Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1902-05-02

| hO NAOSS lCdSC OA LnC vi old
mine, near Miles, Washington, has
been encountered in the drift on the
500 foot level.
The Chewelah Marble company has
started 10 men to work on its prop
erty near Chewelah, Washington.
Great excitement prevails at Sane
Creek, Montana, over strike made
recently in the hills adjoining the
town, and scores of prospectors are
travelling the adjacent country, stalk
ing out claims. The lowest assay OF
samples by local assayers yielded re
turns of ISL and the highest $4,000
The gold in the ore is said to be Sc
pure that it can almost be cut with a
knife. In pan the precious metal
Is easily discernible to the naked eye
interpretations Of the Minnie Healey
the Belmont, and Cora Rock Island
mining companies were made recently
at Butte by F. Augustus Heinze. The
capital stock of the companies Is Civ.
en- respectively at 100000, $1,000,
900 and 100000.
A new rate for shipping copper from
Montana to st. Paul and the head of
the lakes has gone into effect. The
new rate will be six dollars per ton
which is reduction of two dollars, the
former being eight dollars per ton.
A suggestion was recently made by
Professor T. c. Mendenhall, of Provid-
ence, R. l., that the internal heat of
the earth might be utilized as a source
OF Industrial power. Professor William
Hallock, of Columbia college, New
York city, indorses the idea. Accord
ing to Theodore Waters, in the cur
rent issue of "The Worlds Work. -
there is rise of temperature for
every foot of depth at certain dis
lance from the surface of the ground,
and in many regions intense heat is
encountered at no great distance.
The president has declared that
more than 70 townships in northern
Montana be withdrawn from public
entry for use in the big irrigation
scheme known as the st. Mary's canal
and Milk river project.
The receipts of gold, and silver con.
tanned in gold bullion, at the Helena
assay Office in March show a remark
able increase over those for the same
month of last year. The total is $144,
651.3S, as compared with $123,014.15
in March. 1901.
STATIONS Independence Mining
company of Cripple Creek has filed
suit in the Arapahoe county district
court against the Strong Mining COM
pany, charging the latter company
with extracting gold and other valu-
able ores from the Maggie Lode min
ing claim, which adjoins the Strong
and asking damages to the
amount of $1,750,0OO. Stratton's indie
pendence is owned principally in Lon
don. The Strong mine was owned by
Sam Strong, who was killed by Grant
Crumley few months ago.
c. F. Pence and B. R. Starr of Spo-
kane have taken $4,000 bond on the
Ida and Golden Curry mining claims
near Grants Pass, Oregon. Develop
ment work will be started Immediate
".
A third large mill Is to be installed
n Kendall, Montana, camp. The North
Moccasin Mining company, whose
lies between the Barnes and
Kendall mines, have purchased ma
,hinery for a $50 ton mill.
George Downing has returned to
1rangeville. Idaho, from Thunder
Mountain after having made a num-
'er OF successful locations in various
'arts Of the camp. He brings word
hat the road is open to horses through
o Resort and that he passed dozens
II men on the road. The road from
irangeville to Warren is said to he
n good condition and fast approach
ng Its summer excellence. Mr.. Down
ng brought in by far the finest gold
pecimens yet seen in Grangeville
rom Thunder Mountain. They carry
old almost equal to the remarkable
pecimens from the Marshall Lake
istrict, The gold appears in large
axes, almost like wheat grains. and
'as from IL foot open cut in one of
Is properties. No assays have vet
cen made Of the ore, but experts esti-
late that the free gold in sight should
IN not less than $500 to $500 to the
On. 1t is one of the best strikes of
he season. Il
stamp mills are being installed on
lie Wise Boy and Crackeriack minas
the Buffalo Hump district. Both
ILLS are of 10 stamps.
The rush to Thunder Mountain
'ntinues. Besides the large num-
srs going in from this section, thou Z.
lnds are also going from Utah and
dorado camps. a
The Night Hawk Mining company.
'erating the Night Hawk mine. at
at place. near Loomis, Washington.
making arrangements for putting in y
smelling plant at the mine.
One of the largest mining deals that
is taken place in the northwest for T
me time has just been consummated =
which the famous ST. Joe placer =
ines are sold from Roy Mcdonald >,
ID associates of Iron Mountain :.
ontana, to w. H. Hales and asso-
ates of Wallace. Idaho. =
The Holcomb group of claims at G