The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-11-30

boxes had been running for five dayl
without cleaup, and as they are max
Ing about four ounces a day, a consld
cradle amount Of gold was known Ii
be in them. Robert Neil, the owner
was away. He left orders not TO clear
up until he returned.
The body Of Edward RiberIy, the car
7enter who went into Lake Superior
No. 6 mine with the cave-in OF ground
from the surface on August 20, has beer
recovered. The Lake Superior IroE
company spent nearly $4,000 in tn,
search for the body. 1t was necessary
to drift fifty feet and then sink a shat
fifty feet through loose ground in or
der TO reach the point where the bod
rested.
Considerable interest is being man.
Tested at Spokane in the new oil field
lately opened up in Southwestern wy
oming and several parties have LET
within the past week for the scene o.
operations. The fields are situate il
the vicinity Of Kemmerer and Fossil
south Of the Oregon Short Line, 1sC
/ miles from Pocatello, and about tbs
same distance northeasterly from Og
"a. The Oil so far found is Of the fin
= iubricating quality, and it is said
70 command price OF from IS 10 81
per barrel. a
A sample Of Trade Dollar ore at Re
public, Wash, was assayed recently
that showed value Of 1911. A sam
pie said 10 be an average OF the ore
body. Is inches in width, returned ar
assay value of sl07.4S. The vein Of
rich ore is 80 inches in width, and
was much richer than any heretofore
taken from the mine. II was literally
springled with native gold. It is b.
all odds the finest gold ore taken out
in what is known as the porphyry belt
The ledge is the same that traverse:
the Ben Hur and the San Poll claims.
J. c. Wilson, the owner Of the famous
Apache group in the Nespelim district
Wn., is in Spokane on his way east tc
complete big mining deal whereby east
ern capitalists will take hold OF sever
al Nespelim properties and develop
them in the spring. He says the Mes
pelim country has the finest surface
showing Of any district in the world
Nearly every expert who has visited The
section has pronounced it wonderful
The Apache alone took out enough ore
in the first thirty feet to pay for thu
property. The ore is remarkably rich
going from 1000 to 5000 ounces in sill
yer and from $3.50 to $3.50 in gold.
The new constitution OF the Western
Federation OF Miners has been com
pleted by the executive board after two
weeks Of hard work. The board has
adjourned and will not meet again un.
I'll the Denver convention, in May
Three important changes from the
terms Of the old document are noted
The first is the organization OF state
decorations OF miners from the Local
unions of the federation. The second
change is the establishment OF an insur.
ance plan for all members OF the fed.
Grafton. The third important clause re
lates 10 the ratification OF the conven
ton agree ment for interchangeable
membership cards with the Western
Labor union.
At Butte. the Amalgamated company.
through its branch, the Aanaconda
company. has won the first victory
against the Heinze interests for some
time back. Judge Clancy Issued q
temporary Injunction against the Nip
per consolidated. directing that opera
tons be stopped in the west end Of the
L. E. R. mining claim. which is owned
Jointly by the Anaconda and Nipper
companies. The east end OF the L. Z
R. is owned by the Nipper exclusively.
and that company is permitted under
the decision to continue working that
portion Of the claim. The company
may also use the shaft on the west end
for the purpose OF operating the east
end and the other properties of Heinze
connected with it. The Heinze people
have, it is charged, been working both
ends Of the claim.