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The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16

Captain II. NJ Brooks, superintend-
ent of foreign mails, says in his an
nual report that there were S,325, 096
pounds of mail matter dispatched by
sea to foreign countries during the last
fiscal year. Or this 5,O72.433 pounds
were for transatlantic destinations,
almost $500 pounds going to Great
Britain The transatlantic mails in
creased 1924 pounds over the pre-
ceding year. The aggregate cost of the
foreign mail service was $2,15S,0S3. 1t
is estimated that $4,31S,S04 was re-
ceived by the postoffice department as
postage on articles exchanged with all
foreign countries. Captain Brooks says
the rule under which the mails for
transatlantic destinations were for
many years assigned to the fastest YES
sells available for their conveyance had
not been rigidly adhered to during the
year just closed preference having
been given to vessels flying the flag of
the United States. The department
records of the steamers which carried
mails for transatlantic points last
year shows that the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse, in 1887 hours made the
quicker trip between New York and
London postoffices, with the Lucania,
1896 hours, next, while La Champagne,
1896, and La Bretagne, 1898, made the
quickest trips between New York and
Paris.
The parcels post mails dispatched to
the United States during the year ag-
gregated 13S,19S, an increase of 1882
per cent over the previous year. The
report makes a strong plea for the in
ternational parcels post service. The
report says no tidings have ever been
received of the steamer Liverno of Slo
mans Brazil line which sailed from
New York for Rio de Janeiro with
mails for Brazil.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16
Republic.

Just now the camp is unusually dull.
The Quilp mine, after striking the west
ledge on the 100-foot level, has dis
charged all but four miners that were
employed.
The Republic mill is running stead
lily and almost to its full capacity so
far as crushing is concerned. But one
rooster has been running, and that one
not to its full capacity until yesterday,
when the second was started up.
The Princess Maud shows some very
nice ore in the compressor room which
Superintendent Hodge said came from
the bottom OF the Wine. 1t contains
some gray silver sulphide, apparently
very rich, which runs in narrow
streaks and small spots through the
quartz Mr. Hodge said the Wine is
down 60 feet below the 20O-foot level,
and the ore is continually increasing a
little in value.
In the Black Tail and San Poll mines
only two men in each of them are re-
tanned There appears but one reason
for reducing the working forces, name
ly: There is no way of disposing of
the ore after it is mined, and the adj
vancement of the camp now seems to
depend solely on milling and railroad
| facilities. But if the reports of the
mining companies may be relied upon
there appears no reason why other com
panies should not push development
work in the mines as the Mountain
ion peODle are doing
There are various opinions express
ed in Republic as to the cause of the
Mountain mill being closed down. One
is that the stock is being hammered
down before turning the control over
to the Canadian syndicate. Another
reason surmised is from the low ex
traction OF the metals reported at thu
stockholders meeting IN Septembe
that a new method Of treatment will
have to be adopted, and possibly ;
roasting furnace will be added to thu
mill equipment and the ore be roasted
before going to the cyanide tanks. I
carload of sheet zinc has been received
there for the Mountain Lion company
The sheet zinc is reduced to shaving
for the precipitation of the preciou
metals in the cyanide solution. TIL
receipt of the zinc is regarded asa sigl
that the shutdown is only temporary
no matter what the reason for suspen
sion of the mill operation may be.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16
british COLUMBIA.

