The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-03-21

John w. Waldron, a mining man of
Council City and former resident of
Everett. was found dead on the trail /
leading to Council City, December 26. |
He was frozen to death and had appar-
emily been dead two or three days. /
Waldron was 40 years old and was
born in Illinois.
The Ben Hur company operating
the Ben Hur mine in Republic camp,
will install complete plant, including
machine drills, air compressor. hoist
and pump, within the next few months.
Total cost of machinery win be about
81 900.
The deal now pending for the sale
of the Golden Chest mine, at Murray
Idaho, is expected to be closed soon.
Spokane mining men are negotiating
with eastern parties for the purchase
of the claims for the sum of $500 900,
and it is expected that the deal will
soon be closed.
Increased mining activity continues
to be the order of reports from Repub-
lie camp. A drilling outfit has been
ordered for the Gold Ledge and will
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are being started on larger scale in
Bodie camp and on the Princess Maud.
1t is expected that the surveying
party for the Methow Railway &
Smelling company will leave Spokane
Immediately to begin work on the pro-
iected road along the Methow and
Twisp rivers. This company is also
planning a smelter at the mouth of the
Methow river which will have a ca
racity of 400 tons per day.
The gold discovery on the farm of
J. p. Crawford three miles southwest
of Oakesdale. Wash, is showing up
we'll The ledge as far as prospected
averages 80 feet wide. An assay of
the ore taken from it went s14.10 per
ton in gold. The ledge is a granite
formation.
Foreman Peterson and two compan-
ions from Martins rock quarry were
crossing the Columbia river bridge re-
turning to camp recently. Knowing
an engine was expected along at any
moment and thinking he heard it ap
preaching, Mr.. Peterson stepped aside
to get out of the way and in doing sc
either slipped or stepped into space
and fell to the river, about so feet be
low. He made heroic effort to swim
7 out, but was soon lost sight of anC
was drowned.
A new strike said to be rich in sill
yer is reported from Cedar Canyon
near Davenport, Wash. H. M. Austin
who bought a quarter section from the
railroad company, proceeded to pros
pect, uncovering near the surface ;
rich galena ledge assaying over 10I
: ounces in silver. The ledge was en-
! countered in an open cut which wa!
being made as the beginning of tun
u mel. The width of the ledge is no
u known. The owner will sink a shat
!, =, upon IT,
u About 100 men are in camp at Thun
>. der Mountain. Provisions can not b
u bought and packtrains will not get il
> until about April 1. Salt and suga
D are very scarce. There are no builC
ings going up at present, on accoun
of the deep snow. Lumber for tn
! ferry at Salmon river is being packe
i in from the Comstock mill five mile
: south of Dixie, at the mouth of Mont
e mental creek. There are two place
:, on the trail where camp is usual
- made, where no shelter is obtainabl'
At the other three camping stops ther
= are cabins.
Attorney General Frank. Martin {
:. Wallace Idaho. has rendered a deci
>. ion in the matter of taxing patente
=, mining claims which will have an in
- portant bearing on taxable propert
- in Idaho. He holds that patented mine
y must be assessed at their full value tn
y same as any other property. A stri'
~ compliance with his instructions wi
- multiply the total assessment roll
~ Shoshone county three or four time
y as the previous assessed valuation
patented mining claims was on the b
sis of S. per acre regardless of tt
known worth of the property.
u F. Augustus Heinze has acquired
DR.. Burdette O'Conner, for the sum
lie $25OO his $2,0O0,O00 damage SUI
s. against the Anaconda Mining compan
lg together with his interest in the Co
p per Trust claim at Butte O'Conn'
has two suits pending against the An
Ia conda company for alleged extractit
er of ore from the veins of the Copp
In Trust. The Copper Trust claim is
st feet wide at the base and rs feet lon
tapering to a point. The claim is loca
lie ed in a slender triangular plot
~ ground between the lines of Johnsto
ID Mountain View and the Saint La
er renee claims.
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