The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-03-20

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John w. Waldron, a mining man Of
Council City and former resident of |
Everett, was found dead on the trail
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 a complete plant. including
machine drills. air compressor, hoist
and pump. within the next few months.
Total cost of machinery will be about
$1,000.
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
soon be in operation, and operations
are being started on a 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 ca
racity Of 400 tons per day.
The gold discovery on the farm OF
]. P. Crawford, three miles southwest
of Oakesdale. Wash. is showing up
WELL The ledge as far as prospected
averages 80 feet wide. An assay Of
the ore taken from it went S14.1o per
ton in gold. The ledge is granite
formation.
Foreman Peterson and two compau-
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 1t an
preaching, Mr.. Peterson stepped aside
to get out of the way and in doing 80
either slipped or stepped into space
and fell to the river, about so feet be-
low. He made heroic effort to swim
out, but was soon lost sight Of and
was drowned.
A new strike said to he rich in sill
t. "a
near Davenport, Wash. H. M. Austin.
who bought quarter section from the
railroad company. proceeded to pros.
pect, uncovering near the surface a
rich galena ledge assaying over 100
ounces in silver. The ledge was en-
countered in an open cut which was
being made as the beginning OF a tun
| mel The width of the ledge is not
known. The owner will sink SHAFT
upon 1t.
About 100 men are in camp at Thun
der Mountain. Provisions can not be
BOUGHT and packtrains will not get ir
until about April 1. Salt and sugar
are very scarce. There are no build
ings going up at present. on account
Of the deem snow. Lumber for thu
ferry at Salmon river is being packed
in from the Comstock mill. Ave WIZ
south of Dixie, at the mouth of Monn
mental creek. There are two places
on the trail where camp is usual!
made, where no shelter is obtainable
At the other three camping stops Their
are cabins.
ATTORNEY General Frank Martin o
Wallace. Idaho. has rendered a decis
ion in the matter OF taving patente'
mining claims which will have an i'm
portant bearing on taxable propert,
in Idaho. He holds that patented mine
must be assessed at their full value tn
same as any other property. A stri'
corh rliance with his instructions vii
mnltirly the total assessment roll O
Shoshone county three or four times
as the previous assessed valuation G
ratented mining claims was on the bs
sis of IS per acre REGARDLESS Of tn
known worth OF the property.
F. Augustus Heinze has acquired
DR.. Burdette O'Conner. for the sum
, $4,000. his 32.ODO.OOO damage sui
: against the Anaconda Mining compan!
( together with his interest in the Coz
= per Trust claim at Butte. OConne
has two suits pending AGAINST the Ami
\ conda company for alleged extractio
r of ore from the veins Of the Cope
4 Trust. The Copper Trust claim Is
: feet wide at the base and IS feet loni
tapering to a point. The claim is loca
9 ed in a slender triangular plot
' ground between the lines OF Johnston
Mountain View and the Saint Law
r renee claims.
r The s+rite ipaueurated in the ear
part of last summer by the Northpo
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