Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-03-02

The Black Prince at SLOGAN Clty II
shipping, having had a carload on the
wharf on Monday.
The Ivanhoe, near SandOn, which Is
owned by Minneapolis men, has been
working all winter, SO has the White
water Drop.
The Whitewater is starting and sc
Is the Enterprise, which had rs men al
the beginning Of the week. and will In
crease its force to 125 men.
The Payne has 100 men at work and
is putting on more as fast as they come
in 1t Is shipping ore. five carloads
having come down to Trail on Monday
The Arlington has shipped six cars
In the last two weeks and has 10 cars
ready for shipment. 1t has 80 men at
work. and is putting up larger build
| ings to accommodate 60.
The new 20O-tOn concentrator at the
Wakefield mine on FOurMile creek,
near Silverton. has started. Develop
ment OF the mine has been in progress
for three years, and 1t has immense
ore reserves, enough to employ $50
men. The working force Is being In
creased as fast as men apply.
MINING NOTES.
The Occur d'Alene camps ere hives
OF activity. Mammoth undertakings
are in progress to reach the deep levels
Of the never-failing assures.
A great strike on Blacktall mountain
shows that the Blue Bird, situated on
the shore of Lake Pend d'Oreille. is
rich.
Okanogan's big mine, the Palmer
mountain tunnel. IS in $500 feet. Seven
teen veins. said to average $50 In gold.
have been cut to date Even the waste
is mineralized. Great things may be
expected when the new railroad Is built.
The New York Commercial says that
there Is movement under way among
tho independent copper mining inter-
ests. scattered principally throughout
Montana. Arizona and California, and
backed by the Calumet 4 Hecla Com.
pany. to form q combine in opposition
to the gigantic Rockefeller Rothschild
alliance
Advices from Keller, on the South
Half. are to the effect that the new
town Is growing fast and that all the
persons doing business at the old town
are preparing to move to the new.
There are already under construction
that will be used as general
establishment, hotel, a liv.
cry stable, saloon and q printing Of
flee.
w. II. I.easure, manager OF the Blue
Grouse, Is at Wallace, Idaho, from the
property. and brought a few samples
of ore with him. 1t is shipping ore,
and he says there Is more or less of 1t
all the time. The tunnel has followed
the vein for over 100 feet, and has been
In ore all the way, there having also
been gradual improvement in the
quality. The final payment of $4,000
is due on the claims on April 1, a like
amount having already been paid, and
he says that the payment will be made
promptly when due
George Kennie the we'll known min
ing man, has returned from the new
Camp Russell. on Huckleberry noun.
lain, six miles from Cascade City, on
The reservation. Mr.. kennie has been
N charge of work being done on the
Moonlight claim, owned by G. A. Stew
art and associates. He brings news of
great strike recently made In the
Waterloo
For the first time in its history the
'wners OF the Gettysburg at Mullan.
IDAHO. have decided to give information
'egarding the property to representa-.
Ives OF the press. The property is To-
'ated up Mill creek but short dis.
ahce from town, and Is being opened
Up by tunnel now in over 900 feet
ma which Will cut the ore body within
ne next $50 feet. In order to save dis.
ance. the tunnel. which was commenc.
Il considerably south of the lead. was
un directly for the ore body, 50 that II
las been prosecuting all the way. an.
'roaching the vein gradually. 1t Az
eet lower than the No tunnel OF the
iorning mine. and when it is under
ne highest point of the ore chute will
nrnish 1900 feet of stopping ground
ar Hanley says that the cost of devel.
pment thus far will exceed 500 OOo
nd that the ore body will be reached
'i,hih 90 days. the expectation being
nat within six months it will be- a roo,
'ar shipper Z. X. Boydon is the su.
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