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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-27

tween Leigh and Showshoe creeks and
struck up the latter stream, having
heard that the country had never been
prospected. Arriving at what Is now
the Snowshoe basin, they separated. Alb
bolt following the creek and DUNBAR
taking the hillside. They had not pro-
ceeded far. when EACH unknown to the
other found the rich galena float. which
laid all over the lower end Of the Rustisr
claim. Returning to camp with a bun
die of this ore each, they compared
notes and made up their minds that they
would make a desperate effort to fni
the lead in spite Of the unfavor1ble
weather. The day did not pass without
incidents which would thrill those an
accustomed to life in the mountains, but
to those venturesome prospectors ap-
peared as nothing.
Bruin Had Him Up a Tree.
Abbott shot a deer for meat and also
introduced a lead nugget into the inter-
nal regions of a bear, but without fatal
effect. The bear charged him, and, be-
ing in place where he could neither
shoot nor run. he surveyed his claims
for nearly an hour from the topMost
bOughs of a convenient fir tree. After
the bruin tired Of waiting and left the
former owner Of the Snowshoe came
down and proceeded to business.
The lead from which the big chunks
of galena ore came stuck out of the
ground in several places and they had
little difficulty in finding it. Then the
hard part of the enterprise started in.
The hill through which the lead runs
was covered with brush and this had
been beaten down by the snow AMI
sleet. To climb up the hill in the face
of this, run the lines and set the neces-
sary stakes was toll in comparison with
which the worst ordeals of slavery OF
old we'e perpetual pcnics. Abbott
broke one Of his snowshoes during the
day and had to spend couple Of hours
IN mending 1t, and from this incident
resulted the name of the now famous
mine. On account of the tremendous
amount Of rustling they had to make
IN setting their stakes the middle claim
was called the Rustler. The elem, nts
seemed to be In league to prevent the
discovery and all kinds Of bad weather
prevailed during the entire day. At night.
when weary and worn, they lay down in
Wet blankets; dead cedar tree. uproot-
ed by the storm, fell within a few feet
VI them ana came near terminatin their
cares on earth. Their flour and salt
ana what grub they had became
drenched and ran into a revolving mass.
without food and wrapped in wet
blankets they slept very little that night.
Inc blankets next morning constituted
d ioad FOR one man, and the other took
eo pounds of ore and they set out for
Aoootts cabin. on the head of Libby
creek. where they finally arrived utterly
played out and having been without food
for Sc hours.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-27
TRADE IN GOOD SHAPE.
more Copper Consumed Than Produced
in the Last Ten Years.

Inc american Metal Market saws: 7.
Is generally admitted that the cut in
copper prices was a move in the right
ulrectloh, though it is severely criticised
III some quarters as precipitate and the
question is, what next? That interests
controlling about one fifth of the WORLDS
production of copper should attempt to
f fu .s sne price up as against theeSo'h r
louf-nIths seems unnatural. -
This is the first important reduction in
price. and the possibility of further
cuts 10 come is menace which is like
~ 10 cause the large producers TO hest.
tate before precipitat!ng a price war.
Never before in the recent history of
the business was the trade i'm better
shape 20 face a reduction in price ST the
metal.
Buyers have been preparing for this
possibility for months, having restrict
ca their purchases to the immediate re-
G.irements OF their current business
Inc average price of Lake copper in
New YORK for the past 90 years, 1879 to
1901 inclusive, calling the average for
this year 1855, has been about II lilo
cents per pound.
From 1891 until the present year pro-
duction had not overtaken consump-
ton.
The worlds estimated CONSUMPTION
OF copper for the past 10 years, 1891 to
1900 inclusive, was about 1856, GOO tons
Production about 3.773,OOO TONS
The worlds production in 1900 was
about % per cent. greater than that OF
1901. The production of 1898 was abou,
! 71s per cent greater than of 1897; ir
1899 about 10 per cent greater thar
that of 1898; while the production OF
1900 was less than per cent in excess.
of 1899.
From reliable information we can re
port that the United Metal Selling com
pany are offering electrolytic copper 70
export at price equivalent to 141
+! cents per pound here. The Lake com
panies are waiting for further develop
ments. and have not yet determined thei
position as to future business.
Ladge selling interests assured us tina
they would sell copper for future deliv
cry at Il cents per pound for Lake..
Meantime the market is absolute,
unquotable. and no business is bein,
done except in a retail way.
1t is impossible to say toby how lov
copper could be bought at, this coul
only be determined by absolute offer
to purchase.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-27

