Newport Mining District Strikes a 22-Inch Copper Vein

The Boruite Mining and Co. has levied another assessment of $1 per thousand on outstanding shares of stock of the company. They have taken up the option of the old Boruite company on 20 acres of ground adjoining the present workings and now have a total of 180 acres of deeded and patented land. Since the reorganization of the Boruite company they have timbered 192 feet of tunnel entrance at a cost of nearly $3 per foot, making a substantial piece of work. They have a log house roomy enough to accommodate six or eight men and lately erected a blacksmith shop and tool house. A crosscut has been driven 110 feet, uncovering at that point a vein 22 inches wide of sulphide of copper, assaying $30 per ton across the vein. Judging from appearances they believe this to be the edge of an ore shoot of some extent. On account of bad air, work on the vein was suspended until 600 feet of air pipe for ventilation was installed. This work is about finished and exploring the vein is now in progress. If expectations are realized they hope to get enough returns from this vein to develop the property without further cost to the stockholders. A force of men are at work at the Conquest sacking ore for shipment. The company expects to get out several carloads this winter. Some development work is also being done on this property. J. M. Culberson has received returns from a recent assay of ore from the Key and Last Chance properties in the Newport district. The assay was made for copper, lead and silver only and was made by Stowell & Co., the Spokane assayers. The results were very pleasing to the owners of the property, as it showed that the ore body they are now working in consists largely of lead carbonates of good value. They have a five-foot ledge of the carbonates at the depth at which they are drifting from the shaft. The assayer shows copper values running $2.52, lead carbonates, 36.32, and silver $5.60. A total value of $44.44 to the ton. These values are computed on a basis of copper at 14 cents a pound, lead at 4 cents and silver at 50 cents an ounce. The owners will continue on the drift for some distance and hope to strike the main ore body within a short distance.