The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-08-04
MINING NOTES.

NAARAAO NAAAPs AAO1 WCoS VI th0
foot Of Curlew lake. and about four
miles therefrom and IL miles north
OF Republic. Is again attracting atten-
ton. II is one or the oldest camps in
the country, and for a time drew the
general attention OF prospectors and
spectators. For some reason II fell
out Of the public eye and has been
rarely mentioned for the past year. The
ore carries considerable copper. but
there is also considerable gold values
in some OF the lodges. Some Of them
carry silver. lead. gold and copper. As
a whole the values Of the ore in all the
lodges Is rather high.
Work has been started with q good
force on the Umatilla. at Keller. Wash,
the claim recently bonded by w. c.
Morris, Mr.. Morris let a contract for
the extension Of the tunnel immedl-
ately on his arrival and the work Of
exploiting the big vein is to be pushed
with all speed. He says the syndicate
is in position to equip the property
with plant to make 1t big producer
as soon as its value can be dem
onstrated.
The Hecla Mining Company. a Spo-
kane corporation operating the we'll
known Hecla mine at Burke. Idaho,
paid its first dividend OF 2 cents per
share at 2 cents per share. $4,000 in
all. last week. The Hecla Is one OF
the Finch & Campbell properties in the
Occur d'Alenes, and though there Is a
small quantity of the stock distributed
throughout the country, the greater
part of the s20.0 900 is paid in this city.
The payment Ot this dividend marks
another important step in the develop
ment Of the Occur d'Alenes by Spokane
capital and adds another to the list
Of mines yielding rich returns and
with possibilities Of steadily growing
profits to local operators
There Is an excellent state OF az.
fairs at the Conjecture, on Lake Pend
doreille. Stopping was commenced a
few days ago in the roof OF the main
tunnel, 500 feet from the mouth. The
rich pay streak. which has been found
the whole length OF the ledge as far as
it has been opened. but which has been
only about IL to Is inches thick.
widened above the tunnel to three and
half feet and the high values are not
only maintained but are improving and
the best ore in the mines Is now being
taken out OF this stope. The three and
half feet OF ore runs about 800 ounces
Of silver to the ton. The shipments OF
ore from Lake Pend d'Oreille since
work was resumed last April have been
about 225 tons. Estimating this ore
as averaging $40 per ton. a conserva-
tive estimate, the yield from the dis
trtct has been nearly $4,000 In about
three months.
The contract was let In Spokane for
the addition plant to bring the North
port smelter up to a daily capacity OF
100 tons. The contract was secured
by the Bradley Engineering 4 Manu-
featuring company. The additional
power. a Bradley furnace Of about 300
tons daily capacity and Counersvills
No blowers to correspond.
As a result Of the visit OF the stock
holders Of the American Mining & In
vestment Company to their property
near Curley. Wash. a smelter will be in
operation on the Drummers mine this
plant includes a steam power engine
with a maximum capacity Of 500 horse
fall
A report has reached Wallace, Idaho
OF new strike on Stevens peak which
promises we'll. II was made by the
Livingston brothers on a claim they
own on the very eastern part OF what
is known as the copper belt Of that re-
gion. but the ore was lead instead OF
copper. They were ground-sluicing in
the bed Of a creek about where the
ledge was supposed TO cross They IN.
covered 1t showing Is inches of the
finest kind Of shipping galena and sew
eral feet Of concentrating ore alongside
OF II. The pure ore is In the form OF
large cubes. breaking readily with the
fingers. The wagon road building In
there from Mullan IL now nearing the
summit, but IL will run considerably TO
the west OF the strike.