The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-10-04

mile above Burke. A large amount Of
the timber has been shipped and Il Is
the intention OF the company TO WoFk
a. rapidly as possible so as to com
plete the work this fall
A mining deal has been closed a.
Butte, Mont, In which $50 acres OF
coal land, embracing the Kearns group
In the celebrated Trail Greek dis triet,
Mont, have passed to the Inter Noun
tain Mines company OF Spokane, Wash.
The property Is secured OF $. NJ Wade
OF Livingston. Mont, who still retains
an interest. 1t rs understood that in
the neighborhood Of $4,000 was paid
for the property.
Bids were opened on the 18th for the
construction OF the Palace OF Mines
and Metallurgy for the worlds fair
This win stand near the Liberal Arts
and Government buildings. In the
southern part Of the main group Of ex'
hIbit palaces. Its dimensions are 525
by $50 feet, covering over nine acres
The estimated cost Is s50o,O0o. The
contractor will be required TO have II
completed August 81. 1908.
Probably one Of the best copper
strikes ever made in the Occur d'Alene
country was recently made on the
property OF the Park Copper & Gold
Mining company. located on Stevens
peak, about ave miles south Of Mullan-
In many places the rock contains
streaks Of native topper. and The own
ers Of the property, who have Just ex
amlned the strike. say the vein Is fully
10 feet wide. The owners are enthusl
astic over the new discovery.
The Northwestern Sampllng & MIL
ing plant. located about = mile west OF
Wallace, Idaho. has been sold by the
Mineowners' Association TO the Amert
can Smelling 4 Refining company. The
plant was turned over 10 the new com
pany on October l. The consideration
has not been made public. The plant
has been established for the past Il
or Is years. All the ore produced from
the mines OF this district Is sampled
at the plant before II Is shipped TO the
refinery.
Tonopah. Nevada. Is very quiet at
the present time. The leases on the
Mispah have all expired and the com
pany Is putting in new holsting ma
chinery and preparing TO work the
mine In a systematic way. The Mis-
pah Extension company has struck
quite body OF ore. The extension y
q group Of mines on the opposite side
Of Mount Oddie. This proves that the
ore vein runs through the mountain
In the Gold Hin mine they are taking
out some very rich ore.
C. @. Carruthers and Howard b.
Dennis. general manager and foreman,
respectively. OF the Old Dominica
mine. are exhibiting samples from the
new strike on that property that
eclipses the richest product Of the fam
GUS mine In It's palmiest days. The ore
Is bromide and chloride Of silver. and
they say II win run a. high as 500
ounces In silver 10 the ton. with \ lib
eral percentage Of lead. The Vein from
which the ore Is taken lea In virgin
ground. and Is a prolongstlon OF Solo
mons cave. from which the rich ore
was extracted when the property Was
under the management Of the Kearnsy
brothers IL years ago. One hundred
and twenty-slx sacks OF the ore have
been taken out and shipments will be-
gin at once. The fumes and all the
machinery OF both the concentration
and the compressor plants are befng
repaired ~ rapidly A. possible. and
over 1900 feet OF the lower tunnel
which Is over 5000 feet in length. hAvs
been cleaned out and the work % open.
ing up the tunnels will continue with
all possible speed until completed
TWenty-six men are now employed on
the property. and this force win b.
doubled. possibly within the next tive
weeks.