The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1903-07-24

to be almost deserted In consequence
of the stampede.
The Black Ball liner Dolphin
reached Seattle last week from Skag-
way with 80 passengers and $3.50 800
in Klondike gold. A number Of the
passengers were from the interior.
The vessel left Skagway ON July Is.
Rumors Of copper strike about 10
miles northeast Of Pierce, Idaho, is the
latest, and J. B. Collins, one of the dis
coverers, and H. e. Ellsworth, who
has examined the find, say it is on Elk |
mountain, at the head of Elk creek. a |
tributary of the Orc Grande, and 10
miles due northeast Of Pierce, or about |
16 miles by the old Moose City trail. |
The ledge has been traced through |
seven claims. 1t is blind lead and |
has been run over for years by pros |
pectors, who have found the float.
the west as "Uncle Billy" Martin, an
old time placer miner and argonaut,
died recently at Missoula of paralysis,
aged 76. He was in Alder gulch in
1863 and was sheriff of Kootenai coun-
ty, Idaho, from 1882 to 1886.
The milling plant being erected at
the California mine, in the Cable Cove
district, Ore, is rapidly approaching
completion. The machinery for this
plant was delivered last fall and win
ter and is therefore ready to be in
stalled as soon as the building is ready
| for it.
Negotiations are now pending for
settlement of the difficulty existing
between the large mineowners of the
Occur 'd'Alenes and Shoshone county,
regarding the taxes Of the different
properties. It is now confidently ex.
pressed that a compromise will be ef-
fected before the present session Of
the county commissioners adjourns.
]. White, member of the syndicate
owning the Clarence group in the Buff
falo Hump section, states that Is men
in the Hump. Work has been recon-
menced on the tunnel on the Orc Elmo
claim. When Charles Sweeny and as
sociates first became interested in Buff
falo Hump, the original plan of de-
velopment for, the claims was through
a tunnel 1000 feet long, where work
is now progressing. The present de-
: velopment is taken here to mean that
Mr.. Sweeny has decided to pursue that
plan of permanent development on the
Big Buffalo group which he decided on
when the properties were first pur
chased.
, Preparations are being made to re
sumo work on the Fife R. claims, II
the Pierre Lake district, Washington
!, The Fife R. comprises three proper
;, ties, situated east of the FRS
Thought mine. Much shaft and tun
s mel work has been done on these prop
5 critics. Gold is the principal ingre
s dent of the ore.
Ore from a blind ledge in the lowe
q workings at the Opal mine near Che
: saw, Wash, gives values as high a
e $500 in gold. The ore is four fee
/ wide and is running in the same direc
+ ton as the tunnel. T.
John Boyd is in New York and 4
; said to be arranging for the installa
e ton of a 5000 horse power electrical
b plant, and half Of a IS drill air com
r pressor, which is to be placed at tn
e Palmer Mountain tunnel at LOOMS
s Wash.
0 On account of the shortage Of Crow
Nest coke it was found necessary t
4 close another furnace at Northpor
9 smelter. No. furnace will be change
n to side feeder, and will start up Il
o 10 days. The intention o. the mar
n agement is to run four furnaces unit
the coke famine is released.
O. According to Colonel James O'Leary
v secretary and treasurer Of the Hidde
l. Lake Mining company Of Butte, cor
# struction of 100 ton concentration vii
!. begin shortly. The Hidden Lake CON
n pany has 16 quartz claims, three pls
Ger claims, three millsites and two WE
=. Warm Springs creek. Considerabl
Is free gold is to be found in the CON
pany's properties. The predominatin
ore is sulphide of iron, which cal
ries varying values Of the yellow meta
The Old Dominion concentrator a
B. Colville, Wash, with capacity Of
r tons Of ore per day, which has bee
l. idle for the past six years, has bee
e. thoroughly repaired, and has starte
r with two shifts Of four men, and vii
q continue indefinitely. The ore bodie
n heretofore opened up on the Old d.
minion have been uncovered. w. I
e Kyle, the lessee Of the property, ha
g had 20 men busy during the sprin
q and early summer months opening u
Is and timbering the old tunnels and VI
Is derground works in various parts G
1t the mine and in starting new develoI
B. ments where it was deemed nece,