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Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-12-16
Bright Outlook for Florence.

Il look for a revival of some Of
the old time mining interest at
Florence next summer" said O.
L. Benson in discussing the out
look for the old camp and review
ing the work of the present sea-
son.
This has been a poor season
to make a showing as the water
has been the lowest known in
many years. There is a revival
at Florence, especially in the de-
velopment Of fiat placer ground
that was too expensive to work
in the early days. Big companies
have been organized to work
these low flats and they are
spending a great deal of money
in getting the proper amount of
water and in getting the tail
races for the dumps, but it is
known the ground is very rich
and the returns will be ample
when the plant is once in opera
ton.
"The Clark-Beckett company
have completed this season two
miles Of ditch and 600 feet Of
tail race, and are ready in the
spring to begin handling the dirt
on their 200-acre claim. Dan
Greenwalt has had a very busy
season. He has built 600 feet of
tail race for the Grubstake prop
erty. and 80 feet of this was is
rock work. He has a giant in
stalled and will begin in the early
spring. The Grubstake has 900
acres of very rich placer ground.
"Greenwalt is also at the head
of the new company that will
next season open up the Meadow
creek placers. The water will
be taken from Boulder creek and
$50, 900 will be expended on the
ditch that is expected to open up
600 acres.
Harry Moore Of Moscow has
been doing development work all
season on his quartz property,
the Bear Track mine, and the
cleanup of the test run makes
an excellent showing. Inter
, State News.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-12-16

and that if the water as they
were wont to discharge it from
their plants did not suit agricul-
tural interests, the latter might
move.
That is equity. If one. man
possesses something that had
been unclaimed, and, after using
it for his requirements, releases
it again, natural instincts of
human justice would suggest
that no one taking the residue
would have the right to demand
that he receive it as first found
by the primary locator.
Yet, farmers insist upon this
privilege. They followed miners
to the Coeur d'Alenes, attracted
by the market made by the metal
industry. They took the water
of the Coeur d'Alene river after
it had been discharged from the
mills. But, 10 and behold! after
getting established in this they
concluded that these waters are
bringing from the mines chemi-
Gals inimical to agriculture, and
they demand of the operators
that such deleterious matter be
not placed in the rivers tribu-
taries. If it interferes with
mining and the original location
of water rights, it is the same.
Even with such arguments II
their behalf the miner may lose
In California the anti-Debris AS
sociation, formed by agricul
turists who came long after tht
hydraulic miner, succeeded il
stopping any work that had ;
suspicion of stirring sediment
Miners located the streams frs
and had worked there for man.
years, but when farmers conclud
ed that they wanted minin,
stopped they attained that EN-
through legal enactments an,
prejudiced tribunals. In the fac
of such oppression, the miner i
usually quiescent, protesting TO
a period but ultimately acceptin
his annihilation as an incident Q
industrial evolution. - Pacifi
Coast Miner.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-12-16
Red River Items.

The Red river section of Elk
City district is forging steadily
ahead. Some very important
strikes have been made recently
notably on the Blue Bell, located
by Roach and Duhrkop, and a
ledge situated at the mouth of
Red Horse, discovered by Joe
Coverly and owned by him and
Matt Lundin.
On the Blue Bell a shaft has
been sunk so feet and a drift
started. The ledge being be-
tween two and three feet thick,
which is said to give returns ex-
ceeding $100 per ton gold. Judg-
ing the rock by appearance the
claim is reasonable. The owners
have fine dump of ore for the
amount Of work performed. The
small crew on the American
Eagle continue pegging away but
report nothing new. The Syndi-
cate or Prader and Sweeny out
fit are awaiting the arrival of
their gas producer which they
expect to generate their power.
1t left Sites some time ago and
ought to be here any day now.
Good results it is said will
speedily follow its installation.
G. l. Porter who has been in the
employ Of the company for some
time as engineer, moved his
family to the mine from theil
home near the dredge for the
winter. Mr.. and Mrs. Meinert
of Florence, are occupying it a
present.
The Gold Dove mill is rapid,
nearing completion. 1t was de
signed for five stamps ultimatel.
though two only are installed a
present. Their boiler will fur
! nish power enough for hoist an,
sinking pump in addition to tn
mill. l. G. Meinert, a man O
! wide experience in this line, ha
charge of the work.
!, On the Coverly property tn
= -, owners are preparing for con
! tinuous work this winter. The
l are at the present time in so fee
on the ledge with a tunnel. Th
: vein is steadily increasing j
l size as depth is attained; tn
, quality of the ore appears t
> show a marked improvement
also, but the big thing"
. thought to be ahead about
hundred feet from the preser
: end of their tunnel where thre
= strong feeders puts into the mai
= ledge. According to all the rule
, of the game in this district til
boys are pretty sure to encountt
IS a good ore shoot when this poil
e is reached.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-12-16
SPECIMEN ORE
c. R. M. & M. People Draw Natural for
Christmas.

