The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-07-06
MINING NOTES.


will centralize its work in Alaska.
At Wallace. Idaho. the Chloride
Queen Mining 9 Milling company has
let contract to continue the lower tun.
mel 500 feet farther. 1t has already
been run in 100 feet this year. The
new contract will keep four men busy
for the greater part Of year.
An assay on some OF the ore from the
new strike in the Hercules, at Wallace
Idaho. has yielded CO., per cent lead
and SAT ounces in silver.
The rich strike in Malheur district,
in eastern Oregon. which has caused
considerable excitement lately, is prov
ing as good as first reported.
The famous Father Lode, near Sun.
set peak. in the Occur d'Alenes. has
been sold to syndicate OF eastern men,
who will push development.
A strike that promises to be of con
siderable Importance has been made in
the. Buekhorn group on Flat creek, be-
low Northport. Wash. At depth Of
ITO feet in the tunnel the miners have
met an 1S-inch pay streak OF copper
that gives very high returns.
Some of the old prospsctors OF the
Occur d'Alenes plan to make a trip
through the country south. beyond the
st. Joe river. There is region nearly
40 miles square on which, so far as
known, the foot of white man has never
trod.
At Wallace, Idaho. the directors Of
the Amador have decided that the prop
erty is developed to point where ship
ments can be made. 1t was decided to
employ the whole force on the construc
ton Of a wagon road to the railroad.
As soon as Il Is completed. in two or
three weeks. regular shipments will be
gin,
Interest in Tyson. Idaho. camp Is
still at high tension. Out OF some de-
composed quartz that could be placed
in an ordinary sewing thimble over 10
cents Of gold was extracted The quartz
came from the Richmond. Many beau
tiful specimens have been secured and
most Of the prospectors have their
pockets full.
A. NJ. Halter Of Helena has taken a
bond on controlling interest in the
Alice group. near Wallace. Idaho, and
will put from u to Is men to sinking
on the ore. The group consists Of "a
claims midway between here and Null
Ian and about mile north from the
South Fork, running nearly parallel
with that stream.
Patrick Clark. Of Spokane, who has
made half a dozen fortunes in mining.
is completing plans for strong new
development company. It will be in
corpOrated in the next few weeks. 1t
promises to be the most important 40
tation that has been made recently in
the northwest. Mr. Clark will make II
a development company pure and sim
pie.
With pardonabIe pride in his home
town. Mr.. Clark has decided to name
his new corporation the Spokane De
velopment company. 1t viii be con
trolled almost altogether by local min
ing men. Among those heavily inter
ested are Mr.. Clark. Major B. C. Kings
bury and W. j. C. Wakefield. The only
outsider largely concerned is H. L.
Frank, the millionaire mining man of
Butte, who has been allied with Mr.
Clark in the operations OF the latter
for many years.
The returns from the trial shipment
Of ore from the Horn Silver mine in
Okanogan county, Wash. have been re-
ceiVed, and the ore nets the company
over 800 to the ton. The ore was sent
to the Puget Sound reduction works,
and the amount received by the com
pany after dedueting the so for treat
ment was s117.S3 to the ton. The ore
shipped was taken from the first pros
peet shaft, and not from The working
shaft. There are few mines that can !
net 800 to the ton from the grass roots
and the company hopes to be able to |
ship carload Of the same character
in the near future to aid in the further |
development work on the property.