Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1902-03-28

at Murray. Idaho. by Eastern parties,
FOR sum In the neighborhood OF $780, !
600.
The owners OF the Buckhorn group |
in Northern Idaho are installing \ /!
stamp mill.
The Standard Mining company has |
paid dividend OF five cents per share,
making total to date OF $3.50 600.
The ST. Maries and Sauto stage Is
loaded every day with people bound
FOR the Tyson mining camp in Idaho
A strike OF remarkable richness is
reported in the Riverview mine. in
Custer county, Idaho. ledge OF lead
silver ore being encountered which
measures forty feet across, the whole
body OF which will pay to smelt
II is reported that there is four or
nve feet of snow on Thunder noun
tain, and that provisions cannot be
bought for any price.
Miners in the Tyson gold mining
camp. Idaho, are excited over the dis
tcvery Of some rich strikes that were
reported within the last few DAYS.
f. r. Cuibertson he's returned to
Spokane from pedrick. Cal, where he
has been looking after mining inter
ests in which he and Charles Sweeney
are associated.
1t Is reported that the Sunnyside
property at Thunder mountain has
been sold by the Casweil brothers to
the Belle of Thunder mountain com
pany for s125 900.
Articles OF incorporation OF the Wa
meta Gold Mining & Milling company
have been forwarded from Republic
lis principal place of business. to ale
with the secretary of state at Olym.
pia.
Placer mining at Tyson. Idaho Ia
being carried on to the full extent OF
the water and miners are enthusiastic
over the result The shipment OF gold
dust from the camp last week was
about IS coo.
| Or. Jacob May OF the Mineral Hili
! Mining cofnnany before leaving Con
| connully. Wash, for his home at
I bridgeport, Conn. said that the build.
! ing and machinery DESTROYED by firc
last week at the Mineral Hill property
would he replaced as soon as possible
The Climax Gold Mining company
orFani2ed last year by Snokane men
and operating on the Climax group
In Eastern OREGON. will erect a forty
stamn mill at the mines this year.
George c. Brewer, who arrived re
Gently in Boise, Idaho. from Thunde,
mountain, brought some very interest
Ing information concerning develop
ments there. On the Fairview prop
erty, he states. the crosscut tunnel wa.
into the ore something over 100 fee,
when he left.
The friehtful accident which oc
CURED in the Alpine drift OF the Trad,
Dollar group in Idaho on February Is
caused by the explosion OF a powder
thawing magazine, has resulted in tn,
adoption of an electrical thawer BY
the management. the device being in
vented by Engineer Stewart Of tn,
company.
Mining men owning properties II
Cedar canyon are contemplating build
ing a smelter In the vicinity OF Spring
dale. Wash. for treating the ores from
the Canyon district. The Deer Trai
and other shipping mines will begil
transporting sack ore when the road,
are in shane for hauling, which will b.
in about three weeks.
The senate committee on mining ha'
made a favorable report on the hous,
hill for the protection of miners II
the territories. amending the bill r,
as to avoid the requirement for tn,
use Of shot fires in lighting fires An,
inserting in it's place reuuiremen
that the dust In mines shall be settled
by the use OF water or carried out O
the mines.
At Republic. Wash. the Trade Dol
lar is attracting more attention thar
any other mine In the camp. The dis
coyeries OF the past week have bee,
p pretty general theme OF converse
ton. Ore in which gold was plainl,
seen has been exhibited for severa
DAYS. II Is richer than anything here
tofore found In the mines in the norti
end OF the camp.
Information has been received from
the East TO the effect that Pittsbnrr
companies interested In Thunde
mountain have contributed 500 900 10
ward the completion Of the wagon roar
TO the gold camp. This subscription
Is in pursuance of an agreement uu
der which $4,000 has been raise,
among the people OF Boise for the pur
nose. II is believed that stages an
teams can go into the camp befor'