The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-12-14

At the Princess Maud it is learned
that the winze is down 2SS or 2S9 feet
below the tunnel level.
Superintendent Delbridge of the Cal
ifornia mine says that work was begun
on the 10Th on sinking the shaft below
the 100 foot level.
Bodie is much improved and the pay
shoot is widening RAPIDLY in the shaft.
The work is being pushed on the large
crosscut tunnel. Two blind leads have
been cut, and porphyry horse is rap
idly disappearing with depth. Ore
has been struck on the Elk.
News received from Wauconda camp
recently shows that work is progress
ing all along the line with energy. The
big Wauconda tunnel is in 220 feet and
Ia being driven three feet per day with
two shifts. 1t is expected that three
shifts will be put on next week.
The management of the Republic
mill believes that the Republic ores.
which cary a considerable percentage
of silver can be treated as successfully
at the mill as those carrying gold only.
Work has been suspended in the
shaft of the Gold Ledge. The water
will be kept baled out for about ten
days to permit any stakeholder who
may desire to examine it before letting
the shaft fill with water.
There is much ore in the Quilp. Inc
drift from No. tunnel shows good
milling rock. A vein lis disclosed in
the upraise from No. tunnel that is
the best in the mine. Many improve
ments are made in the underground
workings of the mine and the property
never looked better.
The reconstruction of the Republic
wood fiume is completed. Several short
turns have been Strengthened and the
fall has been increased to give the wa
ter swifter flow, so that the pressure
of the wood is now effected without
difficulty.
1t ds reported that strike of high
grade copper ore was recently made on
the Prairie Queen group, near Chesaw,
Wash. A good sized vein was uncov-
cred while assessment work was being
done, and assays have given as high as
$9S.64 The Myers Creek district is ex-
pected to have an active winter.
The work in progress at the Califor-
MIA mine is showing it up to better adj
vantage every day At present the
shaft lis being sunk deeper. 1t is down
10 feet and is to be carried down an
other 100 feet, and the ledge drifted up
on east and west. While this work is
in progress the ledge will be fully ex-
plored at the 100 foot level. The only
hindrance to rapid work is the made
quacy of the horse within to hoist the
rock and water.
The Republic mill is running well
and the results are the most fiattering
character Every part of the plant
is doing good work. The most pleasing
matter to record is the fact that such
a high percentage of values is being
saved. Twelve watts have. been cleaned
up, which represents 1900 tons of ore
The lowest percentage so far obtained
was almost 81, while the highest is
94S5. These figures are furnished by
the secretary of the company. Moth
ing could be more satisfactory, and ii
is pretty conclusive evidence that the
Republic company has adopted the
proper treatment for the ores of this
camp The ores treated have been TAX
en- from all the levels and may be con
sidered an average from top to bottom
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
A splendid body of magnetic, run
ming well up in copper, is bein opened
up by a crOsscut at the 250 foot Level
on the Crown Silver in Deadwood
camp. The Crown Silver adjoins the
Mother Lode mine on the east and
with the Sunset, is composed in the
holdings of the recently formed Mon
treal & Boston Copper Co., Ltd
John c. Holden OF SLOGAN is working
a crew of five miners on a promising
property on the Republic hill, near the
Tamarack and Ottawa. 1t is a gold
proposition and the claim is made thai
the ore will average $50.
The ore shipments from Kaslo ovei
the Kaslo & SLOGAN railway for Novem
Der total 4,740,000 pounds The White
E water shipped nearly half that amour
alone, the Payne coming second will
= 900, 900 pounds. The shipments wer,
= as follows: Whitewater, to Kootena!
Ore company, Kaslo, 2,129,000 Payne
= to San Francisco, 100000; Last Chance
to Kootenay Ore company, 7O5,000
Rambler, to Everett, 291, 900; Ruth, t.
Kootenay Ore company. $4,000; Slo
can Star, to Everett, 10000; Trad
Dollar. to Kootenay Ore company, 1872
= 600; Cube. to Kootenay Ore company