The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-01-06
MINES and MINING NEWS
OUR NORTHWESTERN MINES
rtcms Cleaned From the Late Reports
All Districts Are Being Dsvsloped-A
Prosperous YeAr IL Prsdictsd-Afning
Notes and Personals.

deep mining at the Red Boy, in Stump
ter district, were perfected last week.
The owners, who so far have been TAX
ing out ore by the tunnel system, will
now sink 100-foot shaft, and go
through to China, if the ore holds out.
Experts predict that wonderful riches
will be found in the lower regions of
the Red Boy, which has already. and
is daily, making such wonderful re-
turns from what might be called sur
face mining. A complete plant will
be installed, including modern hoist
and compressor.
Republic.
Lone Pine-Surprise is growing rich.
The great Tom Thumb is showing
up well.
The Princess Maud machinery is be-
ginning to arrive.
John Cody of Cody camp was in
town this week.
Quilp is daily developing into one of
the wonders of Republic camp.
Lone Pine has ear marks OF a great
mine, as the vein is improving.
The Gopher shaft is 125 feet in depth.
The water has again become annoying
Thirteen cars loaded with machinery
for the Mountain Lion has arrived at
Grand Forks.
The reported strike in the Belcher
Wine is said to have opened four feet
OF copper on the veinshrdlu puputaoin
of copper.
The drift from the bottom of the
S0-foot winze in the Golden Lion and
Little Four is in 179 feet. Some fine
looking quartz was taken out.
Capital is pouring into Chesaw Res
ervation camp. George B. Mechem,
representing capital from Montreal, re-
Gently bought twenty-five claims.
The Merrimac shaft has reached the
200-foot mark. This work has been
done in five weeks. 1t is wonderful
work for hand drilling. The rock was
of a favorable character for rapid
work.
Judging by the activity at the new
custom mill it is evident that the pro
jectors are live men and are losing nc
time in the erection of a mill building
For weeks the work could not progress
with any degree of speed as it was i'm
possible to get mill timbers on the
ground. But now pretty fair supply
is kept ahead of the carpenters.
Four men are working on the Noon
day. The property lies one-half mile
north of Republic and is owned by j
F. Mayo. A tunnel has been driven in
100 feet. The ore assays quite high
it is said.
AS is generally known, Montrea
syndicate has taken hold of the noted
Poland China property at Meyer:
Greek. The Australian and Sidney are
adjoining claims owned by Canadian
syndicate. There is a 16-foot ledge OF
the Australian and an eight-foot weir
on the Sidney. The ore is similar tC
that on the Poland China. A deep shat
is to be started at once. The Independ
end has a shaft 80 feet in depth and ;
vein eight feet in width. 1t carries
high grade ore II is termed galeni
ore, but carries some gold. A three
story hotel is running and If you come
this way you will find as good accom-
modations as in any ordinary mining
camp. There is a good saw mill il
operation and lumber is sold at 81
per thousand. This is reasonable ant
the people here show their appreciation
of the moderate price by using the lum
Der freely.
British Columbia
The Chloride Queen development il
progressing nicely.
The Gold Drop mine in Greenwoo,
camp promises to be shipper shortly
The pay roll of the Dominion Cope
Company, in Greenwood camp, has 6
names on it.
The Rambler-Cariboo has paid I
date ST. 900. The next monthly div
dend of l cent a share was payabl
January 1.
The Warner-Miller Company has l
claims under bond, near the Skylar
and Ranger.
For the week ending December
the Florida mine shipped from White
water 10 tons of ore.
Development work is TO be con
menced shortly on the Dominion mil
eral claim on the south fork of the Will
Horse, about seven miles from Ymir.
A long tunnel is being driven on tn
gold-bearing ledge at Silverton, whic
will test whether or not wealth goe
with depth on the gold properties {
that camp.
The new machinery for the Mimi
haha, Camp Mckinney, is nearly all i
position and is only awaiting the a
rival of a few small parts before bein
given a trial run.