Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-09-14
MINING NOTES.


Ing plant ut Northport is In contem-
platiOn.
A second carload OF ore from the
Lakeview, In Palmer Mountain dis
riot. was made last week.
The ledge has been found on the DON
oboe In Keller camp The ore Is gale
ma. and indications point to q large
body OF 1t.
A big new pump for the Peacock
mine at Cuprum. Idaho. Is being In.
stalled. It's capacity Is about 800 gal
Ions per minute.
The country around Iron creek, on
the South Half, where a recent strike
was made. IL reported to be full OF
prospectors and much ground Is being
staked
Arrangements are under way for q
large display OF mining machinery at
tho exposition at Spokane this fall
An ore exhibit has been promised from
Boise. Idaho. for the mineral depart.
ment
Considerable activity Is reported
from Kruger mountain, In tho north
eastern part OF Okanogan county. Sew
eral good strikes have been made
Most OF the are Is copper-gold. though
there In some silver lead and a little
free milling.
| Northport will probably have anoth-
This Is promising property that lies
on the mountain just back OF Stod.
dard's ranch. and Is owned by Messrs.
Croft, Rose. McGinty and Chris Adams.
all OF Northport.
A strike OF Importance IL reported
IN the Rainbow. u comparatively young
property that adjoins the Conjecture,
near Lakeview. on Lake Pend dor
lellle. Idaho. Tho company has been
driving tunnel to tap an ore shoot
500 feet below short shaft at the sum-
init OF u hill. According to advices re-
ceiyed. about 800 feet In aix.inch
streak Of very rich silver ore has been
encountered and 1t was strengthening
with progress In a way that gave ex.
lccllent promise OF continuity.
A deal was recently made by which
William Williams and John Perglass
of Milwaukee undertake to develop the
Wonderful group on Stevens peak. Ida
no. securing q working bond from the
Owners for $4,000. This Ia tho group
on which i6 feet OF galena was struck
a few weeks ago when ..ronnd slulclng
hunting for tho location Of the ledge
where II crossed n creek. Since then
ore has also been found In another 10
eatlon. Tho group includes three
claims. tho Wonderful. Gro Elmo aud
AEuinaido.
Tho Standard Mining company a,
Wallace. Idaho. In putting In a new
!. air compressor and electric plant at
the mine. The foundation Is complet
ed and some OF the machinery Is on
the ground. The new compressor will
have a capacity OF so drills, the pres
cnt being only OF Is drills. In putting
II in the company is looking far into
! the future. The l5-dri,l compressor Is
nearly large enough at present. and
the company does not desire to work
over 20 drills II they had ever 50 much
power.
> six feet OF ore was the report at
Wallace. Idaho. last week. from the
Clark tunnel on Sunset peak. The ore
body has wtdened two feet since the
ledge was cut The face OF the drift,
Is about 200 feet below the apex CT the
! vein and a short distance west from
directly above 1t the ore comes to the
J surface. by following the vein 1000
feet either way 1t will run out OF the
hill. thoroughly exploring II for most OF
J the way through two Gains. and civ.
} ing an air circulation eaualled ~ no
! mine In the Couer d'Alenes, A part OF
: the west drift Is already done. having
: been made years age. and In that old
work there Is a crosscut showing q
! feet Of ore