Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-07-26
MINING sOrEA,

| MINING HOTEA.
The Snow Storm has shipped anoth-
err carload Of ore TO the. smelter The
Snow Storm 10 copper property. stu
ated three or four miles above Mullan,
Idaho.
There Is q growing impression that
the reported discovery OF rich gravel
In the big bend OF the Snake river near
Ontario. Ore. has more to 1t than has
been supposed.
II IL rumored that w. A. Clark OF
Montana during his recent trip to Eu.
rope came TO st. Petersburg and Mos.
COW incognito. and with q certain un-
named count invested 10000, 900 rubies
In Ural copper mines.
Murray, Idaho has been experiencing
genuine stampede because of reported
discoveries Of rich rock "up the North
Fork" That Is very indefinite ex-
preston. but 1t is as good as can be
given by anyone who is not already of
on the stampede.
A most peculiar deposit has been dis
covered near Asotin and Lewiston.
Idaho. The product has woody. fiber
and burns with a bright fame like dry
wood. There Is on occasions a sputter-
Ing like there might be oil In the sub
stance, but there Is no book on btu
mems that treats OF 1t In any manner.
Drifting has commenced on both
lodges In the Humming Bird, near
Burke, where the strike was made In
the second ledge recently. While the
first strike was not so great as first re-
ported. the ore being largely concen-
trating instead Of all shipping, yet in
both lodges there has been a marked
improvement since drifting began.
What Is said to be one OF the richest
strikes ever made In southern Idaho Is
reported from Owyhee county, not more
than three miles from Silver City. The
property is owned by another man,
Robert Noble. the Owyhee sheep king
and another man. They have found a
ledge over eight feet wide and the ore
runs over 800 a ton.
According to the statement Of G. A.
Jones. Spokane prospector. who has
arrived In Spokane from the Bitter
Root district. the country around Oro-
ETY. OF minerals. He brought with him
some samples Of onyx and magnesia
which he says he has recently uncov-
cred within three miles of Orofno.
Charles Sweeny has been made de-
PENDANT In another mining suit involv-
Ing an eighth interest In the famous
Skookum mining claim at Wardner,
IdahO.' The suit Is similar to the case
tried at San Francisco In which Ken.
nedy ]. Hanley was plaintiff. The
plaintiff In the second suit which was
f1led In the United States circuit court
at Moscow by Attorneys Graves &
Graves. Is w. c. Murphy. a wholesale
grocer Of Missoula, Mont.
The Northport Smelling & Refining
company filed articles of Incorporation
with the county recorder at Wallace,
Idaho w. b. Hepburn. e. M. Hepburn,
W. b. Sans. d. G. Corbin and James w.
Morrison are the incorporators. Wal
lace Is named as the principal place of
business and the $1.0OO.000 capital
stock In 81 shares is all subscribed by
the directors. w. B. Hepburn, Bernard
O'Neill. Louis Odell. Bernard Mcdonald
and T. Mayne DAILY. Mr.. Mcdonald, as
trustee. subscribed for 999,996 shares
and the other directors for one share
each.
Frank Il. Johnesse has Just come out
from the Crooks Corral district. on
Salmon river. Idaho. where he has been
developing the Blue Jacket mine, on
which he has bond. This la the prop
erty developed by Finch q Campbell.
who threw up the bond after exepend-
Ing $4,000 In development work. Since
that time Mr.. Johnesse has run a cross
cut from the 200 foot level, cutting the
ledge. where II shows IL feet OF pay
ore. He has 500 tons Of shipping ore on
the dump and estimates that the slopes
show $4,000 worth Of good smelling
ore which would all stand shipping II
steamboat should be put no the upper
| Snake river.
BAKER CRY. ORE. MINES.
| The Concord is stacking up rich ore