The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-07-21
MINING NOTES.

A shoot of immensely rich silver ore
is being entered in the east drift of the
Blue Bird mine, on Black Tail noun
tain, Lake Pend d'Oreille.
Assays from a ledge recently located
by Thomas Butler and others, two
miles above Orofino, Idaho, gave 70
ounces in silver per ton. The ledge
is located along the railroad track, and
it is said if the ore body proves with
development of sufficient size to be of
value it will make one of the easiest
mines to ship from in Idaho.
A report comes from the Summit
mining district, Washington, generally
known as Gold Hill, that rich pocket
of wire gold has been struck. The re-
port is verified by different parties Just
returned from the mines, who claim
they saw the ledge as opened, and
could stand off 10 feet and see the gold
shining in the rock The report has
caused much excitement among min
ing men and several new outfits will be
sent at once, to the district. J. G. Car
ter, Montana expert, says the coun-
try is perfect mass of gold and cop
per. Every claim so far developed
shows rich copper and gold deposits.
A remarkable discovery of ore has
just been made in the Golden Era mine
in New Era district near Colville. and
so promising is the showing that a
mill test of the ore has been sent to the
smelter. If this proves the values to
be what is expected, shipments will
be made by the carload at an early
date. The fact that the Golden Era has
been under development for less than
six weeks makes this one of the swift
est reaches toward success that has
been recorded in the annals of success
full mining in the state, with one or
two exceptions. If the tests prove as
satisfactory as the ore indicates at this
| time, there remains no question about
the future of this property being
brighter than was ever anticipated,
even by the original owners.
The Big Buffalo is working three
shifts. The shaft is about 100 feet
deep, with an improvement in the ap-
! pearance of the ore.
Conjecture shipment produced graft
flying returns from the June output.
Less than "a tons of ore and concen-
trates netted the company nearly ST.
000 Crude ore went over 500 in silver.
The shipment represents a fortnight's
work.
No trail followed by the footsteps of
human industry is so involved in and
environed by romance, pathos and trag-
edy. in the failure of the expected and
the arrival of the unexpected in mag
nificent proportions as in the search for
discovery, extraction and reduction of
the precious metals, gold and silver.
According to the sworn statement fill
ed with the state board of equalization,
the net profits of the Utah divi-
dent-paying mines of the current
year were $2.37O,O26, as compared with
s1.7S2,264 for the same period last
year.
Sad and distressing stories come of
hardships and disappointments en-
dured by the great majority of the peo-
pie who have rushed to Cape Nome.
The place is now under martial law
awaiting the arrival of the law officers
provided to administer the laws under
the Alaskan bill passed by the last con-
gress. Smallpox is prevalent as well
as pneumonia and typhoid fever. II
proves far from what it has been rep
resented to be. yet those who are able
to remain until conditions are adjust
ed for legitimate mining, will no doubt
be rewarded.