The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-10-31

told. have been located for oil.
work was resumed in all the prop
critics OF the Anaconda Mining com.
pany In Butte Monday morning.
The Snow Storm Mining company
has reached its footwall in the crosscut
tunnel near Mullan, Idaho, and since
then 1t has been the Mecca to which
all the mining men in the country have
5ourneyed. The wall rock was pene-
trated several feet before it was certain
that the ledge was passed. The rock
was SO saturated with copper that Il.
was mistaken for ore, although it eyi.
IDENTIFY only carried what had leached
out into 1t.
AT Mullan the Morning Mining COM
pany has completed it's tunnel through
the point of the hill between here and
the mill, and the new flume Is now be-
Ing built. When 1T is done it will give
about five feet more fall at the mill,
or at an average stage of water a diff
ference of about thirty-five horse
power.
The Home Oil company, of Spokane,
which had been drilling an oil we'll on
Wild Rose prairie, twenty miles north,
has suspended work. The plant was re-
moved last week to Colville. A new
we'll has been started there on the Col.
vile river, about three-quarters of a
mile from the town, for the Pacific
States OIL company. Manager VIII.
Hams OF the Home Oil company said
yesterday: 1--WE nave not abandoned
our we'll at Wild Rose. 1t is down $50
feet, and for the past 100 feet we had
good indications of OIL"
Not since the days of Auburn placer
excitement, Immediately following the
discovery of the first gold in Oregon,
forty years ago, by Dan Griffin, in
what Is now known as Griffin's gulch.
have there been so many men at work
In the various camps, so much ma.
chinery in operation. 80 much gold
coming out and 80 many supplies 60
Ing In as at present in Eastern Oregon
gold fields. Sumpter, which for more
than a year had felt the effects Of a
bursted boom, 10 now ON a steady bus
mess basis and afeairs never were 90
prosperous even during the boom a.
they are now.
Favorable reports on the condition
Of the Iron Grown group, on Prince of
Wales island, Alaska, are brought
down by James Harvey. Mr.. Harvey,
who Is managing the property for Pat.
rick Clark, and associates, says that
development has opend body Of rich
ore, going about per cent in copper.
That ds equal TO a gross copper value
Of $50 ton. and az the property is ad.
vantageously situated on the tide.
water 1t will be an easy thing to ship
ore at a substantial profit II a body of
1t should be uncovered.
Director Roberts of the mint has pre-.
pared q statement showing the pro-
duction of the precious metals for tho
calendar year of 1900. It shows that
the production of gold in the world
chat year was 12.457,2S7 ounces, Of the
value OF $257, 514, 700, q loss In value of
$4s.070. 200 from 1899. The loss was
mainly In the Transvaal field, and due
to the war. The production of South
Africa in 1899 was Of the value OF $73,.
277.100. and In 1900 $9.671.000. The
principal gains were $S,11S.0O in the
United States and $4,000, 900 in Canada.
The United States again heads the list.
In the United States the principal
gains were by Alaska, Arizona and
Utah The silver output of the world
amounted to 178,7S6,796 fino ounces,
the largest ever known. It exceeds the
product Of 1899 by 11,527,513 ounces.
The United States again leads all 9th
or producers with a slight excess over
Mexico.