Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-02-08
MINING NOTES.

/ MINING NOTES.
The Evergreen mine, near Grange
vile. Idaho, has been bonded for $125,-
900.
A mill is to be installed on the Jumbo
property, Buffalo Hump district, ldaho,
in the spring.
The Alamo lead at Sumpter. Or, is
cut. The lower tunnel is reported in IL
feet of the best ore in the mine.
i From present indications Walla wal
la, Wn., and vicinity is about to join IN
the gas and oil excitement with posi-
bilities OF large coal bodies being dis
covered.
Two miners, w. c. Fisher and George
Gregor, were killed last week at Frank
lin, Mn., by cayein at mine NO. OF
the Pacific Coast company where they
we're employed.
Another Weheville property that
started up short time ago. and that
has an excellent showing is the Bright
Spot, about ~ miles south Of the Wehe
Consolidated.
John Kennedy of Pipestone, Mont,
was killed the other day by falling
down an old stope in the Ruth at San
don, b. c. No blame is attached to any
one for the accident.
The vein cut in the @. s. tunnel early
last week has been gone through and
shows four feet of solid copper-gold ore,
assaying $50 per ton. The tunnel Is in
$50 feet and the big lead that is being
driven for should be cut at no great
distance.
The Occur d'Alene Mining & Milling
company has decided to build concen-
traitor on its Elk creek property early
in the spring and as preliminary
step has bought the old mill in the
same neighborhood which was built for
the Alma & Nellie Wood Mining COM
pany.
An injunction case which may result
In closing down the Republic mill has
been instituted in the federal court
The action is based on an alleged in
fringement of patent rights in the ore
roasting furnaces, said to be used at
the Republic property. The suit Is
brought by Horace f. Brown, through
his solicitor, Samuel r. Stern, of Spo-
kane
One of the Golden Zone mills was
started last week and is running salts
factorily. The other mill will be com.
pleted in 10 days. when the force in the
mine will be largely increased. The
1000 foot crosscut tunnel, which is be-
ing run to cut all of the veins on the
Golden Zone properties, is in 800 feet.
This tunnel will give depth of about
1000 feet and will be the main working
tunnel of the group
Ex-senator w. ID. Washburn of Min
nesota says that Minnesota will soon
be producing enough Ignite coal to
supply the needs of North and South
Dakota and possibly Minnesota as we'll.
/ 1t Is reported that the Helena mine,
about seven miles from Cuprum, Idaho,
in the Seven Devils, will begin ship.
ping ore this week. cable tramway
was installed last week from the mine
to the Blue Jacket ore road.
The Buffalo Hump Mining company
has reduced its capitalization from 49,.
100000 to $1,000.O0O. consequent upon
the sale of its property at Burke to the
Empire State-ldaho Mining & Develop.
ment company. The company has thus
discontinued operations in the Occur
Alenes and will confine its attention
to gold mining in the Buffalo Hump
district. Charles Sweeny is general
manager Of each company. The head
| quarters are in New York city.
At Wallace, Idaho. the consolidation
OF the Humming Bird and CANYON
Creek mining companies. which has
been under way for couple of months,
has been completed. Under the new
arrangements the Humming Bird Min.
ing company has increased its capital
stock from 100000 to l 500 900 shares
the additional 5oo,ooo being paid to the
stockholders of the Canyon Creek Min.
ing company in return for the ground
claimed by the latter company.
- {. Van Houten. who is we'll known
IN spokane. has made good invest
meht In Montana. Two years ago he
organized the Bear Gulch Mining com.
pany to buy the Legal Tender mine on
Bear Gulch from Receiver Wilson Of
the First National Bank for $50 900 on
bond expiring November. 1902. To.
day the balance OF nearly SIS 900 in
principal and interest, due on the bond
was paid Il months ahead of time. All
the money was made out of the mine
Inc 20 stamp mill and concentration is
running steadily and treating 100 tons
OF ore per day.
Metal Report.
New York.-Silver certificates. soa