The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-06-12

wire and pipe stuff TO various parts of
the world, notably Argentine, Austria
liza, the orient and Europe. 1t is also
shipping structural steel to the orient,
chiefly for bridges.
1t is reported that some of the east
ern capitalists interested in the Gran
by company, at Grand Forks B. c.,
have invested in the Mountain Lion
company, and that the latter company
is shortly to be recognized.
Two gold bricks weighing about As
pounds and valued at about $4,000 were |
exhibited in Spokane recently by ]. |
l.. Dunn as part of the output from the |
Wild Rose mine near Pierce, Idaho. |
The mine was discovered about Is
months ago.
The Italian government has informed
the United States ambassador that
Italy will require 1000 square metres
of space at the st. Louis exposition.
Besides display of her art and indus
tries, a collection of Italy's mineral
products will be shown.
Hereafter the executive board of the
Western Federation of Miners will
have full power to direct the move
ments of local unions in case of diff
culties. An amendment to the consti-
tuition was adopted by the convention
to that effect, and binding local unions
to abide by its decisions.
Thomas James, a Spokane mining
man, who has returned from a visit to
Montana, reports the sale of the Proc
tor Knott group to the Consolidated
Copper company of Minneapolis. Mr.
$50,000 cash. The sellers are mining
men and merchants Of Pony, Mont.
The chief development in the Kress-
ly forgery case at Spokane is the fl
ing Of suit in the superior court to
determine the title to the Lucille Drey-
ferent classes of stock. Incident to the
suit the court is asked to take control
of the property through a receiver.
Ranahan and w. Townsend made an
important strike recently in doing the
assessment work on the Copper King
west from Bossburg, Wash. Twenty
feet of copper ore were uncovered
The vein lies between granite and
porphyry. The ore assays from SO t.
$40 in copper, with some gold values
The Copper King is situated one mile
south of the Orient group of claims.
, Fabulously rich gold ore has beer
found in a group of claims known al
the Doggett properties, near Diamond
, City, Mont, which were recently takeI
over by the eastern syndicate headed
by j. Campbell Cory, the former New
York newspaper man. One of the veins
r contains a two foot streak of gold ore
samples of which run as high as $40
q 900 a ton. The specimens fairly bean
. with the yellow metal, and the owner
, feel that they have encountered a vel
: liable bonanza.
. The celebrated Sixteen to One cas-
at Wallace, Idaho, has been set by tn
T. district court for trial June 20. 1t wa
O only about two years ago that the tru
+ value of the property became known
q and when the owners made application
y for a patent an adverse claim wa
v filed. The case was tried in the dis
= trict court and a verdict was awarde
o the plaintiffs. A new trial was granite
q the defendants and the plaintiffs al
II pealed to the supreme court Of tn
a state that it be not granted. The 81
O preme court held that the defendant
- he granted the new trial
= From positive sources comes the il
formation that the Northwest railway
from Huntington down the Oregon sid
of the Snake river, will be complete
at least a part of Ine distance to tn
Iron Dyke mine this year. A party c
surveyors is now in the field near o
/ Bow, looking for a site for a 300 to
e smelter for the Ladd Smelling & RI
fining company, which is being pre-
e NOTED by Charles E. Laid, the bi
Portland capitalist. Ore will be flu
nished by the Cornucopia, Minera
t Iron Dyke and Seven Devils districts
u The surveyors are also looking int
j. the project of tunneling Ok Bow fo
$ water power, taking water from Snak
i river.