The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-01-26
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some samples Of asbestos from 4 claim
which he located January /, 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 1t was secured very near
the surface. Mr.. Barton says there Il
quite an extensive deposit or this min
erai on the ground which he has se-
cured.
Capital from Denver and other large
mining centers IL gradually being at
tracted toward the possibilities Of the
mining industries in the Baker City
tOre.D section. The latest property to
be secured by Colorado spectators fs
the Turner Oliver group at EagIet0n,
about 80 miles northeast OF this city.
J. J. Hill OF st. Paul has bought one
third OF the capital stock Of the Crows
Nest british CoIumbia) coal mines.
amounting to S2.500,000. 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 4
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 gigantic struggle with the Can
adian Pacific. for which J. J. Hill re-
eeiyes valuable government conces-
sione-
The Walter Scott mine at Northport,
Wn.. shows the widening Of a stringer
Of ore that practically amounts TO .
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 wfdened to
IL inches and was rapidly gaining In
width.
A wonderful ore body was recently
opened in the Bonanza mine Il is said
to be the most marvelously rich and
extensive strike that has ever been
Another new 10-stamp mill has been
made In the eastern Oregon gold fields.
purchased. Another producing mine is
70 be added 10 the growing list Of the
Sumpter. Ore, gold fields.
J. c. Jansen, one OF the directors Of
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
ings for the mill on the Klondike
mine. All the machinery has arrived,
excepting the concentration and will be
installed in the spring.
The latest news from the Leslie, near
Wallace. Idaho. is that E5re IL four
feet Of ore in the face of the tunnel,
il being good grade Of copper. Al
though the tunnel is In 400 feet It has
attained but SO feet Of depth. The next
200 feet wfll. however. increase the
depth $50 feet.
The directors Of the Boston & Mon.
tana Mining Company have declared q
quarterly dividend Of IS per share and
IS extra
At Beaumont, Texas, the owners OF
the Lucas oil geyser. which has been
shooting oil SO feet high for q week,
have succeeded in controlling the well.
Oscar Bates, ex-sherifg OF Stevens
county. was fatally injured at the
Drummers' mine. near Curlew. Wash.
Having set three shots in the 1250-goot
level. he started to climb the ladder,
but missed his footing on the second
landing and fell back 20 feet The
shots exploded before he could regain
the ladder
The report on the gas and oil fields
Of eastern Washington in the country
near Rosalia maze by Professor Sam
uel Aughey of Alabama has been COM
pleted. Prof. Auhey's conclusions are.
| as predicted, most favorable. He states
with confidence that the gas found Is
| petroleum gas and his conclusion IL:
From all these considerations my own
deliberate Judgment is that the oil and
gas prospects are sufficiently strong in
the Pine Greek district to warrant
drilling half a dozen prospect wells I"
The Spokane Stock Exchange has
adopted its new constitution and by
| laws
Although the output OF the Occur
d'Alenes for the last year. detailed as
to the different mines. or by months,
has not yet been made public, the total
| shipments OF crude ore and concen-
trates for the past year are known to
have been ITS. 900 tons. In 1898, the
last previous year for which figures
were obtained. the amount was 112.500
tons, showing an increase OF So. 500 tons
or So per cent over the output Of two
years before,
An explosion in the Koenig Ludwig
mine at Recklinghausen. westphaiiA.
has caused the death OF 10 persons.
A report from Delta, Idaho. is that
the old paystreak on Trail guleh has
been discovered Just above Myrtle by
Jerry Savage. Ben Hammitt. George A.
Wood and others. who have been hunt.
ing for It for years. and that they are
taking out all kinds OF money from the
gravel there.
Strong indications OF oil have been
discovered on the farm Of ]. b. Harris,
mile from colfax. wn.
Reports OF new strikes in the West
Fisher country. Mont. are creating
considerable excitement
W. W. Waite Of coifax wn.. has pei
kind Of machine drill for mining and
all kinds of work requiring drilling IN
rock. The machine Is operated by onS
man. who simply turns q crank. which
revolves q wheel TO which Is attached
four 4-pound hammers. which strik,
the drill with terrific force. each blow
being harder than that struck BY |