The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-10-02
MINING NOTES.


William Wright has returned to
Lewiston, Idaho, from a three weeks
trip to the Buffalo Hump. Mr. Wright
states that last week the whole Hump
region was visited by fearful storms,
the snow falling to a depth of four
feet and the cold being so intense that
in coming out the party suffered Sc
verely.
Mr.. Wright says that the prospects
on all the mines in the Buffalo Hump
were never better. The Jumbo COM
pany now has about 60 men at work,
and expects to start up the new IA
stamp mill in a few days. The Crack
eriack company had just completed
its first run with the new 10 stamp mill
and Ezra Baird of Lewiston has
reached Grangeville with five gold bars
valued at $4,000, the result of the
cleanup.
A stampede has started for Goose
creek, 40 miles northeast of Baker
City, Occasioned by a recent strike on
the Red Bell mine. The attention of
the Laid Metals company has been
attracted to the district, and an option
to purchase was taken by a represent
ative of the company upon a group of
II claims. The consideration was
merely nominal, which gives rise to a
belief that the Laid company will
adopt the Goose creek divide as a
route for the railway which it win
build to connect it's Homestead smelt-
er with the producing mines of the
Panhandle. Ore from the Req Bell. on
Goose creek, is rich in free gold
locating party of Is men mas left Ba-
ker City for the new district
Sam l. Silverman has left SPOKANE
en- route to his southeastern Alaska
home.
j. M. Jameson and c. L. Mathews
of Spokane have secured an option on
the Green Hill a mining property in
the Occur d'Alenes, lying between the
Mammoth and Standard mines.A deal
may be made for the sale of the prop
erty to the new Federal company OF
else to eastern parties. Mr.. Sweeney
is said to have made offers for the
property.
A carload of miners left Wallace re
Gently for Cripple Creek. There were
90 in the party and they go to take
the places of strikers. Nearly all Of
them are Missourians from canyon
mines, who were taken there during
the last labor troubles.
Nearly 500 people have stampedeC
into the scene of the recent discov
cries of rich gold ore on the st. 10,
river above the head Of navigation
and people are now flocking into thi!
district from all directions. The Lane
for miles above and below the noun
tain on which the discovery was mad,
about one week ago has been stakeC
out. The territory between this rive
and the Bunker Hill & Sullivan min,
at Wardner has also been wen GOV
cred by mining locations within In'
past few days.
1t is expected that the mill of tn
New Jersey Mining company at Ward
ner, Idaho, will commence crushing
ore next week The mill has bee
practically completed for some time
but its operation has been delaye
on account Of the noncompletlon O
the tramway. This is now in a cor
= dition that will allow a limited amour
Of ore to be transported over it, an
, therefore the mill will soon be put i
operation.
5 Tunnel No. of the Willow Cree
coal mine near Heppner. Ore, is prov
ing to be a great coal producer.
5 force of twenty men is now employee
in this tunnel both day and nigh
They are mining coal in good quaint
ties. string of teams is on tn
road continuously hauling out the fu'
and placing it on the local market.
is being sold at Lexington, lone an