Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-02-15
MINING NOTES.


MINING NOTEA.
A rich strike is reported in the Cold
en- Star at HALEY, Idaho, second oa|
shute having been cut into.
The excellent condition of the rod
in the past few weeks has started 81
ments from Cedar canyon mines
way of Davenport.
The new concentration which the r.
pire State-Idaho Mining & Developms
company is building at the mouth 4
Government gulch is practically cod
pleted.
The Big Buffalo mine at Buhil
Hump has closed down for the winta(
The men who are coming out say U
pumps have been pulled out Of U
shaft and that the workings are fltj
with water, all work having ceased
Ore in the face of the crosscut on [
$50 foot level Of the Reservation NJ
ing & Milling Company's property, NJ
Nelson, Wash, on the internatio1
line, is reported at the office Of :
company.
It is expected that the mammoth =,
will be cut during the first weed
March and they count on finding onQ
the point where the vein is entered )
that the bins will be in use immedi,
ly, although only in small way u
considerable ground is blocked out
that level.
At Butte, Mont, every mine clos
down for a few days last week oW1
to the lack of water. The only NIL
not closed are the three big ones !
longing to Senator Clark-the Orig
al, the Stewart and the Calousa.Parl
whose supply Of water comes fro,
the Moulton company.
A smooth man at Boise recently az
trously applied bronze to some qaai
specimens. giving them the appeara'|
of being very rich. On the strengtn
these he borrowed several small gu
of money. He failed to leave 70
quick enough, and was arrested
fined $25 and given ninety days IN
There is intense excitement al
Ter, Washington, over the recent
strike on Iron creek, six miles non
east of Keller. One of the claims w
at 40 feet depth, shows nine feet Oh
running $500, of which 5000 IS II
and 500 in silver and copper Sn
eight other claims in the vicinity
the same rich ore on the surface
During January the Occur DIV
employment bureau hired 45l men, J
of them at Wardner and 35l ~ =.
lace. They were distributed sm
the different mines as follows: o
ard, SIS; MORNING, IS: Frisco, SS'
moth, SO; Hecla, 26; Buffalo HUMP
Custer. II; Bell. 8; Olympia. |; EN-
S tate-Idaho, 81; Bunker Hill anu 4
Ivan, 20; Silver King, 9.
The troubles which eauseo
shutting down Of the Hunter miN
Mullan, Idaho, couple OF weeAs
have been adjusted. and 1t Will "
: work in few days. The empio'n
bureau received an order from
for SO men, all of whom have W.
cured. and many Of whom have 81.
gone up there. The mill is peine
hauled and the mine will be stAi..|
as soon as that is completed, WnieA
. be by the first Of the week.
What appears to be a great SUI.
the Humming Bird at Burke w
ported last week. Two feet VI
grade carbonate ore has been SUI
the upper tunnel. No assay
been made of it, but II carr,
abundance Of crystalized lead, III,
Of that character in the Occur
!, has invariably run we'll in sli'.,
= is the company which aosoir
: Canyon Creek Mining Company =
: ly.
Q Metal Report.
e. New York.-Siiyer certiflea,e, N
y G63c; bar silver, Gle; Mexican y
4 401bc. ~,
D. San Francisco.-Silver bars =
o. Mexican dollars. 5015@51c. -.
20 London.-Bar silver, uncei
1-16 per ounce.
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d. The small boy occasionally W.
,e time by eating dates.