The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-06-03


a new tramroad scheme, which has
been placed before the Yukon council.
The plan is an extensive one and en-
bodies 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 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.
Republso.
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
soon be reached.
The Mountain Lion drift has been
extended along the south go feet and
in the face Of the drift the same high
grade ore is found that has been fol-
lowed from the start.
Monday morning % employees of the
Noble Five will be notified that they
are laid OF, and the mine will close
down pending settlement of the wage
question. This company will pay s.
for eight-hOur shifts.
At the Blacktail mine the shaft on
the cross vein, discovered several
months ago, is down 40 feet.
A three-foot vein of good looking
quartz has been opened up on the Sum-
init claim, above and in line with the
crosscut tunnel on that property
The Flag Hill tunnel which will tap
the vein at lateral depth OF 100 feet,
is now in so feet and timbered to the
face.
1t is rumored that a 15-inch stringer
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 itaun nf uavrS h.
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 vein
500 feet below the surface An air
compressor plant is to be installed, and
fast work is expected.
The Republic mill is running like
clock-work, and treating ore to its full
capacity. The lower tunnel is being
driven rapidly into the hill. This will
tap the ore body 200 feet below the
present workings. The seventh Re
public diyidend-$35 ,OOO-was declar-
ed last week making a total of $685.
600 to date.
British Columbia.
The first shipment of concentrates
from the Ymir mine was made last
week, when AZ tons were sent to the
Nelson smelter.
The Ymir mill was shut down last
week on account of an accident to the
rock crusher.
The great electric hoist of the War
Eagle has been so far a disappoint-
ment. Sometimes it works and some
times it does not. This does not agree
with economic mining.
The lower level Of the Bonanza at
Bossburg is producing richer lead ore
and carrying more silver than any ore
heretofore hoisted out Of the mine.
The Wonderful has shown of late
considerable activity in the way Of de-
velopment.
1t is said that during the recent &C.
tivity in lie Roi shares large holding
was transferred to French investors,
who are satisfied with smaller chances
of further rise and smaller dividends
than the Englishmen-
The Hall Mines smelter at Nelson
made an shipment of copper matte
Monday to the refinery at Newark,
New Jersey.
During last week the Iron Mask
again becamS<a>shipper and sent 126
tons to the sfneIter at Trail, and will
now increase its shipments rapidly.
MINING NOTES.
There is much excitement in the
Boise basin country over the discovery
of rich gold ledge three miles west
Of Idaho City.
The recent discovery Of gold near
Cape Nome, in Alaska, throws some in
teresting light on the distribution of |
gold in the Arctic region.
1t is reliably reported that the rich
est body Of ore ever discovered in the
North Star mine at Tobacco Plains,
Mont, was encountered recently in |
the 200-foot level.
The steamer National City has ar
rived in San Francisco from Unga
island with a cargo of $50 tons of gold.
bearing sand. consigned to the Shelby
Smelling Company. 1t is claimed the
sand is worth 500 per ton.
The production OF pig iron in Bel
GUM in March was 1860 metric
tons. For the three months ending
March 31st 1t was 306,S5O tons, as COM
pared with 242,670 tons in 1898, show |
ing an increase of 64,1SO tons this year.