Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-03-09
MINING NOTES.

through the ground about 125 feet
apart, and the tunnel now being run Is
aimed to be midway between them.
The big tunnel being driven in the
Rainbow mine on Lake Pend d'Orielle
has run into new body of ore that
surpasses anything yet found on the
property.
1t is reported that the Providence in
Cedar Canyon may shut down for a
short time on account of the bad con-
dition of the roaas.
The Standard Mining & Smelling
companys new reduction plant at Col
orado City has begun operations, en-
ploying $50 men. The plant comprises
13 buildings and covering an area of
six acres, cost $75O,000 and will treat
Cripple Creek ores principally.
A number of promising copper loca-
tions are reported to have been made
near Loon Lake, Wash, and considera-
BILE development is said to be under
way.
At Wallace, Idaho, supplies and men
were sent down to the Charles Dick
ems recently to resume work on that
property, controlling interest having
been bonded by Butte men.
The tunnel on the Keller Hill,
claim adjoining the Laura May in KEEL
Ter camp, South Half, Wash, recently
broke into quartz carrying gray cop
per. The find was made Just at the
completion of a contract, SO that it's
Importance is not yet known. The
long tunnel on the Gold Cord, on Sill
yer creek, South Half, is reported to
have passed the 100 foot mark.
Over 100000 was spent for, assess
ment work alone in Stevens county,
WASH, last year. This represents
1000 claims at 800 each, pretty
good showing of itself. This does not
include the great amount of develop
ment work that is going on in every
camp in the county. The tunnel on
the Bear Mountain is in about 60 feet.
The rock is said to be very hard, and
from II to Is inches per day is consid-
cred good progress.
j. A. McGuigan, superintendent of
the Alimo in the Red Boy district, Or
egon, says that the eastern Oregon
gold fields are showing up some re-
markable properties, both in the size
of the leads and the richness of the
ore. He says that extensive develop
ment has been quietly carried on in
the district during the winter many
prospects having advanced past that
stage to a point whereat stamp mill
is justified.
Machinery for the Quebec is being
hauled on the ground" said he. "On
my way out from the mine | saw nine
carloads of machinery at Sumpter for
the different mining properties of the
district. Besides the Quebec four 9th.
er 10 stamp mills will be erected in
that district this summer. They will
be put up by the Oregon-Colorado COM
pany, Strassberg, Concord and Alamo
Many new mills have been erected
during the winter, some of which are
commencing operations. The Is ton
Bryan mill on he Mammoth had its
first cleanup in January, the ore aver
aging $40 per ton. A 20 stamp mill
started last week on the Bald Noun
tain. The Red Boy mill cleanup for
January was $4,000, this being the
highest for any month since the mill
has been in operation. The ore is
steadily increasing in value in the Red
Boy, that now being milled coming
from level at a depth of between 500
and 600 feet. The machinery on the
Red Boy is now almost ready to COM
mence sinking to the 200 foot level,
at which depth the company has de-
cided to thoroughly explore the prop
erty.
1.-THE recent strike on the Bonanza
shows a 16 foot ledge running not less
than 800 to the ton. The Sumpter
Valley railroad has been extended to
within 10 miles of The Alamo and will
be in operation in the early spring"
Work is being resumed on the Ma
Mia, in Kellar camp, Wash, by its re-
cent bonders, Holbrook & Wolfard of
Spokane. A large amount of supplies
has been taken to the property and
drifting from the lower tunnel, run
under the Clark bond, will be contin-
ued. After the Clark bond was thrown
up the Farr Brothers, who own the
group, started drift on the foot-wall,
which in about so feet is said to have
shown up about IL feet of ore running
over Z per cent copper and about Z
ounces in silver.
Metal Report.
New York.-Silver certificates, 611&
@62c; bar silver, 61hc; Mexican do
lars, Acc.
San Francisco.-Silver bars, 611zc;