The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-21
MINING NOTES.


Lewiston, Idaho, has raised abou
$500 for a mining exchange.
House bill No. 4, by jenkins, for tn
taxation Of the output Of Idaho mines
was passed by the senate.
The Gold Bug Mining company O
Tacoma has resumed work on the Col,
Bug AZ the head Of Pierre lake, neai
Bossburg, Wash.
During the calendar year Of 1902 tn.
gold commissioners ONCE at Dawson
did a great deal Of work, indicatin,
the continued activity Of the camp.
Messrs. Ewell and Galloway ar,
building q boarding house at Torodi
Meadows and preparing to sink a 10
loot shaft on the Long Green mine a
hepubIic.
1t is reported that 4 plan is on foo
70 establish big smelling plant neal
Newport Beach. on land donated b.
James Irvine Of the San Joaquin ranch
In California.
Twelve men are employed at the 30
die mine, at Bodie camp. near Repub
lie, and the mine Ii being worked on
two shifts, the operations being con
Quoted on the Nos. 3 and 4 levels.
The Clipper group. owned by q Spo
kane syndicate. promoted by w. IL
Plummer. is pursuing active develop
ment in the Dixie camp In Idaho. The
owners expect to develop the property
and will then install a mill.
John Downs Of Murray, Idaho. one
OF the oldest pioneers Of the Coeur
dAlenes. has been brought to the hos.
pital suffering from injuries sustained
In a fall on an icy sidewalk. DR.. Ma
gee says his condition Is serious.
Two carloads OF ore were shipped
from the American Flag mine, at Sher-
tdAn camp, near Republic. It was for
merry expected that Is to 20 tons
would be shipped. but it was found
that the quantity was nearer SO tons
than 20.
II is reported that Richard Wilson
and Walter Mckay, heavy owners in
the Mammoth, who purchased the con-
trolling interest in the Alice, between
Wallace and Mullan, Idaho, paid about
$4,000 for the 100000 shares which
they purchased.
r. e Loring, mining engineer Of
Spokane. had been examining the At
Las group Of claims at the Hump for
an eastern syndicate. While at the
Hump. Mr.. Loring made careful in
spection Of the Big Buffalo, the jun
DO. the Crackerjack and the Wise Boy,
and in speaking OF the first two nam
ed. expressed the belief that they were
two OF the great mines of the west.
"Chlorination. Cyanide and Lixiva-
alton" is the title Of catalogue No. IA,
just issued by Allis-Chaimers com
pany Of Chicago. Ill This is a beau.
dfully printed volume, with illustra-
tons, and will certainly take the place
u many text books on these subjects.
Send for it-Free.
The American Eagle company, oper-
ating the now famous gold mine near
Elk City, Idaho, has received $7544-22
from the government assay Office at
Helena, Mont, as the result Of the first
months run. The ore represents about
600 tons of the medium grade ore,
which averaged $3.50 recovered.
All the creditors Of the Republic
mine aud mill, with one exception,
have agreed to take bonds Of the COM
panies in settlement Of their claims.
The one lonesome outsider is a Ca
madam bank TO which the mine and
mill owe $4,000 OF 1000. and in or
der to collect its claim the bank has
brought suit back in Ontario to get
judgment selling the machinery in the
mill. dismantle the plant and close the
deal.
Two thousand miners and shelter
men in the camps just north Of Spo-
kane are threatened with idleness as
a result of the coal strike in the Crows
Nest fields. The six smelters in the
Spokane Falls & Northern field de
pend almost solely upon Crows Nest |
FOR coke. They have not enough to |
asst them, in many cases, 10 DAYS, and |
when that is gone smelters must close
and the mines will need follow. The
crisis is the most serious that the |
mining district north OF here has ever
known.
The NoTthport smelter has shut
Town tight as a drum. Jay p. Graves
II the CRANKY plant says the CRANKY
'melter at Grand Forks had only coke |
enough for 10 days. and. although he
vas figuring to get more. he had little
lope.