The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-05-19
MINING NOTES.

A Butte mining man has received
telegram from New York stating that
it was reported there that there had
been a settlement of the litigation be-
tween the Montana Ore Purchasing
Company (Heinze) and the Boston
Montana and Butte & Boston compan-
les. 1t is known in Butte that negotia-
tons to that end have been under way
for some time. 1t would mean that
Heinze had really been swallowed up
by the Amalgamated.
After 80 years of prospecting, cop
per mine has been discovered and is to
be opened on Snake river, Idaho. About
six months ago group OF 10 prospects
was recorded at the foot Of Wild Goose
rapids on the Washington side of the
river. The group was named the Ana
conda, and work was begun in mod
est way. A tunnel was run 400 feet,
disclosing a ledge 5000 feet long and
72 feet wide. About $4,000 was expend-
ed in development work. The ore as
sayed $2S to the ton. In rich shoot
ore was found assaying $9S.51 to the
ton. The property has just been bond
ed by Duluth syndicate, and stock
company formed with a capital of
100000. The sum of $4,000 is pro-
vided for immediate development, and
ore is to be shipped Immediately.
There is much activity in all the
camps of Lake Pend d'Oreille, Idaho,
and the results are amply repaying the
renewed expenditure being made in ex-
ploring at depth. For years it has been
a general impression that the values in
the district and in Black Tail Noun
tain camp especially, were at the grass
roots only, but this year as depth is be-
ing attained on the Blue Bird and 9TH
ers this idea is being exploded, and is
already proved to be far from true.
The quality and quantity of the ore in
the Blue Bird, Little Joe, B. f. & H.
and others has been increasing right
along, and now these three are ship
ping ore and getting handsome returns
From all points on the lake where
work has been going on there are re
ports of marked improvements in the
shoWings. On the Keep Cool in the
No. 4 tunnel below the 200-foot level
a splendid body Of silver-lead ore is be
ing developed. Two steamboats, have
lately been put on the lake for the
growing freight and passenger traffic
and road to connect it with Wright's
spur on the Northern Pacific is being
laid out.
Another big strike on the Velvet
mine on Sophie mountain, near North
port, Wash, has been reported. While
excavating for building purposes biz
ledge of copper and gold was uncov
cred but foot and half beneath thu
surface. The superintendent at once
put large force of men to work sink
ing on the new find, and soon an opeI
cut 16 feet and extending clear across
the proposed building site, revealed
large body of high grade copper-golC
ore. The rock is much richer than tina
taken from the 300-foot level, but con
tains less gold.
Recent reports are coming from Ids
no of a strike in the White Cross mine
on Moscow mountain. According to tn
reports the workmen had sunk about
feet and then drifted five feet, cuttin
vein three feet wide. Pan test
showed a value of fully $500 per tor
This is the richest ore ever found o
Moscow mountain.
The Trade Dollar Consolidated Mil
ing Company will invest $250,000 in
power plant at Swan Falls on Snak
river, Idaho, for the purpose of gene
ating power for its mines and mills q