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Show there is a body of mineral that is improving im-proving cverv shift, liotb in extent and Rra.lt). The 'level has now been extended ex-tended northwest of the shaft for a distance dis-tance of 1300 feet, and the breasts of ore are almost as large and almost as rieh as that being taken out of tlio Coo-tennial-Eureka, the only ditrerence being be-ing that it does not run so high in gold. Silver Hull. Messrs. Bell, of the Silver Bell mines at Willard, were in the city yesterday having specimens of ore of that mine assayed. Keceut assays have given great encouragement, ruutiing as high as i'J'2 per too. These gentlemen say there is enough 75 per cent iron oro in their claims to supply any smelter with raw material for forty years. 'They havo arranged to ship their galena, silver and copper ores to Salt Lake until Ogden has a smelter. Ogden Commercial. Mining Kxchenge. Thero were few spectators and few brokers at the convention of the stock exchange this morning, and what few there were hud such emaciated order hooks that little business was (lone. This balmy weather with its accompaniments accom-paniments of hideous seas of mud and weeping skies is neither conducive of speculation or clean shoej. After the business was over it was discovered that the day's business only couuted up (JJ00 shares which is not one-fourth of the normal transactions. Alliances at held at stiffer prices and Apex exhibited exhib-ited strength in the bidding, but few shares could bo drawn ir.nn the vaults of jealous owners. Mammoth is showing show-ing an increasing demand at better prices, and Stanley, due perhaps to the presence of its namesake in the city, manifests a greater strength. TOllAY'S QUOTATION. " J- g - Stocks. c P" " 2. c ) All mew tn An. h.ir 7 I" Aprx 3W0 J'."4 ' l'J'4 Humes Siilph'r in HiK H"l I' l ( vnt.Kuivka M w) Omito lUO' 13' i Ciceut f D.ilv 18 M (ilencne M Horn Silver 3 Mula.l O'J MnimiKitli .... SO 4 10 4 30 4 : NoltlHT.l Spy t imtnriu 43 Stanley SmO U 31 I tali L & C 8 40 Vtn.h 1)11 1'4 W(ioi)J.ilil 3 Ml SilveMVl t f's. I W 8S 1L HnvorS". 1 oial shares fold, (MHO. SALES. Apex. f0r, l?i.;. Coiil'o. liflii. i.uver VI GilTi. Mammoth. a.'Y4.30. ntaiiler, ldM,i!il. Hi an lev. l(i. huyiT 30 M4. Silver CertiHcateB, ia us. M INES OF CfEUR D' ALENE A Compromise of the Litigation on the Blue Bird Mines at Butte Has Been Consummated. SALE OF THE COPPER QUEEN. Ths Keystone at Eureka a Really Big Mine An Improvement in the Ore Markut. In several conversations with tho representative re-presentative mining and smelting men of this city, it was learned that the ore market was in a much better condition than It has been for some time. Ore buyers havo denied that they were not paying s good prices for ore as they had previously paid, or that tho smelting smelt-ing charges had been raised except iu isolated cases. Those instances were where the production offered was of a refractory nature, either carrying an excess of silica or inc. With that class of material, the smelters were for tho present; glutted, and they arbitrarily raisod tho smelting rate simply because they did not need it in their business busi-ness for the time, and tho only way they could exclude it from their yards, was to advance rates. The surplus sur-plus of this character of ore has now been much relieved and buyers are again competing. Several parties are now trying to get large contracts with tho Bullion-Beck, and miners express themselves as hopeful that the embargo on their outputs will soon bo raised. Copper Queen. Mr. D. C. Mcintosh of SilverCity has purchased a third interest in the Copper Cop-per Queen group of mines and the Granite Gran-ite Springs millsito from J. S. Mcintosh Mcin-tosh and T. S. H'irt of this place. This group, which comprises three claims, is spokon of by competent judges as among the most promising of the prospects pros-pects at tho south end of the district. The ledge, which is wide and remarkably remark-ably well defined, has been traced for 4.ViO feet, cropping out almost continually continu-ally the whole distance. Flattering assays have boon obtained over tho "entire length of three claims. Granite springs, adjoining the property, prop-erty, furnishes an unfailing supply of water. The lucky owners feel