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Show uu COUER D'ALENES IN PROSPEROUS SHAPE Spokane, Wash.. Oct 28. "Conditions "Condi-tions have not been as good in tho Coeur d'Alene district since tho mining min-ing boom of 1906, nhd I do not believe be-lieve I he industry has over been on a mote substantial basis there than It Is now' states Walter J. Nichols, Spokane mining broker. "I spent several sev-eral dayB In Wallace laBt wook and the most conservative raining men told me there was more eastern capital seeking investment in tho region this fall than for many years. "The unsettled political conditions have caused many Investors to forsake for-sake Industrial securities for mining proporties Tho hills In tho Coeur d'Alenes aro full of mining experts j and engineers examining undeveloped . and partially developed pioperties for eastern clients, and It is estimated there are more deals pending now for claims in Shoshone county than at I any time since the district was opened. open-ed. "The recent advance in the price ot silver and lead has added Impetus to the operations of the producing properties, prop-erties, and has hurried tho work of picpnring the several mines that are nearly In shape to ship. Scores of men are being added to the payrolls, and within the next few months, if present metal prices continue, every pound of ore that can be extracted from the many properties that are just beginning to produce will bo in tho storage bins." |