, 1889-08-08

ing, lO2 miles from Gnlenu Landing, and
ut that point the craft was tied up for
the night, Nelson has all the features of
frontier mining town. The dwelling
places are sprinkled over the town site
without much attention TO the direction
of streets and are constructed of logs
shakes and canvas. One of the stores
with the postoffice, Is kept In q large
tent, as are also several other branches
OF business. The most spacious build
ing at the place Is
THE HOTEL
of Mr.. Ward bull, of logs, and though
the structure is not very attractive com
Portable quarters and the best of treat
ment is assured to the guests. Here is
the seat of government and II In connec-
ton with the mines near at hand will be
the means no doubt to cause tho build
ing Of q fair.sized place In the near fu-
ture. The size for the town Is fine, close
to the river and walled IN by seemingly
inaccessible mountains. The mines
which have brought this locality TO the
front are located south and west of the
town. The most valuable ones as far as
known being in Toad mountain, six
miles % distant TINS n,,,,n mountain .9i,,
fine properties embrace the famous
Hall mines worth millions of dollars.
The ores in this mountain arc principal
ly silver bearing, are very rich, but lit
tic development work has been done be-
cause of the absence of desirable ship.
ping facilities. At present the ore has
TO be packed from the mines to the land
ing at a cost Of $40 per ton, the freight
from there to Galena landing is SIS per
ton and from there to the N. p railroad
SO per ton more, making an outlay of
S25 per ton to get II TO tile railroad, and
in the bargain transportation of this sort
is slow, veXatious and uncertain. Dis.
coveries of gold leads have also been
made recently and stamp mill will
soon be in operation. The mines in
Toad mountains are 1000 feet above Mel.
son.
FOR WARN SPRINGS.
On the following morning, bright and
carly, the boat commenced whistling for
the passengers, most of whom were
quartered in Mr.. Wards hotel, and soon
afterwards we were again steaming UP
the river toward the lake bound for
Warm Springs, thirty-lwo miles from
Nelson and ten miles from the outlet.
Near the outlet Is located sawmill
which turned out the first lumber last
week and up to this time the people had
TO build without sawed lumber,
which accounts for the many odd
structures seen In the country. Warm
Springs is as far north as the
steamer runs at present though the
lake extends thirty-fve further north i,
but as no mines are being worked north
of the springs there is no traffic. The
town OF Warm Springs, located on the
east shore of the lake, is q trite smaller
| than Nelson, but the business done and
activity displayed Is about the same,
and much more ore is shipped from that
point than from Nelson. The name oi
the town is derived from strong hot
from the base or the mountains,
few rods from the lake.
Some people call the place Aims
worth, but Warm Springs Is GER
phonistic. Tie townsite comprises
about ten acres passably level with a
couple Of springs OH nearly every lot.
More particularly speaking the tract OF
land narrow rim. between the lake
and9. high mountain. AT this point
our rarity pitched their tent near the
shoge on Il high gravel bank and for
nearly two weeks the writer in company
with o. Il. Nelson of Spokane Falls ex.
plored the surrounding regions, spend
ing most of the time among the mines
Our first visit was to
THE BLUE BELL
mine on the east side of the lake nearly
opposite our camping place and foul
miles away. This great mine is located
near the waters edge and its existence
has been known since 1925, As near a,
can be ascertained the ore body Is
eighty-six feet wide and the vein has
been traced for 5000 feet, For over sixty
years the Indians and Hudson Bay com
pany have secured lead from this proper
ty and on the location can b,
seen an old Mexican smelling fur
mace built twenty-eight years since
also wheel-bGrrow used by men en-
ployed by the Hudson Bay Company
several generations ago. The lode passe.
over the top OF "A low mountain running
north and south and parallel with tn,
lake, and some five hundred feet from
the waters edge. Among other i'm
provements tunnel is being driven tC
the ore body from near the steamboat
landing which will insure the best o
shipping facilities. TO facilitate thi,
work an Ingersol air compressor anc
drill has been placed n position
and before many weeks the ore
body will be tapped several hun
| The character of the ore is argent ferrous
/ galena running high in lead. One ad-
vantage about this particular ore deposit
is that it contains the required amount
of iron, lime and other essential ingredl
erts required in smelling operations
/ The property is worth over Sl, 600, 900 and
DIR. Hendryx of kootenai station, and
parties living in Connecticut and Mime
apolis are the fortunate owners. This
ore can be mined with such ease that
as soon as railroads touch either
lake or river 100 tons can be shipped
daily from this mine alone. DR..
HendryX is one of the most enterprisinl
and active citizens operating IN thai
country. He constructed the wagon
road from the y. +, railroad to the Ga
lena landing at great expense and /:
also the proprietor of u line of steamers
embracing the boat Galena, running Oh
the river and lake.
THE PRESENT DEVELOPMENT
of the Kootenai country is due mainly
to his eXertions, and there Is no doubt
that in the near future he will reap q
rich reward for his perseverance and
practical exhibition of faith in tn,
country. The main seat o.
mining activity is Mineral noun
tain on the west side of tn,
lake and running parallel Herewith
reached by trails starting from Warn
Springs. This mountain, though higi
is but the first step leading on to tn,
summit of the Sclkirk range who's
countless ragged peaks are covered witt
eternal Snow. Up to an elevation o
about 1000 feet from the shore of the lax,
the formation Is mainly mica shist in
terspersed with lime ledges which, IL /:
claimed, run for at least forty miles to
ward the north. Above the Gle
vatlon indicated granite for
nation begins and extends presum
ably TO the top of the Selkirks. In tho
schist and lime formation Is where the
principal leads have been found and
Mineral mountain up to the granite