Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-05-25
MINING NOTES.

no of strike in the White Cross mine,
on Moscow mountain. According to the
reports the workmen had sunk about 70
feet and then drifted five feet, cutting
vein three feet wide. Pan tests
showed a value of fully $500 per ton.
This is the richest ore ever found on
Moscow mountain.
A Butte mining man has received a
telegram from New York stating that
it was reported there that there had
been a settlement of the litigation be-
tween the Montana Ore Purchasing
Company (Heinze) and the Boston &
Montana and Butte & Boston compan-
les. 1t Is known in Butte that negotia-
tions to that end have been under way
for some time. 1t would mean that
Heinze had really been swallowed up
by the Amalgamated.
After 80 years of prospecting, cop
per mine has been discovered and is to
be opened on Snake river, Idaho. About
six months ago a group of 10 prospects
was recorded at the foot Of Wild Goose
rapids on the Washington side of the
river. The group was named the Ana
conda, and work was begun in mod
est way. A tunnel was run 400 feet,
disclosing ledge 5000 feet long and
70 feet wide. About $4,000 was expend.
ed in development work. The ore as
sayed $28 to the ton. In rich shoot
ore was found assaying $9S.51 to the
ton. The property has just been bond
ed by Duluth syndicate, and a stock
company formed with a capital of
100000. The sum of $4,000 is pro
vided for immediate development, and
ore is to be shipped Immediately.
There is much activity in all the
camps of Lake Pend d'Oreille, Idaho
and the results are amply repaying the
renewed expenditure being made in ex
ploring at depth. For years it has been
a general impression that the values in
the district and in Black Tail Noun
tain camp especially, were at the grass
roots only, but this year as depth is be
ing attained on the Blue Bird and 9th,
ers this idea is being exploded, and is
already proved to be far from true
The quality and quantity of the ore in
the Blue Bird, Little Joe, B. F. & H
end others has been increasing right
along, and now these three are ship
ping ore and getting handsome returns
From all points on the lake where
work has been going on there are re
ports of marked Improvements in the
showings. On the Keep Cool in the
No. 4 tunnel below the 200-foot level
a splendid body of silver-lead ore is be
ing developed. Two steamboats, have
lately been put on the lake for the
growing freight and passenger traffic
and road to connect it with Wright's
spur on the Northern Pacific is being
laid out
Another big strike on the Velvet
mine on Sophie mountain, near North
port, Wash, has been reported. While
excavating for building purposes big
ledge of copper and gold was uncov
cred but foot and half beneath the
surface. The superintendent at once
put large force of men to work sink.
ing on the new find, and soon an open
cut 16 feet and extending clear across
the proposed building site, revealed a
large body of high grade copper-gold
ore. The rock is much richer than that
taken from the 300-foot level, but con.
tains less gold.
The Trade Dollar Consolidated Min
ing Company will invest $3.50, 900 in a
power plant at Swan Falls on Snake
river, Idaho, for the purpose of gener
ating power for it's mines and mills al
Silver City and to supply other con.
sumers. Willard White will be in
charge of the enterprise as superin.
tendent. Swan Falls is 80 miles due
south of Boise and about 10 miles above
Guffey. The Snake river there has q
considerable descent and the current
is divided by an island. 1t is proposed
to put in rock crib dam which will
give a total fall of Is feet. Turbine
wheels will be used. The power will
have to be transmitted 26 miles to
reach the Trade Dollar mine. It is
proposed to utilize the electrical en-.
ergy for all power purposes in the
mines and mills of the company.
Word has been received at the office
CT the Big Buffalo that the remodeling
Of the hosting plant and the general
repairs to the mine above ground were
completed last week, and that the fur.
ther sinking of the main shaft had been
commenced. The mine has been put in
first class working shape, so that there
will be no delays in the rapid develop.
ment below ground. The shaft is a
donble-compartment one, and was down
70 feet when work was stopped several
months ago. 1t is to be sunk On the
vein 300 feet further, and drifts will
be run at regular intervals. Three
shifts, each of five men, are working
In the shaft, and everything that will
add speed to the progress of sinking
is being done.