, 1889-03-07
IN THN MINES.

Il
from a three weeks visit TO the Kootenai
mining region, and furnishes the REVIEW
with the following information concerning
the rich mines in that section:
There il at present about seven feet OF
snow In that neighborhood, but the wea-
ther is pleasant, and has been compara-
lively mild all winter. the coldest being
FIVE degrees above zero. and no Ice at all
has formed on kootenai lake during the
winter. This mild weather is somewhat
remarkable for a high altitude, In the
Work has been going on in both the
upper and lower camps all winter, and as
soon as spring opens and the roads are in
condition for travel, o large number of
men will 60 into the camps and begin
work on the numerous claims already dis
covered, but upon which little or no work
has yes been done. The advent OF num-
things lively.
THK LOWER CAMP.
The Silver King is showing up "a good
as ever. This mine is the property of the
kootensi Bonanza Company. lt carries q
fine quality Of gray copper OF which aver
ages 500 ounces per ton. A force Of men
are working steadily taking out ore for
shipment.
4. DR.. La Bau has four locations, all show.
ing up we'll. The Apex is the one which
has been most developed, and shows an
eight-foot vein. The ore runs from "a to
500 ounces per ton.
e. Morrow, and carries the came quality of
ore as the Apex and adjoining claims. 1t
has four'foot wien of very rich ore. Mr..
Devine brought down specimens from this
mine assaying 1000 ounces per ton.
The Dandy is owned by Messrs. Kelly.
Fox Il Cook. The vein is from four to
eight feet wide, and the ore runs from 100
to 400 ounces to the ton.
THE OLD CAMP.
The Letter Go Gallagher is one Of the
richest claims in the old camp, and is
owned by Wheeler and others. 1t has
four foot vein of iron carbonate ore which
runs from 100 to $50 ounces.
The Little Donald is owned BY J.W. Da'
venport and Wright. The vein, which 10
from tyo to four feet wide, extending
from 100 to 5000 ounces per ton.
The Krao is another claim owned by
Wheeler and is showing some of the finest
ore yet seen In the camp. II has q four
foot vein of rich Ralena.
The Blue Belle is owned by DR.. Hen
dryx. The vein is eighty-seven feet in
width on the crosscut, galena and carbon
ates. and runs twenty to forty ounces.
about so per cent being lead. Arrange.
ments are in progress for putting ir ma.
chinery on this mine.
owned by Messrs. Cross, Copeland and
Alexander, who have just gone in to be.
gin work. Both claims show fine pros.
poets, The above mines (those of the old
camp) are all on the same vein, extending
a distance of four miles. OF course the
claims enumerated are only those ON which
work is being done. There are, no doubt,
many equally rich. or, perhaps, far richer
claims yet untouched.
GOLD QUARTZ.
Ike Nail owns the Poorman, AZ gold
quartz claim of great promise. Th9work
IL now down eighty-three feet. AZ that
depth the vein is thirty inches widdr and
the ore is worth 500 q ton. Y.
Machinery ~ expected at Kootenai station
in a few days for the Golden King. and
transport it to the mine.
RAILROAD COMMUNICATION.
One of the great drawbacks Ia the
development OF this country heretofore
has been the lack of accommodations for
the shipment Of ore. which is carried TO
Bonner's Landing by boats. from which
point 1t is hauled by teams distance of
thirty.two miles to Kootenai station, on
the Northern Pacific railroad.
But, MIR. Devine says, the Kootenai
minining region is now assured of an out
let, and the Canadian Pacific is TO furnish
it. This will be done by building a. rail.
road from Nelson to the Columbia riftr, a
distance of twenty. eight miles, thus Ford.
ing connection by rail and water with
the main liae Of the Canadian Pacific,
This road will be built the coming sum
mer,. and will tend to largely increased
Developments in the Kootenai district.
The Northern Pacific could secure this
trade by building an extension from their
main line to Bonner's landing. The dis
tance is only thirty.two miles over q nat
ural roadbed. There is considerable spec
ulation as to whether the prospective cap.
ture of the trade of the Kootenai section
by the Canadian Pacific will stimulate the
Northern Pacific TO build this branch.
Mr.. Devine says If the Kootenai district
was on this side of the British Iiue il
would be one of the liveliest camps T. the
country, but owing to the fact that all
townsites are reserved by the provincial
government there is no chance for boom
in town property. Every lot in Nelson
has been already sold.
just above the Webber is another very
good mine, but little known owned by
William Franklin and Joe Stately, who
built cabin last fall, stocking it we'll
with provisions and there they have
worked in the mine all winter, spending
over $500. They have forty feet Of ore in
sight and very rich.
OTHER EXCELLENT PROSPECTS,
have been located too numerous to mention.
not only in the Chloride district but up
Lightning creek, north of Clark's Fork.
Gold and silver have been discovered
within mile of Hope, showing that the
mountain ranges throughout this whole