Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-06-09

S0l nave Deeu IOuuu. ne ulue 10 Ouo
and a half miles east of the Bonanza
quartz ledge.
Reports of rich strike in the Home
stake and Nonpariel claims, owned by
Wilson, Robinson, Johnson and Benson.
came down to Baker City from the
week. The new discovery is about six
miles west of Lawton, on line due
north of the Red Boy and Concord
mines. Returns from the surface
gave average values of So per ton. The
Homestake ledge is II feet wide, and
the Nonpariel from So to $12. The
discovery has created considerable ex-
element and many prospectors are
headed that way.
Over three thousand men are idle
owing to the fires in No. Hecla shaft
of the Calumet nd Hecla mine. The
management decided to close down all
except the north Hecla and Amydolid
fifth, which has gone to all parts of the
Calumet branch and part of the Hecla.
1t can not be told how long the men
will be idle. The fire may spread to
other parts of the mines
]. G. KurtZ and Norman Smith. who
left Cape Nome March 16, two months
later than any other arrivals, reached
Seattle on the Bertha. They made the
trip overland, and caught the Bertha
at Kodiack. They refuse to tell their
detailed route, but claim to have cut
down the distance several hundred
miles. They report that several thous-
and men are already at work on the
partly frozen beach, and taking out
good pay. Several new pay streaks
have been found and number of rich
quartz strikes are reported. The min
ers have organized, and fix the amount
of beach territory each man shall have.
Every claim of any value in the entire
country has been staked and restaked,
and the new arrivals figure that it will
take years solid legal work to estab-
fish the ownership. The miners say
they will surrender the reins of gov
eminent to General Randall upon his
arrival.
A letter received from F. w. Rosen-
felt postmaster at Bodie, Wash, min
ing man well known in Washington,
gives the news of rich strike in Toro-
da camp of ore running as high as
$3.50 in gold and 255 ounces in silver
The Palmer Mountain tunnel has
reached over 5000 feet length and 1850
feet vertical depth. While the work
in the tunnel changes little from month
to month, there are always new feat
ures coming into the work.
The resuming of work on the Okla
hogan Free Gold Mines, following a
reorganization of the company shows
about the same results with 10 stamps
the monthly returns being very uni
form.
An accident occurred in a little shack
at one of the Pitney Butte mines re-
Gently. Three men had been drying
some giant powder in the oven of the
cook stove and on removing it stick
of powder was overlooked and left in
the stove. Later in the evening the
stick of powder exploded, completely
demolishing the stove and blowing
pieces of iron into the legs and bodies
of the three men. Fred Teter was
standing over the stove at the time
His legs, from the hips down, were cut
and torn in a frightful manner. He
was also bruised on the breast.
John and Charles Taylor of Farmin-
gton, have gone to the Mascot mining
camp, taking their families and full
equipment to spend the summer. These
men are the discoveries and owners of
the Mother lode the original quartz
discovery of the district, On which they
have two-stamp mill.
Now comes the news that the famous
Dewey is again running into native
copper. The ore taken from the upper
tunnel went as high as fifty per cent in
copper, and it is believed that it will be
even richer in the lower tunnel which
they are now working and in which
they are finding the native copper. It
lies short distance south of the Hum
boldt and also adjoins the new town.
The Dewey is considered by m ming ex-
perts to be a wonder, not because of
the size of the ore body, but because of
the high grade ore found