The secretary of the Iron Mask Gold
Mining company limited. has received
a Letter from Aug. Dupuis, secretary of
the International Jury of the Paris eX-
position. stating that Canada had won
Grand Prix for collective exhibit of
minerals and the exhibitors would re-
ceive copy Of the Grand Prix diploma.
The Mother Lode mine, near Green
wood. has just entered upon new and
very important stage. After four
years of systematic and practically con-
tinuous development work ore slopes
are now being opened for the first time
in the history of the mine.
1t is generally understood in Camp
Mckinney that the Waterloo will start
up again on November To-
Besides the semi-monthly cleanup
from the plates the mine is shipping
from so to so tons of concentrates per
month to the Hall Mines smelter at
Nelson. 1t has paid to its sharehold-
ers nearly half a million dollars in div
idends. With the completion Of the
proposed shaft and the opening up of
additional levels and stopping ground it
is more than likely that the present
capacity of the mill, 20 stamps, will
be doubled.
The Salmo Consolidated group, 10
miles from Salmo siding, in the Nelson
district will resume operations in a
few days and shipments shortly after
ward. The property has been shut
down for about two years. There is
about 10 feet of work on the parallel
leads and an excellent showing has
been made.
There is $50 tons of ore broken down
in the stope of the Rossland Giant and
the ore bin is full, but as soon as the
road is hardened by the frost some
large shipments will be made. The
cross-cut On the 150-foot level is being
extended so as to get under the ore
from which they have been stopping on
the surface.
The bond on the Robin Hood group
was recorded at Nelson last week. The
property is located on the east fork oil
| Cottonwood creek. 1t is owned by
Hugh Nixon and M. A. Driscoll and is
bonded to Miss r. L. Leigh Spencer Of
Vancouver, who is the only lady pro
moter in the province.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16
No More Docking.

London. Nov ll.-Those who have agi-
tated long against the docking Of horses
tails have won great victory. The queen
in sending out an order that none Of her
horses be treated in that way. also an
nounced she had persuaded the prince of
Wales to follow her example. With roy
atty taking up such a vigorous stand, it is
likely that locked horses will soon be
unusual in England.
\ startling change in appearance Is the
prince wearing eye glasses. The future
king has long enjoyed good eyesight, but
now. on the advice of an emminent oculist
he has had recourse to this fashionable
form of spectacles. They are selected from
the best obtainable lenses, are framed in
tortoise shell and form an altogether elab-
crate addition to the royal countenance.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16

The Yankee Girl mine, on Hardy
mountain about three miles from
Grand Forks, made a wagon shipment
of 20 tons of rich ore to the CRANKY
smelter this week and it is understood
that further shipments will follow in
due course of time.
The excavations necessary at the
head works of the gravity tramway at
the War Eagle are now completed and
further progress has been stopped for
time. pending the arrival of lumber.
which is daily expected.
Directly and indirectly there are 500
men employed at the Trail smelter,
and the revenue derived therefrom is
$4,000 for October, according to the
Trail Creek News. This breaks all
records, and the end is not yet. A pay
roll of $4,000 per month means $780,
600 for IL months. This big payroll
may not be kept up the entire year,
but it is more than likely to reach half
a million.
Wilson brothers, who own the Birds
Eye, near Nelson, are considering the
erection of a stamp mill.
The Slocan-Sovereign company of
Montreal is about to attempt 70 prove
the Madison group of claims, about one
mile north of Sandon. There are five
claims in the group, but most of tbs
work has been confined to the Madison
and Argenta. The general belief
around SandOn is that the property
will turn out to be a valuable one. A
dozen men have been placed at work OF
the Argenta.
Andrew Howick. mucker in thu
Nickel Plate at Rossland, was killed
last week by the cage descending upoI
him.
1t is reported from SLOGAN that on
of the tunnels on the American 30,
has broken into an ore shoot showinl
four feet of galena.
The War Eagle, at Rossland, will
) soon be ready to resume large shiI
= ments to the best possible advantage
/ The new gravity tramway is bein
rushed to completion so that when tn
company is able to secure treatmen
= for its ores it will be ready to outpu
} to the best possible advantage
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16

Vancouver, b. c., Nov. l2.-The bit
ter radical controversy between some
French Canadians and Britishers culmin-
ated today in flag incident at the neigh
boring city of New Westminster. where
probably serious consequences were only
thorities. On the new stone postotlice
averted by the prompt action Of the au-
building, in process of construction, are
employed a number of French Canadians,
brought thither for that work from
Quebec They were given a Saturday half
holiday and hoisted the union Jack and
. the Frenchtri color on the same poe The
British flag was removed surreptitously
and when the French ensign was discov-
cred floating alone over the government
building a crowd of Englishmen gathered
to pull it down. The Fren h-Canadi n de-
Tended their flag and general hand-to-
hand conflict followed. The authorities
stopped the fight by pulling down the Of
Tending flag. The occurrence has caused
intense feeling between Representatives Of
the two nationslites ,Q':.N;..NN
the two nationahues.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16