owned by Taylor and Colgrove.
These properties have all fine
showings and will some day be
counted among the worlds great
est gold producers.
Orogrande, Wednesday, Dec. 13.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-12-16
P. & |. N. to Build to Grangeville

The Boise Statesman says;
Attorney B. F. Neal returned
yesterday morning from a trip to
Council. He said a new bank
would be opened at that place
aoout the middle Of this month.
A large crew of men, he said,
is rushing the work on the ex-
tension of the P. & l. N. road,
and it will be in Price valley
this winter.
81. C. Van Ripper, who has
been over the ground a couple Of
times during the last two weeks,
has told the people of that Sec
lion that it was the intention to
push the road on to Grangeville
Mr.. Neal says, and make con-
nection with the northern road
at that place. &"
Van Ripper is the New York
capitalist who is fighting the
Oregon Short Line for the con-
troll of the P. & l. N.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-12-16
Let Contract.

Leslie Beloe was notified Thurs
day that he had been awarded
the contract for running $50 feet
of tunnel on the Kamiah group,
owned by the Kamiah Mining
Co. Of Spokane.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-12-16
First Came, First Served.

Coeur d'Alene mine owners al
lege in their answer to the COM
plant filed against them by
farmers for polluting the water,
that mining came first, acquired
primary rights on the streams,
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-12-16

Last Monday one of the big
blasts in the glory hole at the
Hogan mine shot back into a
ledge of high grade free milling
ore. 1t is estimated that this
ledge will be twelve or fourteen
feet wide. The ore shows visible
gold. Specimens have been taken
out that are literally covered
with coarse grains. AS this gold
could not be recovered by the cya-
hide process the mill was closed
down Wednesday and the whole
crew put to work installing plates
below the sand tanks. In en-
plying the tanks the pulp will
pass over these plates and the
coarse gold amalgamated. At
the present writing these plates
have been installed and the mill
is in operation again.
The lower tunnel will be driven
ahead to tap this vein. 1t will
take about so feet to cross cut
the ledge. 1t is the intention of
the company to raise in this ore
and stope it. The gold from this
ore can be easily saved as it is
very coarse and the cyanide solu-
ton leaves it in perfect state
for amalgamation.
The plant has been handling
approximately $50 tons daily.
The tonnage will be reduced con-
siderable now, as finer screens
will be used in handling the rich
ore encountered. The raise to
the main glory hole is being en-
larged and the grizzlies will be
widened five feet and lengthen-
ed 20 feet. Generally the blasts
break down about 300 tons at a
shot and the present grizzlies
get covered up and it is hard to
get them opened after a blast.
By having them longer there will
always be an end open after q
shot.
LITTLE WESTERN.
Ed Taylor was down from the
Little western property Wednes-
day. He has erected a cabin or
the property and is performing
his annual assessment work by
driving a crosscut tunnel, which
is now in about a hundred feet
The little Western is owned b!
Frank Peck and Ed Taylor, anC
lies between the Vendetta anC
the Knob Hill. The ore body OF
this ground is somewhat simila
to the Vendetta and Hogan prop
critics; a large low grade dyke o
porphyry intersected with vein
of quartz. Some of the stringer
of quartz are very rich, especial,
those which carry copper. Assay
as high as $500 have been obtain
ed from some of these. On
opening on the~ground across l
feet gave an average of $19.8
per ton in gold. The porphyr
assays from 81 to SIS.
There are five claims in thi
group and the big mineral zon
running through the property
about 800 feet in width, an
strikes in a northerly and south
. erly direction.
To the east of this group
situated the Knob Hill, owned b
Orrin Lamb, and on the south
is joined by the Black Pine grou
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-12-16
MEANS ROAD DOWN SALMON
Hartman Seeks to Shorten Direct
Route to Portland.

