Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-12-15


other business. There is just enough
risk, in the course of mining, to keep
the nerves of the operator somewhat
frightened, to make him more or less
expectant, but not enough to throw him
off his mental equilibrium and make
him lose sight of details and to hug
millions before he makes dollar. We
are speaking of experienced practical
miners. They keep cool.
Republic.
Ore has been struck on Gold King.
The Mud Lake shaft is rs feet deep
The shaft on the Gopher is 100 feet
deep.
The within on the Hit or Miss is in
place.
A good vein on the Liberty has been
uncovered.
The whim on the Delta is nearly
ready for use.
The Republic has fifty-three feet of
solid ore in No. tunnel.
A contract was let to sink 50-foot
shaft on the Samson claim.
Arrangements have been made to re-
sumo work on the Monroe.
1t is claimed that machinery is short
ly to be placed on the San Juan.
Indications that deeper development
is necessary in San Polls south drift.
1t is believed that the shaft ON the
Gopher will reach the 120-foot level this
week.
The north tunnel on the Golden Har-
vest is in SO feet, and is being pushed
| rapidly.
A new contract to extend the cross
| tunnel 100 feet on the North Star has
been let.
The shaft on the Merrimac is down
| to a depth of IS feet A within has been
put on the property.
The Knob Hill is looking better than
it has for some time past. The ledge
| is about six feet in width.
The Quilp crosscut from the bottom
of the 60 foot Wine is in 20 feet with
out yet encountering a wall.
The Delta within is In operation soon.
Work of sinking the shaft will then be
pushed to the fullest extent possible.
| 1t is going to take some hard rust
ling to get the legal assessment work
done on the numerous claims in this
district.
The water is a considerable hind
rance to rapid development work on the
Tom Thumb. The ledge maintains its
width, and the ores their high values.
The last of the Mountain Lion mach
inery was shipped from Chicago last
week. There are four carloads at Robe
son and three at Grand Forks that have
not been unloaded.
The shaft on the Hit or Miss was
baled out and resumption of work of
sinking the shaft has begun. Two
shifts of three men each will be en-
.ployed.
The Republic vein has been struck
200 feet deep in the Chico property, $50
feet south of the south end of the Jim
Blaine. 1t has been penetrated about
five feet through the hanging wall.
The superintendent of the Golden
Lion and Little Four Consolidated
states that the drift is still in ledge
matter, and that the indications point
ed to the near approach to a vein. The
work is being pushed with all possible
energy.
British Columbia.
The Trail smelter will be in full blast
soon.
The next dividend of the Rambler
will be distributed Jan. l..
A Rossland syndicate is to open the
Arthur claim on Big Sheep creek.
Bernard Macdonald is the new B. A
G.. superintendent in Carlyle's place.
Ernest Mansfield has bonded big
group from w. ]. Harris, in the Goat
River district.
A contract for extending the work
ing tunnel on the Pay Ore at Grand
Forks, will be let shortly.
Small forces are at work on the st
Elmo and Beatrice, both of which
should make satisfactory shipments
: during the winter.
The Humming Bird will shortly shiI
the ore on it's dump to the Trail or Mel
son smelter The G. P. R. will be ask
ed to put in a siding above Niagara.
The first shipment of ore from thu
! Monte Christie mine in the RosslanC
district to the Trail smelter was made
last week. 1t consisted of 40 tons il
two cars.
= D. G. Evans, superintendent of thu
Earthquake, North Fork of Kettle riv
er, reports that recent development
work on the property has produced sat
isfactory results.
The crosscut from the No. tunnel o
the l. X. L. mine at Rossland has beer
driven IS feet and is expected to sool
strike the ledge. This will give dept
of $50 feet on the ore.
Lone Pine-Surprise stakeholder
raise big fund to sink main working
shaft. At annual meeting 10000
shares were sold at 20 cents share
Will put in a compressor.
A rich strike of ore was made las
week in the lower workings of tn
Golden Eagle on the North Fork of tn
Kettle river. Several assays of % pc
cent copper and 81 in gold values wer
obtained.
Large blocks Of ore being opened il
= the Wilcox in Ymir camp. Rio Grand
company is to be reorganized and a d.
velopment fund will be provided. RI