The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-07-21
MINING NorEa

| MINING N0TE9
According to the sworn statement a.
ed With the state board OF equalization
the net profits Of the Utah .diyi
dentpaying mines OF the eurrent
year were s2,37O.03S. as compared with
H.7s2.2s for the same period last
| year.
Assays from ledge recently located
| by Thomas Butler and others, two
miles above Orodno. Idaho. gave 10
ounces in silver per ton The ledge
Is located along the railroad track, and
II Is said if the ore body proves with
Development Of sufficient size TO be OF
valne it will make one Of the easiest
mines 10 ship from in Idaho.
A report comes from the Summit
mining district. Washington. ger orally
known as Gold I'm. that rich packet
of wire gold has been struck The ~
port Is verified by different parties Just
returned from the mines, who claim
they saw the ledge as opened, and
could stand OF 10 feet and see the gold
shining in the rock. The report has
caused much excitement among min
Ing men and several new outfits will be
sent at once. TO the district. ]. c. Car.
ter. a Montana expert. says the eoun-
Try Is perfect mass Of gold and cop
per. Every claim so far developed
shows rich copper and gold deposits.
Conjecture shipment produced graft
tying returns from the June output
Less than "a tons Of ore and eoncen-
trates nstted the company nearly 81
COO Crude ore went over $50 in silver
The shipment represents a fortnight's
work.
A remarkable discovery Of ore has
Just been made in the Golden Era mine
in New Era district, near Colville. and
so promising is the showing that a
mill test OF the ore has been sent to the
smelter. II this proves the values to
be what is expected. shipments will
be made by the carload at an early
date. The fact that the Golden Era has
been under development for less than
six weeks makes this one Of the swift
est reaches toward sue 1ss that has
been recorded in the annals Of success
full mining in the state. with one or
two exceptions. II the tests prove as
satisfactory as the ore indicates at this
time, there remains no question about
the future Of this property being
| brighter than was ever Anticipated
even by the original owners.
shoot Of immensely rich silver ore
is being entered in the east drift of the
| Blue Bird mine, on Black Tail noun
tain, Lake Pend d'OreiIle.
No trail followed by the footsteps OF
| human industry is so involved in and
environed by romance, pathos and trag-
edy, in the failure Of the expected and
! the arrival Of the unexpected In mag
nincent proportions as in the search for
discovery, extraction and reduction OF
the precious metals, gold and silver.
The Big Buffalo is working three
shifts. The shaft is about 100 feet
deep, with an improvement in the ap-
pearance OF the ore.
Sad and distressing stories come Of
hardships and disappoiatments en-
dured by the great majority Of the PEG
pie who have rushed to Cape Nome
The place il now under martial Law
awaiting the arrival Of the law officers
provided to administer the laws under
the Alaskan bill passed by the last con-
gress- Smallpox is prevalent as well
as pneumonia and typhoid fever. It
proves far from what II has been rep
resented TO be. yet those who are able
to remain until conditions are adjust
ed for legitimate mining, will no doubt
be rewarded.
Development In Viola nine. Black
Horney district. Idaho, are of a most
important character. The ledge has
been cut in the long tunnel and drifted
on both ways, the operation with the
uprises surrounding one Of the biggest
bodies OF ore that has been opened in
the vicinity for long time. The tun-
mel was run in $50 to 500 feet before
1t encountered the ledge, which was cut
at depth Of about 400 feet from the
surface and fully $50 feet below the
upper workings, from which some high
grade ore was taken. The ledge at the
point Of Intersection Is % feet wide be-
tween walls. The ore is base, but is
said to carry high values As soon az
the extent Of the body was known Man
ager Anderson ordered everything
closed down and the mine nailed I'D.
This was done, II Is said. because there
Is no place to put the ore. There IL
already 400 tons OF very good ore on
the dump. II is understood to be that
company's purpose to install a large
plant at the Viola as soon as possible.