The Hartman interests are
not idle in the development Of |
the railroad situation in central |
Idaho. The indications grow
stronger every day that they
mean to use the water grades Of
the Salmon river and make {
connecting line from Huntington
down the Snake to Lewiston ano
give their road the benefit of the
all water grade to the sea.
The story of Pope's reconni-
sance of Salmon river this fall is
now supplemented by the fact
that he also made a reconnaissance
of Snake river from the mouth
of Salmon river to Huntington
and made minute observations
along the old survey made by the
Hartman engineers.
George Stonebreaker, who is
in the city from Sites, reports
that his son Allen, who was with
j. B. Pope on his trip down the
Salmon and later up the Snake,
returned from Weiser, where he
parted with Mr.. Pope, who re-
turned direct to San Francisco.
He is authority for the statement
that j. B. Hope is the assistant
: superintendent of the Santa Fe
system, and directly connected
with the Hartman interests.
His survey Of the Salmon river
/ and later of the Snake, where he
, assumed the authority Of mark
ing changes in the route as sur
veyed are strong pointers to the
fact that the Hartman interests
have about reached the decision
to- utilize the Salmon river fol
their direct connections with the
E east, and will supplement that
5 with direct connections with then
lines from Huntington down the
9 Snake to Lewiston and on to the
coast via the Columbia.
The Pope party has been in the
field since early September. Mr.
Stonebreaker assisted them with
their pack train from Sites K
;, the head of the Salmon river
~ where a boat was built and tn,
y voyage down the Salmon wa
:, made in small boat at leisure
u Mr.. Pope took minute observa
tions of the topography of tn
4 river and made copious notes O
g the details OF the route. H
i, spoke as one having authorit.
~ and expressed himself as delight
=" ed with the route.
- Mr.. Pope stated that in year
y of experience with similar SUI
veys he had seen no rout
y through the mountains so fire
10 from real engineering difficultie
- as the Salmon route. In his SUI
{, vey of tho Snake to Huntingto
~ he took up the old line Of surve
- made by the Hartman engineer
;, and marked many changes thu
~ he desired made, even at tn
~ cost of great expense in the pul
ie chase of rights of way. H
W parted with his guide and rive
Ie = men at Huntington with the e.
i9 press understanding that h
~ would return to this section
11 spring.
~ The inference from this recol
A. nisance is that the Hartman il
ia terests have no intention {
In abandoning the central Idal
~ field, but that they will stril
''' the territory south of the Clea
II II, water passes and make the dire
al route to tide water down tt
's Salmon and the Snake rivers.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1905-12-16

the Hill system and to the Mil
waukee in their invasion of the
Clearwater country. With the
development of these plans cen
trail Idaho is marked for some of
the greatest railroad develop
ment of any section of the Pacific
northwest. Interstate News.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-09
GOLD EXPORTS.

New York. Feb S.-These additional gold bar enga gements for shipment to Paris to- morrow are announced:
 Lazard Freers $500 00O Barring. Magoun & Co, $5oo,OO These engagements, to- gether with that of Ladenburg, Thalmann s Co for $500 900 yesterday, make total of s1 500. .0O0. The National City Bank has engaged s1,OO00 poo in gold bars for ship ment to Paris iu q few days
 There Is still something like s3, 900, 900 of gold bars on hand at the assay office Two tentative engagements for HOO, ,0OO each have been cancelled. The National City Bank engaged $l. .OOO. 900 gold coin and S2,- O00. 900 in gold certificates for shipment to Cuba today. also $500. GOO gold coin to Buenos AyTes. The international Banking Corporation will ship s25O.OOO gold coins to Buenos Ayres next Wednesday. and the Na- tionaI City Bank will send another S2, 900, 900 in gold certificates. The City Banks Cuban shipments are for account of Speyer loan to ths Cuban government.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-09
a. K. PIERCE & CO.'S COTTON LETTER.

