, 1888-10-18
kOOTENAI MINE ES.
Interesting Description OF Location
and Present Outlook

and Present Outlook.
Mr.. l.. G. Dillman, being interviewed
by REVIEW reporter concerning the
kootenai region, said: | have recently
made trip to the Kootenai mines and
will give you few particulars that will
probably interest the REVIEW readers.
THE JOURNEY.
Leaving Spokane ut 4: :25 A. NJ, on
Monday, | arrived at Kootenai station at
. A. M. then took the stage to Browns
Ferry. a distance of thirty-two miles.
There | took the steamer Galena, which is
owned by the Kootenai Mining and Smet-
ing Company, and managed by Captain
George Haywood, who | can safely say is
as nice II gentleman IA ever met. From
there proceeded down the river sixty.fve
miles, and the first stop was at the British
Columbia custom house. where met the
custom mouse officer, Mr.. Packet. very
pleasant and clever gentleman, who re
lieved us of our surplus pocket change.
according to the amount of our surplus,
and the provisions we had, shipped TO
the British side. From there proceeded
down the river thirty-two miles to where
you enter kootenai lake, and thence l
went forty-hve miles down the lake to the
Warm Springs which is known as the
Old Camp
THE MINES.
Ine Ulhes III Tue camp are prlhclpaliy
composed of carbonates and gaena ores.
The following are some of the principal
mines in the Warm Springs district:
The Spokane and Irinket, owned by j..
G.. Dilman. The Spokane has 60 foot
shaft, showing 81 foot vein. The vein
carries solid body of Qalena ranging
from IL to "a inches in width. The bal
ance OF the ledge is composed of carbon
! ates, running high in silver and lead. The
AE th., nil, ..tsn
! rom 80 to AZ ounces in silver and from 65
to 7S per cent in lead. IL is estimated by
mining expert that there is 5000 tons Of
galena in sight In the Spokane mine.
The Trinket Is equally as good proper
| ty. They lie about 1900 feet above the
| Warm Springs landing. We are prepar.
ing to ship 100 tons Of ore from these
two mines to the Wicks smelter in Mon
tana.
The Mestrow ia another valuable prop
erty, lying south of the Spokane mine. 1t
is owned by A. ID. Wheeler and shows an
elegant body of Ralena and carbonates,
running high in silver.
Next to the Mestrow lies the Tiger,
which is also good piece of property.
South of this is the Little Donnell, own
ed by John Davenport, who is prepared to
ship 100 tons shortly. These two proper
ties are rated among the best.
One.half mile up the mountain we find
another distinct vein running through the
country. On the extreme southern por-
ton of this vein lies the Retriever. owned
by F. Gilbert of Spokane Falls and
banker in the East The Retriever. no
doubt, has the finest showing of any pros
pect in that portion of the camp. ! am
satisfied that it will prove to be one of the
best paying mines in the camp.
There are six or seven properties sur
rounding this which have very fine
showing.
About three-quarters of a mile north
west is mine known as the LET Her Go,
Gallagher" 1t is one of the finest sand
carbonates in the Northwest. They have
five-foot ledge and have sunk nine feet
ore in sight, which they are taking out
nicely without the aid of powder. This
property is owned by Brant & Wheeler.
The boys are shipping twenty tons week,
and no doubt will double the capacity In a
short time.
In the same neighborhood, about half q
mile distant, are located the Ohio, Swee.
den and Sunlight claims. These pros
poets are as fine as any in the Coeur
d 'Aenes with the same amount of work.
The Sweden is owned by Charley Olson;
the Ohio is owned by Dillman, Dwyer &
lingel; the Sunlight is owned by Frank
Cooper.
TRAILS AND RAILROADS.
There are many other mines and from
the present outlook it will be one of the
finest galena camps in the Northwest. The
Canadian government has made an appro-
priation to have trails built to all the
mines and have force of men at work on
them.
Captain Ainsworth went on the boat
with me. He was looking up q route for
railroad from the lake to the Columbia
river and told me it would be completed
next summer.
INCIDENTAL.
From Warm Springs we cross the lake
and there we find the Blue Bell group,
owned by the Koctenai Mining x Smelt-
ing Company. DR.. Hendrix, the general
manager, says, 1T has a large run of Ca
lena ore, but from observation | think it
has whole mountain of ore. The doctor
has everything well equipped for mining
and is shipping ore by every boat. On the
! opposite hill are one or two claims owned
by Captain Ainsworth.
The lake is all that is necessary for
shipping, and these mines are situated inn
mediately on the lake. The new camp is
twenty.six miles from the river and can
not say much about them. as my visit
was a very short one; but from reliable
information learned that the Halls had
shipped from the Bonanza King twenty
three tons or ore and had net return Of
over $1,000. AS near as | can tell there
will be twenty-five carloads of ore shipped
this fall if the weather will permit.