The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-12-16


ton to carry to q successful end as any
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
OF his mental equilibrium and make
him lose sight OF details and to hug
millions before he makes q dollar. We
are speaking Of experienced practical
miners. They keep cool.
Repablae.
Ore has been struck on Gold King.
The Mud Lake shaft Is IS feet deep.
The shaft on the Gopher IL 100 feet
deep.
The within on the Hit or Miss ia in
place.
A good vein on the Liberty has been
uncovered.
The within on the Delta Is nearly
ready for use.
The Republic has ffty-three feet of
solid ore in No. 4 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.
II is claimed that machinery Is short.
~ 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 viii 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 rs 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 so 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 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 water is q considerable hind.
rance to rapid development work on the
Tom Thumb. The ledge maintains its
width, and the ores their high values
The shaft on the Hit or Miss was
baled out and resumption Of work oil
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.
c. superintendent in Carlyle's place.
! Ernest Mansfield has bonded a big
! group from W. J. 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 ship
the ore on its dump to the Trail OF Mel
son smelter. The c. P. r. will be ask
ed to put in a siding above Niagara.
The first shipment Of ore from the
Monte Christie mine in the Rossland
district to the Trail smeiter was made
last week. 1t consisted OF 40 tons in
two cars.
d. G. Evans, superintendent OF the
Earthquake, North Fork Of Kettle riV-
er, reports that recent development
work on the property has produced sat
lsfactory results.
The crosscut from the No. 3 tunnel Of
the l. X. L. mine at Rossland has been
driven IS feet and is expected to soon
strike the ledge. This will give a depth
Of $50 feet ON the ore.
Lone PineSurprise stockholders
raise big fund to sink main working
shaft At annual meeting 100, 900
shares were sold at 20 cents a share.
Will put in compressor.
A rich strike Of ore was made last
week in the lower workings Of the
Golden Eagle on the North Fork OF the
Kettle river. Several assays Of % per
cent copper and 81 in gold values were
obtained.
Large blocks Of ore being opened In
the Wilcox In Ymir camp Rio Grande
company is to be reorganized and a de-
velopment fund will be provided. Re
port of the Tamarac Company's engi-
neer is satisfactory to the share hold.
ers.
Mrs. Jennie E. Harris Of Kaslo has
just completed the sale OF two groups
OF claims on Harris mountain, east of
White Grouse mountain. and one group
on Goat river, to Ernest Mansfield, the