Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-11-08


Wash. are to the effect that the re-
Gently installed 2o-s.amp mill is now in
successful operation.
The rains OF the past week have been
a relief TO the mine owners around Wal
lace. Idaho. for the water was rattinR
very low for millinb purposes. Tests
made at the Standard mill show that the
volume has increased one third since the
rains began. and there il now enough
water to run very comfortably. although
the crusher Is still run at night while the
Mammoth mill il closed down.
John Edgar and the Retxer brothers.
who own the Independence group Of
claims near Granite. Idaho, near the
Magnolia property. have bonded the
claims 10 Glass & Winihernp ri Spo-
Kane for $4,000. The money will be
devoted 10 extensive improvements
on the Independence group. and before
long stamp mill will be erected. The
claims are considered promising.
The most important mining deal
that has been closed this year was
completed last week In Spokane when
A. Hickman OF Rossland sold a one
third interest In the famous Continent
al group In Northern Idaho to Duluth
people on the basis Of &225 900 for the
property. Mr.. Hickman and his new
associates have formed the Idaho Con-
tlnental Mining company with a cap
i'ai ~ $1,000. 600 AMI will push work
at once.
A fire started at Ironwood. Mich.
md generated gas and spread 10 al
Joining woodworks. closing up the
Pabst mine. MANY workmen were res
r"ea with dificultv. and several are
still In precarious condition. A num-
he, Of mules working below are dead
and 400 men are laid on. Gas In COM
Ing to the East Norris mine and may
force 1t TO close.
On the heels OF the big strike In the
North Pole mines comes the news To
Faker City. Ore. OF a strike In the
Fletcher. the property OF the DANES
Mining & Milling company of Spokane.
Situated In the Greeahcra district and
strike In the Porcupine. in the Cable
Anderson and A. f.. Bryan 81 Seattle.
ind strike made in the Buckeye. In
the North Powder district. the proper
- ii Milwaukee. capitalists.
Mr.. Weber states that the Weber
mine on Lake .end Of.iiie, idaho, il
nov shipping a carload Of ore each
cav, and that it could ship more were
IL possible to secure the transporta
ton necessary. The ore BODY on the
hal Yytfn "A IL IA a
| as run into better ore than they have
Lad before. and that the ledge has
widened out TO six feet. with 30 inchcG
Of clean ore.
One hundred thousand dollars was re-
Gently paid into bank at Boise, Idaho, for
the Casaell properties on Thunder mount
ain. The money vas lsald by Colonel ".
H. Dewey and 7. y. Barne~dall and 8.
II. Longfellow. the two latter Of Pitts
burg, Pa. The bond on the property pro-
yded that payment should not be made
until January |, 1903. but the develop
ments have been phenomenaliy rich
that Colonel Dewey and his associates
determined 10 take up the bond al once.
new marble company has been
Incorporated al Spokane and by next
spring machinery will be installed ana
another concern Will he turning out
marble. The new company has sc.
cured i2n acres OF land In Stevens
county. three and one-half miles from
Addy. Wash. The entire tract is COW
cred with marble OF the cloudy YER
mont variety, while another i20 acres
are owned by the same company. sur.
rounding the North American proper.
ties near Valley.
/ IL will soon be determined whether
there Is oil In Eastern Oregon. One
ef the companies formed In Baker City
under the management OF William
slbreeht. J. ID. Miles. United States
/ Mineral Surveyor l.. w. Burteh and
| ". c. Cowgirl. and which has located
ard recorded about 1000 acres OF oil
| lcna In the Malhenr district. IL now In
Negotiation with Portland and Spokane
contractors for standard derrieks and
drilling outfits which IL IL expected
+ - nave on the ground and In operation
i curing the coming month.
| Lieutenant -. II Jarvis. who was
among .he last TO leave Nome. reports
that from 1000 70 900 people are win.
fering in the district Lieutenant Jar.
i Wis has been the government treasury
nrenf doing customs work AZ Nome
/ tins summer or the number he men,
titna which includes the mining popti-
i Triton ~ the whole Seward peninsula.
fhont e01a are In The town OF Nome.
lieut.. JAWS states that there will b.