The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-04-22


within the next 20 feet unless it should
dip at a much greater angle than is
now apparent
The Reindeer tunnel is evidently APP
preaching the ledge. The water is
coming in quite rapidly. There are
some fine streaks of spar running
through the porphyry, that carry some
values.
The Troubadour shaft has been sunk
to depth of so feet. The ledge is now
being crosscut. The superintendent
says that the quartz looks fine but de-
clined to give the value of the assays.
Superintendent drummer of the San
Poll states that since the completion of
the raise connecting the upper and
lower tunnel, the air is good and the
ventilation perfect. Drifting is going
on in both north and south drifts of
the lower levels. Both faces are in ex-
cellent ore. No. tunnel is being
driven ahead and will be continued I'M
til the west line of the claim is reached.
The Golden Sunset is now working
four men on the shaft and one on the
surface. The ore in the shaft is still
of low grade but is solid and increases
slowly in value.
In driving the tunnel for the main
ledge was encountered. The ledge has
been penetrated for distance of Is
feet The ore is of low grade, ranging
from $240 to $3.50 per ton in gold.
Thomas Ryan, superintendent of the
Insurgent, has stated that he would put
a force of men at work on the shaft inn
mediately.
Thomas Clark is in charge of the de-
velopment work on the Surprise. The
WORK is confined to the surface for the
present. Some nice looking quartz is
being taken from the cuts. The values
are not reported.
Superintendent w. M. Plummer of
the Blacktail will set men at work
soon opening up new ledge on the
property. A little work was done q
short time since that disclosed a five
foot vein of fine ore. The find is to be
further Investigated.
H. II. Wilmot states that the drift
that is being run west on the Palo Alto
is carrying good ore. He says that
there is twenty-five feet of it that looks
better than did the ore in the ledge
He is driving through what he thought
was country rock.
The Trade Dollar has been closed
down VIM. Kells is the manager and
the owner of the most of the stock and
states that it will not be worked agar
fer some time.
The Alturia Gold Mining Company
has been organized by number of Spo
kane business men to develop the AL
turia in Republic camp. This proper
ty is admitted to be one of the mos
promising in the camp, lying just cas-
of the Kate Hayward and only abou
1900 feet from the great Republic
mine A ledge has been opened up TO
the entire length of the claim, from
the surface of which assays running
up to $7.45 a ton in gold have beer
secured.
At a meeting of the board of direct
ors recently, a contract was ordered lie
to sink shaft so feet on the property
Work will be commenced at once upol
this shaft. The company has abou
$500 in the treasury and expects to sci
treasury stock to. continue develop
ment work.
British Columbia.
The shaft on the Mother Lode, II
Deadwood camp, is down 215 feet ant
26 men are employed.
The Old Ironsides, in Greenwood
camp, has started it's big compresso
plant, which is working without
hitch. This plant runs ten drills, tw
hoists and three pumps.
The first payment of $1,000 has bee
,. made to Messrs Genzel, Wood and NJ
Donnell on the bond OH the Snowsho
|, in Greenwood, recently taken by ]. "
Ashley. The next payment of $2S,00
= comes due in six months.
=. The water jackets for the Hall mine
4. smelter at Nelson have arrived an
= men are busy taking them to the work
: and placing them in position. AS 500
'. as possible the lead furnace will b
blown in and there is enough ore 0
- hand to keep it running six or eigt
weeks.
Under the direction of w. Guttridg
L work will soon be started on the Robi
= Hood, Assayer and Elizabeth claim
: which are situated on the main Kettl
= river, above Rock creek.
The force on the Wonderful is bein
increased.
Eight men were put on the Ala
/ Fraction in the SLOGAN last week