The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-08-19

promise TO exhibit al Spokane. Moth
ing like this in the way Of are exhibits
ever was made In the northwest Their
now remain not more than q dozen Of
fifteen camps in the entire country Il
be heard from by this department Of
the exposition
The rapid development Of the gold
mining industry is reflected in the in
creased deposits Of gold Al the ASSAY
ofsce in Boise, idaho. These have this
year been running far above the record
Of any previous season For the week
ending August IL the amount was
tT1. 4s4. the total for the corresponding
week last year having been s3l.7ss.
RepuhIIe xesea-
The Gopher shaft was sunk 50 feet
In July.
The shaft on the Bodie was sunk As
feet during July.
The Golden Lion tunnel was driver
leo feet last month
There were 81 feet OF drifts run on
the Palo Alto last month.
About 40 feet OF shaft was sunk on
the Golden Lily during July.
There was 100 feet OF development
work done on the Black Tail in July
Slxty-fre feet Of drift and shaft wers
driven on the Princess Maud in July
The Copper Mountain Tunnel was
driven "a feet during the past month
The Summit Republic drift was ex
tended 70 feet during the past month
The double compartment shaft on
Ben Hur Was sunk 81 feet last month
The Republic leads the list for July
The total number Of feet run was $50
The new tunnel on the Jumbo was
driven Is feet last month With one
shift
The work Of sinking the shaft on the
Golden Lily is progressing satisfae-
toriIy.
Work on the Surprise during July
was confined TO running drifts along
the ledge.
The San Poll drifts last month fig
ure up SIS feet For June 80 feet was
the total
Forty feet OF raise was made in the
Quilp during July and IS feet Of cross
cut was run.
Sixty feet Of tunnel was driven on
the North Star claim in July and 10
feet OF drifts.
No work was done on the Rebate in
July except sinking the shaft. 1t was
lowered 81 feet
A new shaft was sunk on the San
Juan during the month OF July TO the
depth of 25 feet
The total number of feet Of develop
ment work on the Tom Thumb during
July was 80 feet
The eross-cut tunnel which is being
driven on the Stray Horse, north OF
the Mountain Lion, is now in ITS feet
The shaft in the Lucky Consolidated,
adjoining the Copper Belle. is to be
sunk from the Is to the 65-foot level
at once
The long cross-cut tunnel on the
Golden Lion is giving indications of
nearing a ledge which is believed to
be the Mountain Lions vein.
In the Quilp the raise which will
connect the drift with the shaft is
nearly done, and only about Is feet Of
work remains to make the junction.
The Insurgent is showing up as well
as ever. The ledge is holding its own
in width and the values are said to be
about as they have been in the past.
The contractor for the 3O0-foot tun-
mel on the George Reed, states that
about 40 feet Of the tunnel has been
completed and that he is rushing the
work
The owners Of the Hoosier Maid
claim are sinking a shaft on a promis-
ing vein, which looks big on top and
is believed to be on the Lorna Doom
system.
The Lone Pine Is working only in
the crosseut tunnel which is being driv.
en- to tap ledge that lies north Of any
that have so far been opened on the
property.
During the past month the Wine in
the Morning Glory was timbered up
in a most substantial manner. This
with handling about 90 gallons OF
water an hour from a depth Of nearly
100 feet, made sinking the Wine rather
slow. Only about 30 feet was sunk
during the past 80 days
British COIumbia.
The Delta drift was run As feet last
month.
Ali the machinery for the Nelson
Sampling Works is now on the ground.
A fine strike has been made on the
Rio Grande property, near Ymir.
Work has been commenced on the
wagon road up the North Fork of Wild
Horse creek.
A fine ledge Of ore has been opened
on the No. 3 claim, situated in Crown
Point camp, above Rock creek.
A good strike has been made by
Peone & Boxer on the Apex claim near
the Big Four on Porcuplns creek.
One Of the Sudbury miners recently
imported by the management Of the
the Ymir mine, has already quit WORT
He says he did not know there was
any trouble here when he engaged, and
objects TO work az a "scab." All the
others are expected by the strikers TO
quit shortly.
A lO0-foot tunnel is to be driven On
the Patterson. claim between the
Payne and r. f. Lee in the SLOGAN.
Another 100-foot tunnel will be driv |
en- on the Lost Tiger on Silver noun
tain in the SLOGAN.
There are now rs men employed al
the Yellowstone mine, in the SLOGAN
and 20 on the wagon road from Saline
TO the mine.
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