Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1902-04-19

from the Nancy Hanks mine at Gar
net, Montana, netted $170 in gold per
ton.
The Empire State-Idaho company
has declared its April dividend of S
cents a share on it's capital of SOC, SAP
shares, or $25,277. The total diyi.
dends to date have been $1.359.446.
AT a meeting of the stockholders of
the Clackamas Gold Mining company
at Republic recently, it was decided to
remove the Office of the company to
Seattle. Work will be resumed on
the tunnel this month. Money has
been provided with which to drive the
tunnel another 100 feet.
Timbers in the 130O-foot level of the
Tiger mine, at Burke, were burning
Sunday. The fire originated from a
candle. The damage is light. The
men on the lower level were in danger
at no time, as they could get out
through the workings of the Poorman
mine.
Sherwood McGibbon came in Hump.
Idaho. from Thunder mountain on the
4th, having been on the trail three
days. In speaking of the camp, Mr..
McGibbon said: There are about
800 men there now and many are wait
ing at Dixie and Chamberlain's basin
for the trails to be open for pack an
finals.
The consolidation of the STANDARD
and Hecla, two of the biggest silver.
lead mines in the Occur d'Alenes, will
be perfected within the next 60 or 80
days. The new company, which will
probably be known as the Standard
Hecla Consolidated Mining company,
will have a capital of 100000. Of
the capital stock, $4,000 900 will be
paid for the Standard and $1,000,0OO
for the Hecla
NO coal is mined in Idaho on a large
scale. The Boise district. in front of
the Boise mountains and between the
Boise and Fayette rivers, extending
north 80 miles from a point six miles
north of Boise, includes the Horseshoe
Bend district. with one three-foot.
high-grade Ignite bed, and the Jeru-
salem district, with four beds, from
three to eight feet thick. of Ignite.
The largest consolidation ever put
through in the Cripple Creek district
is announced. The deal embraces all
the properties of eight large mining
companies along the line of the United
Mines tunnel, which penetrates the
hills Of Cripple Creek a distance of
9 1862 feet. A new company is being
under the laws of Colo
redo, with a capitalization of $4,000
600 The consolidating companies are
the Consolidated Mines, New Zealand,
Damon, Columbine-Victor, Battle
Mountain Consolidated, Columbine
Gold, Bonanza Queen and the United
Mines Transportation companies.
Il PANIED dirt along Monumental
creek for % miles above it's mouth.
and never failed to get colors from
each pan of dirt" is the strong state
ments of the wealth of Thunder noun
tain as made by S. w. Kundaker,
mining expert of San Francisco and
spector OF Idaho, who has arrived out
formerly state boiler and engine in
from the mountain after three weeks
devoted to examining properties in the
camp.
OF the three Pacific coast states
Washingto on easily ranks first as a coal
producer, with California second, al
though in 1896 and 1897 Oregons out
put exceeded that of California. In
the San Francisco market the Goals
OF the world compete. Foreign coal
enters that port chiefly as ballast in
tramp steamers seeking grain cargoes,
so that the condition of the wheat ex-
port trade has a direct bearing upon
the coal imports.
The coming of two railroads to Re
public has had the effect of creating
better feeling in mining circles and
active preparations are now going on
for the renewal of work on many prop.
critics that have been partially or Who'll
~ idle during the past Is months.
The active properties now are the
Trade Dollar, the Princess Maud, the
Butte e. -'oston, the Pacific Reefs.
the Mountain Lion No. 2 and the Tom
Thumb. Those about to start UP are
the Silver Polar and the Flag Hill.
Within month the Quilp, the Black
Tail, the San Poll, the Ben Hur, the
Mountain Lon tie Oregonian and pos.
sibly some others, will be in opera
ton. Preparations are in progress to
organize a number of new mining
properties.
Mr.. Kincaid Of Pierce, Idaho, re-
por7s a rich strike Of free milling gold
ore being made in the Pioneer last
week. The strike was made in the
132-foot drift. The vein is % inches
mide and ASSAYS range from S2h to