Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-16
MINING NOTES.

Two hundred and fifty men are work
ing at the smelter at Northport.
The new 30 ton mill on the Wau-
conda near Republic will probably be
running by the first of October.
The Hercules, near Wallace, Idaho.
will soon ship. They expect to send
out every pound Of ore now in sight.
James Clark, one of the most prom
inent mining men Of the northwest and
one of the wealthiest citizens of Spo.
kane. died in that city last week.
Washington, whose ports control
nearly all Of the occidental shipping,
has demonstrated by her exhibits at
the pan-American that she is state
rich in resources and filled with the
beneficence of nature.
The Ell Caliph has been placed among
the listed stocks on the Spokane mining
board. Returns from the fourth ship
to the CRANKY smelter ran over $117
to the ton, which is a splendid showing,
considering that it was not what is
called the high grade ore Of the mine
which was sent down.
The Empire State-Idaho company has
declared it's August dividend of l per
cent, which means distribution of
10000. The company has declared div
! idends up to date amounting to ST.
056121. 1t is now a close rival of the
Bunker Hill & Sullivan company for
the honor of holding second place in
the list of Occur d'Alene dividend
payers.
News comes from Dawson of extra
| ordinary activity in the Yukon basin
in respect to mining districts to be
reached by the Yukon river Prospect
ing parties are penetrating every part
of the great basin, determined on ascer-
tanning whether there are any fresh
gold bearing districts. The new strike
at Rampant and the finding Of gold
on Lake creek, in the Big Salmon, are
the latest finds of most Importance.
The Occur d'Alene mines are work.
ing pretty close to 1000 men. This is
a list of the force that is employed in
the larger lead mines: Up Canyon
Creek-Standard, 23O men; Mammoth,
$50; Frisco, %; Hecla, 80: Tiger-Poor-
man, 145. At Wardner-Bunker Hill
& Sullivan. 500; Empire State-Idaho,
223. At Notwithstanding, $685.. Hunter,
As. That makes total of 1884 men
in the larger lead mines. Last year
the corresponding properties worked
about 1865 men.
The final payment for the celebrated
Belcher group at Baker City, Oregon,
has been made by W. r. Eisenhour OF
Spokane for G. w. DANES of Danville
ILL.,, who is the principal stakeholder
and president Of the purchasing com.
pany, the DANES Gold Mining company
The price paid was $4,000. The prop
erty was owned by Andy Larsen OF
Alamo, D. w. Denton of Muscatine
Iowa, and Alfred Storms of Baker. The
Belcher consists of six claims. The
principal work has been done on the
Belcher and the Gold King. The ledge
is from eight to twenty feet wide and
the ore runs from IS to $40 to the ton
An important decision was rendered
in the superior court last week at Spo
kane by Judge w. f. Richardson, in
"'oA ~ sho piuiutiuS III luc case VI
w. ID. McFadden, David ONeil, Charlie:
w. Vedder and w. E. Harris. plaintiffs
VS.. the Mountain View Mining & Mill
ing company. corporation. In thi:
case. which has been contested in thu
courts for nearly FIVE years. the prop
erty in question is some mining claim.
situated on the Cclville reservation OF
the north side Of and about one-quartel
: miles from the Columbia river ant
about two and one-half miles west O
the town OF Northport, in Steven.
county.