The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-01-20

ledge Is from 80 TO 90 feet In width.
They have three shafts down from IL
to Is feet. 1t is situated on Olive creek.
above the Van Andra mine, about one
mile. The owners are jubilant over
the outlook.
Republic.
Republic longs for snow.
San Juan needs machinery.
The Quilp crosscut Is still being run
for the foot wall
There Is no change Of conditions at
the Tom Thumb mine.
The boiler for the Princess Maud
compressor has arrived.
A company has been formed to take
over the Hercules claim.
The only work being done on the
Black Tail is in the winZe.
Lone Pine grows wider and the ledge
improves as the drift progresses.
The Lone Pine holds to an average Of
six feet in width. The average values
have improved some in the west drift
Barbee & Co. have taken a contract
to sink a sixty-foo shaft On the Hercu-
les
The WINE at the Black Tail is down
II feet and the bottom Is 1--WE feet in
width of $12 quartz.
Contractor Dexter states that the
ledge has not yet been cut by the big
tunnel on the George Reed.
The Chico shaft was sunk to a depth
OF 135 feet and q crossut was run for
the ledge. This was encountered "A It
from the shaft.
The Columbia is making a fine show
Ing. There is two feet OF fine looking
steel galena. The average value Of the
assays is $S2.42.
The large stringer that has been fol-
lowed for the past 100 feet in the Cop
per Mountain tunnel grows wider and
richer constantly.
The Rebate has six feet Of ore in the
drift that is being driven along the
ledge from near the south end line OF
the claim toward the Tom Thumb.
The ore body in the south drift OF the
| San Poll is about six feet in width and
| the high values that were encountered
in the ledge some time ago continue.
Chas. F. Porter. Superintendent OF
the Little Four and Golden Lion Con-
solidated claims, reports that work is
going steadily forward in the east drift
from the sO-foot level.
The Gopher Mining Company having
purchased the steam hoist OF the Bodie
Company. It is being removed and will
! probably be in full operation on the Co
pher within ten days. The Gopher
shaft is 125 feet in Depth
Galena Of high value from the Davis
camp on the South half surface
crosscut shows 12-foot ledge carrying
ore that is said to assay about Ss5 in
silver, lead and gold. Claim Is com
blnation No. 2, adjoining the Park and
Central.
! The Republic Reduction Company
which Is erecting a custom mill about
1000 feet south Of the old mill OF the Re
public Consolidated Company. has a
small army OF men working. It Is
claimed that every good carpenter who
| applies for a job. is given work.
| Quilp's great ledge shows sixty feet
Of ore from wall to wall. 1t Is the wild
D EoA WIN yCN Op-hCN IN AhCRuOlAI ut
ore is claimed to be full Of paying value
across the full width. Deep develop.
ment again proved necessary in Repub-
| lie.
Major r. G. E. Leckie states that the
permanent working shaft on the Quilp
mine will go down from the top OF the
hill The compressor plant to be used
for prospecting purposes will be placed
in the gulch. near the mouth OF the tun-
mel. The usual prospecting work Is
/ going on and nothing new is reported.
| Mr.. Jackling's coming to Republic
camp from Mercur, Utah, is OF utmost
/ Importance. not only to the Republic
Company Itself, but TO every person in
terested in mining In that camp. He
has assured the directors CT the Repub-
lie mine that he can reduce the cost OF
reduction Of the ores OF that mine 66
per cent, and that he can save 95 per
cent Of Its values. This is q big prom
Use, but the Republic owners believe
that Mr.. Jackling can carry II out, and
his record is an indication that the
faith OF his new employers Is not I'M
founded.
British CoIumbIa-
The Gertrude and Iron Colt two Ross
land mines show fine ore bodies.
The machinery for the stamp mill for
the Lemon mine. In Camp Mckinney,
has arrived at Greenwood.
The ore shipments from RossIand
camp for the first six days Of the new
year show a daily average OF over 745
tons. and a weekly average exceeding
5000 TONS
The Cariboo mine In Camp Mckinney
has resumed shipping its concentrates
to the smelter. Superintendent J. p.
keane, is arranging for the shipment
OF concentrates TO the Hall Mines smell
ter at Nelson.
The l5O-horsepOwer electric hoist on
the Josie mine. which was started last
week and run for two or three days IN
der adjustment and regulation, 10 now
in practical operation and running
maKniaeantly