The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-01-16


complaint for the year 1902. Each sue
ceeding year finds Utah's mineral
wealth on the increase.
State Mining Inspector Martin ia
cobs places the estimate of mineral
production in the state of Idaho for
the year 1902 at $1O,924, 471.SS, oil
which the different metals contributes
the following amounts: Gold, S2,467,-
1921; silver, $5,421 ,5SS.62; lead, So, |
O35, $50. The copper mines of the Sew
en- Devils districts were shut down all
year.
Tonopah, Arizona, says that it is
overburdened with labor and advises
poor men to keep away from the camp.
Canadian lead miners are demand
! ing a tariff similar to the Dingley, for
their country.
A feeling of hopefulness pervades
the mining camps about Lake Pend
d'Oreille, Idaho.
In round figures $5OO,OOO,OOO gold is
the amount of American capital invest
ed in Mexico by LIZ American COM
panies, firms and individuals.
superintendent Delbridge has re-
ceived from the Hall Mines Smelling
company OF Nelson, B. c., returns from
60 tons of California (Republic) ore,
the value of which was $1701.70. The
contents per ton were 2.295 ounces Of
gold and 5.34 ounces of silver. The
e net returns amounted to $150S.
The Lone Pine-Surprise Consolidat-
ed Gold Mining company of Republic,
, Wash, has leased to Phillip Creasor
for two years 500 linear feet of the
north end of the Lone Pine claim.
, William Stapleton, a miner employ
> ed at the Monumental mine near
Granite, Oregon, was killed by cave
y in, recently. Z
The Fortune in Buffalo Hump has
been bonded to r. H. Hughes for $55
n GOO. There was no cash payment, the
a first payment falling due May 1 and
8 the final one January l, 1904.
Mining stocks at Spokane have
+ shown greatly increased activity dur
o ing the past. week and brokers are
: beginning to feel better. Republic
has been especially active in view Of
G the resumption of work.
c The death of Simon Hawke of Butte
r occurred recently. Mr. Hawke was EN-
ployed at the Gagnon mine for ovel
6 eight years, and for several years h'
N filled the position of shift boss at tina
o. mine.
n ]. A. Traylor and ]. P Gaskill
charged with killing three miners a
,s Copper Flat, White Pine county, New
w January 7, and who were brought t
pr Elko by the sheriff for safe keeping
re were brought into the district cour
, before Judge Brown on writ of hs
beas corpus and admitted to bal
Traylor's bond was fixed at $4,000 an
the bond of Gaskill at $4,000. They ar
es still in the custody of the sheriff, blu
cd bail will be forthcoming.
Byron N. White has purchased som
W. copper claims in the northern part c
ne Michigan. The property is known a
IL the Milton Copper company and wa
bought by Mr.. White for $46,S40. l
p past years considerable work has bee
er done on the claims and it is the inter
lg ton of Mr.. White to resume oper;
nj tions in the spring.
We A close syndicate has just bee
formed in Spokane for the purpose {
er purchasing and developing valuabl
he group of mineral claims in the El
" City district.
m The Chelan Transportation & Smell
20 ing company expects to commence col
struction of it's smelter about Marc
M 10th.
Up Allen L. Axe, the discoverer Of tt
IN famous Ada mine, the pioneer residel
ry of Montana, died recently
ar George Overfield of Grangeville, Id
no, who was one of the original loo
he tors of the claim during the stamped
en- into the Hump district in the excit
rk ment of August, 1898, has disposed
ng his holdings in the Jumbo min
to amounting to about 10000 shares,
He Elfers & Langham, for $4,000. TIL
sh is on the basis of about $4,000 fl
the mine. The purchasers are stoc
on men owning large ranges on the 81
'od mon river, and are heavily INTEREST,"
an in cattle.
Iel 1t is rumored Anaconda will soon
est made the central smelling center
it'll the Amalgamated Copper company.
Tor The fire which for some months h
les been threatening to destroy the gre
ten United Verde mine at Jerome, Arr
IFS. was discovered to be out last wee
OF The method adopted to fight the Fl
'Ke was to force into the mine heavy C;
It's Io,,o+, oos which disnlacas the n,
OF gen and finally smothered the fire