, 1889-04-18

The geographical situation OF Spokane
Falls for u miniue center Ia far superior
to any other city in the union. Its adj
vautages In this respect are greatly in ~
cess OF Denver, Salt Lake or Helena For
IA radius of 200 lies nearly every variety
of mineral is found, and the time is rap
idly approaching when the main bulk OF
the ores will be reduced at Spokane Falls
Within the circle described are developed
aud paying mines of GOLD, silver and lpad.
Copper and lead exists in iUexhaustible
quantities. The supply of hematite and
sui phide of iron and limestone for fluxing
purposes at smelling works is practical y
unlimited. There are no less than eight
vast mineral districts whose output 10 trib.
utary TO this city. 1t ia but little over 100
miles to the heart of the Coeur d'Alene
silver-lead country. The development and
production OF this section has astonished
the mining world. In less than three
years, SO immensd has the production of
silver-lead ore and concentrates become,
tbat a second railroad became necessity.
which is now being rapidly constructed.
Only portion OF the large paying mines
can be mentioned in this article, but their
names are household words, so famous
have they become. The Bunker Hill, Sui
Ivan, Last Chance, Et1ma, Sierra Nevada,
Ste.nwinder, Tyler and others at Wardner.
Tue Tiger and the Poorman at Burke, the
Black Bear. San Francisco, Ore-or-no.go,
Diamond Hitch and Gem on Canyon Creek.
The Wonderful Granite on Nine Mile and
. lumber OF other producers situated near
The line of the railroad, On Sunset Noun
tain, at Mulan, at Osburn, and at several
other points are immense mines only watt
ing the advent of another railroad so as to
transport their ores to market
Tho Pend d'Oripllp NINA. aiiuatad
about 100 miles east of Spokane Falls,
which were only discovered last October,
are pronounced among the big thugs of
the North west, so great was the surface
slowing that it justified some Helena and
Spokane capitalists in bonding q few
chilns Tor quarter of million dollars
the first of the present year. Energetic
development work has been kept up and it
l. now estimated that there is 81 600, GOO
10 sight in one claiul, of antimon al silver
ore. Many other claims are located in
this ueighborhood, but development has
been retarded on account of the rigors of
winter without proper shelter. There is
a vast area of country not yet prospected
in this section. and doubtless many more
vauabie mines will be found.
The Okanogan district, with its mines
of gold, silver and lead, is situated l65
miles northwesterly from Spokane. IL is
only a question of time until these mines
are connected with this city 10y rail-
The construction of the Spokane K
Northern railroad opens up and brings in
direct communication with this city seve-
raj mineral districts which may be mem
toned in rotation. Chewelah, situated
tifty-fve miles distant has several pro-
ducing mines and number of promising
prospects; Colville, with the famed Old
Dominion. that has been wonderful pro-
ducer, and q number of mines OF lesser
note; Metaline. with numbers of leads car
rying the largest bodies Of high grade
lead ores ever discovered; Kootenai Lake.
b. G., with its fabulOusly rich mines in
silver, lead and gold,
The mines of the upper Columbia, the
copper-silver nines of Kettle River and a
host of others of which Spokane Falls will
be the reducing and supply point.
1t Can be- truthfully said that this
favored city is the natural center for the
mineral resources of Eastern Washington,
North Idaho. Western Montana and a
great portion of the Sonthern part OF
British Columbia.