The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1902-04-17
Food Is very scarce in the camp
and -four Is selling for SIS hundred

and -four is selling for SIS hundred
and everything else in proportion"
Sixteen tons of ore recently shipped
! from the Nancy Hanks mine at Gar
net. Montana, netted $40 in gold per
| ton.
The Empire State-Idaho company
| has declared it's April dividend Of 5
| cents share on it's capital of 505,542
shares, or $25.277. The total divi-
dends to date have been 1889 46.
At meeting of the stockholders of
the Clackamas Gold Mining company
at Republic recently, it was decided to
remove the Office of the company to
Seattle. Work will be resumed on
the tunnel this month Money has
been provided with which to drive the
tunnel another 100 feet.
Timbers in the 130O-foot level of the
Tiger mine. at Burke. were burning
sunday The fire originated from a
candle. The damage is light. The
men on the lower level were in danger
at no time, as they could get out
through the workings of the Poorman
mine.
Sherwood McGibbon came in Hump
Idaho. from Thunder mountain on the
4th, having been on the trail three
days. In speaking of the camp, Mr..
McGibbon said: There are about
500 men there now and many are wait
ing at Dixie and Chamberlain's basin
for the trails to be open for pack an
finals.
The consolidation OF the Stand.-d
ana Hecla, two OF the biggest silver
lead mines in the Occur dAlenes, will
he perfected within the next 60 or 90
days. The new company, which will
probably be known as the Standard.
Hecla Consolidated Mining company,
Will have capital of $3,O00,00O OF
the capital stock. $4,000, 900 will be
paid for the Standard and 81. 900 900
for the Hecla.
NO coal is mined in Idaho on large
scale. The Boise district. in front of
the Boise mountains and between the
Boise and i'ayette rivers, extending
north 80 miles from point six miles
north OF Boise, includes the Horseshoe
Bend district. with one three-foot.
high-Srade Ignite bed. and the Jeru-
salem district, with four beds. from
three to eIeEt feet thick. of Ignite.
The largest consolidation ever nut
through in the Cripple Creek district
Is announced. The deal embraces ali
the properties of eight large mining
companies along the line Of the United
Mines tunnel. which penetrates the
hills CT Cripple Creek distance of |
1862 feet A new company is being
under the laws of Colo
rs do, with a capitalization Of $1,000
BOO. The consolidating companies are
The Consolidated Mines. New Zealand,
Damon. Columbine-Victor, Battle
Mountain Consolidated. Columbine
gold, bonanza Queen and the United
Mines Transportation companies.
Il panned dirt along Monumental
creek for 25 miles above it's mouth
and never failed to get colors from
each pan OF dirt" is the strong state
ments of the wealth OF Thunder noun.
tain as made by s. w. Kundaker, a
mining expert of San Francisco and
'pector OF Idaho. who has arrived out
formerly state boiler and engine in.
rom the mountain after three weeks
'"vofed to examining properties in the
amp.
OF the three Pacific coast states.
easily ranks first as a coal
producer. with California second, al
housh In 1896 and 1897 Oregon's out.
'ut exceeded that of California. In
he San Francisco market the Goals
II the world compete. FOREIGN coal
'nters that port chiefly as ballast in
ramp steamers seeking grain cargoes,
70 that the condition Of the wheat ex.
'ort trade las a direct bearing upon
he coal imports.
The coming Of two railroads to Re.
'ublic has had the effect OF creating
better feeling in mining circles. and
lctive preparations are now going on
or the renewal of work on many prop
rites that have been partially or Who'll.
' Idle during the past Is months.
The active rroperties now are the
'rads Dollar, the Princess Maud. the
Suite { -'oston. the Pacific Reefs.
ne Mountain Lion No. and the Tom
numb. Those about to start up are
ne Silver roilar and the Flag Hill.
within month the Quilp. the Black
all. the San Poll. the Ben Hur. the
fountain Ion the Oreeonian and nos.
IDLY some others. will be in opera. I
ion. Preparations are in progress to I
rsanize \ number of new mining i,
rorertiee. ,
Mr.. kincaid OF Pierce, Idaho, re- {
ors rich strike Of free milling gold {
re beii:g made In the Pioneer last |
'eek. The strike was made in the 7
S2foot drift. The vein is % inches