The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-03-28
MINING NOTES.

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Natural gas has been discovered I'M.
der the mud in the bottom Of Cooper
lake. pond In the South Palouse river,
In the southern part OF Colfax.
w. T. Hales has taken bond on the
Panhandle group for $4,000 and pro-
poses to begin work on It a. soon az he
gets back from Chicago.
The we'll known Rebecca, the princi-
pal property Of the Nespelem district,
South Half. Wash. 10 reported to be
under expert examination and It ID be-
lieved that this may mean resumption
on large scale before long.
Frank q. Jahnesse. superintendent Of
the Blue Jacket. the we'll known Finch
= Campbell property on Salmon river,
Idaho. states that the winters work
had given assurance that the Blue Jack
ct il q mine and may be I great one.
At Loomis, WASH, m option on the
property OF the Milwaukee, Palmer
Mountain Gold Z Copper Mining COM
pany. on Mount Ellmeham, has been
given to eastern people. The option IL
for 100000 cash and It viii expire
April i.
At Kellogg, Idaho. very promising
gold quarts discovery was made on Elk
creek few days ago. To learn the e.
tent Of the find will be ! part OF the
immediate work Of AL. Page, who has .
bond on the claims IN which the dis
covery was made.
The Anaconda. On Red Top Noun
tain, near Colville, Wash., shows q
good vein Of galena ore Of : very high
grade. An average across ave feet
Of the ledge at depth Of Is feet gives
nearly 50 per cent Of lead and over 20
ounces Of silver. The ore IL easily
handled BY . crude smelling process
and will eventually be- treated at the
mine In that way.
At Myrtle, Idaho. reports from Up
per Trail creek are that Jerry Savage
and party have recently picked up sew
eral big nuggets, the largest being $40.
Some think that the head Of Trail creek
will produce $4,000 this year. Every
miner on the creek IL wearing broad
smile and II spending money freely.
Reports have just reached Loomis
that an important strike has been made
In the Bull Frog tunnel w. b. Reilly,
who brought the news In, stated that
when he was at the mine the miners
had just broken into q body Of excellent
looking quarts. which had every APP
pearance Of being large vein and car
rying good values. This Is thought to
be the Phantom vein, the objective
point Of the tunnel.
The United States Marble company
has become q. dividend payer. The first
monthly dividend Of quarter cent per
share will be distributed to stockhold-
ers March is. The company Is incor-
porated for 100000 shares and the
dividend will consequently be $3.50.
The company IL Spokane corporation
owning 10 claims Of marble. onyx and
slate in Stevens county, WASH. about
eight miles west Of Valley.
The Leslie group of 10 claims lies at
the head Of st. Regis river, In Montana,
Just across the Idaho line. the property
having magnificent waterpower and
an abundance Of timber. The Leslie
has been developed systematically, and
with each foot Of work showed a good
degree Of Improvement, until the strike
In the lower tunnel furnished genuine
surprise to stockholders and the public
az we'll. copper values being substituted
by nearly exclusive silver and lead val
ues.
At Grangeville. idaho. the indications
for an active mining season become
more apparent every day, not only in
the expressed intention Of those operat-
ing in the county, but supplies are be-
ing contracted for and pack trains
laoded for distant camps. and there is
quite . movement on the part Of pros
pectors, many Of whom are striking out
for the different districts In which they
are interested. James p. Turner has
been pushing work all winter ON his big
placer proposition on Newsome creek.
He has that property In excellent shape
for 2 big run the coming season.
Word has been received by one Of the
stockholders in the Klondike mine,
near Pierce City. Idaho, that . strike Of
considerable Importance has been made
on the mine. Assays have been made
Of the ore and 1t runs little over $1,000
to the ton in gold. The Klondike prop
erty il owned by Spokane and Walla
Walla parties and has Just been taken
over by the Klondike MINING q Milling
company from the Orc Elmo Quartz
Mining 9 Milling company at a hand
some consideration. which has not been
made public.
J. D. Boyer. superintendent Of the
Gold Point Mining company's proper
ties In the Red River district. has left
for Portland. where he will consult
with the oflcers Of the company about
the erection Of z mill and reduction
works on the property this summer.