The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22
in the claims will develop the ledgea
now opened up as rapidly as possible.
MINING NOTEA.

NOhll dClS nave Uecu ICL IUT LI6 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 aas
Republic is still in good ore. The fours-
dation Of the compressor plant is laid
and within the present week the build
ing will be UP.
The American Flag company has Ter.
ceived word that an ore body had bee1a
opened up on the Hornet mining claim
in the Slate Greek mining district I'M
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
$22.62 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 Orea
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 forcee
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.
The Allis-Chalmers company has de-
cided to locate its agency for the entire
northwest in Spokane. There was stin.
competition from firms in Butte, Port
land and San Francisco, which wanteA
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 its agency
in that city. The big Butte mines In
future must come to this city to get
mining machinery from the consolidate
ed concerns. Spokane may not be the
hub of the universe, but 1t is the center
OF great mining country.
There Is now considerable activity i'm
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 q
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 q
mill Is most suited for the treatment or
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. c. Corbin have
bought half interest In 200 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 or
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 q
thorough test OF the rock 70 ascertain
the grade of oil.
L. J. McAtee, who has returned to
Spokane from trip to the Buffalo
Hump country, says that there 10 q
much better feeling noticeable in the
camp.
Those who have watched the camp
carefully have more faith than ever in
It's future" he said. '.rhe Sweeny syn.
dictate. owning the Big Buffalo. d gDr.
ing steadily ahead with development.
Thirty men have been at work ON tho
Big Buffalo since the first Of the month.
That is In addition to the mill crew.
THE Old vesuvius mill commenced
crushing Big Buffalo ore on August s
and ID handling about 80 tons ! day.
chiefly from the so foot level. II n UNI
derstood that the ore win average SO
In tree gold. caught on the plates, be-
sides yielding half = ton Of concentrates
per day.
"The mill 1t the Jumbo began crush-
ing ore ON Monday. Frank Brown ana
his associates have magnificent aold
property. The old orc shoot has beam
developed tor . distance OF 800 fest ana
has . width In the face Of the drift Of
II feet going SIC . ton.