The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-10-29

Mining Notes.
The steamer City Of Seattle arrived
saturday from SkagWAy. she DrOngA.
tzS0.00e IN goia and 204 passengers
sa.ners report that the water f. low.
ering rapidly 10 the Yukon. and Ia
parts the ice is already soi.4
Barry n. Hillard. the mining man
gho shot and killed himself al the
home II his friend, 81 Donnelly, al
l-akeVies. Idaho. recently. was buried
a. Spokane In the Elks' rest, under
he auspices Of the Elks' lodge.
Il. /. Gray. who has spent nearly
years prospecting and mining near
Pierce City and IA central Idaho. re.
ports that the outlook for the Pierce
City district next year Is .ne. and ne
expects many properties to be work
ing.
Ralph X. Green Of Spokane has
bonded the Silver Queen group. two
miles south o. Kettle Fails. Wash, on
the east side Of the coiHmbia -tvsr.
and viii Al ones start work with the
view Of making q carload shipment
within 80 days.
chelan. Nash.--G. A. Head, superin-
leEdent 81 the union tunnel To crosscut
the big Davenport gaiena ledge at
upper Horseshoe basin. returned to
chelan a couple Of days ago He sata
The work will be pushed all winter
on the tunnel"
In the EsmeraldR group. Cracker
Greek district. ore, rich gold ore il
encountered in The main tunnel. where
development work has been carried on
this summer. The ore Is being sack
ed for smelling here The Esmeralda
has been owned for years By one fam.
lily.
Mulian. ldaho.--The new compress.
sor for the Morning mine has arrived
and will be installed Immediately. Il
wiii be operated by electric power.
San Diego. Cal.-Katherine TtnRiey
aud others have filed claims on the
beach al Point Iona. claiming 20
have discovered gold and indications
~ oil
The litigation between George Over.
aeld and bis brother. John ovcraeld.
over s0oo0 shares OF stock In the
Jumbo Mining q Milling company Of
Buffalo Hump has been settled out ga
court and dismissed. the stipulation
recitinE tina; the defendant gave plain
iin. George oyeFfeld. a valuable CON
sideragion.
The Ore in the Beaver Hsl mine.
near MarShacld. Ore. which il was
thought was extinEuished, broke out
again two days after the bulkheads
we're removed in a narrow chute In
The No. EanEwAy. Before the mine
was hulkhoaded two weeks ago IL was
GOODIES 10 q point 1900 feet from the
entrance Of the slope. Pumps have
been started again. and win food the
mine coo feet more. OF sufficiently to
embrace the whole FIRE zone. II will
require Al least a week TO do this.
Work on the dam being constructed
by the Keller & indiana Consolidated
Smelling company. a mile above KEEL.
Ter. Wash. 10 progressing nicely. The
work has been in course OF constrnc.
tion for the past 10 days, and is nasr-
ing completion. The penstock and
headgaie for the fiUme have already
been built. ard other aume work il
being pushed. About l .500, 600 feet OF
logs have been cut and are being haul
ed TO the mill, which has been running
constantly. cutting out lumber for the
big tlume.
Although the Northport smelter
operated only it's two smallest fur
naccs during September. the report of
the local management 10 the London
shows that the company
cleared $4,000 on Sl96 tons Of ore.
also paying $4,000 for development
work. besides freight and treatment.