The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-02-13

Epokfne will be headquarters for .
ei0 900 900 mining consolidation, Of
which EenatOF w. A. Clark IT Mon
tana will BE- the bead according to an
interview given Ia a Seattle paper BY
w. NJ Beckford, who il said 20 BE- q
business associate Of senator CLARK In
Montana mining properties.
Frederick BnFdidge and A. Bnrch.
manager Of this Banker Hill and 6niii.
van mine. az WArdner. Idaho. have
taken bond on the Iowa porperty nc
Qpartzbnrg. In Boise basin aud have
put force Of men 20 work makiag ex-
pl0rationK. This mine has produced
heavily IN past years, bet very little
depth has been attained On it. while
the methods Of mining aud reducing
the ores has been primitive
General Manager HertEeil OF the
Jay Gould mine near Chewelah. Wash.
reports . three foot face o. 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
iaken out Ior immediate shipment
A discovery has been made in the
northera part Of Emery equity. Utah.
II an imlDense deposit Of pitch blende.
the rack from which il extracted the
precious radipm. by Oscar Bebee.
formerly Of Rpt,kane and now = cattle
rancheg, who lives about so miles
north Of the town Of Emery. fne
pitch blends is found in connection
with cArnotife, whca ls shown by
Professor Hildehrand's analysis 20
eontsln 81 pvr c-lIE uTaniulH Aasn iT.so
p.er cent yanadium. The rock j. yell
low. The pitch biende is dark, some
q il almost black. and some spsci-
mems are rich in the Rrcenish yellow
substance that is said 20 contain era
dipm- stl.ss specimens of the pitch
blsnde show a great variety Of peacock
collars Toe deposit IL on the Beside
ranch aud can be- traced on the surfaces
foF 5000 feet IL is about $50 feel
wide.
The miners strike In the MeyerSdAle
| tPa. field. where 5000 men went poi
DaauaaBeg 10. ls pgaciaealIy bTskrn.
the mines being operated with nonnn'
ioa men.
More than 500 600 acres IN Rout'
and Grand counties were thrown open
fas ssialanaent neoenily in Colorado. b
lsv stale Land boArd. Coal laBcs. az
racniiursi iAnds. mineral lands ard
tracts q properties LdlAoent TO town
in the a. ni4iies nifsit. oised can now b.
secured by people who wish % b
along the route u the MuffAit railroad
Coal and coke valued al %. $50. 95i
were prodaov.a a. Washington nine
last year. according % figures complies
by {. y. Owen. state inspector q Uoa
minaA That VAS All increase 81 1885,
! psr cent The average wage charge Pc
san q Gre mined 10 el.s5. and the aver
aRe value Of IL AZ the mine is put =
o. tea
The RernieT interests have signe
. 80 agreement Of settlement In the j
p 20 case and thai celebrated sui
which has been bitterly fought in ID
courts oi Idaho for years. 10 prAcu
cay A1sAANeas EhS AssAAe AN&oAtA
] lions for agreement have been pend
lng bot 30 many differences have arti
) en thai q satisfactory arrangement 4
3 tines has been despained Of. Fine
. 4 Campbell q sPoksrs who are heS'
~ into. ekted In TIE properly. @9ul
not yield N order 10 effect q eoiu'
mert- However. upon solicitation {
: the ether le 10 / owners they agree
|, not 10 block any adjustment ths
should be arranged between them an
, the Bornior isiercstS. Thus the holt
lIurs q Finch q Campbell are in .
manner Involved in the settlemeE
f1enk and his partners alone surre'
dorins a portion Of their Interests
/. Bernier.