The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-07-10

copper mine on Stevens Peak, in the
Occur d'Alenes, has gone east to ne
gotiate capital sufficient to thorough
ly develop and equip the property.
Mr.. Swicegood, who has been SUI
perintending development of the Gus
ter mine in the Occur d'Alenes for the
past Is months, has accepted the fore
manship of the Hunter mine, made
vacant by the resignation of Joe
Clever.
Superintendent McAlpine is push
ing work on the Ajax, near Burke,
Idaho, with two shifts. The $50 foot
crosscut tunnel is now in 400 feet, or
within $50 feet from the big ledge.
Joseph Bondero and ]. L. Johnson of
the Elk City Mining & Milling COM
pany, the property of which is on Red
Horse creek, report things as looking
very encouraging just now They have
about 80 feet depth in the shaft now
and three feet of ore showing free
gold clear across. While sinking they
encountered six large quartz boulders
weighing about rs or 100 pounds,
which were streaked with free gold.
There is a 40 foot tunnel also on the
property, with three feet of ore the
full length OF the tunnel They are
now installing a pump and will sink
at least 100 feet more.
The steamship Roanoke arrived in
Seattle last week from Nome bringing
$4,000 in gold and 16 passengers.
This makes the third arrival from
Nome during the day and total of
$3.50, 900 in Nome treasure. The Ro-
anoke was the first ocean going vessel
to reach St. Michael this year.
The lead-silver property owned by
James and John Callahan, located on
Carbon gulch, in the Sunset Peak re-
gion of the Occur d'Alenes, has been
bonded to G. L. Derby, one Of the four
owners of the Monarch mine, five
miles east of Murray. The considera-
ton is $93,750 for a three-fourths in
terest. James Callahan retaining a
one-fourth interest. The last payment
on bond is to be made in 1905.
The Springfield company is having
ore hauled to Mullan that will be
shipped to the Tacoma smelter for test
purposes. The recent strike in the
Springfield was of more than ordinary
Importance, the ore assaying 1928 per
cent copper and So in gold. 1t is be-
lieved that the ore will average 20 per
cent copper and not less than So gold
per ton.
All the transformer buildings at the
mining properties in the Occur
d'Alenes, which are securing electric
power from Spokane, are completed.
Six men are employed on the Over
sight group, Republic, Wash. The
tunnel is in so feet and is expected
to cut the ledge by August 1, at depth
of $50 feet.
Two carloads of ore were shipped
last week to the CroftOn smelter from
the North San Poll, in Republic, Wash.
The management announces that
work will be resumed on the California
Tin Republic) plant within 80 days.
The Brooklyn group on Canyon
mountain, Oregon, has been bonded by
y. IL. CiclS III POO,VOO. lG DlOOhiy II
group adjoins the Will Cleaver group
owned by Major Bonita, promoter OF
the proposed electric railroad to be
built from Baker City to Prairie City
Judge Beatty has rendered an opin
ion in the case brought by the Bunker
Hill & Sullivan Mining company
: against the Empire State-1daho com
pany to quiet title to teportiOn OF
the lode embraced within the side
: lines of the Bunker Hill claim extend
: ed He holds in favor of the com
Z plainant.
The Tiger-POorman mine at Burke
Idaho, has resumed operations aftel
being closed down since May 49, OF
t that date the hoist and crusher build
l ings were destroyed by fire, which ne
2 cessitated the closing of the mines.
r In the case of the Bunker Hill 6
/ Sullivan Mining company VS.. F. c
Ramsey, United States marshal, re
S spondent, and the Last Chance Mining
4 company as intervenor, Judge Beatt.
: ordered the plea of intervenor dis
missed and made the temporary re
! straining order heretofore granite
e perpetual.
4 Killed in Street Car Wreck.