Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-03-03
will be supplied from the St. Eugene
In the SLOGAN.

In the SLOGAN.
The SLOGAN country is becoming the
scene of as great activity as it had for
merly been a scene of depression.
The Emil Edith also has enough ore
in reserve to employ $50 men, and will
erect a concentration this spring.
The Bosun has 80 men. and is making
daily additions and shipping ore.
The Galena Farm, which was bought
by Mr., McCune last fall, is starting and
Will have a concentration this season.
The Black Prince at SLOGAN City is
shipping, having had a carload on the
wharf on MONDAY.
The Iyanhoe, near Sandon, which is
owned by Minneapolis men, has been
working all winter, so has the White.
water Drop.
The Whitewater is starting, and so
is the Enterprise, which had 25 men at
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 uown to Trail on Monday.
The Arlington has shipped six cars
in the last two weeks and has 10 cars
ready for shipment. 1t has 33 men at
work, and is putting up larger build
ings to accommodate so.
The new 200-ton concentrator at the
Wakefield mine on Four-Mile creek.
near Silverton, has started. Develop
ment of the mine has been in progress
for three years, and it 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 are hives
of activity. Mammoth undertakings
are in progress to reach the deep levels
OF the never-failing assures.
A great strike on Blacktail mountain
shows that the Blue Bird, situated on
the shore of Lake Pend dOreille, is
rich.
Okanogan's big mine, the Palmer
mountain tunnel, IS in $500 feet. Seven
teen veins, said to average $40 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
the independent copper mining inter
ests scattered principally throughout
Montana, Arizona and California, and
| backed by the Calumet & Hecla Com
pany, to form combine in opposition
to the gigantic Rockefeller-Rothsc
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
buildings that will be used as a general
mercantile establishment, hotel, liv-
cry stable, saloon and a printing Of
flee.
w. H. LeaSure, manager of the Blue
Grouse, is at Wallace, Idaho, from the
property, and brought few samples
of ore with him. 1t is shipping ore,
and he says there is more or less of it
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 a gradual improvement in the
quality. The final payment of $4,000
is due on the claims on April l, 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
tain, six miles from Cascade City, on
the reservation. Mr.. Kennie has been
in 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
owners of the Gettysburg at Mullan.
Idaho, have decided to give information
regarding the property to representa-
tives of the press. The property is To-
Gated up Mill creek but short dis.
lance from town, and is being opened
up by tunnel now in over 900 feet,
and which will cut the ore body within
the next $50 feet. In order to save dis
lance, the tunnel, which was commenc.
ed considerably south of the lead, was
run directly for the ore body, 50 that it
has been prosecuting all the way, ap-
preaching the vein gradually. 1t is Ais
feet lower than the No. 5 tunnel of the
Morning mine, and when it Is under
the highest point of the ore chute will
furnish 1900 feet of Stopping ground.
Mr.. Hanley says that the cost of devel.