The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1902-08-02


The spring cleanup Of gold in the
KlondIke l. estimated At $50. 100000.
Augustus Heinre has gone to Alaska
TO look at mines. He took E. l.. Walt
more with him.
A cyaniding plant Is to be Installed
on the Cracker Jack mine. In the BUT
falo Hump country.
The Morning Glory mine In the Re /
public camp Is another property that
viii start shipping Immediately.
The Overlook Mining company OF
Boise Idaho. has placed an order with
the Allis-Chalmers company for s5-
ton Chilean mill
A big mining deal was made last
week by Spokane men for property In
the Alamo district. Oregon. The prop
eVty transferred Is known rs the Big
Producer group. which consists OF IL
claims situated In the Alamo district.
Eugene b. Braden. Northwestern
representative OF the American Smelt-
ing & Refining company. has been
promoted to the management Of the
company's big smelter at East Hell
ena. Mont. and viii take charge on
| August /.
1 The town OF Nome Of today Is not
/ the mining camp and mushroom city
/ Of year ago. There are more vacant
buildings than there were last year at
this time. and q casual glance at the
place might give the impression that
the town has seen its best days and
that II Is already In decline
|, Several Of the big Republic mines
are TO start shipping much sooner than
expected Among the properties
which win send ore to the CRANKY
smelter this week are the Black Tail.
San Poll. Lone Pine and QuilP. On
August 1 the Tom Thumb will also
start shipping at the rate Of 100 tons
per day.
The Union Steel company. accord
ing to Superintendent Nevin Mecca
nell. is building q steel plant that will
be the United States Steel corpora
lions most formidable rival The
company win spend SO .000. 900 to com
plete the works
The product Of flint. or quarts. Il
1901. says DR.. Heinrich Ries. In Min
/, eral Resources. 1901. now In press
United States geological survey
amounted to 34.430 short tons. values
! at s14s.esT. an increase Of 1875 shor'
! tons in quantity. and OF $6a.945 il
, value over 1900.
Operations were started up agaiI
!. last week on the Hamilton group .
: claims in the Cable Cove district, nea
!; Baker City. Ore. Last year much de
!, velopment work was done IN the wa.
+. OF driving a main tunnel and cross
: cuts. and a fine body Of ore was open
= ed up.
The Hoosier Boy Gold Mining
) Milling company. operating the fan
= Gus Prairie Diggings mine, made ~
: other cleanup last week. The amour
IS not stated, but Is supposed to reac
s5a. 900.
Charles Alison states that he Ma,
well mine. located near the We
% known Baisley -Elkhorn property.
Eastern Oregon. has been sold to Pei
't ileton, Minnesota. and Spokane me-
% The greater part Of the interest Is hel
ut in Minnesota. and the price paid Il
~ the mine was $40 900.
OIL Two nuggets. valued at $40 eac
II were found in the diggings OF FrenC
iiy gnlch, Beaverhead county. Moatan
10 last week The placer claim fro
ne which they were taken is owned
ed George and Anthony French OF d
he len. Many smaller nuggets were al
ere found. II is said that the gravel
OF yielding about $50 per day.
The alleged ~sooners" who ha
100 made mineral locations on the 81
is kane Indian reservation have turn
nit the tables upon Indian Agent And
ON son. who has been prosecuting tbs
asst vigorously. and have secured an
junction from Judge Hanfora OF
TIL federal court restraining Major And
ing son from interfering with tine 7
temporary restraining order was
sued at Seattle
the T. s. Plummer writes from Buff
Of Hump that on July 1 snow commend
mes falling in the vicinity OF the Hump a
,wn continued for seven days. falling
ice the rate Of one foot day. Mr.. Plu
d a mer also says that some Of the M
sky important mines there are runni
lie; day and night R. II. Sherman
and struck II rich on a claim he has b
hot working near Elk creek. gold bel
YER found in large quantities. II Is said
Tere be equal to anything discovered
'ver Cripple Creek
In 4 decision rendered the Uni
hat States circuit court of appeals at
thin Francisco reversed the injunctica
.ard der made by Judge Noyes Of the
the trict court Of Alaska on August
liza 1901. which gave possession OF a vi
or able placer mining claim to q set
all men who claimed to own II, to the
Sers clBsion Of a number Of miners '
: to we're working II. The higher CO
; Of holds that the action Of Judge No
FACE was not only unauthorized by
statute. but was the exercise o
judicial power unknown TO Ameri
g." Jurisprudence" BY the decision
appellants. W. ]. Lane and
-,or Abrams, who were ousted by the
80 junction order Of Judge Noyes. are
50 stored to possession OF the claim. {
nm siderable valuable property Is
j braced in the suit.
To Paid Producers ut spokane.
Poultry and eggslk Chickens. old