The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-05-05


u Ccppsr King nina. gwned b. Unlt-
- States Marshal Zosth Hansar e
Portland. uho Il ~ The bad Of q stvuas
company Of Psn9lse0a secpla TAa
strike Was made In No. ] tnnnal. and
consisted of tSofoot vein oe rteh
pyrifie Gre. asaAsing an average Of
sS1ase par Ton In gold. with additionAI
/ copper ard silver valueA
/ A EteA strike has heen rnade In the
see-foot tannel On the Tip Top uine.
two and . haif miles from BONANZA
On the sumDter~Prairis City. Ore, road.
AZ . vertical depth Of 50 feet a I2-fcOs
ledge assays t2S across The faea. Last
l week Al lS-aneh streak vas ereoun-
tered which asSayed soc per ton in
| tree gold.
s H Hayes. an old-tins mining man
from Camp Mckinney. B. c.. has pur-
chased the Oregon and Colorado claims
near Quartzburg. from L. lSwrenee. Of
Sumptsr. Ore
The Exceptionally ane weather Of the
| past week has done much To improve
tns condition Of roads leading out Of
SumpteF. Ore. To the mines. The Gran
/ lite road Ii still impossible, though the
Geiser. Prairie City. QuATtxburK. Can
yon City AID Robinsyille roads are
rapidly becoming good
Three large deals are pending. two
On Palmer mountain and enc on Mount
CapaeeA Details are not made public.
II Is known. however. that the three
deals win aggregate 1885,. go and win
probably be eonsummated within 80
days The capital comes from Indian
ApOlis. Milwaukee and Nav York.
The 2ist vein in the Palmer Noun
tain tunnel has not been crossed. As
says are running well and the vein
promises TO be Of good width and TO
give good values.
A rich strike OF ehalcopyrite ore has
been made in the eross-cut al the 100
foot level In the Buekh3rn mine In
DeadSOod camp. The ore has an ex-
eeedingiy rich appearance and the man
agement are well pleased. II Ii ru-
mored that the Sunrise claim in Dead
wood camp has been purchased. from
Frost and Hardy by the Mother Lode
Company. whose property 1t adjoins.
A transfer Of q half interest in the
Big Buffalo mine OF Buffalo Hump.
Idaho. by which Charles Sweeny Of
Spokane becomes the sole owner. vas
practically completed al GrangeyiIIe
last week.
The claim for the oldest copper mine
In the United States is made for Santa
Rita del Cobre mine In Grant county.
New Mexico. II was worked by the
SnaHiaFdE mara ia
Governor Otero Of New Mexico also
claims the first gold mining in the
United States was in that territory. on
the placers in the Taos valley. Taos
county.
The latest reports from the Chloride
Queen. near Wallace, Idaho, are that
the amount Of ore in the face Of the
drift shows a steady Increase. and for
the nrst time since the tunnel cut the
vein, over 500 feet back, there are two
clean walls to the vein. There has al !
ways been one good wall. sometimes !
the foot and at others the hanging, but |
never both at once before
Activity in Granite, Ore, camp has
received renewed impetus during the |
past week through the starting up Of !
the May Queen mill, a successful run |
Of the chlorination plant Just Installed |
az the Cougar mine and a big strike |
at the Strasburg mine. The May Queen |
mine, which is about bald a mile north |
OF the Red Boy. and about four miles |
from Granite, promises TO become one |
Of the large producers Of the camp. II !
begins operations with 10 stamps and |
four concentrators, crushing about 30 |
tons Of ore a day. but the mill Is so |
constructed that 20 more stamps and |
eight more concentrators can easily be |
added. 1t Is the intention OF the man /
asement TO install this additional /
equipment, as the mill Is running like !
clockwork and there are about 100. 900 |
tons OF ore blocked out At the Cougar
mine, the first run Of the rev chlorina-
ton plant proved an entire success.
Manager John Larkin has gone to Ev-
erett with the result Of his IL days
run, which is valued at about $4,000.
The Cougar Is about three miles north
OF Granite, and also promises TO take
Its place among the steady producers
of the camp.
Contracts will soon be let for the
longest mining ditch in the world. II
will be 80 miles long. beginning above
Rogue River Falls and terminating at
Gold Hill, southern Oregon. II will
drain 100000 acres Of gold placer land.
and will cost $780, 900, a considerable
portion Of which amount is subscribed
by Portland capitalists.
During the entire session Of the 4
United States senate the 18th instant
the Alaskan civil code bill, providing
Tor the mining OF gold along the Alas
kan beach and other matters was I'M
der discussion. The measure was final
y perfected and the following govern
Ing beach mining was incorporated:
That subject only TO general limita- h
ions that may be necessary to exempt
navigation from artificial Instructions.
Ill lands and shoal waters below mean
high tide on the shore, bays and in
cts Of Boring sea, within the jurisdic-
ion OF the United States, shall be sub
ect to exploration for gold and other
precious metals by citizens of the Unit.
ID States. persons who have legally
declared their intentions to become :
UGH, under such reasonable rules and I,
equations as the miners In organized
mining districts may have heretofore
made, or may hereafter make, govern
ng the temporary possession thereof
or exploration and mining purposes,
Until otherwise provided by law"
Dewey Given n Royal Welcome.
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