The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-08-18

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q new air-compressing plant and hoist
which win both Be ready for operation
before long.
A rich cleanup Of the ilyestamp min
Of the Mammoth. on Slate creek, Ne
thoW district. has been made. Reports
say that the returns were equal to $3.50
per day, though the oflcial figures have
not been given out.
Development Of Importance Is under
way in MethOw camp The Eureka
mill Is doing good work. Ore In sisht
for three years run. Mammoth vein Ia
seven feet wide and gives big aver
ages Tacoma's good showing.
II Is reported that \ erosscut from
the main tunnel on the Humboldt, in
Keller camp. Wash. has encountered
several stringers Of ledge ore, and 1t IL
thought that the main ore body is not
far away. the erosseut Is In 20 feet.
Work win soon be begun ON a 1900
foot tunnel through which to carry the
taihngs at the placer dlggings OF the
Milwaukee Placer Mining company.
which owns 100 acres Of valuable
ground on Granite creek, about six
miles west OF Granite, Ore.
The mineral exhibit at the Spokane
exposition this fall Is to be made of
greater Importance than ever before.
To that end Manager Hawley has thor
oughly organised the work OF collecting
specimens and has representatives in
the various districts in the area around
Spokane, getting the specimens ready
for shipment.
Good reports are coming from what
is almost a new Occur d'Alene camp.
1t is that on the boundary OF Idaho
and Montana, near Saltese, Mont, in
which the Monitor is the leading prop
erty. This camp is on the outer end
Of the Occur dAlenes copper belt. and
recent developments have brought It
into considerable prominence.
The Magnolia mine. four miles north
Of Granite, Ore. has reverted back to
the original owners-John Coyle Of
Granite, p. A. Condo of Baker City and
Al Jones and brother OF Sumpter. The
$4,000 payment due August /. under
the option by W. l. vinson. in the in
terest Of an English syndicate, failed
to materialiZe.
July was prolific in the way Of de-
velopment and has decided many ques-
tons OF importance to Loomis, Wash,
district. The Palmer Mountain tunnel
is in 345e feet, with 1850 feet vertical
depth. One vein. the Esd. was cut dur
ing the month, and the finest quartz
ever found on the mountain is coming
| from drfffa vcfa Nn -
1t is literally alive with free and Wis
ible gold. which is the coarsest ever
encountered. while 1t comes from the
greatest depth attained anywhere in
the state, 1000 feet.
| The labor leaders OF Butte are al
ready preparing to make the celebra-
ton OF Labor Day a noteworthy one,
surprising any previous attempt. Al
though the celebration OF Labor Day
IS booked for some time ahead. Septem-
Der Goth, committees have already been
appointed to take charge Of the affair
It will probably be joint celebration,
Anaconda and Deer Lodge participat-
ing
Murray, Idaho, has Just had a mining
excitement that reminded the old-tim-
ers Of early days In the camp II was
brought about by the discovery OF two
lodges on the divide separating West
Eagle from Lost creek. The lodges car
ried ore very rich in gold. silver. cop
per and lead, ard as soon as some OF
the ore was brought in there was a
regular stampede.
An important mining commission
has been given C. NJ Fassett OF Spo-
kane. He has been selected by an
American company operating immense
gold mines in Ting Yam, the northern
province OF Korea, to superinteud the
installation OF a cyanide plant to treat
the tailings from the mills at the mines
and will go to Korea this month for the
purpose.