The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1904-02-12

an agreement of settlement in the 16
to l case and that celebrated suit
which has been bitterly fought in the
courts of Idaho for years, is practi
cally adjusted. For months negotia-
tons for agreement have been pend
ing but so many differences have aris-
en- that a satisfactory arrangement at
times has been despaired Of Finch
& Campbell of SpoSaie who are heav.
i'y inte- ested in the property, you'll
not yield n order to effect a settle
ment. However, upon solicitation of
the other 16 to 1 owners they agreed
not to block any adjustment that
should be arranged between them and
the Bernier Interests. Thus the hold
ings of Finch & Campbell are in no
manner involved in the settlement
Flenk and his partners alone surren-
dering a portion of their interests to
Bernier.
In the black Warrior district near
Atlanta, Idaho, work done during the
winter is producing fine results. In
the Gold Bug tunnel has been driven
ID feet, cutting the ledge 80 feet deep.
This lead is 10 feet wide. Five feet Of
this has returned an average value of
$98, while the remainder carries about
$50.
Spokane will be headquarters for a
$40, 900, 900 mining consolidation, of
which Senator w. A. Clark of Mon
tana will be the head according to an
interview given in Seattle paper by
w. M. Beckford, who is said to be a
business associate of Senator Clark in
Montana mining properties.
Frederick Burdidge and A. Burch,
manager of the Bunker Hill anu Sulli-
van mine, at Wardner, Idaho, have
taken bond on the Iowa porperty at
Quartzburg, in Boise basin and have
put force of men to work making ex-
plorations. The mine has produced
heavily in past years, but very little
depth has been attained ON 1t, while
the methods of mining and reducing
the ores has been primitive
General Manager Hertzell of the
Jay Gould mine near Chewelah, Wash,
reports three foot face of solid ore
in the new drift on the 100 foot level.
A sample runs well up in silver and
lead. Another carload of ore is being
taken out tor immediate shipment
A discovery has been made in the
northern part of Emery county, Utah,
of an immense deposit of pitch blende,
the rock from which is extracted the
precious radium, by Oscar Bebee,
formerly of Spokane and now a cattle
rancher, who lives about so miles
north of the town of Emery. The
pitch blende is found in connection
with carnotite, which is shown by
Professor Hildebrand's analysis to
contain so per cent uranium and 1880
per cent vanadium. The rock is yell
low. The pitch blende is dark, some
of it almost black, and some speci-
mems are rich in the greenish yellow
substance that is said to contain era
dunn. Other specimens of the pitch
blende show great variety of peacock
colors. The deposit is on the Beebe
ranch and can be traced on the surface
lO1 OOOV LOU. IL 10 dDOuO lou lt6l
wide.
The miners strike in the Meyersdale
(Pa.) field, where 5000 men went not
December 16, is practically broken,
the mines being operated with nonun-
ion men.
The Dewey company, owning the
Dewey mine, near Grangeville, Idaho
have decided to install a concentratoI
plant at once at an expense of about
$4,000 A Hendryx agitator will be
a feature.
More than 100000 acres in Routt
and Grand counties were thrown open
for settlement recently in Colorado, by
the state land board. Coal lands, ag.
ricultural lands, mineral lands an6
tracts of properties adjacent to towns
in the counties mentioned can now be
secured by people who wish to bt
along the route of the Moffatt railroad
Coal and coke valued at 5000, 954
were produced in Washington mines
last,year, according to figures compiled
by Q. +. Owen, state inspector of Uoa
mines. That was an increase of 10. 81
{ per cent. The average wage charge pc
ton of ore mined is $t.25, and the aver
age value of it at the mine is put a
81 a ton.
, Hump News.
The Lucky Lad has shut down owe