| Show rorlnUIII 1IIIUoO A W Hclllva state L Con1119 Io h Sr 1 A D McKlunou a mining man from Aluswortu la I In Ihe city says the Spokaue dpokeiman Ittvlow Mr MclClunon says he has lived In A ins worm lor the past nine yk are Raid he yesterday Mining development In the old camp will be prosecuted with visor thlnyear Among the claims which attracting attention are Iho laurler which has a flue showing In the tunnel tun-nel there being two feet ol crude oro In the face Development walk Is TVeUin 1p going on In 1 Iholxate L the northern extension ol the Banker which U I = WThere owned by A W McCune There ale go fle two shafts and a 40 loot tunnel on tbe I property In 20 feet more file tunnel will tap Ibo Ledge The Jell Davis shows nu rightloot ledge since tbn lastabst8veriont Tn oro Ioleoll and toad There I Irom eight to ten feet oll ledge on tho Number Four ITlau Highland contract has been completed There Ii 600 feet of development devel-opment on the properly and lu process of Ibo walk the ledge I carrying two and a half feet ol high grade ore wu encountered The Albion people are running a tunnel to tap the same Icd oas o-as the Highland There Is a splendid itirlace showing on this property The SlIver Ulancr on Woodbury crock Is a remarkable properly fucre Is lour lector ore which will run 100 ounces In silver and from 15 to 3J In gold The tuuuel is forty feet Tbe Maggie adjoining Highland on the south has Iwo Olld A halt foot 01 ooll adolp ping ore Ur cheknlate Division Engineer J C OMolveny when naked yesterday about its Checkmate mine of which ho Is ono ot the owners staled that Ibo reported closing down of tbo mine was loon rtct says the Hole Hlatcsman The company contemplated suspension olla operations for A mile r t lima because II la I necessary to take lu machinery and to haul coal for steam purposes site r Ibo machinery Is sl The rod wr 10 bell that the transportation beemed Impracticable and orders were given for temporary suspension since then however the plant has been changed and iwork Is being continued Mr OAIelveny Baytjlhe untie looking better thou ever before but It Is I micas sary to sink on the ledxr and for this reason machinery Is I essential lllnluc Hear Elk Cllyl Spokane Spokesman Review SID uel I Bllvciman has returned from I Elk City Idaho where ho his been luperlutendlng work on the lllue Dragon mine 1 now being operated by a Butt syndicate 1tiu mine Is showing up to Ihe expectations the owners said Mr Bilvtrman The ucoaeiary buildings to unable The work to bo ccjutluuea all winter have Lieu completed The mine at present shows 125 feet of development and If 1 Ibo showing continues asgood as at present pre-sent a milling plant will be put on the property next summer The district Is beginning to attract considerable attention owing to Ito operation of the syndicate I look for a large amount of capital to come In next spring At proient our company Is I employing twenty men The mine Is located three miles north o Elk CityP DIPS anti 14111116 Home of the brokers are regretting having sold their Northern Light stock soon They think now that tuey might have done better The Highland Boy Gold Mining company filed a certificate ol Incorporation Incor-poration with the county clerk jester day It Is I a Now Jersey corporation with a capital stock ol 160000 divined Into 100 shares but its articles allow It to ao business In any part ol the United States Charles Butters visit to Mercur III now looked upon as having a creaUi Ignlneoeo to It than III first rrporlo I > Is I believed that the gentleman I hero negotiating for All a turcllu d rome valuable ground to add to John Hayes Hammonds already groa and Yalu able Insisubalonp HI Ueorge Union The past wee there baK been Illlecn men at work Bt the Arts mine doing aseFsment work niU putting Iho mine III proper i 11 ape lor work Add III Is I reported that I theta Isau 1 abundance ot U e oro flow III slight as well as consluer his on that has already been rnltij Tnli Ie a valuable properly aid ought nettle i Idloaud all thai In I nicdod to maKe is succeed 01 Ill In capital to develop ill The recent rumor regarding nr fotlonou the Mammoth stock Is being ivlved gain It is I now eald that the repreauntatlviii ot thu Nortf American Exploration company oira d rod of wealthy 1irliloiis and New Vnrkfrs have secured an option in 17510 bale is ot t Its stick Ihu syndi cato agreeing to pay 1 5 per barra agate which would give lIe Mom main property a value ol 8200UOOO run date of Ibo first payment la I old to bo drawing nigh |