New York. Nov IA dispatch to
the Herald from Guayaquil, Ecuador,
says:
Important news indicating that the lib
eial rebellion in Colombia viii result in
the overthrow of the government has
been received from Panama by the steam
er Loa Strict censorship on the govern
ment wires has prevented telegIaphic
news from being sent out, but information
has been received showing that military
operations have been conducted within the
last month and that the government has
met with severe reverses.
General Uribem. chief OF the liberal
forces of the east. has won an important
victory in the capture of Corozal one Of
the government strongholds in the Ha-
bana region of Bolivar. This city, which
has 10000 inhabitants and is important
because it will give the rebels base TO
operate from against the Caribbean ports
of Carhgena and BaranquiIla, was held
by government force about 1000 strong
under General Rodriguez. Uribem at
tackled with a force of 1900 men. After
several sharp engagements he surrounded
the place and General Rodriguez, seeing it
would be useless to resist surrendered ON
October 10.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16

Germany has an association of tobac-
conists with a membership of 1898.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16

The total expenditure By the govern
ment on account of the Indian service
from March A. 1889, up to and includ-
ing July 80, 1900 has been $36S, S5S,217,
according to the annual report of Com
missioner of Indian Affairs William A.
Jones. The expenditures for the fiscal
year ended last July amounted to $lO,-
l75,107. OF this amount at least 3d.
100000 was devoted to the cause of In
dian education. The report reviews
the change in the system OF transport
ing supplies, by which the supplies are
shipped in open market by common
carrier at tariff or better rates, and
estimates that this saves 20 per cent in
cost. Under the head of obstacles tC
self-support of the Indians the report
deprecates the ration system, annuity
payments and the leasing of allotments
The ration system, says the report is
the corollary of the reservation system
The Indian population of the United
States is about 267 600, of which 45.27C
receive a ration. The ration ISSUED
and it's value vary according to the
tribe. Nearly two-fifths of the number
receiving rations belong to the grea
Sioux nation. The nation has beer
gradually reduced the past few years.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16
MINING NOTES.

October was a record breaking month
at the Palmer mountain tunnel, near
Loomis, Wash, 1872 feet, the greatest
advance yet made having been run.
The total length of the tunnel is 1885
feet. This brings the face well into
the Golden Bear ground, the principal
vein of which is probably from 100 to
200 feet ahead. AS an indication of
what it will be is the cutting of one of
the truest assure veins yet found at
the 3S00-foot mark. This ledge is
about eight feet wide, and is filled from
wall to wall with ore of fairly good
value. At the Puritan mines Mana
ger Jackson has things in good shape
for winter work. The lume is near
ly completed, and the work of Install
ing the compressor will begin this
week. Winter quarters are about COM
pleted, and viii, accommodate about so
men. Robert Baggaly has accepted
the position of superintendent, and is
pushing the work rapidly. The mill
at the Golden Zone has shut down for
the installation of the extra Hunting
tons and for making other needed i'm
provements, but the mining of ores and
running the lower tunnel is being
pushed by Manager Meskimen with
good force. He expects to be treating
100 tons of ore daily by January l. A
200-foot tunnel is being run by contract
on the Milwaukee and Palmer Noun
tain Gold and Copper company's claims
near Wannicut lake, and a Pennsylva-
MIA man is running tunnel on the
Whisky Hill property with a view to
bonding it. The Great Northern COM
pany at Blue Lake is doing quite an
amount of work. and at the @. S. the
work continues in about the same way
as for year past The Hoosier COM
pany will begin its 500-foot tunnel this
month. Taking the district as a
whole double the amount of work is
going ahead than at this time last year,
and the coming year promises to be an
exceedingly lively one.
1t is reported that the long adit on
the Rainbow, adjoining the Conjecture
on Lake Pend d'Orielle, Idaho. has
reached what is thought to be the ore
shoot found in the upper tunnel. There
is two feet of ore in the face and the
ledge is eight feet wide.
Work in the long crosscut tunnel in
the Park and Central. in Davis camp,
on the south half of the COlville reser-
walton, is to be resumed Immediately,
and it is expected that the ledge will
be reached in a short time, as it is cal
culated that the face of the tunnel is
within 80 feet of it,
The Pend d'Orielle mining district
Idaho, is making a great showing of
late. The Conjecture, with its rich
q, lodges, and the new strike on the Cabi
net Queen have attracted considerable
attention to The district.
The Gold Cord, in Keller camp
Washington, is reported to have four
feet of ore that averages about $500
per ton and four more that averages
$40. A depth of about rs feet has beer
attained and values are said to be in
creasing with additional depth, Sew
eral tons of the ore has been taken ou
and shipment is soon to be made
Another tunnel, which will tap The
ledge at a depth of 200 feet, is to b'
started in a short time.
At Buffalo Hump the outlook is de
cidedly favorable. Mines will not b.
ready for any large production unit
next spring.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16
MINES AND MINING NEWS
OUR NORTHWESTERN MINES.
Items Cleaned From Late Reports
All Districts Are Being Developed
"A Prosperous Year In Predicted
Mining Notes and Personals.

