The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1902-04-17


net, Montana. Melted sl70 in gold PEE
ton.>
The Empire State-Idaho company
has declared its April dividend OF |
cents share on its capital of sos, 81:
shares. or s25.277. The total divi
dends TO date have been si.s59,4
At a meeting OF the stockholders OF
the Claekamas Gold Mining company
at Republic recently. it was decided e
remove the Office of the company tc
Seattle. Work will be resumed on
the tunnel this month. Money has
been provided, with which 10 drive the
tunnel another 100 feet.
Timbers in the 1300-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 We're 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
7 days. In speaking of the camp, Mr.
/ McGibbon said: There are about
/ 500 men there now and many are wait
/ ing at Dixie and Chamberlains basin
I for the trails to be open for pack an
finals.
The consolidation OF the Stand.-d
and Hecla. two OF the biggest silver.
lead mines In the Occur d'Alenes, will
be perfected within the next 60 or 90
days. The new company. which will
probably be known as the Standard.
Hecla Consolidated Mining company.
will have a capital OF S.. 1000 600 or
the capital stock. $1,000 600 will be
paid for the Standard and 81 900 600
for the Hecla.
No coal is mined in Idaho on a large
scale. The Boise district. 10 front OF
the Roise mountains and between the I
Boise and 4'ayette rivers. extending 1
north 80 niles from point six miles 4
north Of Boise. includes the Horseshoe .
Bend district. with one three foot
high-srade ignite bed. and the Jeru
salem district. with four beds, from
three 10 eight feet thick. % 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 % Cripple Creek distance %
9 1862 feet. A new company Is being
incorporated under the laws OF Colo
rsdo. with a capitalization Of $4,000
600. The consolidating companies are
the Consolidated Mines. New Zealand
Damon. Columbine-VictoF. Battle
Mountain Consolidated. Columbine
Cold Bonanza Queen and the United
Mlres Transportation companies.
Il PANIED dirt along Monumental
creek for % miles above its 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
'pector OF Idaho. who has arrived ont
state boiler and engine in ,
rom the mountain after three weeks A.,
devoted TO examining properties In the ;
amp.
OF the three Pacific coast states
easily ranks first az a coal =
PRODUCER. with California second. al. =
houEh in 1896 and 1897 Oregou's out !,
MT exceeded that Of California In :
he San Francisco market the Goals {.
t the world comDete Foreign coal o.
nters that port chiefly as ballast In
Tamp steamers seeking grain cargoes. a
o that the condition OF the wheat * :,
ort trade has a direct bearing upon
h. coal imports.
The coming % two railroads to Re
ublic has had the effect Of creating 4.
better feeling in mining circles. and y
ctive preparations are now going on n
,r the renewal of work on many prop y.
tiles that have been partially or Who'll
idle during the past Is months. c,
he active rronerties now are the -
radc Dollar. the Princess Maud. the y,
ute & -'oston. the Pacific Reefs ri
e Mountain Lion No. and the Tom =,
humb. Those about to start up are -
. Silver Polar and the Flag Hill. 10
'ithin month the QuiiD. the Black
al. the San Poll the Ben Hur. the
onntain ION the Oregonian and pos
bly, some others. will be in opera M
IN. Preparations are In progress to tn
ganize. number of new mining va
operfisg. be
Mr.. Kincaid Of Pierce. Idaho. re- Of
ms rich strike Of free milling gold tr'
2 befrg made in the Pioneer last lie
'ek. The strike was made In the pei
2. foot drift. The vein is % inches
60
500 ton. The Pioneer is pfin- :
ALLY owned by Lycurgus Grant Of Ha
troit. Mich. and George Runkle. NJ
Treasure I'm OLD Chest. -
sew York, April u. w T. Koch. lie
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