The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-01-25
MINING NOTES.


F. T. Barton of Lewiston, Idaho. has
some samples of asbestos from a claim
which he located January 1, about
three miles from the railroad on Bed
Rock creek. The fibre which he ex-
hibited is very fine in texture and col
oring. though it was secured very near
the surface. Mr.. Barton says there is
quite an extensive deposit of this min
eral on the ground which he has Sc
cured.
Capital from Denver and other large
mining centers is gradually being at
tracted toward the possibilities of the
mining industries in the Baker City
(Ore.) section. The latest property to
be secured by Colorado spectators is
the Turner Oliver group at Eagleton,
about 80 miles northeast of this city.
]. j. Hill of st. Paul has bought one
third of the capital stock of the Crows
Nest british Columbia) coal mines,
amounting to $2,500,000. He also en-
tered into an agreement with the rail
road companies who have built and
are to build to parallel the Canadian
Pacific. Hill also agrees to build a
spur line from the Great Northern to
the Crows Nest coal mines and guar
antees to purchase 5000 tons of coal
per day. The whole scheme contem-
plates a gigantic struggle with the Can
adian Pacific, for which j. ]. Hill re-
ceives valuable government conces-
sions.
The Walter Scott mine at Northport
Wn., shows the widening of stringer
of ore that practically amounts to a
strike. and which has caused consider
able excitement at Northport. The let
ter stated that the stringer of ore in
the face of the tunnel had widened to
II inches and was rapidly gaining in
width.
A wonderful ore body was recently
| opened in the Bonanza mine. 1t is said
to be the most marvelously rich and
extensive strike that has ever been
made in the eastern Oregon gold fields
Another new 10-stamp mill has beer
purchased. Another producing mine is
to be added to the growing list of the
Sumpter, Ore, gold fields.
J. c. Jansen, one of the directors oil
the Orc Elmo Quartz Mining and Mill
ing Company, now operating on the
Klondike mine near Pierce City, Idaho
reports the completion of the build
I ings for the mill on the Klondik,
mine. All the machinery has arrived
excepting the concentration and will b'
installed in the spring.
The latest news from the Leslie, neai
Wallace. Idaho, is that there is fou
feet of ore in the face of the tunnel
it being a good grade of copper. Al
though the tunnel is in 400 feet it ha
attained but 80 feet of depth. The mex
200 feet will. however. increase thu
depth $50 feet
The directors of the Boston & Mon
tana Mining Company have declared
quarterly dividend of S. per share ant
; So extra
p At Beaumont. Texas, the owners o
p the Lucas oil geyser, which has beef
shooting oil so feet high for week
have succeeded in controlling the well
p Oscar Bates. ex-sheriff of Steven
county, was fatally injured at tn
Drummers' mine near Curlew, Wash
Having set three shots in the 1250-foo
level he started to climb the ladder
but missed his footing on the secOn
landing and fell back 20 feet. TIL
S shots exploded before he could regal
the ladder
e The report on the gas and oil field
/ of eastern Washington in the countr
+ near Rosalia maze by Professor San
+ uel Aughey of Alabama has been con
pleted. Prof. Auhey's conclusions are
S as predicted. most favorable. He state
3 with confidence that the gas found
t petroleum gas and his conclusion is
e From all these considerations my ow
n deliberate judgment is that the oil an
d gas prospects are sufficiently strong i
the Pine Greek district to warrar
h drilling half dozen prospect wells.
n The Spokane Stock Exchange ha
adopted it's new constitution and b.
+ laws.
T Although the output of the Coeu