The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-04-02

Judging from The amount OF work
in progress TINS winter In the mines
~ Cape Nome the output Of gold next
spring will be the greatest In the his
tory Of the peninsula. And what Is
remarkable Ia this statement is the
fact that none Of the big companies is
operating on an extensive scale,
Eiectnolytlc copper is strong and
higher. Il is reported the Calumet is
willing to sell 5000 600 pounds Of cop
per q. lskc. March copper exports
promise 20 GOO tons. The largest pro
ducers declare stocks are small. both
in producers and consumers hands.
With the coming Of spring. mining
operations throughout Montana begin
to show considerable activity and de.
velopment work is being carried on e1-
sensively. A deal by which the. Gold
en- Sunilght group Of mines. Eve miles
northeast Of whitehall. was transfer.
red 10 Eugene Ring was consummat-
ed during the weeA. and the purchases
has gone 20 New York where he viii
arrange TO work the claims on large
scale, with eastern capital backing
him.
The steamship Cottage City has ar
rived in Seattle from Skagway. Alas
ka, with sSs.000 in gold bricks.
Military law is IN operation in two
| Colorado counties-San Miguel and
Las Anlnas. Reports from both dis
fricts are to the effect that conditions
at present are peaceful. AT Telluride
san Miguel county. press censorship Il
exercised and no news Is sent out ex
eept such as IL approved by the mill
tary authorities No press censorship
has yet been established at Trinidad
or other towns in the coal fields.
After Eve years Of litigation ~ths
celebrated Sixteen to One mining cas-
has been amicahiy settled out Of cour'
and within a abort time this vel
known property win again be number
ed among the producers OF the Coeui
ld'AIenes.
TIE carload 81 exhibits that viii
represent the Cotur d'Alenes at tn
ST. Louis worlds fair is on it's way t.
st. Louis. The total weight OF th'
specimens is over 10000 pounds, tn
weight OF she large ones varying fror
Loco to 5000 pounds each.
While Foreman Joseph Battenbur
at the Northport smelter was examir
ling a furnace the molten metal With
, exploded. flling HIS eyes and cover
ling his face with matte. DIR. Well
removed nearly a thimble full OF III
metal from Battenburg's eyes. and say
.ha eyesight Is not permanently II
, Iiured.
Every furnace in the Northport SINE
ter ls cold. Il Is learned that a iarg
Ieorce OF men wal commence work In
, mediately installing an up TO DAT
sampler and crusher. the machineE
) Ifor which is at hand. Il Is also lear
ed from heretofore reliable source
! that the smelter with It's present fac
. Ilities and the present condition Of !
furnaces is unable to get certain Gu
ltofn ores containing huxing properu'
necessary 10 smelt the lie Roi ores
the best advantage. These ores, Il
believed, have been promised II u
! necessary repairs are made. Fro
All indications, the shutdown win Ia
lfrom 10 days TO two weeks
mn Rounds. who drives the Juml
lteam. was pushed OF the grade wi
his sleigh and four horses by sno
e slide recently. The snow had only
II little surface to cover. 90 no DANA
e was done.
,s The senate committee on territori
plhas authorized a favorable report
Il the bill to modify the mining laws
= Alaska. the most important chan
a restricting each person to not mo
than one claim on any one creek.