The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-08-25

producers, have resulted In a contract
that will keep the price at o. per hun
dred during the balance OF the year.
The mine-owners ia the whole Koot,
enay country have Joined as one man
In protesting TO the Dunsmuir govern.
ment at Victoria against the proposal
to change the tax ON ore from / per
cent On the net output TO per cent up
on all monthly shipments above two
carloads.
An important discovery has been
made near the well known Alamo. at
Granite, Ore. A big ledge running
parallel to the Alamo ledge has been
uncovered on the surface. 1t is lG feet
wide and averages about SI3 in gold
per ton. The find was made by J. @.
Michigan Of the Alamo.
1t is estimated that over 320, 900 will
be expended in development work alone
in the New Era district this fall. The
jolly Boy and the Golden Era have now
good showing Of shipping ore in
sight The New Era tunnel will be
pushed forward to cut the ledge at a
depth Of nearly 500 feet
The Ethiopia is the only property at
present working In Long Lake camp
excepting, OF course. claims upon which
the customary assessments are being
done. A erosscut is being run at the
100-foot level Of the Rambler, at Pass
creek, where indications are favorable
for body Of good ore being shortly en-
countered
The water power Of Post Falls, on the
Spokane river. is to be converted into
electrical power and to be transmitted
to the Occur d'Alene district and fur
nished to the mines for their operation
The project has been In contemplation
for some time and il is learned on the
authority Of r. K Neill one Of the
most prominent mining men in the
northwest, who is the promoter Of the
big project, and who is associated with
many Of the largest mine owners in
the Occur d'Alenes, that 1t has been
definitely decided TO go through with
the undertaking at once. The plans
are for an electrical plant with a ca.
pacity Of 5000 horse power 1t is esti-
mated that this will furnish SUFFICIENT
power TO operate all the Occur d'Alenes
mines for from two to three years. The
available power OF the falls is about
10000 horse power. and all of this will
be used when required.
The Legal Tender Company is rapid
ly developing its group on John Tom
creek. one mile east OF Keller, and
work is progressing both day and night
nv 40 epsaH al n a. n n.
level they cut through eight feet OF
ore which assayed well in copper. They
are now running a tunnel on the lower
ledge and are in fifty feet, with fifty
more to go before they reach the ledge
The Belcher, in Belcher camp. on the
7orth half, is producing some fine ore
A wide ledge. with nominal values up
on the surface, was the first attraction
in the camp, but as work progressed
deeper the ore appreciated in value. Al
a depth of so feet the pay shoot meas
ures over feet and gives an average
assay Of little less than $50 per ton.
The rich strike made on Butte creek
near Murray. Idaho, by the Simmons
brothers last month has been followed
by others every few days. The latest
is on a claim called the Orc Elmo. a
mile aad a half from the original dis
covery. A streak Of solid galena II
inches wide has just been uncovered
on the claim. The original strike was
OF seven feet OF some OF the best galena
ore ever found in the Occur d'Alenes
and nearly the whole width of 1t was
OF a good shipping grade. The strike
created much excitement Throughout
the district at the time and there was
a rush to the neighborhOod. Pospect-
ing has been going on ever since with
good results. Work has been actively
pushed on the original discovery and
the big vein is showing up even better
than al first The camp promises TO
be an important addition to the yield
ing areas of the Occur d'Alenes silver
lead belt