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Coeur D'alene Evening Press
Coeur D'alene, Kootenai County, Idaho
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In Lewiston, Idaho, Frank Gaffney filed 13 mining claims in the Weippe district for iron ore prospecting near land leased by G. W. Thompson. The group, including Will Gaffney and S. P. Fitzgerald, plans active drilling and expects Duluth experts to examine the hematite deposits in spring. The lease covers only mineral rights.
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Leasors File on Claims in Weippe District.
LEWISTON, Idaho, Feb. 8.—Frank Gaffney Saturday filed 13 applications for mining claims in the Weippe district, near the land recently leased from the state by G. W. Thompson.
Active prospecting will begin in this district for iron ore as soon as the weather is favorable and the drills arrive. Frank and Will Gaffney and S. P. Fitzgerald are interested in the property and have spent considerable money in prospecting for iron ore during the last two years. They are associated with G. W. Thompson and expect to spend much money in prospecting on showings which indicate the presence of hematite ore in commercial quantities.
The furor raised by the announcement of the lease has subsided since it has been definitely shown that the lease carries only mineral rights. The timber still belongs to the state, while the operations of the lease holders is confined entirely to mineral development. It is expected that mineral experts from the Duluth ore district will visit the tract this spring and make full examinations of the district for the purpose of reporting to eastern iron ore barons who have been attracted by the reports sent east by local mining experts.
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Weippe District, Idaho
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Feb. 8
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13 mining claims filed; prospecting to commence with drills upon favorable weather; mineral experts from duluth to examine site in spring
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Frank Gaffney filed 13 applications for mining claims in the Weippe district near land leased from the state by G. W. Thompson. Frank and Will Gaffney, S. P. Fitzgerald, and G. W. Thompson, who have prospected for iron ore over two years, plan active prospecting for hematite ore in commercial quantities. The lease is limited to mineral rights, with timber remaining state property.