The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-06-20


he will examine the Independence at
Cripple Creek.
News has reached here of rich
quartz strike on Connell gulch. near
Pierce City, Idaho. An eight-inch
ledge of free milling ore has been un-
covered for so feet. 1t carries values
of $4,000 a ton.
The bullion production of the mill
OF the Central Montana Mines COM
pany at Lewiston. Montana. for the
month of May was 1043 ounces, having
valuation of $1S,227. Average values
were little more than Sc per ton.
The Huntley Oil & Refining COM
pany, with capital Of 81, 500, 900, was
chartered in Texas recently. 1t is
to prospect in 25 Texas counties for
oil. The board Of directors includes
Charles A. Towne of Minnesota and
Governor Benton McMilen of Ten.
nessee.
During the nine days which ended
last Saturday the Standard mined
1909 tons of crude ore The total
produce for the year to date has been
1887 tons. and the Bunker Hill &
Sullivan company produced 5000 tons
OF ore. The shipments were 500 tons
of concentrates.
A strike has been made on the Her.
cules at Wallace. Idaho. and while its
extent Is not determined. there Is
enough ore in sight to show that it Is
Of great importance. The ledge was
being crosscut when a round of holes
were fired, showing two and a half
feet Of pure carbonate ore.
An assay on some of the ore from
the new strike in the Hercules at
Wallace has yielded 66.2 per cent
lead and 94.7 ounces in silver. That
is little below the average assays
in lead. but is unusually high in sill
yer. In the little ore which has been
taken out since the strike was made
there a number Of samples of wire
silver have been found.
The big legal fight under way be-
tween Patrick Clark ct al. and Charles
Sweeny for property in the Occur
d'Alenes, said to be worth a million
dollars, promises to be the biggest suit
of its kind in the history of the north
west. There are giants on each side
Of the battle, and there seems no doubt
that they will carry the fight up to the
tribunals of last resort. Y
The smelling trust has suddenly
stiffened it's demands upon the mine
owners of the Occur d'Alenes. The
conference that has been held in New
York has been marked by develop
ments that have surprised the mine
owners considerably. Their surprise
is mixed with Indignation. Relations
between them and the smelling trust
are not Of the most cordial nature.
The report Of the United States as.
say office at Boise. on the mineral out
put of Idaho for 1900. has just been
issued. 1t shows much greater in
crease over the previous year than had
generally been supposed. The increase
amounts to over so per cent. The to-
tails are: Gold, $2,O76,036; silver, So
468,S39; lead, $7.6S9,974 Total, $751;
236,S4O. For 1899 the figures were:
Gold, $2.119.71S; silver, $5,283,443:
lead, $4,713.604. Total, $12,107, 765.
Increase of 1900 over 1899. $6,129,0 OTIS.
The Butte Boston smelter at Butte,
Mont, which has been closed for some
weeks on account Of the refusal of the
company to grant outside labor the
eight-hour day provided for miners and
smeltermen, will resume operations in
the morning. The machinists still re-
main out. The smelter employs 300
men. but the starting affects many
times that number in the mines.
The Bunker Hill 4 Sullivan. Mining
& Concentrating Company has filed q
suit In the United States court at Boise
against the Last Chance Mining Com
pany. tn eShoshone Mining Company
and the Empire State-Idaho Mining &
Developing Company for $4,000 dam
ages. 1t is alleged that the defendant
companies have tunnelled into the
Tyler claim, owned by the Bunker Hill
/ & Sullivan Company, and appropriated
| ore to the value Of $4,000.
A bond on the Eagle group in the
Gilt Edge district, near Lewiston.
Mont, has been given by McEvony,
| Runxler & Stephens to H. T. Kendall
Z Co. The bond runs for one year and
is for $4,000. The group consists Of
Ave claims joining the Central Mon.
tana mines on the eastern slopes Of the
Judith range. The properties are
practically undeveloped. but enough
work has bsen done to show ore on all
| Of them.
Metal Report.
New York.-Metal quotations:
Silver, $3.50.
| Silver certincates. Soc.