(3y Private Wire rom GiDeTt & Clay.l
 New Orleans. Feb S.-The effect of the paueity of offerings from the South has created a change of sentiment in the Liv- erpooI market and doubts as to the prob ability of a decline have that cause as a basis. Towards the close of their session options reversed their position, closing at an advance of 10 points on near and on distant months. Spot sales were the largest in some months namely 14,000 bales at points decline. In Manchester an improve ment is noted. the demand for cloths IS good and there Is also fair demand for yarns at full prices
 over the entire cotton belt acted a stim- uiant to values after the opening Shorts saw no probability of an early increase in the movement and moderate buyers, while those who believe in lower prices ap- oeared contented to see a higher selling basis established and offered resistance.
 Trading was very much restricted through out the day as a result of the wire ser vice. the most efficient of which entaiIed long delays. Locally the spot market firm. buyers in many instances being will fnz eo pay the advanced prices demanded This Influence contributed materially to the advance In contracts. Reports from the oountry however indicate considerable cotton will be sold on the present price basis as soon as the weather permits marketing. Until possibly the supplied portion of Feb
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-09
MARKET FOR FUTURES
ACTIVITY WAS SOMEWHAT LESS MARK
 ED THAN OF LATE.
opouinx Firm at an Advance of to Points m ReeDonse to the Rather Re- markmble Show of Strength
 from England.

New York. Feb. s.-The cotton market was not so active as recently, but showed generally firm tone with final prices consid- afably off from the best under realizing, but steady at a net advance of 10914 points
 The opening was firm at an advance or B@e points In response to the rather re- markabie show of strength in the English market. Cables were due to come about l point higher. Early cables reported de- cline of 3@4 points on futures, but the de- mand for spot cotton at q decline of points was very large sales being no less than 14.- 900 bales. and this undoubtedly disturbed English shorts. for at that hour the local opening prices were points higher on near months and about l point higher on late snontha.
 Later, Liverpool continued to Improve in keeping with fluctuations here and !u the South. closing at a net advance Of Sqi2 points. The local market was quiet follow ing the call The weather South continued bad, receipts were sensatlonaly small con aidering the extent of the crop unmarkeLed and nearly all private advices claimed that spot holders were showing a firm front, ex- porters being said to be finding 1t difficult to obtain required supplies at the market
 Yesterdays sellers covered here and with some fresh buying by the recently created long interest, prices advanced until in the carly afternoon they were about even with the high point of yesterday, or net 15@ 20 points higher Around 7.67 for May and T.5s for July offerings increased consider ably and in the last hour fluctuations were Irregular, with the market closing steady owing to renewed covering. Sales of fu- lures were estimated at 75O.0oe bales.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-09
IOCAL COTTON NTARKET,
Nrvv ORLEANs COTTON.

New Orleans Feb. S.-Although the cloudy weather today furnished but a poor light for the inspection of spot cotton the sample rooms were well filled with buyers and all offerings were readily purchased. Sales, a,7s0 baIes including $50 to arrive. Quo 9ations advanced 3-16c.
 Futures opened steady at an advance of BOA points. The bears expected bad break n tho Liverpool market today on what they caller a beaTish census report yesterday. but English traders failed to take that view of the case; on the other hand, private cables report that rainy weather over the American cotton belt is beginning to cause serious ap- prehensicp on the other side One local firm received orders today from Liverpool 10 purchase 30,00O in this market. The bad weather over the cotton belt continued to be the dominating factor and shorts GOV cred freely on indications that the storm would continue for day or two longer. At all times offerings of contracts were limited Soon after the first call the future market was strengthened by good demand for spots and lt quickly advanced 10 oil points on a limited amount ot trading. Prices RIuctuated frequently over narrow margins during the late hours of the session and closed steady at 4 to points below the highest level of the day, the list showing net gains of 9@10 points.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-09
LovEMAN 6 cO.,s COTTON LETrER.