on all the rock he took out. Ihen
new company, the Pacinc Noi'A"eS'
Mining company, bought the property for
$3.50 900. and after spending large
amount for improvements gave II up
since which time the mine has been
idle.
Bowers Made Money Out of It.
The present management is the result
Of a deal worked up by -. +. bo"ers,
who worked the mine on lease several
years ago and made money at II. ne
knew the mine was good one anu ~
properly backed and intelllgently man
aged could be made into handsomely
paying property for the owners. Alter
MANY months of negotiating he sue
ceeded last fall in organizing the hustier
Mining company of Spokane capitalists,
who have acquired the property anu
will push operation vigorously. d. +.
Bowers will have the SUPPLEMENTARY
OF all operations, and with Bowers in
control the mineral Will come out II II
is anywhere in the ground. The success
full operation of this mine means sea-
son of prosperity for Libby, which town
has keenly felt the period OF inactivity
for the past year or two.
The history of the Snowshoe mine
would not be complete without semi
romantic tale of its discovery and the
hardships Of the prospectors who found
it. In this connection the following
tale is told in talk and print. How much
of it is fiction and how much is fact
is left to the readers judgment:
How the Mine was Found.
The discovery was made by John G.
Abbott and Albert Dunlap on the 10Th
day Of October, 1889, and the claims
We're staked and located on the follow
ing day. Their attention had been called
to that section by discovery made a
few days previous by Frank Mcclure.
John w. Leigh and George Miller. This
location was the Alpine and it is sit
uated about two miles directly north OF
the Snowshoe, and. as has since been
clearly demonstrated. lies on the same
contact lead. This property, like most
of the other claims in the vicinity,
showed large boulders of about 81 per
cent lead ores and carrying a good value
in both silver and gold, and the dis
covery caused considerable of stam-
pede. Abbott and Dunlap arrived at the
new discovery October with the in
tention Of locating the extension of the
<AlpiIle. hey AOuuO ludl ID. Z 11OW0tu
and a number of other stampeders had
preceded them and that John Ross and
Heninger had covered most of the
ground. The weather was exceedingly
stormy. snow, rain and hail falling at
the same time, and the ground was COW
cred with IS inches of snow, ice and
slush. Thinking it no use to prospect
where so many men were ahead of them.
fhpV a that nirhf ,piph croplc
near what is now the lower end of the
Portland location. The following day
in the same kind of weather and at
Abbott's suggestion, they crossed over
the lower portion of the big divide be-
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-27
MEscA1 ON TAP.
The Great Mexican Beverage Makes
Someone See Things.

Inc dreaC mexican sewerage Makes
Someone See Things.
Phoenix. Ariz., Dec. ga rich mineral
strike has just been made in the Four
Peaks mountains. 60 miles east of PhOe-
nix, by prospector grub staked" by
Hi Hooker, and miners declare the ia
nous Lost Dutchman" mine has been
rediscovered. The prospector found the
riches concealed under a surface which
is said to be fairly glittering with mug
gets and the matrix matter taken from
the rich vein which teens in colors. At
last, say those who are familiar with
mining in this region, the remarkable
riches of the Lost Dutchman will be
brought to the attention of the world,
and the men who have spent thousands
of dollars in attempting to locate this
property will have ample time to nurse
their disappointment for not having
looked further for those riches which
the superstitious Apaches have success
fully guarded from the white men for a
score of years. The mine just found
shows evidence OF having been worked
years ago by white men. There is an
eight-foo shaft, and around the mouth
are scattered rusty picks and skulls OF
several human beings.
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AT the SN0WSh0E
D. p. BOWERS rs HA.IuLING THE
PROPERTY AT PRESENT.
IS MAKING A SUCCESS OF IT
A Vast Sum OF Money Has Been Ex-
pended in Development Work.
How the Mine Received Its
Odd Name.

