The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-02-27

camp, Is expected to be one OF the big
Republic shippers soon after the rail-
roads are completed to Grand Forks.
The company expects to fit up the
mine with a complete line of machin-
cry.
Attorney c. R. Leonard of Butte.
Mont, has been elected president OF
the Britannia Copper Mining company,
which has extensive copper deposits In
British Columbia. George H. Robin
son, T. NJ. Hodgens and Frank N.
rectorate of the same company.
With transportation facilities the
Okanogan (Wash) country would
come to the front. as one Of the best
mining districts in Washington" said
C. T. McElroy of Milwaukee. Wis. Mr..
McElroy is interested in mining
property on Goat mountain in Blue
Lake camp in the Salmon river mining
district, Okanogan county.
At Bolster, Wash, big strike Is re-
ported on the Grant Lode claim, own
ed by Peter Grant and Aaron Ander-
son. The claim is situated on Cop
per mountain, 1900 feet southeast of
the Buckhorn group. The surface
showing extends along the face of the
mountain about $50 feet The charac-
ter of the ore is decomposed quartz.
A sensational suit was fled with the
clerk of the district court at Wallace.
Idaho, by DR.. l. l.. Magee against the
Gold Hunter Mining & Smelling COM
pany, wherein the sum of $4,000 is
demanded as damages and accrued in
terest and a restraining order prayed
for to prevent the defendant from con-
tinuing work on the Yolande lode
pending the trial of the cause.
Jacob Neiderauer, mine manager for
the Copper Head Mining company,
which is operating several claims on
Goat mountain eight miles northeast
Of Conconully, Wash, Is exhibiting
specimens of copper ore which he
claims will assay about $40 to the ton.
The property is across the valley from
the Q. s. mine. There are 20 claims
In the group which carry some Of the
best values in copper in the entire
Okanogan district. The property is
owned almost entirely by Milwaukee
(Wisl men.
Lloyd Brown has returned from the
Bullion camp. near Northport, where
he has been connected with the Bull.
lion mine. owned and operated by Spo-
kane and eastern people. He reports
that the croescut which was being run
on the 175-foot level has encountered
the lead and has passed through 40
feet Of ledge matter, carrying consider
able mineral. The pay shoot near the
walls has not been struck yet. but the
result OF striking the ledge IL consid-
cred good news for the owners. Not
only 10 the matter carrying consider.
able mineral, but 1t has more ore than
1t did on the upper level.
In the United States court 1t Salt
Lake. Utah. Colonel Michael Shaug-
messy. 4 mining promoter. filed q petit.
ton that he be adjudged q bankrupt.
He gives his liabilities as 3187,0O and
his assets $4,000. In his petition he
attributes his failure partly to the sus.
pension Of the City Savings bank of
Detroit, which was interested in sew
eral mines In which he was connected.
Colonel Shaugnessy was formerly
United States marshal Of Utah terri.
tory and Is we'll known throughout the
country. Among his creditors are
James B. King of Helena, Mont, $25OO:
State Savings bank of Butte. Mont.
$500.
The department of mines and metal.
lurgy of the Louisiana Purchase 81.
position has been about the busiest
spot around the worlds fair headouar.
ters during the past two weeks. Great
er prominence has been given to tho
department of mines and metallurev
1t this exposition than ever before
The palace Of mines and metalfursvl
viii be larger and more elaborate in
It's arrangements than any similar
structure ever devoted to this subject.
On its walls will be pictured the
worlds mineral production. On its
moor will be grouped the materials n.
Of the worlds mineral
wealth.. Persons in the United States
desiring to make mineral and ore ex.
niDits should correspond with the of.
nc'ai exposition commission appoint.
I'd In their own state,
one OF the most important mining
aeals that has been effected in Butte
N . number Of years has been con.
when the Colusa-Parrot|
Z Smelling company sold the
coiusa-Parrot mine to the Anaconda
Copper Mining company. The terms
u tne sale have not been made public
but 1t 10 understood the consideration
~ : large one. In addition to the
'sle OF the mine. this deal brings to |
Close the famous litigation betvaer