The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-01-06

| Is nugget worth a0A.VV from storm
/ creek, Caribo0.
The concentration Of the Philadelphia
Mining Company at Sheep creek. neal
the line OF the Red Mountain Railway
was started q few days since and {
trial run Of four days had The ma
chinery worked we'll.
A long tunnel on the Ymir Is to b
run 5000 feet to tap the rich ore bodies
II will be large enough for two cal
tracks and will form the main worklnI
entrance to the mine. Development II
to start on the Hillside group on ROunC
mountain.
MINING NOTES.
In the Cascade range, 20 miles north
OF Gle Elan. are the Mount Stewart
mines. The ores are eopper-gold.
A big strike on the Alamo was re
Gently made at Sumpter. Ore. Sever
feet of quartz with visible gOlC
throughout.
Another rich blind lead was strucl
last week on the Ieonoclast. near Kel
Ter. The extent or richness OF it ha.
not been determined.
There is accommodating evidence thai
the Miller mountain gold district
northeast OF Boise. discovered las
summer. is one OF the best found Ii
this state.
The town of Buffalo, 1t Is reported
now has one resident-the postmaster
In this connection 1t is said he is get
ting so tired Of himself that he is 20
ing to move.
1t Is reliably stated that the Decem
Der output Of the Bonanza mine will
be the greatest in the history of that
great producing property. which in one
| Instance not long since cleaned up in
one month nearly 100000. says the
Baker City Democrat.
The Mammoth concentration at Wal
lace. Idaho. is nearly finished, only q
few connections Of spouts being yet &c
be made. The water has been turned
on the wheels and the machinery is
running to get the roughness on while
the jigs and spouts are soaking up to
stop leaks
News reached the ONCE of the Re
becca company recently that the cross
cut which is running from the bottom
of a 60-foot shaft near Keller was In
~ feet with no sign OF a wall and solid
copper ore all the way. The ore looks
alike and it is said to show values quite
uniform and sufficiently high to make
shipping possible. The mine is consid
cred one OF the wonders of the south
half.
The Boston & Montana Mining Com
pany has brought suit in the district
court against the Montana Ore Pur'
chasing Company TO recover $500. 900
value Of the ore alleged to have been
taken from veins OF the Pennsylvania
claim by the defendant concern in the
| last four years. This is looked upon
as another phase Of the big controversy
between the two companies. which was
decided by the district court yesterday
in favor Of the Montana Ore Purchas-
ing Company.
A correspondent from Mount Idaho
says: J. K. Wolfe, the assayer from
Buffalo Hump, reports that big strike
was made In the St. Louis mine last
week. Mr.. Wolfe reports that develop
ment work is proceeding satisfactorily
on the Mother Lode, Fortune and other
claims in the camp. The snow Is now
six feet deep there, but excellent wealth
err Is prevailing The trail to the camp
is packed hard and is in excellent con
dition for travel, snowshoeing not be-
ing necessary.
Judge Clancy in the district court
at Butte, Mont, has handed down his
decision in the suit OF the Montana Ore
Purchasing Company against the Bos-
ton Montana Mining Company to set.
tie ownership to certain veins OF cop
per under the Rarus and Johnston
claims, owned by the plaintiff, and the
Pennsylvania, owned by the defendant.
The decision is in favor OF the plain
tin. The trial OF the action was before
the court without jury and occupied
10 weeks. The judge has had the case
under cons ieration two months.