The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-04-01

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coma from London. He announces the
sale of six of his richest Klondike
claims to a London syndicate, which
includes several members of parlia-
ment. He is taking in a 100000 by
draulic plant, and expresses the great
est confidence that his cleanup Will be
not less than $20,0000O0. 1t is consid-
cred here the biggest hydraulic mining
project ever attempted.
A big Price.
The announcement is made on re-
liable authority that w. S. Stratton has
sold his independence mine to an En-
glish syndicate and is now on his way
TO England to complete the deal. The
price is not known, but as two experts
after a thorough examination OF the
property last December estimated the
ore in sight at S6,000,000. it is assumed
the selling price is greater than was
ever paid for a Colorado mine. Mr..
Stratton has already taken over $4,-
100000 out of the independence, and
for the past three years only the ore
encountered in development work has
been taken out.
Buffalo Hump Notes.
The snow road from Badger to the
Hump is completed to the Big Buffalo
group. This end of the road is the
best part of it between here and
Grangeville.
The Big Buffalo people have the
frame up for their hoist and are ready
TO commence sinking. The manage
ment expects to have attained depth
of $50 feet by June l.
Harry Schwartz, special agent of the
United States land office, is here by in
struction of the department of the in
terror.
The weather for the past 10 days has
been exceptionally good and travel has
been increasing.
The bonding of the Winslow claim.
in the Buffalo Hump camp to d. b.
Huntley, representing the De Lamar
Mines. Limited, of DeLamar, Idaho, is
reported. The consideration is $4,000,
of which 10 per cent has been paid.
w. II. Wright OF Spokane has bond
ed the San Francisco group, compris-
ing the San Francisco, Baby Louise
and Monte Carlo claims in Buffalo
Hump camp. The amount of the bond
is said to be $4,000 and $1,000 has
been paid.
TO Patent Placer Claims.
Owners of placer claims of more
than 20 acres under one location need
do but the amount of work required
for one claim in order to obtain pat
ent. Such is the ruling of the general
land Office. The local land Office has
the following from Commissioner Bin
ger Hermann:
Register and Receiver, Spokane, Wash
ington: l am in receipt of your let
ter of March 6, 1899. Iour inquiry re-
lates to a placer claim embraced in a
single location made by eight duly
qualified persons and containing 100
acres of land.
You inquire whether the claimant
of such a claim in making application
for patent therefor. must show, I'M
der section 1926 U. S. Revised Statutes,
improvements of the value of 81 1000, or
whether a showing of improvements
of the value of $500 would be sufficient.
From a careful examination of the
mining circular, approved December
10, 1897. you will see that a single
placer location may embrace 20, 40. 60,
so. 100, 100. 140 or 100 acres of land,
according to the number of locators.
Following the tenor of the decis-
ions, 1t is the practice of this office,
in a case where an application is made
for a placer claim embracing but one
location made jointly by eight per-
sons and containing not more than 100
acres. to require the applicant to show
by proper evidence that not less than
$500 worth of labor has been expended
or improvements made thereon. Very
respectfully,
"BINGER HERMANN,
Commissioner"