The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-09-29
MINING NOrRa

Iowa capital is becoming interested
Ia the Hodoo. Idaho. district; the Blue
Bird is to be equipped: property may
be shipper in six months.
A new placer ind has Just been made
midway between Bennett and Atlin,
and stampede is on. Men have been
QUILTED in Skagway an quietly hur.
ried on in a feverish race to stake the
fields of gold. Not many have gone
from Skagway, but from Atlin quite a
rush has taken place, and lumber for
the building OF sluice boxes has been
taken from there.
At Wallace, Idaho, = deed has been
recorded conveying the Custer eoneen-
traitor, mill-site and water-rights from
Hale & Essson and others to A. B.
Campbell. The consideration named
was $4,000. The actual transfer was
made long ago and the concentraror
thoroughly rehtted for the use OF the
Sixteen to One, but no record had been
made Of it
Word has been received from Lake
Pend dOreille that the new hoist for
the Conjecture has been installed at
the collar Of the winze from the main
tunnel, and that work has Just been
started on the winze. All other work
in the mine has been stopped till de
yelcpment to an additional $50 feet
depth has enabled more definite plans
of work to be made.
The arrangements for the display Of
minerals at the Spokane exposition are
rapidly nearing completion. Space has
heen allotted to the various exhibits
and special forms Of display are being
designed by the superintendent Of the
mineral department and those that are
assisting him. The mine owners have
given ready response to the requests
Of the fair management for exhibits.
and the promise Is that this will be the
best exhibit ever given.
Midway between Wallace and Delta,
Idaho is Carbon Center, in the vicinity
Of which are about 20 patent claims be.
longing to different members Of the
Hill family Of Minneapolis. Patents
were issued long ago and, except for a
little work last year, nothing has been
done on any Of them since 1895 until re-
Gently, when they organized the Roy
Mining company to work part of the
group. An oficer Of the company came
out here and let a contract to build
wagon road and run 300 feet of tun.
mel. B. r. Creedon taking the contract
Harry Esperanee, one Of the old. time
miners who halls from Pioneerville. was
IN Boise the other day, on his way to
the worlds exposition at Paris. Mr.. Es-
peranee came to this country from
France when a mere lad, and made his
way to California, where he spent quite
long time prospecting and placer min
lrg. He came to Idaho over II years
ago and was one Of those who participant.
ed in the early rush to the Wood river
country. Lately he has struck some pay
ing cllims and is now in prosperous cir
eumstances, says the Statesman.
There Is renewed acti- ity in the Hoo
doc mining district, Idaho, and eonsid-
cradle excitement over the develop
ment OF the Mother Lode mine. Ore,
richer than anything ever known in
this part of the country. has been IN
covered in the second tunnel Of the
mine. In prosecuting the ledge at a
depth Of 100 feet below the original
tunnel more than ton of
ore that Is believed to be
worth over $4,000 was taken out
1t fairly sparkles with free gold, plain
ly visible to the naked eye, and an
assay OF what Is said to be an average
of the entire lot SHOWS $3.50 TO the
ton.