Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-07-20
MINING NOTES.

MINING NOTES.
A shoot OF immensely rich silver ore
Is being entered in the east drift Of the
Blue Bird mine, on Black Tail noun
tain, Lake Pend d'Oreille.
Assays from ledge recently located
by Thomas Butler and others, two
miles above Orofino, Idaho, gave 70
ounces in silver per ton. The ledge
is located along the railroad track, and
1t is said IL the ore body proves with
development Of sufficient size to be OF
value it will make one OF the easiest
mines to ship from in Idaho.
A report comes from the Summit
mining district, Washington, generally
known as Gold HILL that a rich pocket
of wire gold has been struck. The re-
port is verified by different parties just
returned from the mines, who claim
they saw the ledge as opened, and
could stand off 10 feet and see the gold
shining in the rock. The report has
caused much excitement among min
ing men and several new outfits will be
sent at once, to the district. j. G. Car
ter. Montana expert, says the coun-
try is a perfect mass OF gold and cop
per. Every claim so far developed
shows rich copper and gold deposits.
A remarkable discovery of ore has
just been made in the Golden Era mine
In New Era district, near Colville and
so promising is the showing that a
mill test OF the ore has been sent to the
smelter. II this proves the values to
be what Is expected. shipments will
be made by the carload at an early
date. The fact that the Golden Era has
been under development for less than
six weeks makes this one of the swift.
est reaches toward success that has
been recorded in the annals OF success
full mining In the state. with one or
two exceptions. II the tests prove as
satisfactory as the ore indicates at this
time, there remains no question about
the future of this property being
brighter than was ever anticipated.
even by the original owners.
The Big Buffalo Is working three
shifts. The shaft is about 100 feet
deep, with an improvement in the ap-
pearance Of the ore.
Conjecture shipment produced graft
flying returns from the June output.
Less than "a tons OF ore and cencen-
trates Melted the company nearly ST.
900. Crude ore went over 500 in silver.
The shipment represents fortnight's
work.
No trail followed by the footsteps of
human Industry Is so involved in and
environed by romance. pathos and trag-
edy. In the failure OF the expected and
the arrival OF the unexpected in mag.
nifeent proportions as in the search for
discovery. extraction and reduction of
the precious metals, gold and silver.
According to the sworn statement AL.
cd with the state board OF equalization
the net profits of the Utah diyi-
! dentpaying mines OF the current
/ year were $2.370 026. as compared with
N,7s2.26t for the same period last
year.
Sad and distressing stories come of
hardships and disappointments en-.
dured by the great majority OF the PEG.
pie who have rushed to Cape Nome.
The place is now under martial law
awaiting the arrival OF the law officers
provided to administer the laws under
the Alaskan bill passed by the last con.
gress Smallpox is prevalent as we'll
as pneumonia and typhoid fever. II
proves far from what 1t has been rep
resented to be, yet those who are able
to remain until conditions are adjust.
cd Ter legitimate mining. will no doubt
be- rewarded.
Development in Viola mine. Black
Horney district, Idaho. are OF a most
important character. The ledge has
been cut in the long tunnel and drifted
on both ways, the operation with the
uprises surrounding one ef the biggest
bodies OF ore that has been opened In
the vicinity for a long time The tun.
mel was run in $50 to 500 feet before
II encountered the ledge. which was cut
al depth OF about 400 feet from the
surface and fully ESQ feet below the
upper workings, from which some high
grade ore was taken. The ledge at the
point OF intersection Is % feet wide be-
tween walls. The ore is base, but Is
said to carry high values. As soon as
the extent OF the body was known Man.
ager Anderson ordered everything
+ closed down and the mine nailed up.
/ This was done, it is said, because there
/ is no place TO put the ore. There is
already 400 tons of very good ore on
the dump. 1t is understood to be that
company's purpose to install large
plant at the Viola as soon as possible.