Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-08-17

on Robinson creek, in the upper y
thow, Wash. -
The wagon road into Buffalo H.
has been completed and it is lively ~
teams hauling freight into the %. ~
according to advices received at th.I
flee OF the Buffalo Hump Syndicats
Word was received at Mullap IA,
from the Stevens Peak Mining ~
pany's property, near the IS" brids
that the ore siaSot in the drift, ~
widening and improving in quality :.
idly. "
First in magnitude OF the sb,,,,.
mines on Canyon creek, Idaho ia =
we'll known Hecla, which is instau;s.
a new air-compressing plant and M
which will both be ready for opera,,.
before long.
A rich cleanup Of the flve-stamn ~.
Of the Mammoth. on Slate creek n
thow district, has been made. Reno
say that the returns were equal to sl
per day, though the official figures h..
not been given out.
Development of Importance ia md
way in Methow camp. The Eures
mill Is doing good work. Ore In s,s
for three years run. Mammoth vein
seven feet wide and gives big Az
ages. Tacoma's good showing.
1t is reported that crosscut n.
the main tunnel on the Humboldt
Keller camp. Wash, has encounte,
several stringers of ledge ore. and n,
thought that the main ore BODY ia
far away. the crosscut is in 20 feet
Work will soon he begun on a I'M
foot tunnel through which to carry
tailings at the placer diggings Of N
Milwaukee Placer Mining comma =
which owns 1870 acres Of valuayI
ground on Granite creek, about
miles west of Granite, Ore
The mineral exhibit at the Spok,
exposition this fall Is to be made
greater Importance than ever befq2
To that end Manager Hawley has IN
oughly organized the work of collect
specimens and has representatives.
the various districts in the area ART.
Spokane, getting the specimens re,
for shipment.
J Good reports are coming from v!
is almost a new Occur d'Alene ca! L.
| 1t Is that on the boundary Of Id
and Montana, near Saltese, Mont.
which the Monitor is the leading Oh
erty. This camp is on the outer
OF the Occur d'Alenes copper belt,
recent developments have brough
into considerable prominence. H.
The Magnolia mine, four miles nj -
Of Granite. Ore, has reverted bach
the original owners-John Coyle
Granite. P. A. Condo of Baker City
AL Jones and brother of Sumpter
| $4,000 payment due August 1, u,
the option by w. L. Vinson, in thu
terest Of an English syndicate, d
to materialize.
July was prolific in the way oil
velopment and has decided many
tions Of importance to Loomis vi
district. The Palmer Mountain tu
is in $3.50 feet, with 1850 feet ven
depth. One vein, the 23d, was cut
ing the month, and the finest qu
ever found on the mountain is COZ
from drifts on veins No. q and NJ Sx'
1t is literally alive with free and Sl
IDLE gold, which is the coarsest ~
encountered. while it comes from
greatest depth attained anywher
the state. 1000 feet.
The labor leaders of Butte ant
ready preparing to make the cell
tion Of Labor Day a noteworthy
SURPRISING any previous attempt
though the celebration of Labor
is booked for some time ahead, Sea
Der 3Oth, committees have already
appointed to take charge OF the
1t will probably be a joint celebrt
Anaconda and Deer Lodge parti 81
ing. M
An important mining comm3
has been given c. M. Fassett Of
kane. He has been selected
American company operating imr
gold mines in Ting Yam, the nor
province Of Korea, to superintenN
installation of a cyanide plant to
the tailings from the mills at the
and will go to Korea this month
purpose.
Murray, Idaho, has Just had n
excitement that reminded the Oh
ers Of early days in the camp.
brought about by the discovery
lodges on the divide separating
Eagle from Lost creek. The ledg
ried ore very rich in gold. silve 4
per and lead, and as soon as so
the ore was brought in there
regular stampede.
Charles D. Lane, the we'll
miner who has returned to San