The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-12-30

~ snS o9AoSk mAuo IN OenoW000
camp Superintendent Johns has q
force Of 20 men on his payroll prepar.
lag buildings and foundations for the
new machinery plant. He has nearly
completed the construction Of q water
tank to hold 5000 gallons. Water will
be taken from DeadWood creek, q dis
lance Of 400 feet and pumped up 70
the tank. He has already laid about
1000 feet Of piping.
ID. d. Birks, the secretary OF the
Royal Gold Mines. Limited, received
word that rich find Of free gold had
been uncovered ct the foot OF the work.
Ing shaft on the Empire group, seven
miles south Of Rossland.
Mr.. Graves says Of the railroad spur
which II built TO the Knob Hill, pass
Ing over the ground Of the Victoria and
Old Ironsides, both owned by his CON-
pany. This necessitated q cut around
the brow Of the knoll and 1t ran TOO
feet in solid ore. bending In crescent
shape around the hill. with 500 feet
In q straight line between the points
Of the curve where the ore was entered
and where the cut left the ore. This
cut varies from two TO fifteen feet
depth ana nothing shows In II but ore.
In spite Of many delays and draw
backs" Mr.. Graves said. Eve are still
quite confident that we shall begin
smelling ore at Grand Forks the last
OF February. About q third OF our
machinery Ia on hand. The railway
people have been hampered by lack Of
rolling stock. which has delayed de-
livery Of the machinery. The spur TO
Phoenix camp is not completed, but
will be done about January 1. Two
spurs are being built 70 accommodate
the Old lronsides and Victoria and the
other TO the Knob HILL"
A few weeks ago the Mountain View
claim, in Summit camp. was bonded
70 John Dorsey for SIS. 1000. the bond
requiring the immediate commence
ment OF development work. This has
been done and three shifts are em.
plOyed In sinking . shaft. which 10
down 20 feet Assays give $50 and S3l.
the values being largely in copper The
Mountain View adJoins the now fam
Gus d. c. mine. which was sold less
than q year ago for $4,000 to the
McQuAig syndicate Of Montreal. II has
. splendid surface showing and 10 i'm
proving under development Early in,
the year Il will Be supplied with an
air compressor. hoist. etc.
The Deadw0od Gold Copper Com
pany has made an important strike ON
the St. Lawrence mineral claim, which
adIoins the Mother Lode on the north.
They started q short time ago 10 do
surface work and have shown up q very
nne showing OF surface ore similar In
character TO that OF the Mother Lode.
The width has not yet been determined.
The men are now engaged In stripping
the vein. but IL or IL feet OF fne look.
ing ore has been disclosed. II 10 sup
posed that the St. Lawrence has a con.
tinuation OF the Mother Lode vein, Is
Il lies directly north and the lead 10 In
the same direction.
The machinery has arrived for the
War Eagle mine In the Phoenix mining
camp.
MINING ROTEa-
Rich ore has been opened on King
Solomon In okanogAn. on q famous old
group.
Another good strike has been made
on the Nine-MIle Mining Company's
property near Wallace. Idaho.
A sale involving q one-half interest
In the Cash Cole group Of claims at
Birch creek, Was closed In Lewiston,
idaho, last week.
Ore has been found In the Toughnut.
which is about q mile north OF the
Father Lode. and IL supposed to be on
the same ledge as the Sunset near Wal
lace.
Colonel s. W. Ray OF Port Arthur,
Ont, has purchased the hex mine at
Sumpter. Ore. for the neat figure Of
$500. 600. The nrst payment OF several
thousand dollars in gold was made on
the spot.
workmen down from the Banner,
near Wallace, report that they have ga
lena specked all through the face OF
their crosscut tunnel. although they
have not yet cut the vein. Fifty or rs
feet back OF where they are now they
found considerable gaiena In a stringer
which they cut.
Judge Clancy Of Butte. in the district
court. has dissolved the temporary re-
straiuIng order issued In the suit Of
Burdette O'Connor. against the Ana
conda company to prevent the company
working certain portions OF the Cop
per Trust claim. which ia alleged 10
overlap parts OF the ST. Lawrence and
Anaconda claims.
The Silver King mill at Kellogg. Ida
no, has been running occasionally for
several days, but as is usual In start
ing up new properties. n number OF
changes are found necessary. The sup
ply Of water 10 also rather short. and
the utmost economy will be necessary
In its use at this season.