The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-09-02

were well founded. 1t is said to have
a greater explosive force than dynamite
or nitro-glycerine and still is absolu-
tely safe.
Republic Notes.
Good progress is being made in the
Wine. which is being sunk in the Gold
en- Lyon tunnel.
The Vulcan No is showing some
fine rock on the bottom of the 25-foot
shaft. There is about three feet of
rock in two strata.
Sinking has been commenced on the
Quilp. A Wine has been started in
the tunnel. The intention is to sink
this to a depth of 100 feet, then cross
cut on the vein.
The drift on the Bodie is making
shout three feet day on the 22O loot
level. The vein is the San Poll ledge
and it is reported holding up well.
The shaft on the Agnes is rs feet
deep. From the bottom cross-cut is
Being driven to catch the east ledge.
Assays that exceed $1,40O per ton
nay chute on the Princess Maud.
John G. Mcmillan has returned from
q brief visit to Summit camp, IL miles
west of Republic, bringing with him
specimens of limstone that assays SO
per cent pure lime.
The incline shaft on the Gopher has
reached a depth of 1872 feet. The
shaft is being driven under the ledge
which pitches at an angle of about 4C
degrees.
The within for the Gopher is on the
ground and being put in place.
The Hit or Miss shaft is down 40 IT
The ledge is the full width of the shat
The ore is increasing in value in ver1
satisfactory manner.
The managers of the Delta have or
dered machinery and have shut dow
the mine.
Just at the time when the work o
sinking the winzeon the Morning Gle
ny was about to be suspended on aC
count of water the pump arrived, wa
quickly installed and the work of sinh
ing the winze was continued.
The Quilp has opened a body of e1
traordinarily rich ore.
Ore brought into Republic from tn
Pearl ledge, Sheridan camp is LIBERAL
sprinkled withsulphurets of silver. !
fair sample of it was assayed and tn
returns showed $3.50 20 in gold an
silver.
Hrfttsn Columbia.
On the Canadian King near Fri
there are about 10 men at work.
Recent developments on the HoI
claim, of the Sullivan group, near Fol
Steele, show that the late strike is or
of the most important made.
Shipments contiue on the usual bas
from the LIE Roi at Rossland, while II
system of development is being extern
cd.
r. r. Bruch is working force of
men on the Sitting Bull, in the Wi
dermere district
The long crosscut tunnel of the Jul
TO at Rossland is in for assistance
230 feet.
The main crosscut on the 300-fo
level of the Deer Park at Rossland,
a distance of 80 feet from the shaft C
through body of solid ore seven fe
and four inches wide.
The shaft of the Josie at Rossland
LOW down AIS feet, and is being "a
idly sunk to the 500-foot level.
Development is repidly progressil
on the Estella, near Fort Steele. T
main shaft is down go feet
The Copper Queen, on Toad moul
ain, British Columbia, is at prese
considered the most promising, and
Il the most development work has be
done.
The Owen Sound Boy, near FC
Steele, has struck ore on the fracti
the ore being of the same character
that found on the Hamlet.
The shaft on the White Bear, at Ro
land, has now reached depth of
feet.
The principal lead on the Repub
group, on Hooker creek, British Colu
bia, is from to 16 feet wide, witt
pay streak of rich concentrating ore
a uniform width of four feet.
The Payne mine in the SLOGAN,
said to be worth more money now tn
ever before and can ship 500 tons
week just as soon as it is opened !
In No. 4 tunnel there is an ore sh'
400 feet long which averages two a
half feet in width for its whole lenl
Work will shortly be strated on