Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-03-15
MINING NOTEA.

| The bill by Kelley, Brennan and
Moore for the taxation Of the net pro.
duct Of producing mines of Idaho was
defeated.
A rich discovery Is reported from
said to have been found yielding IS to
tho bucket.
Keller camp is picking up. Work
IL progressing on a number of proper
ties The Gold Cord. also on Silver
creek. Is showing up well.
The Lorraine Copper company Is com.
posed OF Chehalis county. Wash, PEG.
pie. Its capital stock is 1900, 900
shares Of l cent share.
A strike OF eighteen inches Of SOL
Id galena ore was made last week in
Floods mine In Minnie Moore gulch at
HALEY. 1t Is supposed to be on the
same ledge as the Minnie Moore
The installation Of pumps. hoists.
etc. at the Gold Bug. near Colyille,
Wash, Is going on rapidly under SUI
perintendent f. w. Morris. More ma
chinery is en- route to this property.
Work on the Copper King mine near
Colville is being rapidly pushed ahead
The greater the depth attained the
wider the oreshoot and the better the
qual ity Of the ore, which runs as high
as so per cent copper.
The Deer Trail Consolidated com
pany. operating the Elephant claim, in
Cedar Canyon, Wash, expects to make
a considerable output Of ore this
month II the roads permit. Six car
load went out in February despite bad
roads and considerable profit Is re-
ported to have been netted to the com.
pany.
Preparations are in progress to put
force OF men on tho Little Giant and
continue development with the utmost
activity during the entire year. The
Little, Giant is one of the richest cop
per-Kold properties in the Pierre Lake
district. Wash. and 1t Is in shape to
max 10 steady output with few i'm
provements.
The minority interest In the North.
port smelter, which has been held by
James Breen. one Of the original own
ers Of the plant, has been transferred
to the Northport Mining & Smelling
company. owning the control of the
property. for$30O.0OO. This Is under.
stood to give the company the entire
possession of the big plant.
A strike Of the greatest Importance
has just been made on the Keep Cool
on AXE Pend d'Oreille. Idaho. At
least nine feet OF ore identical with
that In the No. 4 level is reported in
the face of the drift on the No. s or
lowe st level. This is the big payshoot
for which driving has been In prog
ress for some time. and the showing
assures Its permanence and the exist
ence OF an immense body OF pay ore.
A report has just reached Lewiston.
Idaho. from the Crooks Corral dis
trict on Salmon river that an enor-
mously rich strike has been made on
the Corson 4 Thompson property.
They have been developing group Of
claims with tunnel. expecting to cut
the ledge at depth Of about 100 feet.
The report Is that the ledge was struck
at distance OF As feet, but with YER
tical depth OF nearly 100 feet. The
ledge has been crosscut for more than
20 feet. and the hanging wall has not
yet been reached Assays OF the ledge
matter for the full 20 feet average
about $50 In gold. and from Is to 20
per cent copper. The claim is less
than two miles from Finch 4 Camp.
bells Blue Jacket. and II Is thought
that they are extensions OF the same
ledge. There Is report current at
Gran geyille that William Springer has
secured an option on the property for
20 days for Finch Campbell.
Metal Report.
San Francisco.-Silver bars, Gle.
Mexi can dollars. s0h@5lc.
New fork-Silyer certificates. slisD
Csc; bar silver. 60Tsc, Mexican dollars.
49c.
Loh don.-Rar silver quiet, IS lied
per ounce.