Show z MINING NEWS Stray Items Interest to Mining Wen OCCUR DALEXE AGAIN Dr K Morgner who has just returned from the Cceur dAlenes reports that a much of a gold excitement exists in that country this spring as last All the claims taken last year are being looked after and active preparations are making for opening a vast amount of new ground The doctor is president of a St Louis company now building a 3000inch water ditch which will soon be sufficiently advanced ad-vanced to furnish water on some of the pay claims The water is brought six ten miles The company has had a good deal of trouble in the way of con t xjsts upon its hands but these Dr Mays I M-ays are now all settled and work upon constructing the ditch will go right along until it is finished Like all friends of the Coaur dAlenes the doctor carries withhim a package of gold dust Suite IuerJoUltain THE CRESCENT Mr McCornick informed a DEMOCRAT reporter this morning that the Crescent mill is now in full operation The first I shipment of concentrates consisting of twentyfive tons was received last night and went t the Hanauer smelter One hundred and fifty tons of ore also came down last evening which was sent to Denver for treatment The last transfer of stock consisting of two hundred shares was made at 110 THE ORE MARKET Mr Hanauer reports everything quiet and running as usual at the smelter Ores came in a little more plentiful during the early part of the week owing to the improved condition of the roads but the rains of the last few days have affected the transportation trans-portation There is no improvement in prices NOTES The annual report of the Ontario Mining Min-ing Company for 1884 is now in press and will be issued in abouta week During the past week there were shipped ou4 of Salt Lake forty ix cars of bullion ektiii cars of ore and eight of lead The mines of Silver Reef are said to be looking better now than they have been for two years past Business in the camp is looking up Hale Norcross is the stock the old Comstockers are keeping their eyes on A big ore body on the 3000levcl is what they think about it |