A scene of activity is presented at the
Snowshoe mine, that famous galena
proposition south of Libby. Preparations
are being made to sink the 500-foot three
commandment shaft, which job was let by
contract, and the contractors are on the
ground. The telephone and electric hght
system has been put in thorough repair
and all preparations made for an active
and successful winters work. About ~
men are now at work, and more are be-
ing hired, as capable, intelligent and
efficient miners can be found. All agree
that D. p. Bowers thoroughly under
stands mining, is good man to work
for and on his part will keep none but
good men in his employ.
The history of the Snowshoe mine is
the same as many good mines that have
finally turned out to be paying prop
critics. The mine was discovered in 1889
and was partially developed by the own
ers, being finally bonded to the Chicago
& Montana Mining company in the early
'9Os for $4,000, which company spent
large sum in development, and built one
of the best mines in the northwest. 1t
has a capacity of 200 tons daily, fitted
with every Improvement for saving
values. Although it has been run MAIN
ly by water power, the plant is also
fitted to use steam.
Six Claims in the Group.
There are six claims in the Snowshoe
group and water rights have been taken
on a number of creeks in the vicinity
to furnish ample power. On the prop
critics there has been expended about
$150,O00, which, besides the mill above
spoken of, includes a tunnel 100 feet
long. on the Rustler claim, being some
900 feet under the surface of the noun
tain at it's terminus. In this tunnel a
winze has been sunk 100 feet and con-
nected by tunnel with the surface, all
in ore. Many thousand tons of ore are
already blocked out, only awaiting the
touch of the workmen, guided by intel
ligence, to be transformed into dividends
for the owners.
D. P. Bowers leased the mine after
the c. e. NJ. gave it up and for several
months made good money out of it.
although he had to pay a heavy royalty
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-27
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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-12-27

One Hundred Dollars Cash Prizes.
Order a ton of Kemmerer. Rock
Springs, Rocky Fork or Gebo coal from
us, and get guess on the weight Of the
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-10-25
MINING NOTES.

There is a story in Wallace, Idaho,
that the Hercules mine has been bond
ed to Finch & Campbell of Spokane
for $1,OOO.OOO.
Five tons of ore sampled at the Ia
coma smel.er, taken from the famous
Apache claim in Nespelim camp, ran
over $500 to the ton.
The Northern Star company Of
which W. H. Plummer of Spokane is
manager, expects to erect a five stamp
mill upon its property near the Dixie
Queen in Dixie camp, Idaho.
The Hercules, at Wallace, Idaho, has
shipped its third carload of ore. The
owners decline to say what the sampler
returns of the first two carloads were,
but say that it exceeded in value any
two carloads of ore ever shipped from
the Occur d'Alenes.
The largest mining district in the en-
! tire south half of the Colville reserva-
ton is the noted Pierre Lake district.
Clustered around Pierre Lake and To-
Gated within a short distance, are
many promising prospects, the most of
which are now being worked.
Messrs. Steel, Nicely & Stillwell have
struck some very fine ore on the Com
modore. in Nespelim camp, assaying
s23 per ton in silver, copper and gold,
at a depth of ten feet. The Commo-
dore is a very promising claim, with
prospects of making a mine.
Joseph Frethey and James Davey
the two Butte drillers, who won at the
Spokane drilling contest several weeks
ago have decided to enter the big Lead.
vile tournament. 1t is expected that
several other Montana teams will enter
also, but they have not yet decided def
initely.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-10-25
OREGON NOTES.

The prune harvest in Lane county is
now practically ended.
Fred Albershardt, a German, aged
about so, held in Pendleton Jail because
he shot his wife at Helix, hanged HIM
self in his cell. The verdict of the
jury was death by premedltated hang
ing.
NJ. w. Orion of Independence, while
riding on his bicycle near Cheney,
Wash, last week, was run over by a
big wagon containing four men, and
was Instantly killed. The men are I'M
der arrest.
Martin Mastin, well known in AS
toria, was found dead in a lodging
house at Portland, with a bullet hole
through his head. The police are I'M
certain whether the man was murdered
or whether it was a case of suicide.
The Northwest railroad was sold in
Baker City, last week, by Wallace Nc
Camant, master in chancery and spe-
cial master commissioner OF the United
States circuit court of the district of
Oregon, to satisfy the claim and judg-
ments against the company. The sum
paid was $4,000.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-10-25
Were MadIy in Love.

