Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-03-16


company for s2.ooo, 900. 'aasst
While much Prominence h..
given to the Review and Poland csa
mines. in the Meyers Creek nil, omns
trict, there are many otb.r. ~
have been under steady dsvsIo uiea
for several years and have '"eot
able showings VAN
Mining companies operating /, ).
Pierre Lake district all state tha, ~, .As
can feel the effects O. the reno... 1s'
culated OF the richness OF me r' s'
Thought, 1t being now easier " lin
development funds. and seyers, -
camps that have been idle are NV. NV
Ing TO resume development. SS'
The Hunter mine at Mullan has.
absorbed by the Morning Mining csN
pany. The deal has been pendin WV
several months past. and when W. ="
nouncement was made it caused M -.
prise. The price paid is not kno~
but Will go into the six figures w..
this addition the Morning will h. u
of the greatest producers OF silvs,
the district.
Deer Creek district is located m -.
southwestern slope of Craig moup,,,n
IN Nez Perce county, Idaho and ~
original discoveries are located ahou.
two and half miles from Salmon ,,v.'
on Deer creek. About 40 men are nv
actively engaged in developing prom,
ties in the district.
The Diadem and Brindle Ho,..
claims, at Sumpter, owned by Cba,ls.
Warren and J. X. Pardee OF pbi,,,.
burg. Mont. are reported to hsy.
shown rich and increased values With
late development work. The prope,,,
is located in the rich Bonanza district
The development is under the supervi.
ion Of Charles c. Bonner, a well.knov,
mine superintendent and operator q,
Butte, Mont.
Several deeds were filed for record
recently conveying fractional interest,
in the Alhambra group of claims Ia
John A. Finch Of Spokane, who IL Az,
ing as trustee for the Alhambra Mimi,
Company. The property of this com.
pany consists Of about a dozen clam
up near the summit of the St Joe
range of mountains, short distancs
east of Wardner, and presumably car
rying a continuation OF the veins tina,
have made tie Bunker Hill and Sulli
van famous.
w. A. Clark is driving his long cross
cut tunnel on Sunset peak ahead stead.
lily, and will probably have his concsn.
traitor between Wallace and Mu!las
built before the end of the year, but II
will not be in time of produce much
concentrates until the end OF the cen.
fury.
Baker City, Ore, is destined to BE-
come in the next year or two grea,
gold and copper producer. Near Baker
City there are more than 65 mines in
operation, many of which are already
on paying basis, and these will prob
ably be augmented this year by d0u
BILE that number. Flattering reports
are received daily from Sumpter, Blue
Canyon, Granite and other points trih
utary to the city of new finds and
rich strikes. The gold ores Of the dis
trict are, as rule, free milling, or
amenable to cyanide treatment. There
are also occasional pockets Of telurium,
nagyagite and sylvanite ores to Do
found. The copper bearing zones, Of
which there are several. have not re
ceived as much attention as the gold
bearing veins. 1t is beyond question,
however, that there are immense lodes
and deposits carrying native carbon
ates, oxides and sulphides of copper IN
paying quantities, and capital will nno
Eastern Oregon a richer field for III
vestment today than anywhere else IL
the United States. The coun1y
abounds in nne water and timber, anu
the prospector and operator are no'
confronted with serious difficulty III
these respects as they are often IN New
Mexico, Arizona and Southern Caili0s'
mia.
Drifting on the various veins III wv
Palmer Mountain tunnel for the w.
month has been particularly sati..s
tory, and the past week has openeu -. =,
in the 18th vein fine body OF ore n'r
ing the face, and how much WIDER
yet undetermined. At the Bull f.u
they continue to hoist good ore. wv
Black Bear Is continuing in hisne'a.
ore in the 150-foot slopes ana UNIV
and the mill and flume are nes''1'
completion
In 1898 there we're 1880 ton' "
concentrates and crude ore snipr
from the C9ur d'Alenes but THIS -.
will show an enormous increase W.
that II the estimate made by on. y
the leading mill superintendent ~.
estimate Of the monthly output 0! ~. NJ
authority after the newer mills As
running is as follows, in tons
month: Standard. Mammoth anu
1000. Buffalo Hump tTiger.foo''s.sm
1000; Hecla, 1000; Frisco Con- .. !.
Morning. 5000; Hunter, 500 slA. w..
One, 600; Bunker Hill and su i. .a
$500. Last Chance. 100, total in .,,,
To this must be ADDED the shipn,-
Sro,,, ,,;,,. ,roDortias The os'