The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-04-18

ShS OAu A/OCl AoAl A6At OVOA NnO VClu
of the Elephant claim. This time, how
ever, the victory is in favor of the Ce
dar Canyon company. While 1t looked
as though Yarwood had sDatched vic
tory from defeat at the last ruling, the
one last week is another turn of at
fairs, being victory for the attorneys
for the Cedar Canyon company.
The blank forms to accompany each
ore exhibit in the mineral display from
Washington state to the Pan-American
Exposition have been issued. Each ex
hibit will be numbered and labeled and
these forms will be kept on file and
numbered correspondingly. 1t will
therefore be but matter of moment
to put before an inquirer all the i'm.
portant facts concerning any property
represented in the display.
]. A. Smith, of the Smith Dredging
Company of Cleveland, Ohio. represent
ing eastern capitalists. has secured op-
tions on the plants of Dunbar 4 Sulli-
van, Kingston & Woods and the Buffalo
Dredging Company, with the ultimate
purpose of merging them into a big
dredging combine, which will control
all of the dredging work on the great
lakes. 1t will have a capacity Of 10000
and will embrace rs or 80 Of the big
gest plants on the lakes.
A deed was made of record at Red
ding. Cal. in which Captain Joseph r.
Delamar, the millionaire mine owner
of New York and Paris, transfers to
the. Bully Hill Copper Mining & Smelt-
ing company. in consideration of g..
249,O0O, the Bull Hill mines and smelt-
ing plant near Copper City, 26 miles
northeast Of Redding. The Bully Hill
mine is a great copper property, at
which complete smelter and convert
ing plant has just been installed.
Reports confirming the Importance
OF the placer finds on the st. Maries
river. near Santa, continue to come In
and the excitement Is increasing. The
new diggings are As miles from Tekoa.
James and Henry Tyson and j. B. Rem
fro have placer claim on Cedar creek
In Camas Cove district, that promises
to be one of the greatest placer claims
In that country. With proper appli-
ances, and under favorable conditions,
two experienced miners can take out
from $40 to $50 per day. But this is
the only claim In the district in which
very valuable discoveries have yet been
made. The gulch in which the discov-
cry claim is located has been staked
from the summit Of the mountain to
the point where 1t empties into Camas
Cove creek. there beins six claims IN
The gulch and two on small gulches
which run into it. Veteran prospec-
tors say the region where the strikes
are reported has long been a source Of
speculation. but the dense forest
growth, huge trees and almost impene-
.rable brush have prevented close in
vestigation. There is. therefore. virgin
.erritory to be explored on both sides
II the ridge In northwestern Idaho.s
gold belt.
Secretary Irwin Mahon has issued a
all for the fourth annual session of
he International Mining Congress. to
,e held In Boise. Idaho, July %, "a and
70 this year. The objects of the con-
sress as set forth are in part as fol-
ows:
ITO secure better recognition of the
mining industry by the national gov
TO bring about needed changes in
he federal mining laws.
ITO cultivate acquaintance, fraternal
ceiling and hearty cooperation among
he various mining, manufacturing,
transportation. commercial and labor
'odies represented.
ITO exchange practical ideas cover
ng the various phases Of the mining
usiness and especially to take under
dvisement the Importance Of the crea-
lon by the congress of the United
tates of department to be known as
he department Of mines and mining,
hus securing a cabinet officer that rep
esentRn interest which affects more
han phe-third of the people in the
'Dned States. producing in 1900 over
ne billion dollars
The call Is signed by L. Bradford
rince, president, and Irwin Mahon,
ecretary. 1t urges that delegates be !
ppointed at once and that the name
nd address of each be sent to Secre-
ary Mahon in Boise.
The historic Idaho camp of Dixie
romises a revival this season that will
lace 1t well in the front rank OF the
old producing sections of the state.
tvrt- l.
,unty and not far from the we'll
nown Buffalo Hump. which is also
'ming forward as possible gold pro-
ucer Of magnitude. 1t is in the free
illing gold belt of central Idaho and
in the area that yielded largely of
acer gold in the early days Of mining
the state. In the last two or three
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