Chicago. Octo. 22-While grieving
over the dual life she was leading with
DR.. Orville Burnett, a prominent dent
list, Mrs Charlotte Nicol, wife of w. l..
Nicol, Jr commercial agent of the
Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis
Railway, committed suicide in the
Marlborough hotel Burnett also tried
to end his life at the same time, but
was unsuccessful.
The two were found in their rooms,
the woman dead and Burnett with his
neck pierced with a hatpin, a bottle
clutched in his hand and the gas turned
on from every one of the six jets in the
suite. DR.. Burnett is still alive, and
has been arrested.
In one of the rooms was found a note
written by the woman which told of
her reason for the act. She said:
"To whom it may concern: Il did
it because loved him better than any
thing on earth, and he loved me, and
we cannot be separated. Goodbye.
CHARLOTTE"
The note, supplemented with a state
ment made by Burnett, tells of the
tragedy enacted by the two lovers.
At Middlesboro, KY, John Gray
was arrested as principal, and George
Eaton as an accomplish in the shoot
ing and robbery of H. T. Colgan, pay
master of the Virginia Coal and Coke
/ company, last Thursday, at Middles-
boro. Colgan was robbed while on his
way 70 the furnaces from the Manufac
turers' bank. Eaton made a partial
confession, duplicating three other
men and woman. 1t is said the
woman has fled into Harlan county
with the money. Eaton and Gray were
placed in Jail at Pinevillle.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-10-25
Upton Says Yachts Are Unsafe.

Chicago, Oct. 2l.-Sir Thomas Upton
has declared himself in favor of a change
in the construction of challengers and de
tenders of the Americas cup.
"The yachts should be something more
than mere racing machines said Sir
Thomas. "The present yachts are not
safe. Should the cup ever cross to the
other side the challenger would have to
be built according to the British idea of
stability
Sir Thomas has left for New York.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-10-25

Two Spokane men, DR.. J. NJ. Reddy
and A. c. Jamison, are negotiating for
the purchase outright or under bond
of very extensive and important coal
and iron properties south of Yakima
about sixty miles, on the divide near
the boundary line between Cowli:z and
Lewis counties.
Robert Jaffray. of Toronto. with At
torney d. E. Thomson, also of Toronto,
expect to start work on the Republic
mine, and that soon, but can give no
certain date. The mine will send ore
to the smelter, and if it is found that
it's treatment is more profitable by
this method it will be continued.
The Spokane Marble company, oper-
atting on the quarries near Milan, has
discovered new quarry about 400 feet
from the main body of stone, and to-
wards Blake's lake. The marble
from the new find is of most peculiar
appearance The stone is of a green
| ish yellow, what is sometimes called
green leaf stone.
A deal has been closed by which KEEL
lys one-third interest in the Psyche
mine in Alamo district, near Baker
City, Ore, was transferred to j. P.
Breen. The consideration was $4,000.
The cash payment was $4,000 and the
balance in six months. H. Longstaff, a
Troy, n. Y, banker, has just paid SILL
600 for the Carpenter Hill group OF
claims in the Pocahontas Belle district
The property has a good showing.
The final papers have been signed
and delivered in the sale of the Phoe
nix mine for $4,000 The properly
consists of two claims in the celebrated
Greenhorn district, forty miles south
west of Baker City. 1t has been de
veloped by 1000 feet of tunnels and
ninety-eight feet of shaft work. Tht
ledge of ore is from four 70 ten feet
wide. and 800 tons of shipping ore ant
5000 tons of milling ore now lie on thu
dumps. The ore runs from $40 to 500
! to the ton, and is said to average $3I
across the face of the ledge
Spokane people controlling tn
Ophir group, near Marysville, Mont
has given a years bond on the propert.
p for 100000 to Senator w. A. Clarl
of Butte. Thomas Hird, a mining
> man we'll known over the northwest
Thomas Garrison, an old Rossland OF
orator; w. A. Clark, also formerly in
; terested in the Rossland; NJ. A. Mitch
ell and Dan P. Bagnell, broker, are tn
T holders of the Ophir stock. The prof.
erty is in the old Ophir camp, in Pow
ell county, just west of the continent
al divide, and seven miles distant fror
o the Northern Pacific railway.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-10-25
MONTANA ITEMS.

