The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-02-24
AIIEs And AIIIHG HENS
QUIZ NORTHWESTERN MIXES.


OF copper, an Increase OF about 4,00O,-
900 lbs. over the December output. This
makes $4,000, 900 lbs Of copper produc-
ed by this company during the past
four months, but In this connection IL
should be taken into confederation that
In all probability the Parrot output il
also included in this estimate. The De-
eember output from the mines Of the
Boston 4 Montana was 5000, 900 lba
Butte & Boston, which has not been on
the producing list for q number OF
years, is making an excellent showing
and has prospects Of paying q small
dividend this year. With copper a. Is
cents it is estimated that II viii pay at
least SO per share by the end Of the
year.
The machinery for the Chico mine
has arrived.
work on the Blackbird group will
resume in March.
Work has been temporarily suspend
ed on the Mud Lake.
The hvelIest spot in the district at
this time is the Republic Reduction
Company grounds.
The compressor plant on the Prin-
cess Maud Is running in ine shape. and
Is q model OF its kind.
The mill Of the Republic Reduction
Company Is now under roof and nearly
ready for the machinery.
The face Of the lower erosscut In the
Quilp is showing up fine ore, and the
values are said to be about the same
as heretofore reported.
| J. L. Harper was in from Belcher
camp and reported everything running
satisfactorily in that promising divis-
ion of the Eureka district
At the San Poll. Blacktail and Ben
Hur work is progressing a. usual. and
there is no material change TO report
in regard to the width or values Of the
ore bodies.
The Butte q Boston's new vertical
shaft has touched bedrock and from
this time on viii go down In solid
country rock untfi II strikes the Butte
& Boston vein.
depth The ledge is wider than the
shaft Some remarkably fine looking
ore is coming out, and It Is said to be
of good grade.
Superintendent Mckenzie states that
good progress is being made on the
Gopher shaft The machinery Is work
ing perfectly and the ground Is stead
lily growing 1rmer.
Everything is going on finely at the
Tom Thumb. The ore is as rich As ever
and the ledge is holding to about nine
feet i'm width The new shaft Is being
put down rapidly.
Superintendent George l. Hedges OF
the ClackAmas group in wauconda dis
trict, IL miles west Of Republic. state
that the ledge had been penetrated by
the tunnel for 10 feet.
The Monarch Group Gold Mining
Company. operating in Summit camp.
has a promising property on q contact
vein on the western edge OF the Sum-
NIT belt On one OF their claims, the
Nonpareil. are several openings.
The Wauconda tunnel is In "a feet
The crosscut that has been driven to-
ward the footwall for some weeks has
at last reached the wall The distance
from the tunnel to the wall was IS feet
AS the tunnel is Ave feet in width. the
ledge so far exposed is 80 feet In width
The outlook for the Bodie camp is
improving as development work is car
ried along The average values OBJ
tanned from the several veins of the
camp are low. but many samples have
been taken Of such high values as to
credit the belief that there are rich pay
shoots TO be discovered. The quartz Is
generally OF a lively appearance and
the lodges are strong and well defined.
MINING NOTES.
Work is to be Immediately resumed
on the Buckhorn mine in Flat Creek
district. on the reservation. Men have
left Spokane prepared to resume de-
velopment 1t is copper property.
with good surface indications.
report comes from Seven Devils
district that the Mineral World. In
which Spokane capitaI IL said to be In
terested, is showing up remarkably
well. The shaft is down so feet. An
assay Of 800 pounds Of assorted ore Il
o%AAA W nave AaA 90 OaANC@ aAANGA oaA
10 per cent. copper.
Recently John NJ. Burke, the mining
man Of Spokane. who IL the owner Of
the Chloride. IL miles from Baker City,
Ore. on the east side OF the Powdsr
river range. and near the PocAhontAs
Belle, received word OF the opening Of
vein OF exceedingly rich ore-free
gold. When asked about the matter
Mr.. Burke simply said: Il would not
now exchange the Chloride for any
mine in this whole region. She IL q
big winner"
The great strike in the Flagstaff
mine. seven miles from Baker City,
Ore. to the east and near the celebrated
Virtue property. has again called wide
spread attention TO that district This
new body Of rich ore. which runs over
500 per ton. was found In the third
level. II il reported on good author
ity. that the Flagstaff has been bonded
for Sl25.000 TO a Boston syndicats
which will at once put In q cyanide