Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-11-02

NDVu' fV,VVO acres or land, all
told, have been located for oil
work was resumed in all the prop
critics OF the Anaconda Mining com.
pany in Butte Monday morning.
Inc Snow Storm Mining COMPANY
mas reached its footwall in the crosscut
tunnel near Mullan, Idaho, and since
then IL has been the Mecca to which
all the mining men in the country have
Journeyed. The wall rock was nene-
trated several feet before it was certain
that the ledge was passed. The rock
was SO saturated with copper that i.
waS mistaken for ore, although it EVIL
IDENTIFY only carried what had leached
out into it.
AT Mullan the Morning Mining COM
pany has completed it's tunnel through
the point of the hill between here and
the mill, and the new fllme is now be-
Ing quilt. When it is done it will give
ABOUT hve feet more fall at the mill,
or at an average stage of water a diff
ference of about thirty-fve horse
power.
The Home Oil company, of Spokane,
which had been drilling an oil we'll on
Wild Rose prairie. twenty miles north,
has suspended work. The plant was re-
moved last week to Colville. A new
we'll has been started there on the Col
vile river, about three-quarters of a
mile from the town, for the Pacific
States Oil company. Manager Will
liams of the Home Oil company said
yesterday: eve nave not abandoned
our we'll at Wild Rose. 1t is down $50
feet, and for the past 100 feet we had
goood indications of OIL"
Not since the days of Auburn placer
excitement, Immediately following the
discovery of the first gold in Oregon,
forty years ago, by Dan Griffin, in
what is now known as Griffin's gulch.
have there been so many men at work
in the various camps, so much ma
chinery in operation, so much gold
coming out and so many supplies go
ing in as at present in Eastern Oregon
gold fields. Sumpter, which for more
than a year had felt the effects of a
bursted boom, Is now on steady bus
mess basis and affairs never were so
prosperous even during the boom as
they are now.
Favorable reports on the condition
of the Iron Grown group, ON Prince of
Wales island, Alaska, are brought
down by James Harvey. Mr.. Harvey,
who Is managing the property for Pat
rick Clark, and associates, says that
development has opend a body of rich
ore. going about per cent in copper.
That Is equal to a gross copper value
of 500 ton, and as the property Is ad-
vafitageously situated on the tide
water it will be an easy thing to ship
ore at substantial profit If body of
it should be uncovered.
Director Roberts of the mint has pre-.
pared a statement showing the pro-
duction of the precious metals for the
calendar year of 1900. 1t shows chat
the production of gold in the world
that year was 12,457, 287 ounces, of the
value of $257 ,514, roo, a loss in value of
$40, 200 from 1899. The loss was
mainly in the Transvaal field, and due
ito the war. The production of South
Africa in 1899 was of the value OF $751;
277, 100, and in 1900 1851 900. The
principal gains were $S,118,000 in the
United States and $6,O0O.O 900 in Canada
The United States again heads the list
In the United States the principal
gains were by Alaska, Arizona and
Utah The silver output of the world
amounted to 178,796,796 fino ounces,
the largest ever known. 1t exceeds the
product of 1899 by 1882, 513 ounces.
The United States again leads all 9th
er producers with a slight excess over
Mexico.
Dense Fog i'm London.