The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-03-07

der and other explosives, capital $780,
100000, has been incorporated at Do
yer, Del. The new corporation is ex-
pected to take in all of the Dupont
powder mills
The settlement Of the commission
between Reddy & Jamison and A.
Hickman over the sale OF the Cont
mental has been completed and Mr..
Klockmann has turned over a trifle
less than $4,000 shares of Idaho-Conti-
mental stock to the brokers. The COM
mission is one OF the largest that has
been paid in Spokane for some time.
The Mckinney Mountain Mining
company, located on Mckinney noun
tain, in the Methow district, is to put
in smelter on the Methow river be-
low the property of the Methow mine.
1t is expected that the smelter will
have a capacity of 200 tons per day,
and that it will be pyritic.
The famous Bill Nye gold mine, To-
Gated in Jackson county, Oregon, and
formerly owned by Spokane and Ore
gon men, is soon to be developed on a
the property has been bought by Chi
cago syndicate and a superintendent
has been sent to the mine to start up
work
The Standard mine, owned by
Messrs. Finch & Campbell of Spokane
and eastern associates, has declared a
dividend of $4,000. The dividend was
at the rate of cents per share on a
total capitalization of 100000 shares.
The Standard mine has paid in divi-
dends to date the sum of S2,515.O0O
The property is located at Mace, Ida
no, about six miles northeast of Wal
lace
One Of the big six-inch oil gushers
was being exhibited at Beaumont, Tex
as, recently when it blew out the sec
ton of the pipe connecting the gate
valve and went wild. There was a
high wind and the oil blew over the
fields. Drilling rigs were ordered shut
down and guards are patrolling to pre-
vent any one taking a light into dan
gerOus proximity to the spray. 1t is
estimated that the we'll wasted 1000
barrels of oil an hour
Fourteen dead as many more in
irred and a score or more missing are
the result, so far as known, of a series
OF snOwslides which recently occurred
N the immediate vicinity of the Lib
crty Bell mine on Smuggler mountain,
three and half miles north of Tellur-
ide. The roads between that city and
the Liberty Bell are almost impossible
and details of the accident are hard
to obtain. 1t seems that no less than
four distinct slides occurred, each one
claiming two or more victims, some
Of them being men engaged in work of
rescue. Several bodies have been re-
covered, but a number of the known
dead are still buried under the tons of
snow. rocks and timber by which they
were carried down.
c. w. Armour of Spokane and Allen
StOnebreaker of Lewiston, have ar
rived, three and One-half days from
thunder Mountain. Mr.. Armour says:
Trails by Dixie are in excellent con-
ditiOn and lined with prospectors pull
ing for the new Mecca, loaded with
from so to 200 pounds to the man.
T'hev also report great excitement on
Rainbow mountain, due to numerous
strikes being made there. The new
camp is thre emiles west of Thunder
Mountain and has the same character
OF ore. Snow location wildcats are
proving all right. Upon sinking pros
pect holes the whole country seems
one vast field of gold-bearing lava
Men are daily Quitting at Elk City
and Dixie for all parts of the country"
BOer Delegates Mt Washington.