The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-02-15
MINING NOTES.

A rich strike is reported in the Gold
en- Star at Haley, Idaho, a second ore
shute having been cut into.
The excellent condition of the roads
in the past few weeks has started ship
ments from Cedar canyon mines by
way of Davenport.
The new concentration which the EN-
pire State-Idaho Mining & Development
company is building at the mouth of
Government gulch is practically COM
pleted.
The Big Buffalo mine at Buffalo
Hump has closed down for the winter.
The men who are coming out say the
pumps have been pulled out of the
shaft and that the workings are filling
with water, all work having ceased.
Ore in the face of the crosscut on the
$50 foot level of the Reservation Min
ing Milling Company's property, near
Nelson, Wash, on the international
line, is reported at the Office of the
company.
| 1t is expected that the mammoth vein
will be cut during the first week in
March and they count on finding ore at
the point where the vein is entered, so
that the bins will be in use immediate
ly although only in small way until
considerable ground is blocked out on
that level.
At Butte, Mont, every mine closed
down for a few days last week owing
to the lack of water. The only mines
not closed are the three big ones be-
longing to Senator Clark-the Origin
al, the Stewart and the Calousa-Parrot
whose supply of water comes from
the Moulton company.
A smooth man at Boise recently dex-
trously applied bronze to some quartz
specimens, giving them the appearance
of being very rich. On the strength of
these he borrowed several small sums
of money. He failed to leave town
quick enough, and was arrested and
fined $25 and given ninety days in Jail
There is intense excitement at Kel
Ter, Washington, over the recent rich
} strike on Iron creek, six miles north
J east of Keller. One of the claims there
} at 40 feet depth, shows nine feet of ore
, running $500, of which 5000 is in gold
J and 800 in silver and copper. Six OIL
eight other claims in the vicinity show
/ the same rich ore on the surface.
During January the Occur d'Alen'
/ employment bureau hired Ash men, 10l
, of them at Wardner and 351 at Wal
= lace. They were distributed amons
the different mines as follows: Stand
/, ard, So; Morning, So; Frisco, SO; Nam
moth, SO; Hecla, 26 Buffalo Hump, 81
: Custer, IT; Bell, 8; Olympia, 1; Empir
S tate-Idaho, 81; Bunker Hill and Sui
e livan, 70; Silver King, 9.
e The troubles which caused tn
r shutting down of the Hunter mine a
4 Mullan, Idaho, a couple of weeks ag
C have been adjusted, and it will resum
f work in few days. The employment
bureau received an order from Their
for 60 men, all of whom have been 81
cured, and many of whom have alread
s gone up there. The mill is being ovel
d hauled and the mine will be started u
as soon as that is completed, which wi
S be by the first of the week.
) What appears to be a great strike o
n the Humming Bird at Burke was r
n ported last week. Two feet of hig
D. grade carbonate ore has been struck
k the upper tunnel. No assay has "
s. been made of it, but it carries a
4. abundance of crystalized lead, and OF
e of that character in the Occur d'Alent
has invariably run we'll in silver. TIL
IS is the company which absorbed tt
t. Canyon Creek Mining Company recen
c. ly.