The Portland mine at Cripple Creek
has been sold to an English syndicate,
including the Exploration company,
the Venture company and Werner-Beit
& Co. The price is given as $15,000,-
600. A new company will be organ
lied to take. over the property and its
stock will be fioated in London.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16
Population of idaho.

Washington population Of the
state of Idaho as officially announced is as
follows; Nineteen hundred, l6l.772.
1890, S4.3S5. This is an increase of ~
3s7. or Oh per cent since 1890. The pop
ulation in 1880 was 32,Gl0, showing an in
crease of 5l,1I5, or 1851 per cent, from
1880 to 1890.
BY counties the population of the state
is as follows:
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16
To Prosecute Trusts.

jackson, Miss. Nov. ll.-Attorney
General McClurg filed declaration -~e
circuit court charging 10 cotton oil mills
in the state with violating the new anti
trust law. The declaration asks for a
forfeiture of charter and that the statu-
tory penalty be imposed.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16
SHIP FOUNDERED IN A GALE
ENTRANCE At BAY OF FUNDY-
tiDntion-Heavy Gale Was Raging
Nearly All on Board Were Lost


Halifax, n. S, Nov. n.-Among the:
rocks and shoals at the entrance to the
bay of Fundy the sidewheel steamer City
OF Monticello, was overwhelmed by the
mountainous seas only four miles from hex
destination and engulfed with 80 OF her
passengers and crew. "A heavy gale was
raging at the time and there was ire
mendous sea. The Monticello carried a
full freight and a fairly large passenger
list. just before she foundered an attempt
was made to reach the land in small boat
in charge Of the quartrma,tera and contalls-
ing Third Officer Fleming, Stewardess
Kate Smith and three passengers This
boat was smashed by a huge comber, the
occupants being hurled high upon the
beach at Pembroke, uninjured. 1t is be-
heved these are the only survivors.
The City of Monticello was used in the
coastwise service between Halifax, Var
mouth and ST. Johns. She was an iron
sidewheeler of about 5000 tons gross and
was commanded by Captain Harding OF
Yarmouth, where most of her crew belong.
She was formerly called the City of Nor
folk, and was built at Wilmington, Del,
in 1866 She was valued at 500, 900. The.
vessel had been rebuilt within the last 10
years, but was not regarded as safe liz
exceptionally heavy seas
story of "a survivor.
Captain Norman Smith, one of the sur
vivors. was the first to bring the news
oil the disaster to Yarmouth from Penn
broke, where he landed. He gave the fol-
lowing statement:
"'rhe steamer Monticello left st Johns
Friday morning at HIS o'clock. The
wind was blowing heavily at the time
but was not so strong as to cause any
alarm. The storm became heavier, how
ever, and after the steamer had passed
Polio passage, it was feared she was
doomed. About IL o'clock, when about
l four miles off Chegogyn point, it was de-
+ cided to send the women ashore in the
boat, and j. M. Fleming, the third officer !;
. Wilson Brooke, acting qulrtermaster; Ne
> miah Murphy, second oIncer, and myself
o volunteered to take them ashore.
! The women numbered three, Elsie Me-
0 Donald aged 10, daughter of Alexander
f Mcdonald of Yarmouth; Kate Smith OF
f Yarmouth, stewardess, and a colored Cir
t whose name ! did not know. The womer
s were gotten into the boat with great diff
n culty, the volunteers following and get
d ting the boat away. The wind was blow
a. ing in-shore at the time, and the boa
e was carried rapidly toward the land
r When the boat got awGy tsov were pre-
l. pairing on board to launch another, bu
IS ! don't think it got away. ] think I'll thu
l. rest were lost. The first boat was rIpidl,
o driven ashore on Pembroke, and or near
d ing the land a gigantic wave strdck i
is and threw it upon the shore, smashing it tt
Il atoms. l found myself on the oeacl
II holding to the grass
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16

