Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-02-01
MINING NOTES.

the Mhulla group, IN heller camp, Dy
Spokane people.
The Legal Tender. in Keller camp,
Wn.. has resumed work with one shift.
and is to enlarge its force shortly. The
Romine. adjoining 1t. started work
this week.
The extension Of the Butte mineral
belt outside the immediate vicinity of
the city seems to be showing up we'll
particularly in the new district In
Browns gulch.
NJ. A. Smalley of Toledo. Ohio. rep
| resenting syndicate of northern Ohio
capitalists, has just purchased half a
dozen claims in the Myers creek dis.
trict. Wn.. among which is the Oregon.
The Silver Greek Mining 4 Milling
company has started $50 foot tunnel
on the Gold Cord. on Silver Creek.
South Half. The new tunnel will cut
the ledge at depth of 200 feet. Six
men are employed.
Things have been rather uncertain
| in the big mines of Butte recently on
account Of the water supply. For a
few days the properties of the Anal
gamated were shut down altogether on
account of too much ore in the bins.
Placer and petroleum claims are be-
ing staked on the government land be-
tween Pine City and Rosalia, Wn.
Some claims are reported to have been
staked on decided land. and the farmars
are somewhat agitated over the posi-
bility that the locators may be able to
secure title.
The new road from Grizzly camp to
White Pine. in the Hoodoo mining dis
| trict, As miles northeast of Moscow,
| Idaho, is reported in excellent condi-
| tiOn and many heavy loads Of machin-
| cry have been hauled over 1t this win
! ter. Since the road was completed set
tiers have filed homesteads along its
entire length.
One of the richest OF the gold mines
near Butte, Mont, is the Metz claim.
1t is said to run as high as 100000 per
ton, but the vein Is very narrow, not
over six inches at the widest. The
Metz is located in the vicinity of the
Colorado company's old concentrator
and is probably source OF much OF the
placer gold taken from the bed OF Sill
yer Bow creek several years ago.
The Occur Alene mining companies
which were organized two and three
years ago have generally exhausted
their treasury stock and the work they
do in the future will be by means Of
assessments. The number of assess
ments being levied at the present time.
either to continue work or to resume
operations after shutdowns OF varying
lengths. is noticeable. Considerable
eastern capital is in the Coeur d'Alenes
looking for investment
A small stampede took place from
Grangeville. Idaho, last week to a re-
ported strike on some lodges about two
and one-half miles south OF the town,
where work has been In progress all
winter. A four foot vein assaying $50
was struck 1G feet below the surface.
A few days later 20 foot ledge assay
ing $23 across IL was uncovered some
hundreds Of feet from the first discov-
cry. Another find has been made near
the ledge and on the same ranch.
owned by Clark and Bishop. boulder
was brought into the city literally COW
cred with coarse free gold. Free gold
float has always been found on the
ranch. and II Is believed that the source
of 1t has at last been discovered. There
Is much talk OF the new discoveries and
mining camp almost in the city Is
predicted.
Word has been received at Wallace.
Idaho. that the Hunter mine at Mullan
has closed down, throwing about 80
men out OF employment The reason
assigned is difYiculty with the Ameri.
can Smelling 4 Mining company, ow.
ing to which the mine is unable to dis
pose Of its ore at satisfactory prices.
II is one OF the pioneer mines OF the
district, but has been closed down
number OF times, it's last run having
been just about year. The headquar.
ters Of the company are in st. Paul, but
the stock Is largely owned in Chicago.
On Bear gulch, Idaho. they have ex-
posed a wonderful showing on both the
Simmons claim and the Oro Fino. On
the former short crosscut tunnel was
run and after the ledge was cut they
drifted both ways, finding a continuous
ore shoot as far as they have gone. al
though there was no sign OF II on the
surface to the westward OF where the
crosscut reached the ledge. On the Orc
Fino the discovery was In gulch and
by drifting on the vein depth is being
gained rapidly. There was IS inches Of
ore where the ledge was first found In
place and this has gradually increased
as the drift has been continued to the
east.
Metal Report.
San Francisco-Silyer bars, 621kc;
Mexican dollars. 501zcG51c.
New York.-Silver certificates, 6312
665c: bar silver, 62c; Mexican dollars,
4Skc
London.-Bar silver, 20 9-1Sd per
ounce.