(By Private Wire from H. & B. BeerO
 New Orleans. Feb. s.-weather conditions dominated market again today, Liverpool when our market opened was about as ex- pected. about unchanged, and spots there were reduced points to {. 0Sd for middling. Spinners met the market by buying 1l,UoU bales at the decline, which was considered a favorable feature. Weather in the cotton belt if anything was worse. excessive rains being reported from all districts and another sleet and snow storm was reported from the northwestern portion of the belt. The local market opened a shade better than yester- day with May at 7.41. the lowest of the day There was general desire on the part of of the unfavorable weather in the country. and the firmness of American markets closed Liverpool points higher than last night News from the spot division of the local market encouraged longs in their good work, prices finally advancing about 20 points to 7,5s for May.
 bales less than for corresponding time one year ago, 2S5,000 against 3s4, 900. which orders without influencing values to higher level The incessant rains through out the belt have made the roads almost i'm passable and the snow and sleet storms have paralyzed railroad traffic and the telegraph ic service. As result but very little cotton is in course of transit, either from towns or stocks total only about S2,00o. compared with s5,000 last year, and tomorrow's ar- weston 800 to 1000. against 1854, at Houston 800 to 1,500 compared with 3,920, indicate very small weeks insight against last years s full movement, 217.000. The weather is the dominating influence at the moment, as q continuance of the present bad spell would delay receipts all the more. All eyes are on the weather cock now and it is probable that traders will offer the market down just as soon as old Sol makes his appear ance again We were advised that sales of some good round lots were sold in Texas and Arkansas the past few days, cotton hav- ing been sold on the basis of cents and as receipts will in all probability pick up with the coming of clearing weather and will compare with much smaller receipts after the current week of last year, selling on hard spots will probably prove the best pol icy as the public will not be inclined to support values above 7k cents with e crop
 hanging over the market of about 2,50O. 900
 in excess of requirements May closed at 7.4S97.49.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-09
MARINE NEWS.

New Orleans. Feb s.-Cleared: Str. San Juan. Foss Porto Rico.
 Port Eads-Arrlved: Strs. Bratten, Nor, Holm, Puerto Cortez; Ramore Head, Br., Suffern. Belfast: tug E. L. Russell. Port Ar thur bark Carl Pipi, Nor, Ellingsen. Liv- erpool. Sailed: Strs. Fl PAso, Patten, New York: Chalmette. Birney. Havana. Nca- ragua, Nor, Larsen. Bluefields: Proteus,
 Mobile-Arrlved: strs. Harald. Nor, Hen ricksen. Belize; Fort Gaines, Nor. Olsvik. Bocas del Toro; bark Gazelle, Rus, Mattae son, Rotterdam; schrs: Laguna, Bayles Ha w l.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-09
DAILY COTTON MARKET. n--A Ha...r~-~~~r,k

Gaiveston--Firm, . 1l-ls; net receipts, :.- S91; gross 2.59i; sales. 437; stock. 144,llS. ] shipments. to Great Britain, 1884.
 New Orleans-Firm, 7%c; net receipts, g. 4sa; gross, e,562; sales, 2,750: stock. 351s3l Mobile--Firm, Thc; net receipts. 2SS; gross zS8; sales 200; stock, 4S,ss6; ship ments, coastwise, 2,25e.
 Savannah--Quiet, 7Mc; net receipts, l. sis: gross, l,5ls: sales. POS; stock, 5s.100; shipments, coastwfse, s36.
 charlsston-steady; 7As; net receiptA
 Wifmington--Steady, 7Mc; net receipts. 1s6. gross, 1sS; stock, 6,137.
 Norfclk-Steady, .7hc; net receipts, 1,170i gross 1,17O: sales 351; stock, 29.557; ship n1enta, to continent, 250; coastwise. 636.
 Baitimore-Nominal, 7%c; gross receipts 260s stock, 7,141.
 New York-Qu1et, 7.soc: gross receipts. 3i0: sales, 64; stock, 77,6sS: shipments, to Great Britain, 6.485; to continent 3,O00
 Boston--Quiet, soc; net receipts, 10t; gross l.ess; shipments. to Great Britain L. ssf: Pfhuadeiphia--steady, .1sc; stock, 1.44o