Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-05-09

81 years. Deceased was one of the
pioneers Of the reservation and was
heavily interested in mining property
at Republic.
An earthen tank to hold a million
barrels of Texas oil is among the
projects that are In contemplation In
the land Of petroleum and bold in
vestors.
Edwin Harvey Lord died from heart
failure at Chelan, Wash, recently. In
1850 he crossed the plans and since
that time has covered the coast from
Lower California, Mexico, to Cariboo,
B. c., on horseback.
The falling in of the roof of mine
No. 4, New Mexico fuel company's
coal workings at Captain, N. NJ, re-
suited in the death of two miners, Da-
vic Thompson and William Webb. The
accident is thought to have been
caused by heavy shooting.
Jack Vinson, pioneer miner and
stage driver, who came west in 1849,
died last week in Baker City, Ore,
aged rs years. He followed, or was
one of the leaders in nearly all of the
great mining excitements of Califor-
MIA, Nevada, Oregon and Idaho.
Samples of gold quartz said to assay
$Sa9.0S and to show values of 1851
in copper to the ton were brought to
Spokane recently by Prosecutor G. A.
Jones. He says the ore was taken
from his claims on Deer creek, about
30 miles southeast of Lewiston.
One hundred and ten loaded pack
animals from Salmon City, Idaho, have
reached Thunder Mountain. A return
messenger announces their safe arri-
val in the new gold camp. The route
of travel via Salmon City is now open
and passable for loaded pack animals
At Sumter, Ore, during the past
week the Cow creek placer excitement
has assumed large proportions. Each
day brings numbers of prospectors and
miners into Sumpter bound for the
new Eldorado, and enthusiasm is high
regarding the future of the Cow creek
diggings.
Though the rush to Thunder Noun
tain continues undated, few men have
been reaching that camp in the last
month and now horse travel is out Of
the question temporarily, according to
A. d. Pardee, young Philadelphia
nan who arrived from the mountain
yesterday.
There is big stampede at Dawson
to secure ground on the extensive con-
cession on Hunker creek, formerly
held by DR.. G. L. Milne and Cancelled
because of his failure to fulfill the re.
quirements under which it was grant
ed. 1t is the biggest stampede since
Dominion creek was staked in 1898.
The samples of coal taken from the
property of the Valley Coal company
near Valley, Stevens county, Wn., and
no" on exhibition at Spokane, are at
tracing considerable attention. The
officials of the company claim to have
workable vein of coal which is suit
able for both steam and domestic DUR
poses.
w. L. James, who came down from
the Alameda, near Wallace, Idaho.
says; During the week we cut a
fcur-foot ledge of iron CARRYING some
zinc and lead. The face of the tunnel
is now in the granite dyke that forms
the foot wall of the south ledge and
We expect to break through the wall
soon"
Supervisor Haines of the Flathead
forest reserve, in Montana, has re-
celved a notice that all persons hold.
Ing mining claims upon the rserye will
be prohibited from taking timber from
one tract of land located by another
and using the timber upon a tract of
land upon which they have a mining
claim and upon which land there is mo
timber.
In starting a raise from the No
level to the surface of the Jumbo at
hump, Idaho, last week the miners
encountered four feet of ore that has
been milling $3.50, free, to the ton. II
IS claimed to be the richest ore ever
struck in the camp, considering the
quantity OF it. The 10-stomp mill for
he Wise Boy is on the ground excent
.or the battery.
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