The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-02-28
ground lying adjacent to and directly
connected with the main vein.
MINING NOTES.

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The copper market shows not the
slightest signs Of weakening, either at
home or abroad.
The Chinese placer miners are al.
ready starting out for the spring work
along the banks Of British Columbia
rivers.
Circle City, Alaska, is deserted and
hundreds Of miners have Joined the
stampede 10 the new Tanana district,
near the Yukon boundary.
From Amalgamated interests Is oh.
tained the positive information that
the proposed merger OF the Lake SUI
perior copper properties will 90
through.
ID. NJ. Hyman. who is negotiating
the big $4,000. 900 deal for the consoli-
dalton Of the Occur d'Alene mines, has
secured an extension OF his option un-
Ill March 81.
The discovery Of oil near Mount Joy
Square. Dublin, has created great In
terest and has raised hopes that the
old bog land throughout ireland may
prove similarly productive.
AS soon as the 20 additional stamps
are installed at the Jumbo mine our
output will be S25.O00 a MONTH" said
Frank Brown. the manager OF this Buff.
falo Hump property. who was In Spo-
kane recently.
A company os being formed to invest
$4,000 In Ignite coal mine at VII.
ltston. n. d., the output of which, II is
claimed. will be 900 tons daily when
the installation OF new machinery has
been completed.
Never in the history OF the sampling
works. below Wallace. Idaho, was such
large tonnage sampled as during
January. The amount treated was
1886 tons. which exceeds that of pre-
Tious months by about 5000 tons.
Production Of copper increased dur.
ing the year about $4,000 tons; con
sumption increased 1855 tons, the
total being 10000 tons, against $751;
500 tons in 1901. the apparent increase
OF consumption over production being
IS 900 tons.
Ten more stamps for the mill equip
ment OF the Jumbo mine. near Sites.
Idaho. will be installed during March
Of this year There is said TO be $780,.
600 worth Of ore in sight on this prop
osition and the owners claim the mine
is worth 100000.
A strike Of no small importance 20
the camp was made recently at Tyson.
Idaho. when the drill struck the ledge
in the lower workings on the War
Eagle claim, owned by the Tyson Con-
solidated Mining company. and ad.
joining the Richmond on the east
Advices received from Hamilton.
Mont. say that Il. l.. HOLSTER. acting
for a syndicate composed Of Chicago
capitalists, has completed a deal for
the Homestake & Idaho group OF
/ claims. IL In number, for SI25 900. The
| properties are located on Beaver creek,
in the Thunder Mountain district, and
are among the richest in that section.
The people OF Orofno. Idaho, are
preparing TO handle the greatest busi-
ness IN the history OF the town. II is
generally conceded that more people
will be in the mining districts this sea.
on than for many years and the placer
miners will have more water with
which to work than there has been
since the camps were first established.
o. =. Lee. a miner. aged "a years.
was crushed to death at the Bunker
hin & Sullivan mine, near wardner.
Idaho. recently, by a large body of
rock giving way from the roof Of the
drift He was engaged with another
man timbering the drift at the time the
accident happened. but his comrade es.
capped injury. Lee had been working
al the mine for a year.
A $4,000. 600 mining deal is pending
in the Occur d'Alene silver-lead min.
ing camps of northern Idaho. The
contemplated purchaser is the Ameri.
can Smelling & Refining company (the
lead trusO. The negotiations involve
every great producing mine in the
Occur d'Alenes, with the single ex.
ception of the Hercules, and the pos.
sible exception OF the properties OF the
Empire Stste-Idaho (Chas. Sweeny's
company.
The greatest interest taken in the
eastern Oregon gold fields since the
palmy days OF the Auburn placers in
the SOS is now evidenced on every
hand. More mines are on the produc
ing list, more men are employed un
foreground and more scientific work Is
being done than ever before In the his
tory Of mining in Oregon. Deep sink
ing is the order OF the day and a mum
Der OF leading properties are now close
to the 1000 foot level.
Because the mine was not being
worked at a sufficient profit 81 men
have been laid OF permanently at the
Frisco mine, near Wallace, Idaho, The
day shift OF the mill has been closed
and from now on Il will be run only
during the nights. A force OF IT'S mer
is retained, but previous to the layof
yesterday morning another force had
been released. The real cause for the
reduction in the force, as given oui
by the management, is that the ore IN
the upper workings is too low grade &c
be mined at q profit
The big ore-shoot at the GolcondI
mine, near Sumpter. Ore. that ha,
been drifted on in the tunnel level and
explored $50 feet, was picked up las
week on the 100 foot level In the drift
south of the ore shaft. The manage
ment is greatly elated, and as It haI
, this same shoot on the 500 foot level
: Il expects to catch It on any shift OF
. the south drift in the 500 foot level
! Arrangements will be made to increase
} the plant to so stamps. The ColumbiI
mine has ordered 20 more stamps.
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