The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-10-17

old Spokane men while there and
that they are all doing wen. Among
this number were l. Barlow. Gus Self
fert and Mike Samuels.
The motor and air compressor are
running at the Mountain Lion mine
at Republic, Wash. furnishing the
power for the machine drills which
are now employed above the 500 foot
level. where some prospecting is be
ing done and ore is being stopped.
The plant OF the American Sheet
Steel company at Struthers has been
closed and the employees paid in full.
The only statement made is that the
volume OF business is not sufficient
TO have the mill continued in opera
ton. The mill employs 4 large mum
Der Of men.
John NJ. Haley. mining engineer.
who mas been q resident on and on of
Republic for years, left with his fam.
lily for Spokane. Mr.. Haley. who was
born and raised in Nevada. will visit
the southern part OF his native state,
where the mining attractions at pres
ent are quite seductive.
The commissioner general OF the
land Office viii shortly be presented
with an appeal In the matter Of his
recent ruling Affirming the decision
of the Occur d'Alene land once. de
.claring an area OF 80 square miles be-
tween Wallace and the st. Joe river
nonmineral. The appeal Is being pre-.
pared by A. G. Kerns.
Samuel Fl. Smith. a mining man,
who arrived in Seattle from Dawson
the latter part OF September. met
death by falling into the bay. In his
pocket was found a certificate Of de-
pOsit for SITS. gold watch and -.,J
in money. Aside from these there
were no papers which would indicate
where the mans relatives live.
C. B. Davis, for the past seven
months superintendent Of the Gold
Coin mill at Black lakes. Idaho. says
that the Gold Coin company have a
great mining property. Mr.. Davis
was for a number Of years superin-
tendent Of the Smuggler- Union cyan
ide plant at Telluride, Col. the next
largest plant Of its kind in the United
States.
John McAlpine was killed at the
Idaho-Continental mine, about "A miles
from Port Hill. Idaho. recently. While
he was sorting ore In the blacksmith
shop Of the company some giant pow
der that the miners had left to thaw
out exploded killing Mr.. McAlplne and
| iniuring Eugene Stannard and two
other men who were working In the
shop. A horse was also killed.
The reported deal on the Orofno
property at Murray Is all on. Frank
! Aikan, VINO was after the option. re-
fused to pay 5 per cent down and the
owners would not consider any other
| kind Of an option. The deal was on
basis Of $50 900. not for 100000 as
reported. and included two claims be-
longing to Sheriff Manley and lying
west Of the Orofno.
Miners in Bear Creek district on
Portland canal on the northern border
| Of British Columbia, which Is now
considered In United States territory.
are locating their properties in the
British Columbia mining recorders
ONCE. fearing that the territory will
! be awarded to Canada at the close
Of the deliberations Of the Alaskan
| boundary commission, now in session
in London.
An additional abstract has been fled
in the Iowa supreme court by the ap-
pellee in the case of James Doyle
versus James F. Burns. involving the
Portland gold mine in the Cripple
Creek district. The abstract reviews
the circumstances Of the alleged part
nership by virtue Of which Doyle
claims Burns owes ss76.O00 He OBJ
tanned a judgment for s446,925 and
Burns appealed.
The Nighthawk Mining G. Tunnel
company has 10 men on its property
north Of Conconully. Wash, driving a
tunnel, which Is 1850 feet In. and they
have Just tapped a ledge Of well min
eralized quartz. This makes the third
ledge the company has crossed in the
tunnel. the first ledge being so feet
wide from wall to wall. the second
about two feet, and II has gone Is feet
in the third without getting through
The miners are drifting the frst ledge
and have gone about 30 feet. Man
ager Church IS back from Spokane,
where he purchased a ventilating
plant. The Six Eagles Mining com
pany Is working eight men on its big
tunnel.
Montana Mines.
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