Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-03-09
MINES AND MINING CAMPS
NEWS OF THEIR DEvELoPMEHT
Items From the Rich kegions Of the
Pacific Northwest-NeNs From al. the
Principal Districts Mining Notes and
Personals.

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Personals.
The Oregon Bureau of Mines Inns
been Incorporated at Portland and the
articles were filed recently. Tbs. OBJ
ject of the incorporation Is to conduct
mining stock exchange and to main
tain general bureau Of information
concerning mining interests Of Oregon.
Washington, Idaho, Alaska and British
Columbia.
REPUBEic.
The pump on the. lestle g Boston can
not keep the shaft cfdafsaf water,
The Republic mine D to be well
quipped as it is to build another 200-ton
mill to be ready in four months.
4 A Butte Syndicate Is negotiating for
a controlling interest in.the stock of
the Admiral Dewey Company, and 1t Is
quite probable that 1t will be successful.
The hanging wall drift from the ZOO
foot crosscut in the Chico mine is in so
feet. The ground in the drift is chang
ing.
The big building Of the Mountain
Lion Is full of loose machinery but is
fast getting into shape. Four tons of
riyets were used in putting up the big
steel tank.
The Rebate is looking better every
day. The drift is being driven in the
direction of the Tom Thumb. The
ledge is said to be seven feet In width
and of high grade.
Gold Ledge face of the drift in richer
ore than ever. Water interferes with
development and machinery is needed.
County records show that assessment
work was well done IN the camp last
year.
Princess Maud plant is up and ready
for development on big scale. The
winze is to be sunk 80 feet deeper and
then drifts will be run while sinking
continues. Twenty men will be EN-.
ployed after February LIST.
Tom Thumb is wonder as the aver
age assays show great shoot of ore.
In the south drift the average from
Jan. 9Th to Jan. 26 was $47.66, which
covers As feet Of drifting at depth of
$50 feet. Picked samples run much
higher.
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Work Is being pushed vigorously on
the Giant at Rossland.
The Wilcox mine at Ymir has large
quantity of rich ore and is ready for
shipping.
The Pathfinder is preparing for de-
veloping purposes and is putting In
new plant.
A reQuisition has been sent to the
provincial government for an appropri.
alton Of $1,000 for the completion of
roads and trails in the Ymir district.
Word has reached town that the force
of men working on the Mountain View,
adjoining the B. G. NINE in Summit
camp, had made fine strike on that
promising property.
The Evening Star at Rossland is rich.
The smelter returns show values of
$3.50 ton. Ore in the drift at the
125-foot level is reported improving and
is said to run as high as $48 a ton.
claim owner in British Columbia
owns all the timber on his claim. Such
Is the decision rendered by Judge
Spinks in the case of John Mulligan
versus Louis Blue, wherein Blue was
charged with taking timber from the
plaintiffs mineral claim.
MINING NOTES.
Thirty tons day is the amount of
concentrates produced by the Sixteen
TO One mill at Wallace, Idaho,
The imports of gold were in excess of
exports $135,OOO,OOO last year. Thus
the United States was best able to sun
| DIV En- GLAND xuhon he
AT last reports the woorkmen In the
Nine-Mile Mining Companys lower
tunnel on the Speckled Trout at Wal
lace, were finding some galena nearly
all the time.
The Black Bear at Loomis, Wash,
Is rich as ever. For a week the drift
at the 1O0-foot level has been running
through ore showing free gold visible
to the naked eye.
Information from Weiser, Idaho. ia
to the effect that parties Just In from
the Heath district report that there "a
much excitement there over strike
made in the Ruth mine.
A strike is reported on Big Horn,
mountain at Sunshine. Colorado, which
Is said to assay $11 per pound, and IL
| expectations arc realized another shin.
per Will soon be added to the list of
Sunshine's productive mines.
The Leslie Mining Company at wal.
lace, Idaho, has reached the farther
wall in its ledge. finding Il thirty feet
between walls. Most of the way IT is
highly mineralized, and part of It ia
good concentrating ore.
The mines at Goat Greek, a Methow-
camp are coming rapidly forward.
deserted by early boomers the camp is
now attracting the attention of more
practical men. Wide veins rich in
copper and gold are now being opened.
The Tiger & Poorman mine at Burke
VIII pay divfd@Rd of 81, 900 February
l. That is to 81 that the Buffalo
Hump Mining Company, which is in
possession of the mine. will make its
nrst distribution of profits on that day.
The diViden is a cent share on the can.
ital stock of 600 O00 rharos