The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-02-10

Good progress is being made In run
ming tunnel on the Phil Sheridan
claim Of the Earthquake group. -
miles north Of this city. Frank Sears,
secretary Of the company. IL confident
that the main vein Of the Golden Eagle
mine win be encountered ct depth Of
100 feet. The Phil Sheridan claim
shows two parallel veins. which also ex-
tend across the Golden Eagle property.
The control Of the Gray Eagle. Ban
ner. TiptOp and Triangle In Phoenix
camp has passed to Jay p. Graves Of
Spokane and eastern Canadian associ.
ates. These claims adjoln and sur.
round the Old Ironsides and Knob Hill
mines. and exploration work on these
two has proved that the lodges pass
through this new ground. Mr.. Graves
has completed the formation Of com.
pany In Montreal to acquire the group.
which win also be developed on large
scale. adding quite q pay roll to Phoe-
nix. The new 40-drill compressor or.
dered by him 10 to be used Jointly by
all the properties In Greenwood camp
under his control.
MINING NOTES.
A new company Is in control Of the
Helena-FriscO mine.
A Libby Greek company has failed
and the Buzz saw mine Is in the sher.
ifrs hands.
Paul Becker Of Spokane Is a pioneer
In the worldfamous Cape Nome camp
Ina Alaska. and says that It was In his
rocker that the first pay dirt was wash
ed on that wonderful beach.
The Silver King mill on Government
guleh. near kellogg. Idaho. Is running
steadily night and day. handling about
50 tons Of crude ore daily and keeping
one team busy hauling concentrates to
the railroad at the mouth Of the gulch.
A shaft Is being sunk on the property.
Hon. Joseph P. Gallaher, state senar
tor from Clear Creek county, was In
stantly killed at Leadville. Col, by the
explosion Of blast which was supposed
TO have missed. Gallaher's home Is Sill.
yer Plume. but he was working in the
Meyer mine at Leadville. He had been
a member Of the legislature six years.
+. August Heinze has died a petition
for the appointment OF a receiver for
the Minnie Healy mine In Butte. The
mine Is a most valuable one. and
Heinze claims that the Boston Il Mon
tana Company has extracted ore 10 the
value Of 100000 from it by means OF
underground workings from the Piceolo
and Gambetta claims.
The good ore in the 100-foot level in
the Black Bear Is still holding out and
Is proving to be the best body OF ore
ever encountered in the mine. II will
average better than $50 ton. AT the
200-fOOt level the drifts are improving
every day. The drift from the bottom
OF the shaft at $50 feet depth has been
started. and the cutting Of the three
parallel veins win be watched with In
teresG The ore bins are fast filling up
and the starting Of the mill is becoming
coming Hp each day.
Frank A. Launtz, q Monterey man
who has spent the past three years
prospecting In the Canada and Alaska
mining regions In the interest OF the st.
Louis Mining q Development Company.
has returned home with news Of the dis
cOvery Of an exceedingly rich platinum
deposit in the Copper river district,
which at the surface yields $13 to the
ton. at IL feet the yield Is $4,000 TO
the ton. and at : feet II is $50, 900 to the
ton Launtz. who Is now In st. Louis,
will return about the middle Of Febru.
airy and will at once begin the work OF
developing his new discovery.
The interest which was created at
Baker City last fall by the uneovering
o. the Lewis copper ledge. Is miles
northeast Of the city on Tucker creek,
has steadily grown with each days de-
Velopment. The deposit was then
thought to be about 200 feet The ledge
Is now determined to be between 400
and 500 feet. and possibly wider. The
groupings show 1t to be over a mile In
length, and the ore on and above the
surface. OF which there are hundreds Of
thousands Of tons, viii run throughout
upward Of 5 per cent copper. The for
nation Is volcanic, insuring depth with
out limit From the grass roots down
the values have steadily increased un-
til at . depth Of so feet the average
value In copper Is 20 per cent, besides
gold and silver to the amount Of about
sic per ton.