The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-07-14
nnETIaH COLUMBIA.

All the RosklAnd mines we're shut
down last Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday 10 give the employees al
chance 20 celebrate.
Notice has been served upon persons
owning graves upon the smelter prop
erty al Northport that the bodies must
b. removed At once 70 provide room for
building purposes.
Nov that the prospectnrs are out on
the hills and all the big mines are
working. the SLOGAN and Ainsworth
towns are rather quiet Still good
work 10 being done In camps that are
feeders 10 them. From Sandon comes
the report that local people are figuring
on taking over the Wonderful group.
which 10 owned BY q Spokane Company.
J. ~ Harris. the owner OF the big part
Of SAndon townsite. has decided 70 Ha-
cover the quartz lead which was discov.
cred right In the center OF the town
when the 0oodenough block was built
Il may be more profitable TO open up
this lead than 70 rebuild the block.
Men are now clearing the debris which
Was letl by the Gre.
The Golden Wedge near Silverton, is
TO Be opened up this season by J. W. n.
Benedum.
The Rambler Garlic is going TO put
In more machinery. A ten-drill com.
pressor and . 2S0-horse power boiler
are on their way here.
The lower tunnel Of the Big Four
mine al RoAsland has penetrated the
ledge al q distance Of Ill feet The
ore IL similar 10 that Of the lie Roi.
War Eagle and Center Star, the ledge
matter being white quartz. The ledge
cut IL IS feet wide on the surface and
In believed TO have been broken into
through the hanging wall. Crosscut-
ting viii continue 20 the foot wall.
The MONDAY and the Ruby over on
SLOGAN Lake. are being actively devel.
oped. A rich strike is reported on the
latter. while the Stewart Brothers
promise interesting news from the
MONDAY In a few days. The Ruby ore
shute is from four to eight inches, and
carries gray copper and gaiena. The
Wakefield was the only Silverton prop
erty TO ship last week, when IL sent a
tons 10 the trail smelter. The Hewitt
will soon have another shipment ready
Two carloads are now being packed
down which are expected to net the
owners about $4,000 per carload.
In consequence Of the output Of the L
Roi Increasing In the manner Il has don,
Of late and 81 the expected output Of tn
lie Roi No 2. including the No I and
Josie, and Of the lie Rot No. ;, the Nicke
, Plate, Il has been definitely decided t.
considerably enlarge the capacity Of th'
shelter at Northport Il h at the present
81 q 6s0-ton capacity, but lie able to dea
with large amount Of ore through sub
sidiary treatments TO a capacity which !
nominally double, 1850 tons, New bat
teries Of boilers, which are in the agErc
gate upward Of $50 horse power, have beel
ordered and are already on the way. !
. new engine Of commensurate capacity ha
already been shipped. Some Of the mino
machinery, which win be readily erected
: has not az yet been decided upon, thoug
deliberations are now taking place as 3
what particular species Of this machiner
{ Il most desirable. The addition Of this mel
! plant will double the present capabilitie
Of the smeller. Ar the excavations an
: grading for the new engines and boileI
/ were provided for al the erection Of II
{ original plant and az flue has alreay bee
d built for the new boilers there win be n
J, time lost In getting the new works INF
T, order. The new part Of the smelter wi
= probably be blown in before the middle I
., September. In the meantime the ore I
/. the British American Corporation prope
ties which can not be treated at Mort
port will be sent to Trail.