John ]. Bagley's Sun Cured Smoking
is union made. Try a package.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16

Duluth. Mimi. Nov. .l2.-The Ameri-
can Iron & Steel company has bought the
fleet of the American Steamship company,
paying $2.5OOO00. There are - ships. in
GLIDING the four largest vessels on the
lakes.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-16

Port Louis, Island of Mauritius, Nov.
l3.-Fifty fresh cases of bubonic plague
occurred ON the island last week and "a
deaths have resulted from the disease.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-24

Peoples Gas, which has been promised
10 move for some time, got start about
the middle Of the day and moved up 10
100 L. 1t seems another case OF small
pool manipulation.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-24
BALTIMORE PRICE CURRENT.
Wholesale Provision and Grain Mar
kct Quotations i'm Full.

BALTIMORE, July 23.-Following are
the quotations in the local market;
Wheat-Stock in elevators, 1887
bus. Southern was fractionally easier at
the opening in sympathy with Western
but the demand was active at the decline
and all offerings were readily cleaned up
Receipts were more liberal. Sales on
grade were made at &c for No. red, zoe
for steamer red, and tic for rejected.
Sample lots, as to quality and condition,
sold at 73c, 76c, and &c.
CoTn.-Stock in elevators, 1,45O5@6 bus.
The market for Southern was dull and
nominal under an absence of receipts or
offerings Prices, however, were nomi-
nally steady at 47c for prime white and
yellow afioat. Cob steady at $3.50 per Dbl.
for carloads prime yellow on spot.
Western wheat opened easier; August,
76 Csc sellers. Though damage reports
were again in circulation regarding spring
wheat, still the foreign situation was nat
and prices did not hold Cash wheat sold
at 76c and September at rs 1-2c early,
from which there was a decline, cash wheat
being 10 lie Private cables dull; no de-
mand. though public from Paris were SIC
higher. The market closed easier; spot
and July, 15N75 lie; August, 10 lao 80
lie; September, 77GT lac. Sales, 1,iOo
fresh spot, ibC, 1l.UDU 10, toIs o'vvV bSP
TENDER. rs lie; car fresh to arrive, 10
1-2c; ear No red Western spot, I6 3-4c;
1900 No Maryland, spot, re. Settling
price contract IS 3-Sc; No. 3 red and
steamer No. red ~ 3-Sc.
Western corn opened quiet and firm.
Prices did not vary much, and at no time
was there any inclination to sell any corn,
which cannot be laid down here at pres
ent price. Cash corn was 43 3-4c; August,
40 3-4G44c Private cables steady fair
enquiry Worlds shipments, 100000 bus.
The market closed steady; spot and July,
43 Use; August, 44@44 lac; September,
A 1-4dH 1-2c Settling price contract,
10 9-Sc; No red and steamer No. req,
" Csc.
Hogs-Receipts for week ended at noon
today. S,077 head, against 1851 head last
week; light supply for today's trade and
demand moderate at following prices: Far
Westerns. s6G6.10; far Western pigs, $3.50
G5.90; from nearby points, S5.65G5.SO;
light pigs none offered; rough sows, Si.25
as; stays, s3.75d4.Z5.
Sheen and Iambs-Receipts for week end
ed at noon today, 1887 head, against 16,-
oar head last week. Sheep slow and weak
at from 81 to $3.50 for common to prime.
Lambs dull and fully soc lower, especially
on common and medium grades. Common
to good lambs, $3.50G5,75; very few at lat
ter price; most sales from S. to $3.50.
Calves-Receipts for week ended at noon
today, POI head. against 207 head last
week; market slow. Common to good
veals, s365.50.