The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-10

lew days. The drill is now ~
20 feet in depth a Gay. aAlns
In Montana many of the ola =.
districts famous in early DAYS fo- 'ns
production of the yellow motn, unelf
seeing revival of gold mining AM sn
may safely be predicted that III lug
product of 1902 will be largely l., sold
cess of that of the past year e.
America during the past two
has ranked as the greatest prodro,A
continent in the world. With A..
out of the race on account Of tho nv
war. Americas only competitor p hs'
been the continent of Australia M. NY
we have outdistanced in the two vs ~"
mentioned. 'eA'
Michael Bones. an employe ~ -.
Washoe smelters. Anaconda
caught between the compresSoa
locomotive and an iron most .ns 1
badly crushed that he died within ~
hour. Bones was trying to get on, :.
the way Of the engine when no ~
injured. wa
The output Of some Of the claim. :.
Tonopah. Nevada, during last wear w.
almost phenomenal, and recent reno,4.
from that section, IL reliable, indic.t.
that as good prospects have has.
found during the winter as were tho.
from which fabulous fortunes had has.
taken last year.
With the awakening interest in 10,
trail Idaho mining camps, Elk Citv Ga,
Element Is becoming a point of SON.
| note. It's location makes it a Inn.
milestone on one Of the routes to
Thunder Mountain. and it is the pre,.
ent end OF telephone communicative
with the world.
The New Jersey Gold Mining
| Milling company, owning the New Ter.
sey property, on Big creek, four mile.
east of Wardner, Idaho. is to resume
work on the property, which has been
lying idle for the past. three years.
cash purchase of a 40-ton concentra.
tor has been made and the machinery
will soon be on it's way to Wardner.
A. S. Soule is exhibiting at Republic
specimens of ore taken from the Nom.
tain Boy. claim near Park City. in
the South Half. Wash. A picked sam.
pie of the ore showed total value Of
s227.15 to the ton. OF this 1929 was
in gold. s165.42 in silver, $40 in lead
and $3.50 in copper. An assay of an
average sample showed a total valu.
of SIG to the ton.
mot an ounce of food is to be
bought in Thunder Mountain at any
price" said Sheriff J.. Dixon. who re-
Gently arrived from there. "Men are
coming out every day for food Some
new discoveries are reported by men
coming out from the camp. No one
who comes out is at all discouraged
despite the hardships of the journey.
An arrival at Boise from Thunder
Mountain reports the discovery of q
lode on the head of Botha creek which
gives an average value of $500 ton
While the ore is of the same character
as that of the great deposits. the lode
is only 10 feet wide where opened. Ad.
vices have also been received from the
Fairview. They show the crosscut tun.
mel has penetrated the ore body 50
feet. 1t is still an estimated distance
OF Is feet from the best portion of the
lode as shown on the surface.
The situation in connection with the
recent walkout of the hoisting engi.
neers at Butte is taking on a more "a
vorable aspect. The Engineers union
has given out an open letter to Presi-
dent Scallon of the Anaconda Copper
Mining company, in which they pledge
themselves to the strict observance Of
all agreements existing between them
and the company. The striking engi.
neers are universally condemned for
their action. Several new crews have
been employed and are being put
through thorough course of practice
to determine their competency. The
Engineers union Is lending its aid to
the companies in putting on new men.
The magnificent plant of the Kendall
Gold Mining company. Of which Finch
Il Campbell Of Spokane are the prin-
cipal owners, will be in full operation
April l. Under the supervision OF r.
X. Neill. with the completion OF the
new mill, cyanide plant will have
been installed which has not an equal
In the northwest. The plant includes
an electric and hydraulic station at
Horse Shoe Bar ranch on Warm
Spring creek. six mile pipe line to
carry water to the mill here and .
cyanide mill of $50 tons capacity, with
assay ONCE. refinery and all necessary
adjuncts. located in the North Mecca
sin. where the fabulously rich mines OF
the company are situated.
Colonel 8. B. Lundlum. superinteno'
ent OF the Keystone Placer Mining
company, whose mines are located
about four miles west Of Telluride.
Col. was almost instantly killed. ana
Peter Ipswich was seriously Injured