The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-03-22

VI Aic NAh4AAe hot hilt sum VI eeVVsoubf
and II Is expected that the deal viii
soon be closed.
Increased mining activity continues
TO be the order of reports from Repnb.
lie camp, A drilling outfit has been
ordered for the Gold Ledge and will
soon be In operation. ana operations
art being started ON a larger scale In
Bodie camp and on the Princess Maud
II is expected that the surveying
party for the MethOw Railway G.
Smelling company win leave Spokane
Immediately TO begin work on the pro
iected road along the MethoW and
TWisp rivers. This company is also
claiming q smelter at the mouth Of the
Methow river which will have a ca.
raeity Of 900 tons per day,
The gold discovery on the farm OF
J. p. Crawford. three miles southwest
Of oakesdale. Wash. is showing up
well The ledge as far as prospected
averages 80 feet wide. An assay Of
the ore taken from IL went ti4.i0 per
ton In gold. The ledge Is n granite
formation.
Foreman Peterson and two eompan.
ions from Martins rock quarry were
crossing the Columbia river bridge re-
turning 10 camp recently. Knowing
an engine Was expected along al any
nomenl aud thinking be heArd IL ap-
rroaching. Mr.. Peterson stepped aside
20 ret out of the way and in doing so
either slipped or stepped into space
ard fell 90 the river. about 80 feet be
low He made a heroic effort TO swim
out. hut Was soon lost sight Of and
was drowned
A new strike said 20 be rich in sill
yer is reported from Cedar Canyon.
neA- Davenport. Wash w. NJ Austin
nho BOUGHT a quarter section from the
raiiroAd company. proceeded 10 pros,
poct. unroVerins near the surface n
rich galgaA ledge assaying over 100
ounces in silver The ledge was en-.
oountercd in An open cut which Was
{ being made As the beginning OF n tun
mel The widih ot the ledge is not
I known. The owner will sink n shaft
upon ~
About 100 men are In camp Al Thun-
der Mountain Provisions can not be
Bought and pAcktrAins viii no, get Ia
until about April J. Salt and sugar
are very scarce There are no build
inEs going no at present on account
~ tho deep snow. Lumber for the
E ferry NJ Salmon river is being packed
Z IN from the coms;ock mill. Ave mi
south 1T Dixie Al the mouth 81 Mouu
/ mental creek. There are two places
on sho trail where camp is usually
made. who're no shelter Is ohtAinAhlc
Z Al the other three camping stops there
are cabins
Attorney General Frank Martin 81
Wallace idaho. has rendered y dccis
ION In the matter 81 taxing patented
mining claims which wiii have an i'm
portAut bearing on taxable property
in idaho He holds that patented mines
mus, he assessed Al their full value the
same as any other property A siric'
compliance with his instructions viii
multiply the total assessment roll Of
shoshone county three or four times
a. tho previous assessed valuation o.
patented mining claims was on the ha
sis 81 g. per acre regardless Of this
known worth Of the property.
T y Augustus Hcinse has acquired 81
Dr nurdctts O'ConncF. for the sum o.
$500. his s. GOO GOO damage sui
against the Anaconda Mining company
together with his interest In tho Cop
. por Trust claim AZ Butte o'Connc
, has two suits pending against the Ana
conda company for alleged extraction
" orc from the veins OF the Cope
, Trust Tho Copper Trust claim Is Il
! fec, wide at the base and 70 feet Ions
,apcrinR 10 a point. The claim IL locSi
cd In slender triangular plot q
ground between the lines Of Johnston
Mountain View and the Saint Law
rencc claims
j Tho strike iuAngurated In the earl
part Of last summer by the NorthpoT
, MN q Smeltormrn's union. with IN
/. approval Of the central organizAtio
Of the Western Federation Of Mlner
. has come 20 an end The members q
; the union who still reside in NorthpoI
a took q ballot on the strike questio
and decided by a vote Of 90 60 20 {
call an end TO the long drawn OF
4. struggle. II In understood that IN
y immediate cause Of this action wa
4 withdrawal Of financial support by N
p Western Federation. without n
? funds to enable the strikers to iy
II was deemed impossible to coutinu
4 hostilities.
. The United States circuit court I
n appeals. sitting at San Francisco, h.
!. just handed down = decision In n
!, famous Stemwinder case. The litig
ton between the Empire StateIdaf
r. Mining company and the Bunker HI
e & Sullivan company. which owns q
, stcmwiuder has been Of long standin
% and IL the outErowth Of the preset
Al mining law. which permits Of extra Ia
eral rights. The decision handed dow
involves a wedge formed through q
.r extension of the end lines OF the Ia
of Chance and the Stemwinder propertie
n. Each claimed portion Of the groui
10 included within this wedge. The d
Il cision Is n victory for the Last Chan
40 company by the Empire State ldal
n. company. as against the Bunker HIN
M sullivan company. The last Chan
". company and the Last Chance mi
are controlled by the Empire Sta
of idaho company. which is actually {
Of winner in the suit.
- WaIcsu the wIARcr.
ar Chicago. March l7.--ioc Walcott
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