The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-03-14
MINING norEa.

MINING M0THa.
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 IL reported from
Porcupine creek in Alaska. Gravel is
said to have been found yielding IS to
the bucket.
Keller camp II picking up. Work
Is progressing ON . number Of proper.
ties. The Gold Cord, also on Silver
creek. 10 showing up we'll.
The Lorraine Copper company is com.
posed Of ChehAlis county. Wash, peo-
pie. Its capital stock is 1900 900
shares Of cent share.
A strike Of eighteen inches of sol.
i'd galena ore was made last week in
Floods mine in Minnie Moore gulch at
HALEY. It 10 supposed to be on the
same ledge as the Minnie Moore.
The installation of pumps, hoists,
ETC., at the Gold Bug. near Colville,
Wash, Ii going on rapidly under Su.
perintendent f.. w. Morris. More ma
chinery IL en- route to this property.
Work on the Copper King mine near
Colville IL being rapidly pushed ahead.
The greater the depth attained the
wider the oreshoot and the better the
quality Of the ore, which runs as high
as 80 per cent copper.
The Deer Trail Consolidated com.
lpany. operating the Elephant claim, in
Cedar Canyon, WASH, expects to make
considerable output Of ore this
month II the roads permit. Six car.
loads went out In February despite bad
roads and considerable profit Is re-
ported to have been Melted to the COM
pany.
Preparations are in progress to put
force Of men on the Little Giant and
continue development with the utmost
activity during the entire year. The
Little Giant IL one Of the richest cop
per-gold properties In the Pierre Lake
district, WASH. and It is in shape to
make 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 Z Smelling
company. owning the control Of the
property, for$300. 900, 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 Lake Pend d'Oreille, Idaho. At
least nine feet Of ore identical with
that In the No. level In reported IN
the face Of the drift on the No. or
lowest level. This is the big payshoot
for which driving has been in prog
ress for some time, and the showing
assures It's 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 & Thompson property.
They have been developing group OF
claims with q tunnel. expecting to cut
the ledge at . depth of about 100 feet.
The report 10 that the ledge was struck
at distance Of AZ 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 ~
per cent copper. The claim is less
than two miles from Finch & Camp
BELLS Blue Jacket. and 1t Is thought
that they are extensions Of the same
ledge. There is report current AZ
Grangeville that William Springer has
secured an option on the property Tor
20 days for Finch & Campbell.
METAL leDer&
San Francisco. Silver bars, 6lc'
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