The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-07-19


Jacket Consolidated Mining company, |
in the Seven Devils. The shipment in
cludes pumps, hoisting machinery, etc. |
Considerable uneasiness is felt over
the mysterious disappearance of M. M. |
Brown, a we'll known mining man of
the Hoodoo district, who disappeared
in Spokane last week, since which time
no trace of him has been had.
The Empire State-Idaho Company is
yielding enormous profits. Charles
Sweeny. general manager of the COM
pany,, has returned from trip to New
York. He says he has nothing to say
now in regard to the Clark suit.
l.. X. Armstrong, superintendent OF
the mining exhibit from the state of
Washington at Buffalo. has returned
from the exposition, and says that
Washington has the finest exhibit of
crude ores of any state in the Union.
The strike of the miners at Rossland
has pot affected the strike situation at
Northport, for there are over 100000
tons of ore in the smelter yards. This
amount would besufficient for a three
months run at the full capacity of the
plant.
Parties arriving from the Thunder
Mountain country. near Grangeville,
Idaho, report that the work which has
been progressing all winter on the
property of Colonel Dewey has shown
up an extent of ore and values that is
marvellous
The forthcoming statement of the
coinage executed at the minis of the
United States for the fiscal year ending
June 20, 1901, will show the total coin
age to have been $136,304,7S1, as fol-
lows: Gold, $99,O65,715; silver $685.
5.49S; minor coins $2,009,568.
The big ledge from which came all
the rich float found on the main creek
flowing into Hayden lake has been
found The ledge stands out fully so
feet in width and with a showing of
beautiful quartz. The ore is silver
lead. and there are numerous speci-
mems of crystalized lead found among
the ore.
Judge Beatty of Idaho has rendered
an important decision in the case of the
United States versus the Newsum 6
Leggett Creek Hydraulic Mining com
pany, limited. The decision gives the
company the right to construct placer
mining ditch in the Bitter Root forest
reservation in Idaho county, pending
regular trial of the case.
Butte is the place where more mining
) accidents occur than anywhere else il
, America. But no matter how seriou!
3 the case the hospitals there will refuse
= invariably to take the injured ones un
5 less payment is guaranteed. SO thu
= city council and other authorities hav'
1 informally discussed the matter an'
decided to have an emergency hospital
The city and the county will share tn
expense.
S From Redding, Cal, comes the new
1 that H. H. Mcclure, a pioneer minini
4 man of Bully Hill, has bonded eigh
+ claims adjoining Captain De Lamar
Bully Hill mines to G. d. Porter an
/ associated mining men of Spokane
y Wash, for 100000. A cash paymen
: was made and others are to follow eac
e month. The copper ledge which ha
J. been struck on the claims will be de-
d veloped.
|, News comes from Moscow Mountain
Idaho, that the White Cross has struc
Y a body of rich ore in the 100 foot leve
g There is said to be six feet of it. al
g free milling, and an assay of sample
S across the whole ledge gave a return O
f $3.50 per ton. The force at work ha
Y been increased, and work on the neV
l. strike will be pushed A Clevelan
2, (Ohio) man has purchased a larg
block of treasury stock and the con
s pany expects to put in hosting an
y reducing plant at an expense of $40 90
h this fall.
" 1t is asserted from a source yer
e close to the management CT the Nortl
It port Mining & Smelling company tina
J. the company will build a company stor
IL and put in a $4,000 stock of genera
n merchandise. 1t is declared that tn
n company will also erect about 100 co
tages for the accommodation of en-
l. ployes and will build a stockade aroun
a the entire property. 1t is supposed this
q the works and town of the Pullma
l. Palace Car Company at Pullman, III
e will serve as a model for the smeltin
g company in the work of building up
y system under which all business an
l. social life will be dependent upon an
D. under control of the smelter manag
i ment.
Metal Report.