The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-02-10
MINES AND MINING CAMPS
NEWS OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT

Items From tho Rich Regions of the
Pacific North west-News From All tho
Principal Districts-Nining Notes and
Personals.
The United Metals Selling Company.
which was incorporated recently under
the New Jersey laws. with q capital
stock Of 5000, 900. Is a highly import
ant organization. 1t is learned that the
company will absorb the firm of Lewis.
ohm Bros. Of New York and that It will
handle the entire output Of the Amalga.
mated Copper Company. as we'll as the
other large business now conducted by
Lewisohn Bros. A member Of the firm
of Lewisohn Bros. confirmed the report
that the firm would be absorbed by the
new company. The new concern will.
III effect, be an expansion OF the bust.
ness Of the Arm, with the difference that
other capitalists In the Amalgamated
Copper Company will also be interested.
REPUBLIC.
The Hercules shaft Ia % feet deep.
Next Monday force OF men will be
put on the Big Lion claim.
A 6-foot ledge has been uncovered on
the Copper Mountain claim.
The compressor plant on the Princess
Maud will start up tomorrow.
An increased force of men will be
set at work on the Nova Feb /.
A complete compressor plant for the
Chico Is to be installed at once.
A smallpox case has been discovered
at the Republic mine clubhouse.
The drift from the bottom of the
winzs on the Stray Horse Is in 100 feet.
There Ia q report In circulation that
the ledge has been cut In the Gopher
shaft.
VIM. Morrill, 4 Co. have begun work
on 40-foot contract to run tunnel
for the Black Horse.
Some fine appearing quartz Is being
taken out Of the shaft on the Liberty
at depth Of about 40 feet.
The Blacktail winze Is showing high
grade ore averaging over $50 ton. The
ore body IL nearly 4 feet thick.
The Golden Harvest tunnel has reach.
ed length Of 200 feet. The ledge
varies In width from 6 to 8 feet
Four men are prosecuting work on
tho North Star tunnel. but there are
no Indications that the ledge is near
the face Of the tunnel.
The Is men employed on the Quilp
are rapidly Transforming It into mine.
Another crosscut Is being made on the
100-foot level In the winxe.
The management Of the Merrimac
announces to the stockholders that a
hosting plant is to be placed ON the
property In the near future.
Work has been discontinued on the
south drift on the San Poll. The quail.
ity Of the ore Ii good. The width of
the ore body is about IL feet
The good news has been received by
Superintendent James 8. Wyatt that
the last Of the machinery for the Noun.
tain Lion has been loaded and Is on the
way from Grand Forks. :
The new hoist ON the Tom Thumb
will probably start up on Saturday for
the first time. as all Is ready but the
gallows frame and some minor matters
that can be quickly adjusted.
Drifting Ia going on In both the north
and south levels Of the Ben Hur. The
south drift Is in 140 feet and the north
drift 60 feet. The quartz In both drifts
IL said to be of high grade.
The cr0sscut In the Golden Lion and
Little Four was in 244 feet last night.
A close estimate places the face of the
drift as still being sc feet from the
ledge. which crops out on the hillside.
After various long continued expert.
ments the Republic Company Is salts.
fed that the ore must first be roasted
and then leached. Major Leckie was
some time since convinced that It was
the proper method, and all the expert
ments have confirmed that belief.
The building that is being erected to
hold the machinery of the Republic Re
duction Company Ia beginning to as
sumo shape. A good many Of the tim
bers are In place. while hundreds OF
others are ready framed and will be
put In place quickly. Forty men are at
work on or about the building.
LOOmis, Washington.
At the Bull Frog each days drifting
on the ore bodies cut Is giving stronger
evidence that the vein will be so to sc
feet wide In stead Of 20, as before stated
The Bull Frog by this latest develop
ment puts the property away beyond
any prospect stage.
The Wehe Consolidated will soon
make many surface improvements. The
contractor who Is to deliver them 100,
600 feet OF timber has Just started the
sawmill which Is to make II. The work
Of sinking and tunneling Is going for,
ward In good shape.
The Milwaukee 4 Okanogan has en-
cOuntered some very fine looking ore In
the tunnel recently started. and Man.
ager Boettcher has sent quite guam
tity to Milwaukee to be chemically
treated.
The Gold Hill people are now running