The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-03-28

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The Standard Mining company has
paid a dividend of five cents per share,
making a total to date of 50 $40 900.
The st. Maries and Santo stage is
loaded every day with people bound
for the Tyson mining camp in Idaho.
A strike of remarkable richness is
reported in the Riverview mine, in
Custer county, Idaho, a LEDGE Of lead
silver ore being encountered which |
measures forty feet across, the whole |
body of which will pay to smelt
It is reported that there is four or
Eve feet of snow on Thunder noun
tain. and that provisions cannot be
BOUGHT for any price.
Miners in the Tyson gold mining
camp, Idaho. are excited over the dis
covery Of some rich strikes that were
reported within the last few days.
F. r. Culbertson has returned to
Spokane from Dedrick. Cal. where he
has been looking after mining inter
ests in which he and Charles Sweeney
are associated.
It Is reported that the Sunnyside
property at Thunder mountain has
been sold by the Caswell brothers to
the Belle OF Thunder mountain com
pany for $125000.
Articles OF incorporation OF the Wa
meta Gold Mining & Milling company
have been forwarded from Republic
its principal place Of business, to file
with the secretary of state at Olym-
pia.
Placer mining at Tyson. Idaho. Is
being carried on to the full extent of
the water and miners are enthusiastic
over the result The shinment OF gold
dust from the camp last week was
about $4,000
Or. Jacob May of the Mineral Hill
Mining comnany before leaving Con-
, copnully. Wash, for his home at
Bridgeport, Conn. said that the build
ing and machinery DESTROYED by fire
last week at the Mineral Hill prODerty
would he replaced as soon as possible
? The Climax Gold Mining company
ORGANIZED last year by Snokane mer
? and onerating on the Climax GROUP
a in Eastern OREGON, will erect forty
George c. Brewer, who arrived re
\ Gently in Boise Idaho. from Thunde
p mountain. BROUGHT some very interest
T. ing information concerning develop
o ments there On the Fairview prov
Q erty, he states, the crosscut tunnel wa
into the ore something over 100 fee
l. when he left.
4 The frightful accident which Or
a curre5 in the Alnine drift OF the Trad
I Dollar groun in Idaho on February Il
g caused by the explosion Of a powde
q thawing MAGAZINE has resulted in tn
n adoution Of an electrical thawer b
the managerre emf. the device being II
If vented by Engineer Stewart Of tn
n comnany.
l. Mining men owning properties
"a Cedar canvon are coDtemnlatin0 huil
N ING a snelter in the vicinity Of Sprini
10 dale. Wash. for treating the ores fro
re the CANYON district. The Deer Ira
N and other shining mines viii hegi
TRANSPORTING sack ore when the road
&c are in shane for hauling. which will b
+o in about three weeks.
IL The senate committee on mining hs
w made a favorable renort on the hous
20 hill for the protection OF miners
al the territories. amending the bill s
n as to avoid the requirement for II
Of use Of shot fires in lighting fires ar
:. inserting in its place a recurrence
or that the dust in mines shall be settle
OF hy the use Of water or carried out
81 the mines.
At Republic, Wash, the Trade Dc
Il lar is attracting more attention thf
an any other mine in the camD. The di
NJ coveries of the past week have bee
NJ a pretty general theme Of convers
. ton. Ore in which gold was plain
n seen has been exhibited for sever
81. DAYS. It is richer than ANYTHING her
ad tofore found in the mines in the nor
Cd end Of the camp.
he Information has been received fro
at the East to the effect that Pittshu
in comnanies interested in Thund
of mountain have contributed $50 000
W. ward the completion Of the WAGON rot
w. TO the gold camp. This subscripti'
ad is in pursuance Of an agreement Il
wv der which $4,000 has been rails
ne among the peoDle of POise for the pl
m. nose. It is believed that stages a
ty teams can go into the camp befo
so, July /.
George Wright. who has just retul
to ed to North Yakima, Wash, from
ito trip to Kittitas county, is showi
nd some remarkably hig nuggets Of &c
nd taken out of the Jumbo placer clai