, 1889-07-11

cropof traditions has been suffered to
grow about II, which urc Ingenious To
say the leu-t harmless at their very best
aud cvnCc TINT all the romance Of
miners life docs not vanish a. he picks
hi. way TO colder region. The Blue
Bell now, FIRST known ns the old Mine.
II il snid to be- the widest body of gHlcna
ore known, tho ledge being SO feet wide.
Under the skillull management of Dr.
Hendrics, who, lrod by the splendid
possibilities which th.s property pre-
scented, abandoned tho practice of mcdi-
cine IN Michigan and came here, not TO
gamble with old Mother Earth, but tO
cour, the old lady for all she was worth
by intelligent perseverance amid untold
obstacles This mine, which employs
large working force, j. being
RAPIDLY DEVELOPED.
II has been sunk on to a
depth of some 300 feet and developed IN
other ways the lead widening almost IN
direct ratio with the descent till it Is
now SO feet across. II is true that rs u
body the ore h not high grade, the per-
centago Of both silver and lead being bc.
hind the leads opened ON the other side
of the lake, but then with a lead Of this
surprising magnitude, with the costs Of
transportation for reduction proposed to
be reduced 10 comparative triile, Dr
HeudriCs ana his associates will he 'lu
bonanza And hc deserves success in
no uustintcd measure. Five years ago
he found the country between koOtcnai
station and GaleuH Landing a jungle,
llQ set to work and with his own means
built the first wagon road, hridgcd 1t at
u score of places and thus made mining
possible for the American In the
region here treated of. There
again, on the kootenai river and
lake, there was no other method OF
tt.t,t of
the Indian. He set To work, brought
all the machinery necessary to the con.
struCtiOn of a small steamer to Bouncrs
Ferry and built IT, secured British reg
lister for 1t at cost of SlbOO, and sent
her up and down both lake and river,
carrying the miner, his outfit and pro-
visions into and out from this attractive
and splendid mining country. While
this was in progress he was picking and
blasting away at the vitals of the Blue
Bell as only an enterprising gentleman
whose creed was largely made up of self
reliunce and indomitablc pluck could
do and Fortune is compelled by the
very audaoity of his pursuit to stop and
reward him.
AT WARN SPRINGS.
Besides the Warm Springs, there
is Nelson, twenty-one miles distant by
steamer. About the same number OF
t!su9ulN SSNistIN dbOltllu uelt as az llt
Warm Springs. The character of the
orc differs. Copper ore in rich straaks is
found. Gold also has been found, while
so far as a rule, the richest ores are OF
/ the peacock kind, containing gray
copper aud of high valuation. Work Is
l progressing here most fuvorably. Some
| of the finds are enormously rich. Prom.
| iuout among the mines arc the Silver
| King, of which the Hall brother, Of Col
vlllcarc the chief owners. Regular ship
| nents of ore are are made from the
mine, none Of il valued at less than $500
| per ton. The Tough Nail owned by MIR,
| Dolau, is another of th> splendid prop.
critics In this vicinity. 1t Is highly
| spoken OF. II has been bonded for
/ $4,000, u sum which developments in
I the mine subsequent to the execution OF
, the bond would cause Mr.. Dolan now to
| refuse twice over.
IN visiting these camps one is struck
with the character and nerve OF the
miners themselves. Very few 'rnund-
ers' or "bunmcrsn have as yet found
| their way here. The men are almost all
| Americans, most of them of many years
experience. They hold their properties
at stiff, though not unreasonable, iig-
ure. There is very little of selling at Q
pittance in order to get away. minei
here must be In "nine hole" of very
| CONSTRUCTED circumference who will part
I with his prospect, on which more or less
| work has been done, for small sum in
| order to tide him over difficulties or tC
| meet those pressing obligations incident
/ to career, where luck j. tempted or ca
loled, or wOoCd and won by the hardest
of hard work, that of maintaining Il full
| stomach while prospecting, or sustain
| ing life after "ten strike has been made
/ but before sale can be at
| tected. Tnbouuded confidence
and cheerful steadtustnes-
| chnrctorize the daily life and aspirations
| of these men, and the consequence i
| thatimore thorough Development work
| will follow ana higher prices will be paid
| for legitimate claims or mines of real
merit,
THE ONLY DRAWBACK.
| Ii is plain to bo seen that for the aver
| age class OF ores here the greatest diff
| cult IN realizing from them will be- the
| cost OF transportation and the distance
/ from reduction works. But this is after
all only Temporary, and relief seems
coming at u quicker pace than was
| dreamed of one year back. President
| Van Home of the Canadian Pacific has
| already ordered a corps OF engineers into
the held to survey a route that will con
meet this district with RayClstoke ON the
main line OF the road, At Ruvelstoke q
large smelling plant is now in course o
| construction and will be completed il
less than nine months hence. WcstuCthC
Rockies and Seekirks, il is well known
tli. railroad carries very little freight
There Is u long stretch OF expensive roaC
which practically is dead loss to the
company, going through a country
which contributes nothing TO the trad,
OF tho Canadian Pacific IL is but JUS
and business-hke that this great Corpor
alton should deVClopit own territory or
fuf Il IL 4.
invaded and captured by some cntcrpris
ing American railroad company.
anything of recent date should and doe
urge the Canadian Pacific to enter anC
occupy and control the field, IL is thai
the recent reversal of the rulings of thi
treasury department. on silysr-eud ores
by which an impOSt of one and oue.hdl
cents per pound on these ores will be eN
acted on entering the United States Thi
will amount To practical prohibjtOrl
tariff on silver and lead mining in many
Oi the British Columbia camps, or camp
Yet TO be discovered. II means not only
paralysis but Wunihilation of this indus
try, unless the railroad over the line shul
place this product within reach of cheap
or rates of transportation. This is per
haps the reason why
THE cANADiAN PACIFIC
is now seeking to connect these camp
and other, with its main line, for Ger
tainly with the smelter completed a
ReVelsuoke and railroad facilities TO
reaching there, there will be saving o
800 per ton as compared with presen
rates to Helena. There will theI
be no occasion, in fact il would be folly
for the miners of thisr region to seel
the United States. The swim con
clusion is easily reached that thi
duty on silver-lead ore a. levied in tn,
United States, begins TO operate as m
incentive to railroad building, and tn,