The total tax to be collected in JEFF
ferson county is $79,749.75.
The country north of the Yellow
stone is settling up gradually.
The estate of the late r. S Fowler
of Victor is appraised at $S,246.75.
Bears are reported to be committing
numerous depredations on the west
side below Hamilton.
George T. Boggs has obtained a 20
year franchise to run electric cars
through the streets of Stevensville.
The attendance at the Helena high
school is 1852, slightly in excess Of the
number for a corresponding time last
year.
A record breaking crop for this year
is reported from Salesville. John Mic
kleberry reports that from So acres OF
land seeded to oats he secured little
over rs bushels of oats to the acre, and
that his crop of barley yielded close to
SO bushels to the acre. The grain was
raised on the Alec Black ranch near
Salesville.
J. B. Collins, superintendent of the
forest reserves of Montana, is endeav-
oring to have the next congress take
the necessary steps toward the enlarge
ment of the Gallatin fores, reserve,
which now includes but 10000 acres,
so as to cover the watershed of the
tributaries of the West Gallatin. Madi-
son and Jefferson rivers.
John Henninfn, who was shot in the
breast last week at Butte by Alfred
Ankcorn, died of his wound. He re
fused to say a word concerning the
shooting, and seemed anxious to shield
Ankcorn as much as possible. The lat
ter is recovering from the bullet wound
which he accidentally inflicted upon
himself while attempting to escape aft
er the shooting.
Patrick F. Haynes, who shot and
killed William Mccain at Butte, was
captured near Elk Park canyon. He
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-10-25
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

Work has commenced on the smelter
for The Sullivan mine at Marysville, B.
c., and it is expected that it will be
completed and in operation by March l.
An important strike has been made
at the head of Springer creek, SLOGAN
district, giving promise of adding an
other rich mine 20 that portion of the
camp. The discovery was made on the
Monterey group, situated to the east Of
the Hampton claim. The group con-
sists of the Monterey, Oregon and Ban
croft claims, and is owned by n. F.
McNaught, R. Milloy and Leo Doron.
The tunnel on the Tammany group
near Grand Forks, in the Burnt Basin,
has crosscut blind ledge nine feet
wide. The ore is free milling. and
seems to be of good grade. The tun-
mel, which is 1876 feet, will be extend
ed to crosscut the main ledge, which is
visible on the surface. Development
work is in charge of Bert Rea. The
Tammany group lis owned by Saginaw
| (Mich.) men.
The plan which has been under con-
sideration by James rBeen for the cree
tion of a smelter in the Boundary coun-
! try has been brought to an end. The
smelter will not be built. Mr.. Breen
however, is going ahead with plans for
building a smelter He and David
Fotheringham and Hermann Bellinger
superintendent of the Heinze smelters
at Butte, have completed plans fol
building a smelter on the east coas. oil
Vancouver island, forty miles north Of
Victoria, B. C. 1t will have an initia
capacity of about 300 tons per day two
stacks will be constructed at the star.
Plans will be made for increasing the
capacity as fast as ore can be secured
Hermann Bellinger will leave thu
Heinze smelters at Butte TO accept tn
supervision of the metallurgical de
partment. Messrs. Breen, Fothering
ham and Bellinger will furnish tn
funds for the enterprise. Work will b
commenced at once.
1t is highly probable that Bernart
Mcdonald will soon retire from tn
management of the lie Roi mine a
Rossland. 1t is practically settled tina
p Bella Kadish will retire from the man
agement of the lie Roi smelter a
Northport. These two development
are the most important results of til
recent visit which was made to Ros
land by Henry Bratnober, who rank
among the larger shareholders in tn
lie Roi company. 1t is believed tina
, the retirement of Messrs. MacDonal
, and Kadish will simpl fly The strike 81
uation greatly. The chief Antagonist
of the striking miners and smelterme
is centered personally against Mr.. M
: Donald, with a less degree bestowe
upon Mr. Kadish. 1t has been concede
by the strikers from the start that
r Mr. Macdonald were to withdraw frol
the management of the mine tn
2 chances of settling the trouble woul
1 be doubled
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-10-25
Frotting Mare AIiN Is Dead.

Providence, R. l., Oct. 2l.-Alix, the
famous trotting mare, whose record of
2:O3 PA, made at Galesburg, ILL.,, in 1894,
was not equalled until last year, was
chloroformed at the farm of her owner,
former Mayor Sayles of this city. The
mare was stricken with paralysis about a
month ago, and to save her from linger-
ing death she was humanely killed
AliX still held the mile trottng record
for mare at her death.