The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-01-31
tons to the Trail smelter. The ore is
estimated TO run from $50 to 500 to
the ton
MlNlNG NEwx.

The Standard Mining company. O
Wallace Idaho. has declared diyi
dend OF $4,000.
II fine flow OF oil had been strucl
at depth OF 400 feet by the NORTH
Pacific OIL company at Newcastle
Wyo. The company is composed OF
Spokane men.
Senator Turner OF Washington in
tends TO take the necessary congress
sional action to sanction the location
OF mineral claims on the Spokane
Indian reservation.
The Golden Chest property. near
Murray. Idaho. has been bonded To
Canadian men. but nothing is known
as TO when they will take charge OF
IL. The price is reported to be $780,.
900.
Men employed In the basement OF
the Denver. Col. city hall discovered
what may prove placer bonanza.
Profuse colors in a sediment OF black
sand. which appeared after washing
in the old fashioned way. caused com
motion among the city oficials.
The air compressor and hoist which
were used last year ON the Nabob. q
Pine creek property. Idaho. have been
sold and will be installed for use on
the Charles Dickens.
An option on nearly all the stock Of
the Charles Dickens Mining company
has been given TO Pitfsburg people
and work is to be resumed on the
property as soon ms IL can be put In
shape.
The American Smelling 4 Refining
| company has advanced the price Of
pig lead. putting IL on . basis OF lilo
cents per pound in New York. An
advance OF 10 cents per hundred.
President Nash says the advance Is
the result OF an advance In the Eur
opean market.
The Charles Dickens is situated on
Moon creek. midway between Wallace
and wardner. north Of and three miles
from the South Fork. and has been
developed by two tunnels above the
creek level and = shaft running 30
feet below the creek. All OF the work
has shown an abundance OF ore.
r. Aug. Heinz has Instituted another
suit against the Anaconda Mining com
pany. In which he seeks permission to
examine and survey the underground
workings OF the Anaconda mine.
Heinze contends that the Anaconda
Mining company 10 extracting ore
from the Belmont mine. which he
asserts is his property.
The new sllverg gold mining district
OF Tonopsh. New. has produced ST..
600, 600 OF wealth since last May. but
the mines are nov practically at
standstill on account OF an epidemic
OF disease caused by the long dry
spell. The miners are all leaving for
more hcaithful sections. said Samuel
Stockham. formerly OF Gem. Idaho.
who recently arrived from Tonopah.
In the United States court At Hell
cna. Mont Judge Knowles made an
order Diminishing the suit OF A. s.
Wright against the Central Montana
Mines company and dischsrsinx the
receiver The order was the result OF
an agreement between the litigants.
The mines Of the company are sit'i-
ascd In Fergus county. Montana. have
ne, output of $50 900 q month and
are valued at 100000.
Allan Stonebreaker had an easy
trip from Thunder Mountain to Elk
City. Idaho and with but little work a
permanent trail can be established at
once. Supplies in the camp are al
most exhausted. The last few sacks
OF -four were selling at from $40 to $50 |
per sack. There are rs men in the |
camp at present but unless supplies
are taken In at once most OF these
men will be compelled to leave. Fifty
men have left the last two weeks and
others are still leaving.
lease Coulter has arrived In Lewis
ION from Dixie. where he has installed
and superintended the initial run of
4 10 stamp mill at the Ajax mine In
he Dixie district. The property Is
owned by the Midas company. In
which Finch & Campbell OF Spokane
rave heavy interests. The mill began
gteady operations December II and is
low handling 40 tons daily. The plant
y working perfectly and so per cent
# the values are saved on the plates.
being worth 800 per ton.
The Chickamuck group of mining
laims near Darlington, 80 miles
forth OF Seattle. Wash, was sold to
ohm G., John T.. and c. l.. English OF
ILL.,. who formerly were own.
rs of the lie Roi at Rossland and who
wn the Golconda mine in the Cracker ,
reek district In this part of Oregon. {
associated with the Engllshes are ].
;. Rand. II. Eakman, A. J. Trimbell !
nd w. J. Corners OF this country. !