, 1882-09-09
Acruss the Border.

The ,order lard Of Her British Majss.y's
ipm:pInrs. across the 49th para'!ei. IS nov
sssumin, unusual iniottsnre, owing to ths
discovery OF a new pass in the Sclkirk range,
where enc VAS never tel7re sup.osed 20 c.-
ist- MSlor R'Gcrs, the e.ginser cg ths Can
adam Pacific railroad, Is the discoverer Of
this importan, pass. which i. heneefarth -
be known ~ the Rogers Pass The d'scov-
cry cannot he oVercstum1,ed, tdt It al give
al impetus TO the building Of the road it
never before hsi, as 1t saves the length of
road around the Upper Co!umbi. Bs5 E-na,
and viii make the Canadian Pacilc some $40
miles shorter than any hLo now. ar beng,
butt. Good practical judges, men wh" .Ie
net led away with Enthusiasm. predict thst
by the road Canada will have through con-
nec,ion BY ra,l with British CoiumLi, in four
years. Heretofore It WAS con-id-rei almost
impossible to find rass through the rough
and rugged Selkirk range, hat afte. two
years explorations. undaunted Ly difficulties
that wouii have defeated men less expert
erced ard perseserine, Maiar ko.ers has
accomplished hls mission, aud the NOV pass,
though OF heavy grade. Id entir, ly Irac;ics-
Bile. The kuoienH country already i.els the
boom. AMI settlers are coming into ths.
rich agricultural, timber auS RsloIuE c,.rntry
by scores. kOotrnaI District lie famous as
Icing god producing rsrion f"r number
of years. III ;sct sor.ie o. the ri.hest placer
diseincs in tic whole Columbia Ba,in hsv,
exis,cI there. ari from appearances il is
destined to ioom up As 4 greater gold produ-
Ger than ev>r- CApital and experienced
men are now there working Glyi prospect
ing the country with every chance that they
will reap a rici. iarvest FOR tn IL trouble aud
enterprise. OIi Perry Greek, which: Is w-ll
know t. be rich. but owing to the heavy
on'lsy Necessary To open Il. has never been
~ork,d, IL ROM beng opened ty means u u
tunnel, where nine rnrn are employed. aud
who oxpect To reach he.,-i0,k IN a few
months. Mr.. UlIenj;osf hcs lately been sp-
pointed Superintendent. of .ki., the kootuai
Mining Co. The difficulties her, ,tofore en-
counterei in tLjs work have been removed
and wo'k proceeds rspidly. Tire old Mouns
Cenis ,GnneI Is al-o beiag cl-sne,, ot,t with
view TO prospecting for the rich chsn-
mel which must pais. toT:e where IN the
hills nearthe Cd creek. whore thousands OF
dollars Of the parest gnii, worth so r5E
ounce, ~ss taken oat m a few Ycafs with the
rud--t mining appliances.
Placer n.iniag, however, viii be secondary
to quartz when tho country il NOR" settled
and prospeetea, for go.d, silver, argrntiicr-
Gus ga!eEa and other quartz Is well known
to he abundant, and prospec:ors are now out
locating and working ledses which have not
been noticed until now. the kootenai is
good wheat country, and two pioneer -four
| mills are being erected, one of which viii be
IN operation the coming fall Several hands
| of horses and cattle have passed through tie
country for the Northwest recently, and the
Hon. r. l.. T. Galbraith, II. F., informs rs
that MIR. Kaiser, of Spokane Prairie, will
start in few days with 200 head Of cattle to
settle at the Columbia Lake.. from which
peiat he expects to supply the Caasdi-a
Pacific survey party Of -, men with besi