Show IDAHO elk city news J rogers who is in charge of the work in the independence pen dence group reports good ore has been struck on the old lead it is the intention to the old shaft and continue s sinking the independence is on red river near finley junction and is owned by mrs P B cox of spokane wallace miner development of the star mining companas comp anys property in the mullan mulian section is to be steadily ly pushed throughout the summer for some t time me past there has been a rumor that a mill of large cal cai pacify was to be erected this season lis l is has been officially denied by manager E H moffit it is the intention to explore the ore shoots which have been opened up and until this has been done no shipments will be made silver city nugget W G wilson and tom mcintyre came in monday from the golden crown mine they bring the same good reports that have been coming in thick and fast lately they found the mill running in perfection with three shifts and turning out from 1500 to 1700 every 24 bourse mr L foester who is in active charged of the work and a big stockholder is very enthusiastic over the proposition and all who know mr foester are aware that he is not easily excited he has so perfected the process of saving the values that they are now getting 93 per cent of the metal they have amalgam weighing pounds and worth from to 15 which they will ship for refining wallace miner A thoroughly trustworthy confirmation has now been received ot of the big strike in the tamarack and chesapeake Ches mine announced in a recent number of the miner the strike was made in the lower custer tunnel started by R K neul neill and known as the leonard tunnel when the tamarack ledge was first encountered a little ore was exposed and drifting commenced at once into the tamarack claim here a ma magnificent body of ore has been exposed the full extent of which has not yet been learned the ore is of a pure shipping grade and extends throughout the face of the tunnel competent mining men have stated that the discovery of this ore has more than doubled the value of the property |