The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-05-25
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dustFy IL In its infancy.
A strike OF free milling quartz has
been made In the range OF low noun
tains three miles east Of Latah. Wash,
near the Idaho line.
The American Refining & Smelling
Company has hled certificate with
the secretary Of state OF Colorado, In
creasing its capital stock from $685.
100000 to 800. 900 900. The fee for
filing the papers was $4,000.
Vice Chancellor Pitney. In court in
Jersey City. has announced that he will
dissolve the temporary injunction
against the carrying out OF the pur-
chase Of the Boston & Montana and
other companies by the Amalgamated
Copper Company.
Word from GrangeyilIe IL to the ef-
feet that Finch & Campbell have re-
duced the force on the Blue Jacket
mine on Salmon river because Of I'M
satisfactory results that have followed
explorations below the second level. A
small force Of men is still working un-
der the saperintendency Of r. z.
J0hnesse.
There is $4,000. 900 worth Of ore
above the 100 foot level In the Kendall
group. and In three months the mine
should begin paying dividends at the
rate Of s35, 900 a month. Such is the
announcement made by H. T. Kendall.
Of Lewistown, Mont. who has Just sold
the group OF four claims to Finch q
Campbell Of Spokane
During q period Of Is years. or from
1882 to 1900, the mines OF the Butte
camp have produced in gold, silver and
copper q total Of s544.102.1e4. This
enormous value has practically origi.
mated in Butte, the greater portion Of
the production having been restricted
TO a small area. not exceeding two
square miles in extent
Arrangements for building the pro
posed smelter at Weiser, Idaho, by
Lewis Hall, president Of the Pacific
Idaho Northern railway, have been
completed. The site chosen is at the
mouth OF the Weiser canyon about
eight miles from town. The plant will
handle ores from the Seven Devils and
will draw supplies from Baker City
Sumpter. Mineral and other points.
There is much excitement al Silver
City. Idaho, over a discovery Of riet
gold ore in what is called the Billion
claim. only half mile from the post
once. Rich float has been found on tn,
hill for years. and much prospecting
has been done for the ledge. This nov
seems to have been found. 1t show
q stream Of ore eight inches thick, tina
is fabulously rich.
There is a common remark anon
certain class Of mine owners that the
are perfectly Indifferent to eastern car
itaL This seems too idiotie for com
ment- The more capital and men "
get interested in our mines the bette
IL lie for the west The only trouble /
that eastern investors are not buyin
mining interests with as much enthus
asm as we would like them.
Today Cripple Greek. Colo. stand
foremost among the gold-prOducing dii
tricts OF the world. II is but six mile
square, but in that limited area are Z
be found the deep shafts and the rich
est mines Of gold. In 1891. following
its discovery. the camp produced bu
$500. 600. The output this year vii
exceed S25.00O.O0O. The total outpu
for the decade in round numbers
$4,000. 900.
The Montana Mining & Develop
; ment company, which has Just bee
formed with a capital Of $4,000. O0t
: has filed articles itsnr.o jta isoSa CT
has fled it's articles Of incorporate
r at Spokane. The officers for the mex
six months will be: President. A.
2 Hotter of Helena. Mont: vice pres
dent. Fred II. Mason Of Spokane: ses
' ond vice president w. G. Conrad {
: Montana; secretary. Pliny Daggett {
: Spokane and treasurer, NJ. NJ. Cowle
= OF Spokane.
The Butte copper mines in Montan
are known wherever the red metal
1 used. The production of these min,
Y is so enormous that their output cor
e prises 81 per cent OF the entire cops
h production OF the United States an
!. nearly onethird OF the copper outpl
!, Of the world. The value OF the pr
Il duction OF the Butte mines amounts
4 over $4,000, 600 annually. Copper
n perhaps the most widely diffused met
o found in Montana.