Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-01-06

London, and, somewhat to the surprise
of the shareholders, no dividend is to-
be paid this year. The profits made.
however, have been fully as large as in
previous years.
The Nickel Plate, at Rossland, Is run.
ming with a full force. Two compart.
ments of the new shaft having been
sunk to the 400-foot level, the third
compartment is being raised from that
level to the surface AS soon as this
is done sinking will be resumed in all
three compartments.
The electric hoists are being assem-
bled and installed in the Black Bear
tunnel and at the Josie shaft, at Ross
land, and are expected to be in run
ming order within two weeks. The ex-
cavatiOn for the hoist and the shaft
station in the No. 6 tunnel of the Co
lumbia-Kootenay is nearly finished
The department of mines of the prov
inCe of British Columbia has forward
ed II cases of nuggets and gold dust
for exhibition in the provincial section
Of the Paris exposition The gold is
representative of all British Column
bias creeks, and among the specimens
is nugget worth $4,000 from Storm
creek. Cariboo.
The concentrator of the Philadelphia
Mining Company at Sheep creek, near
the line of the Red Mountain Railway,
was started a few days since and a
trial run of four days had. The ma
chinery worked well.
A long tunnel ON the Ymir is to be
run 5000 feet to tap the rich ore bodies.
1t will be large enough for two car
tracks and will form the main working
entrance to the mine. Development is
to start on the Hillside group on Round
= mountain.
MINING NOTES.
In the Cascade range, 20 miles north
OF Gle Elm, are the Mount Stewart
mines. The ores are copper-gold.
a big strike on the Alamo was re-
Gently made at Sumpter, Ore Seven
feet of quartz with visible gold
throughout.
Another rich blind lead was struck
last week on the Iconoclast, near Kel-
! Ter. The extent or richness of it has
not been determined
There is accommodating evidence that
the Miller mountain gold district,
! northeast of Boise discovered last
! summer. is one of the best found in
/ this state.
The town of Buffalo, it is reported,
now has one resident-the postmaster
In this connection it is said he is get
ting so tired OF himself that he is GO
ing TO move.
1t is reliably stated that the Deem
Der output OF the Bonanza mine viii
be the greatest in the history of that
great producing property, which in one
instance not long since cleaned up in
one month nearly 100000, says the
Baker City Democrat.
The Mammoth concentrator at Wal
lace, Idaho, is nearly finished only
few connections Of spouts being yet to
be made. The water has been turned
on the wheels and the machinery is
running to get the roughness off while
the jigs and spOuts are soaking up to
stop leaks.
News reached the Office of the Re-
becca company recently that the cross
OF a 60-foot shaft near Keller was in
40 feet with no sign of wall and solid
copper ore all the way. The ore looks
alike and it is said to show values quite
uniform and sufficiently high to make
shipping possible. The mine is consid-
cred one of the wonders of the south
half.
The Boston & Montana Mining Com
pany has brought suit in the district
court against the Montana Ore Pur-
chasing Company to recover 100000,
| value of the ore alleged to have been
taken from veins of the Pennsylvania
claim by the defendant concern In the
last four years. This is looked upon
as another phase of the big controversy
between the two companies, which was
decided by the district court yesterday
in favor of the Montana Ore Purchas
ing Company.
A correspondent from Mount Idaho
says: J. II. Wolfe, the assayer from
Buffalo Hump, reports that big strike
was made in the ST Louis mine last
week. Mr.. Wolfe reports that develop
ment work is proceeding satisfactorily
on the Mother Lode, Fortune and other
claims in the camp. The snow is now
six feet deep there, but excellent wealth
er is prevailing. The trail to the camp
| is packed hard and is in excellent con-
dition for travel snowshoeing not be-
| ing necessary.
Judge Clancy in the district court
at Butte, Mont, has handed down his
! do,ici,,, IN ha emit Of fba Montana Ora