The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-02-03
MINING NOTES.

MINING NOTES.
Thirty tons day II the amount Of
concentrates produced by the Sixteen
to One mill 1t Wallace, Idaho.
The imports Of gold were In excess of
exports $185, 100000 last year. Thus
the United States was best able to sup
ply England when the demand arose.
At last reports the woorkmen In the
Nine-Mile Mining Company's lower
tunnel on the Speckled Trout, at Wal
lace. were finding some galena nearly
all the time.
The Black Bear at Loomis. Wash,
Ia rich a. ever. For week tho drift
at the 100-foot level has been running
through ore showing free gold visible
to the naked eye.
The Northwestern Sampling Works
at Wallace. Idaho. now has . force Of
over twenty men employed and still
cannot handle the ore as fast - It
comes down from Canyon creek and
Nine Mile creek.
Information from weiser. Idaho. u
to the effect that parties Just in from
the Heath district report that there II
much excitement there over . strike
made In the Ruth mine.
A strike is reported ON Big Hern
mountain at Sunshine, Colorado, which
Is said to assay I'll per pound, and II
expectations are realized another ship
per will soon be added to the list Of
Sunshine's productive mines.
The Leslie Mining Company 1T Wal
lace, Idaho, has reached the farther
wall In its ledge. finding Il thirty Test
between walls. Most of the way It IL
highly mineralized, and part Of It IL
good concentrating ore.
The mines at Goat Greek, Methow
camp are coming rapidly forward.
Deserted by early boomers the camp ID
practical men. Wide veins rich In
copper and gold are now being opened.
The Tiger 4 Poorman mine at Burke
will pay a dividend Of $4,000 February
l. That is to say that the Buffalo
! Hump Mining Company. which II In
possession Of the mine. will make its
frst distribution Of profits on that day.
The dividen IL cent 2 share ON the CAP
!, ital stock of 100000 shares.
The Bull Frog is the sensation at
Loomis Just now. A crosscut from
the 1OO-foot shaft has been run 1S7 1-2
! feet, and has crossed four good veins.
: Each of these carries ore Of milling
g grade. and each one encountered has
. proved richer than its predecessor. A
J conservative estimate Of the value Of
2 the ore 10 $40 ton, and the ore Il Of .
milling character.
The richest strike yet made In Kel.
ler camp was that made In the Dewey
mine last week. One wall was pene.
. trated, but not much attention was paid
to 1t until the following day. when some
, ore was brought In which opened the
{ eyes of our people, and caused gener
al rush for the mine. The ore runs
from $103 to $160 in copper. The
n Iconoclast. Copper King. Humbolt and
r Justice are all among the early ship
pers of this camp.
The Checkmate mine near Willow
& Creek near Boise, Idaho. has anothel
r strike to its credit. A new ore chute
a has been found. It has been penetra
b. ted 60 feet. The ore is Of high grade
W and will be shipped without concentra
a, ton. The rich Is from to 1s inches
As thick. This property has produced
lie much high grade ore in the past. but
ID the chute now opened is entirely new
not having been found before.
sumptery Oregon, Mines.
=, Machinery for the smeltsr ct Stump
~ ter has arrived.
The rich rock recently struck In thu
= Diadem, is being sacked for shipment
!" A late assay gave total value In gold
silver and lead Of $31S.S0 per ton.
Manager A. L. McEwen. Of the Ibe1
1t mine. at sumpter, Oregon. which VA
er recently purchased by Colonel 8. w
to Ray, the Canadian banker and min
IN owner. for 100000. is busy with |
I'd force of 25 men pushing the lowe
at drift from depth Of 210 feet to prov
ne the ore shoots In the upper levels
nc Work is also being rushed on the tun
OF mel in the Pyrites claim of the Ibes
I'd group. in the hope Of discovering nsv
1g ore bodies. The Silver Star group o
tt claims, in the Greenhorn district, ha
ol been secured by w. H. Lancaster. fol
merly of Spokane, and Ersline Smith
the well-known mining operate
d. and engineer who has been In ever
ss camp in the world. from South Afric
as to Cape Nome.
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