Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-10-02
MINING NOTES.

WILLIAM wright HAS TeLuTueu u
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 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.
erjack 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 tho
cleanup.
A stampede has started for Goose
creek. 40 miles northeast of Baker
City, oecasioned by q recent strike on
the Red Bell mine. The attention of
the Ladd Metals company has been
attracted to the district, and an option
to purchase was taken by a represent
alive Of the company upon a group Of
IL claims. The consideration was
merely nominal, which gives rise to a
belief that the Ladd company will
adopt the Goose creek divide as a
route for the railway which 1t win
build to connect its Homestead smelt-
er with the producing mines of the
Panhandle. Ore from the Rea Bell, on
Goose creek, is rich in free gold A
locating party Of it men mas left Ba-
ker City for the new district.
Sam /. Silverman has left spokane
en- route to his southeastern Alaska
home.
]. N. Jameson and c. L. Mathews
of Spokane have secured an option on
the Green Hill, 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 or
else to eastern parties. Mar. Sweeney
is said to have made offers for the
property.
A carload Of miners left Wallace re-
Gently for Cripple Creek. There were
65 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 stampeded
into the scene of the recent discov
cries of rich gold ore on the St. Joe
river above the head of navigation
and people are now flocking into this
district from all directions. The land
for miles above and below the noun
tain on which the discovery was made
about one week ago has been staket
out. The territory between this river
and the Bunker Hill & Sullivan mine
at Wardner has also been weu GOV
cred by mining locations within ,ue
past few days.
1t is expected that the mill of the
New Jersey Mining company at Ward
ner, Idaho, will commence crushing
ore next week. The mill has beer
practically completed for some time
but its operation has been delayed
on account of the noncompletion o
the tramway. This is now in a con
dition that will allow limited amour
of ore to be transported over it, ant
therefore the mill will soon be put il
operation.
Tunnel No. s Of the Willow Cresl
coal mine near Heppner, Ore, is prov
ing to be a great coal producer.
force of twenty men is now employed
in this tunnel both day and night
They are mining coal in good quaint
ties, A string of teams is on thu
road continuously hauling out the fue
and placing it on the local market. i
10 being sold at Lexington, lone ane