The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-23
MINING NOTES.

Work is progressing well on the new
compressor plant Of the Morning Min.
ing company at the mouth OF G-ouse
| gulch. near Mullan, Idaho.
Portland, Oregon. seems to be as far
from securing a smelter as ever. The
committee having ii in charge have
not made report for several weeks.
The mica mines east Of Vollmer,
Idaho, are attracting considerable at
tention. In the last month several
representatives Of capital have inspect
ed properties in the district.
A force Of men is still at work on the
Moscovite mine, which is one of the
best developed. having about 1000 feet
OF tunnel. and from which several tons
| of mica have been taken and shipped
this year.
Edward Cavanaugh Of Butte, Mont,
miner employed in the Mountain
Iron. walked into a chute on the 1900
foot level. He sustained injuries from
which he died shortly atterward.
William Kerr. president OF the Ad-
ans county bank OF Hastings, has re-
eeived word from the Denver mint that
a gold" brick he had purchased from
a stranger at Leavenworth, Kan, a few
days ago for '13, 500. is made OF copper.
1t was reported that the last car.
load Of ore shipped from the Deer Trail
mine in Cedar Canyon. Wash. had net.
ted the company $4,000. 1t is known
that the mine is making regular ship
ments and that the returns have been
large. but no oficial returns have been
given out for some time.
The strike recently made on the
Highland Chief. the Pine Creek. Idaho,
claim owned by Henry Gilbert, w. II.
Pipes and Leslie Lamb, Is acting as a
spur to other claim owners in the same
vicinity. The ore Is as clean as any
ever found in the Occur d'Alenes, being
nearly all galena, with a little carbon
ate Of lead in places.
An important development has Just
been made on the Muldoou, which Is
located on st. Peters creek, and not far
from the main road to Grand Forks.
The Muldoon has been under develop
ment for some time. the work In hand
being a crosscut tunnel. This tunnel
has cut the vein at a distance Of 225
feet. The assays made gave 5000 in
copper, 1924 in silver and Sass 10
lead.
Last week there was a severe cave-in
on the 5OO-foot level Of the United
Verde mine at Jerome, Arizona, in
which John Gray Of Salt Lake and Jed
Torreno lost their lives and Robert
Northers of London was slightly in.
jured. JAMS Melkle, laborer, had his
arm and thigh broken and received In
ternal injuries which are likely to
prove fatal. The accident occurred in |
what was supposed to be the safest |
place IN the mine.
calls for 300 feet, 1875 feet of which has
been completed. A small streak of
copper Is showing up, and as they are
due to strike the ledge soon, according
10 the engineers report, stockholders
are feeling cheerful. No assays Of the
copper have been made as yet. Former
assays gave nothing but gold and sill.
YER. The Manila tunnel lie in SIS feet
The three shifts are making seven and
a half feet a day. The rock has soft.
sned, and even better time will prob
ably be made hereafter. The upper
tunnel. which shows 70 feet of ore, IA
also being driven, and still continues in
splendid ore. In an open cut on the
Empire group. which is about 1900 feet
'ast and north OF the Manila, some
iplendid looking copper was taken out
recently. Several feet Of solid quartz
:arrying copper has been opened I'd.