The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-08-23
SHINING NOTES.

SHINING NOTES.
Contracts have been let for the con-
struction of two two-story buildings at
the California mine at Republic, which
will be used as bunk and boarding
houses.
The face of the Wauconda tunnel at
Republic is still in good ore. The foun-
dation of the compressor plant is laid,
and within the present week the build
ing will be UP.
The American Flag company has re-
ceived word that an ore body had been
opened up on the Hornet mining claim
in the Slate Creek mining district in
Cascade range, showing free gold. The
ore is similar to that in the Flag mine.
The long tunnel on the Springfield,
one of the copper companies on Stevens
peak, Idaho, cut the ledge several days
ago, and at last reports they had cross
cut ledge between five and six feet,
finding ore all the way An assay was
was made on some of it, which was
brought down, showing total values of
$2262 in gold, silver and copper, prin-
cipally the latter.
Wallace, Idaho, Aug. 1.-THE ship
ments of the Mammoth mine from mine
! to mill for the week ending last Satur-
day were 1850 tons, an increase of 100
! tons over the previous week, bringing
the total shipments for the year up to
= 62,27S tons, and the shipments of ore
by the Standard Mining company were
1892 tons, a slight loss from the week
before. The total for the year to date
is 99,629 tons.
1t Is currently reported that force
of men will soon be put to work on the
Old Germany mine, near Cresaw, to
continue for the next six or eight
months at least. The Old Germany is
located south of town and is among the
best properties in the camp. Consider
able work was done last winter and the
showings are good
There is now considerable activity in
the Slate Creek mining district. News
has been received from the Gold Stand
ard that the force of men working last
week on the Tripod, one of the Gold
Standard group, had encountered a
ledge of high grade ore, carrying free
gold and running about three feet in
width. On the Mammoth mine, adjoin-
ing the Gold Standard, work is going
on steadily. Expert Ballard has been
sent to the mine to see what kind of a
mill is most suited for the treatment of
the Mammoth ore. AS soon as his re-
port is received a mill is to be erected
on the property.
r. T. Dabney and d. G. Corbin have
bought a half interest in 2,7OO acres Of
oil land in western Washington. Mr..
Dabney and Professor Aughey have
just returned from inspecting and ex-
aiming the property. They brought
back with them about 800 pounds of
sand rock, secured from the property,
which is strongly impregnated with pc
troleum and which has the appearance
of being high grade of Illuminating
oil. Professor Aughey will make a
Thorough test of the rock 10 ascertain
the grade of oil.
The Allis-Chalmers company has de-
cided to locate its agency for the entire
northwest in Spokane. There was stiff
competition from firms in Butte, Port
land and San Francisco, which wanted
to get the agency. The new concern de-
cided that Spokane is the center for the
mining industry of the whole north
west, however, and will have it's agency
in that city. The big Butte mines in
future must come to this city to get
mining machinery from the consolidat
ed concerns. Spokane may not be the
hub of the universe, but it is the center
of great mining country.
l.. ]. McAtee, who has returned to
Spokane from a trip to the Buffalo
Hump country, says that there is g
much better feeling noticeable in the
camp.
"Those who have watched the camp
carefully have more faith than ever il
its future" he said. 1.-THE Sweeny syn