Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1899-05-26

nrospectors are arriving In CUBA IN
large numbers and the report comes
from Santiago that some of them from
the western states have recently locat-
ed six gold mines in the Holguln as
trict These mines are old Indian
workings and are believed to be very
rich. The country is being secured
from one end to the other In search OF
minerals. Official notice was given OF
the location of two copper mines in the
Cobre district.
| Republic.
On the Ell Caliph the crosscut tunnel
is in over $50 feet and the management
expects to break into the ledge any
shift.
The Sunnyside is situated on the east
bank of the San Poll river. A 6-foot
ledge of good looking quartz crops on
the claim. A contract was recently let
for a 5O-foou crosscut tunnel.
New development in the shape OF a
tunnel has been started on the Mabel.
In the North San Poll shaft the 100
foot level has been reached and drifts
started both north and south in ore
that will average above $50.
The Surprise is attracting the camps
attention. The average of a number
of samples taken from open cut No. 8,
was $47.90.
The steam pump in operation in the
Bodie will clear the shaft of water in a
day or two The shaft is down lis
feet and will be sunk at once to the
2OO-foot level, and the vein cross-cut.
Applications for patent have been
filed by the Looking Backward Gold
Mining Company for the Looking Back
ward claim, and by the Morning Glory
Gold Mining Company for the Morn
ing Glory claim.
Work is being pushed all along the
line at the Mountain Lion. The gal
lows frame is in place on the shaft,
and the cross tunnel and south drift
are being driven with all possible
speed. No one is permitted to exam
inc the workings under ground, but
the manager states that everything is
looking as well as ever.
The Stray Horse claim in Republic
has been attracting much attention of
late. Until now the reports from it
have been OF most indefinite charac-
ter. The claim is the southwest ex-
tension of the Looking Backward,
which in turn is the extension of the
Rebate, and that is on the Tom Thumb
lead. The Stray Horse is therefore in
location for catching the Tom Thumb
and Mountain Lion leads and possibly
the development of it may prove the
contention often made that the Tom
Thumb and Mountain Lion are on the
same big lead.
Buffalo Hump.
Work on 50-foot contract on the
Concord is progressing.
A crosscut tunnel is being run on
the st. Paul claim by small force of
men under Superintendent Pooley.
A force of men is clearing the snow
on the San Francisco, preparatory to
beginning extensive development work.
This claim is under bond to an English
company for 100000.
Henry Schwartz, special agent of the
United States land department, arriy-
ed in camp Thursday. He SAYS he is
mere to stop illegal mineral locations
and to enforce other regulations of the
land office. He has served notice on
all the saloons that they must close.
The Big Buffalo company is still
SINKING the shaft and is down 60 feet.
IL is said that drifting and prosecuting
Will commence soon, as the next nav
ment on the bond is due June LIST. and
the company Will no doubt want to
know more about the nature of the
contents OF the big vein before putting
another big payment into the property
however, 1T Is stated upon most relia-
pie authority that the payment will be
made. w
frank Brown has arrived in camp bv
way OF Clearwater and Twenty Mile
creek. He has crew of men at work |
on THIS trail preparatory to starting
MS pack train, which he saws will he |
III mere within two weeks. Mr.. Brown
eialms That this trail will make the
Instance here from Grangeyille "a
miles and he says that he can build n
"lthln 10 miles of here on bare ground
now. eio"n"
Inc rawhide trail from Adams camn
rs said TO be good for early morning
while the crust is on the snow
a number of people come in over the
sl@ii every day, but little freight Is
'oming In. Supplies are uncomforta.
oiy nigh. Flour is selling at $3.50 ner
oo-pound sack. Rice, beans. frnit
'vaporated goods and bacon are OK
'en.s per pound. There are three gen.
'rai stores here now and each claims
u pe doing good trade.
:, an prospectors of this camp are
'i'ner gone or are going to the salmon
II Clearwater, where the ground 10
rare and some fine strikes have been
naae. Prospectors from the Salmon
A some fine looking ore from re-
ent discoveries. AS it will he waets
'eIore the snow leaves the Humn ths
ower country will be well over rim
'a prospectors before the ground nm
.e Is exposed. At best the Hmm
- SEC "u' Few weeks without snow.