Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-03-08
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

On the adjoining property, the All
There, rapid progress is being made
in sinking. Last week feet of work
was done. To date the shaft has reach
ed depth of IT'S feet.
movement is on foot to reorganize
the Dardanelles Mining & Milling com
pany, Limited, which own valuable
claims adjoining the Rambler Cariboo,
in the SLOGAN, and which is in financial
difficulties.
The historic Rock creek placer dig
gings are again to be exploited. This
time not in the manner of the early
Cos, when the first feverish prospect
ors Graded its sands in their search
for yellow metal, but by a system
known as booming"
At the annual meeting of the War
Eagle Mining company, held in To-
ronto recently, a statement was made
by Vice President 7. G. Blackstock.
He took very favorable view of the
future, though admitting that the past
years work had been somewhat disap-
pointing.
At Greenwood Superintendent Jack
Hanly of the R. Bell, in Summit camp.
reports that the shaft is down ITO feet
The east drift. on the second level
OF the Greyhound. in Deadwood camp
at depth Of 200 feet is now IN Sc feet
and nearing the ore body. The shaft
is down 212 feet.
An important strike has been made
on the Hewitt, near Silverton. A body
OF ore was opened by a crosscut from
NO. 3 tunnel and at point SO feet from
the footwall Of the vein The extent
OF the deposit has not yet been proved
as the crosscut has only been running
in 1t for about five feet and is not vet
through it. The finding of this ore
body being unexpected adds greatly to
the known value of the property.
Most interesting information is at
nand concerning the mining proner.
ties situated on Pool creek in the Lar.
deau district. Pool creek enters Eisb
creek about eight miles from Coma.
pix at the head of Arrow lake. and
passes directly through he promising
townsite of Camborne. The first pron.
erty near the mouth of the creek is
the Cholla group. 1t is free milling
proposition, having large fisssure
VEINS, and carries large values in gold
The Morrison Mines, Ltd. has pass
ed Its regular assessment and II is IN.
derstood that the mine will hereafter
be on a self-sustaining basis. This
splendid Boundary district nronertv
has also just closed a contract with
the Standard Pyritic smelter for the
treatment of large quantity OF ore at
inquire that is said to be the most "a.
vorabie secured by any mine in the
boundary district and that 1t will give
q pront even on ore running around
-, The ore is mixture of iron and
lime that Is perfect fuxing material
and the fact that it is an excentionai
condition in the Boundary mines
makes the demand for the ore great
The North Star. in East Kootan,y
mas made arrangements with the Ca.
hadian Pacific and the Nelson, Trail
ana Everett smelters whereby It will
De able 10 ship its entire output Tn
these three plants. Tho big producer
was closed down by the trouble be-
tween the Canadian Pacific and the
american Smelling & Refining COM
pahy. but this new arrangement, which
mas just been completed, will enable
me mine to resume its full product
ana PROBABLY increase it IL desired.
As the Sullivan has a contract with
he Trail smelter for its entire outnnt
ana the St Eugene is shipping largely
% Belgium. the output of East Koote-
nay Is thus brought up to its ful,