The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-02-17
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MINING AOTHs.
Senator DepsW has introduced 9 BIN
granting 70 the public land states q
percentage IL the proceeds Of the salea
Of public lands Tor the encouraeezaenl
Of mining interests.
The Buffalo Hump Syndicq1 con,
troiied By Clark q sweeny Of SPOKANE
suffered the loss By IRE Of its bunk
house and store house. The loss ID
estimated at s16,000. Tbs syndicata
had . saw mill and Q 10stamp quarts
mill stored In the houses that were
destroyed. beside other machinery,
tools and supplies and 200 pounds Of
giant powder. which exploded Ntfh Q
terrific report The IRE was caused BY
. detective stove setting fire 70 the
floor, The loss 10 quite serious, occur.
ring ct this time Of year. a. II IL al.
most impossible TO get supplies in. and
II was the intention 70 set up and oper-
ate both mills this winter.
At 4 recent session at Victoria Hen
dersOn submitted the promised amend
msnt 70 the placer mining act. This
goes further than before indicated, and
not only permits aliens 20 acquire min
ing property By purchase. but By alto
gether repeAiing the oct Of the last
session II makes them eligible a. be-
fore to take out free miners certif-
Gates and stake and hold property. In
consequence Of this announcement, Joe
Martin withdrew his bill to the same
eject, Of which he had given notice.
Sss1a SOs-S ssAsAA-
Development has been resumed on
the aaOrrIson ana the company u 70
organized.
ine Northport smelter interest 10
sold ana nos the BrIlAsn America Cor
poraiIon 10 sole owner OF the Northport
plant.
Iae ST. Eugene CONSERVATION NJ
Moyle, In East kootenay, u 70 be en-
iarged 70 4V0 tons daily capacity. X
a. NeiiI o. this city will aeslgn the
mill.
1hey have struck the Boundary vein
after . long search The group ad1oins
the Reservation group ana the company
tanks the Reservation vein has been
opened bag ana strong on the Boundary
ground.
The lie RoI mine has stopped Stopping
and shipments and 10 waiting for the
big hoist. The present equipment II
found inadequate. and \ breaking down
Of the hosting engine led the manage
meuI 70 decloe 70 lay Oh 100 men IN
the Slopes
{. b. strong. who has recently TO
turned 70 SPOKANE from . trip 70 the
coast and BRUSH Columbia, reports
that the new copper mining district on
Howe Sound. near Vancouver, IL al,
q great deal OF attention ana
gives promise Of developing some OF
the best copper producing mines IN the
world.
Fred N. Cummings Of Greenwood.
who has Just returned from q visit 70
Camp Mckinney. says that the camp
IL active and that much Development
Is beng done. He says: in the race
u the west drift on the nrst level OF the
Waterloo they are working in q breas,
" four feet OF solid quartz This level
10 beng continued u under the old
or No. shaft, where q connection viii
be made, and In time the No. SHAFT
will be made the main working outlet
rhe CaTiboo Consolidated Company is
working s. men The lOStamp min
IN the Minnehaha 10 about completed
md should be pounding on ore In q few
lays. The KAmloopa. on the same ledge |
N the Minnehaha. 10 also being de-
Teloped by . shaft The Mammoth 10
ooking well. The Camp Mckinney |
Bold Mining Company Of Greenwood |
aas resumed work on the George Heart
lain. In East Camp Mckinney. about |
hree miles from Hugh Camerons place.
70 claims have recently been surveyed |
CSsaaw Casap.
Another big strike has been made |
m the War Eagle. This property iR |
.hree miles west Of Chesaw and joins |
he wisconsin group. The strike was |
made Feb, In q DRIFT running north
vest 80 feet from the bottom OF the |
.l0-foot shaft Twelve feet Of ore was |
Encountered and assays give an aver
ice Of el00 per ton In gold. A picked |
ample gave $4,000 In gold. The
luArtz shows free gold IN large guam. |
itiea and resembles the character Of |
he ore found In the Republic. One |
ItrikinG feature Of the ore Just opened |
- 10 the presence Of q rich Ealena |
Itreak which carries gold In large Qaun.
tiles and makes Il ane concentrating |
re.
The Copper Queen. one and q half |
niles west OF Chesaw. continues to i'm.
'rove with depth. At the bottom Of |
he e0-foot SHAFT the ledge shows values |
INNING from $50 TO $50 in gold and |
per cent copper. Fourteen men are |
Employed on this mine
Work 10 progressing on the Dladsm |
group. one mile south Of Chesaw, on |
Meyers creek.
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