The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21

have a capacity of 100 tons of ore
daily and is so arranged that it's
capacity can easily be doubled.
The Company's Diamond R. claim
is about 500 feet higher up the
mountain on line with the Bella
May and it and the Blue Bucket
are said to present an even more
favorable outlook than the Bella
May.
The Spokane Lead Mines com.
pany, and its tireless worker, D. D.
Blrks. president of the company,
are entitled to much credit for their
efforts to forward the development
OF the camp. In the face of the
lack of transportation facilities
they have conquered almost unsur-
mountable obstacles in getting their
mill ready for work. This COM
pany will be the first shipper from
the camp and in fact already has
the distinction of sending ont the
first large consignment, having
last year shipped car of ore to St.
Louis, Mo, which melted them over
$140O. Mr.. G. A. King is superin-
tendent of the company and has
had the work of building the mill
in his charge.
The Sterling Silver Lead Com
pany, of which W. W. Warner is
manager, controls the largestamount
OF territory in the district. and has
a total of 80 claims. Some very
promising prospects are included
in their holdings, and the company
has been doing considerable work
In the way of securing water rights,
etc. They have valuable rights on
Sweet creek, and have built dams
and fumes to bring the power to
their properties. When transpor
tation means are provided, the
Sterling will be ready to rush the
work of development. At the pres
ent time they are engaged in Sc
curing patents on number of their
claims.
The Mammoth and Morning and
Oriole Companies are composed of
practically the same people, Spo-
kane and Portland capitalists and
mining men. The Oriole is located
a mile and half west of Metaline
at the foot of Linton Mountain,
the group covering the contact be-
tween lime and quartz. The Oriole is
said to be one of the best prospects
in the camp, carrying high grade
OF ore, assays from samples running
from $50 to 5000 per ton.
Most of the claims of the Mann
moth and Morning groups lie on
the east bank OF the Pend d'Oreille
river just below Metaline Falls.
On the Mammoth property the ore
is exposed throughout the face of
the cliff, 500 feet high, and nearly
everywhere that the rock is broken
galena ore is exposed. A joint tun-
mel on the Mammoth and Morning
properties has been run in 300 feet.
At distance in of aout 100 feet an
ore body 80 feet wide was struck.
Cross cuts have been run through
this body about so feet. all of which
is ir good concentrating ore. On
the Morning claims, $50 feet to the
north and 50 feet lower down, the
same ore body was crossed, and
here the ore is even better dis
tributed, assaying better than 20
cent lead Some very fine steel
galena> is found on these properties.
About 600 tons of ore are now in
the ore bins and on the dump from
the joint tunnel, and there is suffi-
cient ore in sight to keep a con-
centrator running for many years.
The Mammoth and Morning Con-
centrator Company has been organ
lied for the purpose of treating the
ore from these properties. 1t is a
separate company and will at once
install mill with capacity of
treating 200 tons of ore daily. The
power plant and some Of the ma
chinery has already arrived at
Newport and has been barged down
the river, and the remainder is ex-
pected to arrive soon. About
100000 feet of lumber will be re-
quired for the erection of the mill.
1t will be located on an ideal site
at the mouth of the joint tunnel
and all ore will reach it by gravity.
The concentrates will be hoisted to
the top of the cliff and from there
to the foot of navigation above the
falls will be good down grade
road. The companies have some
very good buildings on their claims
and are now building wagon road
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