The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-02-23

The Lakeyiew tunnel, on Mount FL
I leham, near LOOMS, Wn., Is in 265 feet.
A good paying coal vein has been
discovered at Ben Lomond. near Los
Gatos. Cal
| Capital for the purpose OF developing
the coal resources Of Utah is pouring
into that state.
A new company has secured the Gold
! Bug group in Pierre Lake district and
/ will develop ii extensively.
Mining matters in Norwegian gulch
lively for this time Of the year.
| In the Cascade mountains. just east
/ of Snohomish, Wash. a new and large
deposit OF coal has been found.
The state Of Idaho is Just now much
agitated over passing equitable and
| just laws concerning the taxation Of
mining property. real and personal.
A contract has been let by the Globe
/ Goldheld company Of Seattle for 200
foot tunnel on the company's property
on Flat creek. Stevens county, Wn.
II is rumored that the Oregon Short
Line AMI Union Pacific railway compa.
MES were considering building a
branch into Idaho TO be known as the
| Custer line.
The Syndicate mine on Gold creek.
near Kendrick. Idaho, has passed into
the hands Of Seattle people and the
name Of the property has been changed
TO the Jericho.
| Encouraging reports from the Big
Iron. on Flat creek, Stevens county,
Wn., about l2 miles from Northport
have been received at the Office Of the
Mining company.
Mr. Coulter states that a great deal
Of development work has been done OF
the Ajax in Dixie section. the property
having been opened on two levels. He
says that an excellent body Of ore has
been exposed and that it averages from
SIS to $50 in gold, nearly all of which
is free.
At Loomis. Wash. the Copper World
lead has been crosscut and found TO be
Is feet wide. The appearance of the
ore indicates that it will carry good
gold and copper values. The tunnel is
225 feet long and cut the vein at q
depth Of 100 feet. Assays out of 80
foot shaft gave from $50 to $50 in gold
and copper, and the ore in the tunnel
seems to be much superior.
SiXty-ive coal miners are imprison
ed in No. 6 shaft OF the Cumberland
coal mine on Vancouver island. The
only exit is the mouth of the shaft
which is filled with a huge volume OF
fame. There is considered to be nc
possibility for the unfortunates to es
cape. Details of the disaster are mea
gre. The Cumberland mine is near the
village of Union, about 60 miles north
Of the town Of Nanaimo.
The new concentration being built by
the Empire State-Idaho Mining & De
velopment company at the mouth o
Government gulch. two miles below
Kellogg. Idaho. is nearing completion
The machinery OF one side is all il
, place. but it will be probably May be
, fore 1t will commence work, owing Z
the railroad which win haul the or
not being completed. Work is still II
progress on II, but the laying OF stee
will not commence earlier than tn,
first OF next month, and II may be eve
later.
The heavy work on the new Man
moth ore bins at Wallace. Idaho. is al
done, although II will be a month We
, before they ore completed. This is b,
cause there will be a wait for the ste<
= lining. II was only ordered from tn
, factory a week ago, but by the time
comes there will be nothing 20 do el
cept to put 1t in. and should the ledg
, be cut before that the bins will be ten
porarily lined with lumber. which wi
a last until the steel is in place. TIL
building is S0x60 feet in size and tn
!, bins are calculated to hold 80 carload
: Of SO tons each. being about twice a
large as any other in the Coeu
d'Alenes
Metal Report.
:. New York.-Silver certificates. GIL
= IaSSc; bar silver, Gle; Mexican dollar
. 4OlSc
San Francisco.-Silver bars, 61kc
Mexican dollars. 50IS651c.
!, London.-Bar silver. uncertain.
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