The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-01-27

The excitement over the recent sub
stantial developments In the South
Fork district near Mount Idaho IL daily
increasing and by spring the district
promises TO be the scene Of perhaps the
greatest mining activity in Idaho coun
~. New outfits pass through Mount
Idaho almost daily en- route to the dis
trlet TO begin development operations
and y day does not pass without the
eonsummatiOn Of new deals.
REPUbLIc.
The Gopher shaft is 1870 feet deep and
is now In solid ground.
Fourteen men are employed on the
Mud Lake and Knob Hin claims.
Several loads OF Mountain Lion ma
chinery are arriving every day.
There is two feet OF the ore body In
the Butte G Boston that averages slOl
10 the ton.
More machinery for the mines has
arrived in Republic the last week than
ever in its history.
There is a report that work is to be
resumed on the Flag Hill within few
days. but this is not oficial
The Stray Horse Is giving employ
ment TO six men divided into two
shifts. The crosscut is in IS feet
The Blacktail is demonstrating its
title 10 the name OF mine. II is one OF
the big ones OF the camp. The winZe
which was lately started In the rich ore
shoot is down IS feet
The Delta shaft is fun OF quartz, and
all 10 not taken out The ore ranges in
value from IS to $26 per ton. The shaft
Ia sc feet In depth.
/ Al the Tom Thumb two shifts are
sinking the new working shaft and two
shifts are working In the south drift on
the l50-foot level The face Of the drift
Is In quartz and there 10 several feet
left on the wall.
The south drift on No. 4 ledge on the
Lone Pine has been driven 80 feet The
ledge il six feet wide. The ore aver.
ages $50 per ton. The north drift has
been driven 20 feet. The ledge is I'VE
feet wide and the quartz averages $40
per ton.
The building OF the Republic Redue
ton COmpany's mill is progressing rap
idly. About SO men are engaged In
framing timbers. The foundation Is
completed and the timbers will be in
readiness to raise the structure in
about 10 days. There are three car.
loads OF machinery at Grand Forks
The rest is expected within the next
week. The mill building will be quite
an extensive affair. being 2l0x90 feet
Sixty men are on the Republic pay
roll. Some stopping is going on from
No. tunnel. The ore is assorted and
sacked and will be sent TO a smelter as
soon as teams can be had TO haul it to
Grand Forks. There is nearly 5000
sacks OF ore ready 1t is difficult to es.
innate anything like its real value
Some Of Il is fabulously rich and all is
OF high grade. II will undoubtedly be
the richest shipment ever made from
the mine.
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
The richest War Eagle ore Is found
on the 750-foot level Of the mine
IA second ledge has been struck In 9
crosscut from the south drift Of the
Gertrude at Rossland.
The Payne mine asks for protection
as II claims union miners in the SLOGAN
have threatened employees.
The ore shipped over the Kaslo 4 Slo
can railway for the year 1899 was IS,
70O,22 pounds, which shows a decrease
OF l6. coz ,S9I from that Of 1898, says the
! kaslo Kootenaian.
A new lead furnace has been blown IN
at the Trail smelter. There is a stocl
of ore on hand suficient for severa
months, The furnace is a large as any
thing in the United States.
The development of the Butcher Boy
in Greenwood is by a shaft which has
reached depth OF As feet The or
being taken out from the bottom o.
the shaft shows considerable arsenica
iron. mixed with copper pyrites anC
: iron pyrites.
The first dividend of $50. 900 has beer
declared by the new management Of thu
Center Star. and 1t is probable they will
hereafter be a monthly occurrence. Tn,
! mine lie shipping at the rate OF 500 I,
! 1000 tons a week, and will probabl!
: keep up this rate indefinitely.
A Greenwood dispatch of the 19tl
! says: Two Boundary district mine
made their first shipments today. Tn
E b. c. in Summit camp, the well know
mine which is the property Of the sam
syndicate which controls the Republi
: mine In Republic, Wash, and the Payn
E mine at Sandon. B. c.. shipped thre
D carloads TO Trail. II is a trial shiT
: ment, but the value Of the ore has bee
D so we'll determined that the manage
{ ment has little doubt Of the outcome
0 The ore averages about $40 per ton. Tn
d other shipper Joining the rapidly grow
: ing list today was the Winnipeg min,
in Wellington camp. One car went I
e Trail. It Is the first OF q steady ru
Of shipments contracted TO go forwar
g from this mine.
Q The Center Star In Rossland Is 500
+ to be equipped with an entirely me-
n plant Of machinery. operated by steal
e power. one feature Of which will be
g new plant for ore sorting. designed o
/. different lines from any now In use |
> the camp. II will make an improv
Il ment both in economy and In time-sa
y ing. Revolving trommels or screer
/. will be introduced to eliminate the fir
ore, leaving the large chunks to be q
sorted by hand. The screening will
]. done In the lower half Of these trou
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