Show A wallace idaho dispatch says the independence consolidated mining company paid the sheriff yesterday and redeemed the properties of the company which had been bid in march 3 1903 by the coeur dalene hardware company to satisfy a judgment for a hardware bill of rendered in march 1901 kennedy J hanley of skookum and tom argyle who are the principal stockholders in the company were here and made the payment the group is one of the best known in the district it includes four claims one of which the gettysburg was located july 4 1886 the properties are in hunter mining district brict situated between the morning and the gold hunter mines a short distance north of mullan A fortune has been expended in carrying on development work the mines have been idle for some time A dispatch from Smili kameen wash says the ruby mines tramway is completed and it a success the ruby is sending about forty tons to their mill at the golden zone to be concentrated the mill is under the management of mr chilson the prize company whose mill has stood uncompleted for the last three months at last has its saw mill in running order and is cutting from to feet a day the work is under the management of mr fish burse A nugget has been discovered on F H days claim below discovery on spruce creek altin district vancouver B C A mr cleghorn while putting in a shot in the drift on the bench claim struck what appeared to be a piece of white quartz he had no idea that it was really especially valuable and was surprised on examination to find that it was one of the biggest nuggets atlin has produced it weighing 24 oz 10 ewt and 10 ars the hope mine of tintic gintic district has been on the shipping list of late it is stated that capt J R de lamar is about to purchase the wedekind mine near reno nevada now owned by hon john a sparks nevadas chief executive the i purchase price according to all accounts account is t |