Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-02-17

The Copper Mountain tunnel was
driven nearly 60 feet in January. The
tunnel is in 500 feet.
The Butte & Boston was developed
during the last month to the extent of
so feet of shaft.
The North Star tunnel is going on
favorably.
The shaft on the Mud Lake was sunk
80 feet in January.
Thirty feet of drift was run last
month on the Morning Glory.
Chesaw Camp.
Another big strike has been made
on the War Eagle. This property Is
three miles west OF Chesaw and joins
the Wisconsin group. The strike was
made Feb. 3 in a drift running north
west 80 feet from the bottom of the
14O-foot shaft Twelve feet of ore was
encountered and assays give an aver
age of 500 per ton in gold. A picked
sample gave $4,000 in gold. The
quartz shows free gold In large GUAM
titles and resembles the character of
the ore found in the Republic. One
striking feature of the ore just opened
up Is the presence of rich galena
| streak which carries gold in large uaun-
titles and makes it fine concentrating
ore.
The Copper Queen, one and half
miles west of Chesaw, continues to inn
prove with depth. At the bottom of
the 60-foot shaft the ledge shows values
running from $50 to $50 in gold and
s per cent copper. Fourteen men are
employed on this mine.
Work is progressing on the Diadem
group, one mile south of Chesaw, on
Meyers creek.
MINING NOTES.
Senator Depew has introduced bill
granting to the public land states a
percentage of the proceeds of the sales
of public lands for the encouragement
OF mining interests.
The Buffalo Hump Syndicate, con-
trolled by Clark & SWeeny of Spokane,
suffered the loss by fire of its bunk
house and store house. The loss is
estimated at $4,000. The syndicate
had saw mill and a 10-stamp quartz
mill stored in the houses that were
destroyed, beside other machinery,
tools and supplies and 200 pounds of
giant powder, which exploded with a
terrific report. The fire was caused by
defective stove setting fire to the
floor. The loss Is quite serious, occur
ring at this time of year, as it Is al
most impossible to get supplies in, and
it was the intention to set up and oper-
ate both mills this winter.
At a recent session at Victoria Hen
derson submitted the promised amend
ment to the placer mining act. This
goes further than before indicated, and
not only permits aliens to acquire min
ing property by purchase, but by alto
gether repeating the act of the last
session it makes them eligible as be-
fore to take out free miners certifi-
Gates and stake and hold property. In
consequence of this announcement, Joe
Martin withdrew his bill to the same
effect, of which he had given notice.
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Development has been resumed ON
the Morrison and the company is re-
organized
The Northport smelter interest is
sold and now the British America Cor
poration is sole owner of the Northport
plant
The st. Eugene concentrator at
Moyle, in East Kootenay, is to be en-
larged to 400 tons daily capacity. r.
K. Neill of this city will design the
mill.
They have struck the Boundary vein
after a long search. The group adjoins
the Reservation group and the company
thinks the Reservation vein has been
opened big and strong on the Boundary
ground.
The lie Roi mine has stopped stopping
and shipments and is waiting for the
big hoist. The present equipment is
found inadequate, and breaking down
of the hosting engine led the manage
ment to decide to lay off 100 men in
the Slopes.
c. b. Strong, who has recently re-
turned to Spokane from trip to the
coast and British Columbia, reports
that the new copper mining district on
Howe Sound, near Vancouver, is at
tracing a great deal of attention and
gives promise of developing some of
the best copper producing mines in the
world.