confident con-fident that tho goose which lavs the golden egg is within their grasp. Owing to the peculiar accidents ot the ground tho properties may bo opened by tunnel and shaft. Active operations were commenced com-menced on tho 1st of March. The work of development will be under the supervision super-vision of D.C.Mcintosh, a practical miner of extensive experience in his profession. The south end of the district dis-trict in the vicinity of the Copper Queen group is well mineralized, and will doubtless be tho scene of much activity next season, as discoveries of unusual value have been made iu that quarter. Ensign. Mine Bird I.ltlretlon Compromlted. The intelligence comes from Butte that the litigation which has been pending pend-ing for a long time between James A. Murray and the Blue Bird company has been compromised and settled by tho above named company purchasing Murray's interests for $'10,000. The questions involved in tho suit were much tho same as those which have caused nearly every expensive controversy contro-versy in the camps of the mining states and territories, viz.: The right to follow fol-low a vein of ore on its dip, which had its apex or outcrop in plaintiff's territory, terri-tory, and the further question as to just what constituted a vein within the law. In matters of this kind there aro as many and varied opinions as thero are experts willing to testify for a large salary who will either unearth an old or invent a new theory to lit the case or the conditions w hich may arise. So notoriously bad and unreliable has this class of testimony become that a prominent Colorado judge denominated it as "untrustworthy aud a premium fiaid to perjury." When the suitof tho Hue Bird wes brought 325 men were thrown out of employment and the mill closed down. Witii its compromise work on mine and mill will be resumed re-sumed and $W.0t)0 in wages added to tho sum alrendy disbursed monthly by the mines and mills of Butte City. Mines of the Coner d Alene. Warrens is no longer a camp of small ledges. Mr. Johnson has lately proved tho Bonan.a mine to be a bonanza in truth by running 200 feel on a 4-foot vein of $.'00 ore. Mr. Haskins has struck a (i-inch vein of $100 ore on Ben Ludwick's ledge. 11. F. Randall also has an unlimited amount of $100 ore in sight on they Keystone, and has taken out a large amount this winter. I Weiser Signal. A message from Warrens informs us that tho Mayflower mill is poing to be started up at once in onler to crush live tons of rock which goes $1000 per ton. The proceeds of this little clean up is an independent fortune, and if it were ours we should feel like blowing some of it in on the World's fair. Idaho Ida-ho Free Press. A meetiug of ths mine owners and mine managers of tho Coour d'Alene was held in Wallace a few days since, and a Mine Owner's Protective association associa-tion was organized. This organization seems to be a sort of mutual understanding under-standing to act in concei t in all matters appertaining to mining on tho south fork and its tributaries, such as freights, transportation, labor and supplies. Wood Klrer linlena. The galena mines of the Wood river district in Idaho are producing consid-eiableore. consid-eiableore. The Queen of the Hills, at Bradford, which has lain idle for a year, now shows a vein of solid galena over two feet in width. In past years this mine was extensively worked, giving employment to from 200 to 300 men, but was supposed to be worked out when shut down. The rinding of another ore body as extensively as any formerly worked brings the mine to tho front again, and gives reason for strong hope that the mine will be extensively worked in the near future. Several small mines in the neighborhood are developing rapidly, and the owners are getting out considerable ore for shipment ship-ment to Denver and Omaha for reduction. reduc-tion. Around Ketehum and Hailey the mines are yielding handsomely, and there will be considerable ore ready for shipment as soon as the roads are passable. The Keyetune. Recent developments on the Keystone Key-stone demonstrate the fact that it is one of the great quartette of mines near Eureka. Work is being prosecuted on the four levels from the K) to the 000, and largo quantities of very rich oro is i beiug extracted from all. On the sixth |