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


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river can be crossed in safety in a
row boat, as the river flows nearly
all the way through a narrow can
Yon; to use the descriptive term
! of one familiar with the country,
there is "white water' nearly all
the way to where the Pend d'Oreille
joins the Columbia in its course to
the sea. Just below the Metaline
Falls is Dead Mans Eddy, so called
from the fact that bodies of several
unfortunates who met their fate in
the river have been grasped from
the clutches of the waters at that
point. Every stick of timber, or
tree or saw log that floats down the
river is caught in this eddy and
the sight of several hundred cedar
poles, saw logs and trees Crashing
and circling about at fearful speed
in the swirling waters is indeed
awe-inspiring and tends to create a
profound respect for the awful force
exerted by the eddying waters.
The water power at Metaline Falls
is controlled by the Pend d'Oreille
River Development Company. of
Spokane, which has patented min
ing claims on both sides of the
falls.
The scenery in Grandview can
yon, and in fact all through the
Metaline country, has been pro-
nounced by competent judges to be
the finest in the the Inland En-
pire and the time will come when
tourists by the thousand will flock
down the Pend d'Oreille to enjoy
its river trip and beautiful scenery.
Metaline became known to the
mining world early in the ZOOS.
Long before that time the Hudson
Bay company's men, the hardy
pioneers of all this section, pros
pected in the vicinity of Metaline
and their abandoned log houses,
surface workings and signs of
placer work, are numerous, espe-
cially along Sullivan creek. There
are people still living in this coun-
ty who PANIED out gold on Sulli-
van creek so years ago. In the
early SOS the first real develop
ment work was started and several
claims patented but the discourage
ing look of transportation served
to hold back the camp.
The mines located nearest the
town and the one which the casual
visitor to the camp is most apt to
visit are those of the Spokane Lead
Mines company. Sterling Silver
Lead company, Mammoth and
Morning and Oriole companies.
The properties of the Spokane
Lead Mines company are located
Just west of town and comprise
eight claims. Their principal work
has been done on the Bella May,
Diamond K. and Blue Bucket, all
OF which are among the oldest
worked properties of the camp and
were patented some years ago.
The Bella May is about half a mile
from town and the surface show
lngs of ore are immense and easily
worked by 4uarrving. A POO foot
tunnei with cross cuts has been run
on TINS property exposing some
very line concentrating ore in sui
1clent quantities to warrant the
lhsta ling of a'mill. The company's
boarding and bunk houses and
blacksmith shop are located on the
Bella May and are substantial
buildings. From the mouth of the
Bella Mry tunnel the tramwav to
the concentration starts. 1t is all
down grade and the matter of get
ting the ore to the mill will be an
easy task. There are several hun
dred tons of good concentrating ore
on the dump awaiting the compile
ti"n OF the mill which is located at
the edge of the town site fat, be-
SIDE Town creek. The building is
a0out completed, the power plant
placed and the remainder of the
machinery is on the ground and is
last being installed. The mill will