The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1899-11-11
MINES AND MINING NEWS
OUR NORTHWESTERN MINES,
TENS Cleaned From the Late Reports
All Districts Are Being Developed-A
Prosperous Year IL Prodiotod-lGining
Notes and Personals.


All Districts Are Being Devslepsd-A
Prosperous Year II Prsdietsd-lGining
Notes and Personals.
enes are beginning to realize the advan-
tage of consolidation of great mining
properties. They are learning that the
creation Of big mine by acquiring all
the claims surrounding it Is a thing
greatly to be desired. Rumor has it |
that the near future will witness a
number of big deals which will result
in attracting the attention of the world
TO the Occur d'Alenes.
| Republic.
| Work has been resumed on the Gold
eE Harvest.
The Chespa Blue Jay is said to be
producing some fine ore.
The Quilp seems to improve with
each foot of depth gained.
The mill building a. the Mountain
Lion is practically completed.
The new Delta shaft is 30 feet deep.
The ore looks fine, and is fine.
The Ben Hur shaft is being sunk
quite rapidly for SO large shaft.
The Copper Mountain tunnel is in a
full face of ore, and it is of good grade.
The Mephisto tunnel. on Klondike
mountain, is in Is feet. When it
reaches length of $50 feet it is ex-
pected the ledge will be cut at depth
OF something near 100 feet.
The Tom Thumb has struck 1t rich.
Just how rich cannot be learned, but
it is known that the south drift at the
15O-foot level shows five feet of ore
which has assayed close to 5000 per
ton. It is the general belief that the
average value is fully $100 per ton. In
the north drift is three feet of fair
grade ore. The mine never looked as
well before.
The superintendent Of the Jim Blaine
is not giving out any news about the
property save that it is about the same
as usual, which is equivalent to saying
that the Jim Blaine Is all right.
The new shaft on the Gopher Is down
to a depth of 25 feet. The new shaft Is
being timbered in a most substantial
manner and is being sunk at least two
feet every "a hours. 1t is being con-
structed with the expectation of strik'
ing the ledge at depth of 200 feet.
Ten feet of drift has been run toward
the shaft on the Mountain Lion from
a the bottom of the winZe that has been
sunk from the 320-foot level. The
winze is 125 feet in depth. 1t will take
about 20 days to run to the shaft. Wher
that has been done and connection
= made, the shaft will be sunk 500 fee
@ deeper.
e OkanOgan.
The Palmer Mountain tunnel ha
been driven nearly 100 feet and tn
24OO mark has been passed. The las
25 feet shows many signs OF approach
y ing another vein Of ore. The force OF
y drifts has been increased and the or
dump Is assuming good proportions, tn
Is values more than holding.
b, The hoist at the Black Bear Is a.
le ready to start and only awaits the a.
d, rival of the engineer, the repairs to tn
to flume will soon be complete as we
e, as the overhauling of the mill, and
nothing unforeseen comes up ore WI
le- be going through the stamps by d
1n cember l.
mt At the Wehe group the sinking OF tt
5OO-foot vertical shaft is going well.
is the driving of the tunnel on tt
Pasco.
,e- At the Marietta a 300-foot tunnel WI
RS started four weeks ago, and they q
ic, now running in on 500 ore. This col
Ar. pany will put several thousand tons
He the bank of the Okanogan near M
lat laughing rapids this winter for shl
of ment on the opening Of navigation
on, the spring.
as. At the Bull Frog Manager Hart
pushing the reinstalling OF the cyani
zen plant, running the crosscut tunn
gle drifting on the vein recently cut a
sinking in the shaft. He expects 80
ost to begin running the 2000-foot tunn
pht Work at the Gray Eagle Is going 4
lin. ward with two shifts running In
BON the vein, and they are said to have
cks countered high grace ORC IL A"iAAy o.
our quantity.
1t is reported that the okanogan ~
Gold Mines will pay another divlde
November and that it may exceed
Re. former one.
ays:
En- While the outside world Is wait
in. and wondering what will be done "
light the Big Buffalo the numerous comp
been les interested in Buffalo Hump
ump pounding away end developing mi
CITY that will rival the Big Bunalo IN
ad a and value.
hurt. A crosscut tunnel is being run on
the st. Louis that will cut the lead betw
GO and 70 feet. The tunnel Is nov
60 feet. The St. Louis is under 0
to Young & Turner OF the Boston
Gov Buffalo-Idaho Company for $5o'ooo'
st. il the lead shows as good values IN
was crosscut as it did on the surface
law. company will put in hosting pial
ught once.