The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-09


projects that are in contemplation in /
the land of petroleum and bold in .
vestors.
Edwin Harvey Lord died from heart |
failure at Chelan, Wash. recently. In |
1850 he crossed the plans and since
that time has covered the coast from
Lower California, Mexico to Cariboo.
b. c., on horseback.
The falling in of the roof of mine
No. (, a New Mexico fuel company's
coal workings at Captain N M, re-
suited in the death of two miners, Da-
Vic Thompson and William Webb. The
accident is thought to have been
caused by heavy shooting.
Jack Vinson, a pioneer miner and
stage driver, who came west in 1S49
died last week in Baker City. Ore
aged 76 years. He followed. or was
one of the leaders in nearly all of the
great mining excitements of Califor-
MIA. Nevada. Oregon and Idaho.
Samples of gold quartz said to assay
SS99.0S and to show values of $S5.S1
in copper to the ton were brought to
Spokane recently by Prosecutor C. A.
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from his claims on Deer creek, about
80 miles southeast of Lewiston.
One hundred and ten loaded pack
amin ais from Salmon City. Idaho. have
reached Thunder Mountain. return
messenger announces their safe ARR
val in the new gold camp. The route
of travel via Salmon City is now oper
and passable for loaded pack animals
At Sumpter, Ore. during the pas
week the Cow creek placer excitement
has assumed large proportions. Bacl
day brings numbers of prospectors ant
miners into Sumpter. bound for tn
new Fldorado, and enthusiasm is higl
, regarding the future of the Cow creel
diegings.
Though the rush to Thunder Noun
tain continues undated. few men hav
been reaching that camp in the las
month and now horse travel is out @
! the question temporarily, according I
a. d. Pardee. a young Philadelphi
nan who arrived from the mountai
= yesterday.
' There is a big stampede at Dawso
to secure ground on the extensive COZ
= cession on Hunker creek. formerl
= held by DIR. G. l.. Milne and cancele
/, because of his failure TO fulfill the r.
quirements under which it was gran
l. cd. It is the biggest stampede sine
C Dominion creek was staked in 1898.
r The samples of coal taken from tn
IL property of the Valley Coal compan
near Valley. Stevens county. Wn., an
= now on exhibition at Spokane. are a
l. tracing considerable attention. TT
l. officials of the company claim to hay
>. workable vein of coal which is sui
n able for both steam and domestic pu
poses.
y w. L. James, who came down fro
a the Alameda, near Wallace. Idah
o says: During the week we cut
s. fcur-foot ledge of iron carrying son
h, zinc and lead. The face of the tunn
s. is now in the granite dyke that form
the foot wall of the south ledge al
)r We expect to break through the w5
st soon
It Supervisor Haines of the Flathei
a. forest reserve, in Montana, has
le ceived a notice that all persons hol
lie ing mining claims upon the rserve W
be prohibited from taking timber fro
C. one tract of land located by anoth
ty and using the timber upon tract
Of land upon which they have mimi
II. claim and upon which land there is
a timbe-.
II. In starting a raise from the No
in level to the surface of the Jumbo
Hump. Idaho. last week the mine
HI encountered four feet of ore that h
ct been milling $3.50, free. to the ton.
a. is claimed TO be the richest ore ev
or struck in the camp, considering [
10 quantity of it, The 10-stomp mill
at the Wise Boy is on the ground, exec
III for the battery.