to yield fine
ore and the quantity has not dimin-
ished. As work progresses II becomes
more certain that the Insurgent IL to
become q great mine.
Superintendent drummer states that
after passing through a pinch I'm the
south drift on the 90-foot level Of the
San Poll the ore body widened out to
nearly its normal size and the ore 10
Of nearly as high grade as has been
found in the mine The chute is about
275 feet south Of the tunnel.
General Manager Major Edwards
Leckie contempIates doing q consider
able amount OF development work on
the Republic mine. Practically all the
development In the mine has been done
south OF the tunnels, but he will at
once begin TO systematically develop
tbs north half OF the property. There
Is nearly 700 feet Of ground north Of
the tunnels that has not been explored.
The Art Dumont Claim On Bridger
creek on the south half promises to be-
come a bonanza in the near future. At
the bottom Of the 3S-foot shaft the ledge
is reported TO be Eve feet wide. II is
q lead carbonate and carries n rather
high per cent silver. The total value
In lead and silver will average about
tl35 per ton.
The contractor on the Admiral
Dewey shaft IL rushing the work. Some
excellent looking ore Is being taken
out. but the values are said to be rather
small As the shaft goes down there
Ii a decided improvement in the ledge
matter. The porphyry is disappearing
and quartz lie coming fast. It seems
probable that the shaft will be all In
quarts before the 50-foOt level IL
reached.
Three shifts are employed in sink
Ing the Wine on the Princess Maud.
The Wine on the Morning Glory is
still being sunk. but beyond that the
public knows nothing.
Superintendent Coy OF the Golden
Lily states that good progress il being
made In sinking the shaft and that the
values were practically unchanged.
The Republic Giant IL looking better
every day. The ledge is stronger and
the values are better.
Not only the ore in the drift Of the
Tom Thumb IL improving In value, but
the ledge Is also improving in size.
There is said to be fully eight feet Of
quartz In the face OF the drift.
BFttisn C0lumBaa-
The Lone Star and Blue Grouse Com
pany will soon commence q 1O00-toot
tunnel upon these properties. The
claims are between the Ruth and Slo-
can Star, and the lead from the SLOGAN
Star runs through them.
Eight carloads OF ore from the Sun
shine and Silver Cup. In the LArdeAu.
B. c.. shipped to the Trail smelter, re
turned to the owners t16.s4s, This
was the amount realized above the cost
Of freight and smelter charges.
The l0-horse power boiler and engine
were installed last week at the Snow.
shoe mine In Greenwood camp.
A good strike has been made on the
Torpedo claim, which adjoins the Van.
couver group. near Silverton.
The owners OF the Pioneer claim,
near Sllyerton. on Lemon creek. ]. NJ.
N. Benedum and W. n. Brasch. have
at last been rewarded by the discovery