, 1889-06-20
MINERAL WEALTH.
James NJ. Brazell on tho Oka-
hogan Region.
A Country Of Extraordinary
Possibilities.
NAeuro Has Dsno Her share-An That
IL Required 10 Capital and Develop.
mout-tiow 80 Proceed.

neut-,iow 50 Proceed.
James N. Brazell, weil.known AZ "Jim'
oraxeil in mining circles, and gentle.
mxu who tor tue past % years has been
Aoen'iued with nliuin9 matters In various
parts OF the Uuited States, II spending u
few days in the city. Mr.. Braaeli COMES
now trom San franci.co. lie WAS tor
several years on the Couistock, and ta-
been about nv far under ground as any
other nan. he has been identi6cd with
the operation OF sOue of ths greatest
mines IN the country, and what he does
while 6nuii 4 out. The otj,ct of his
visit to this section Is to in-
spect the great mining re-
sions tributary to Spokane Falls. Learn.
inK that he hal recently returne d frouI An
inspection OF the OHanogan aud Salu,ou
river districts, u REVIEW reporter Nd.
preached HIM yesteIyay auu asked ms
opipion OF tbe mineral showing In that
locality.
well. sir" he answered. III am usually
careful In making statements to news
payer reporters. but do not hesitate to
say that nature has done more for that
country than any mining section / eyer
Visited. The surface shUwipgs are very
tne, and the claiuis under development are
showing better as depth IL attained.
There is every indication that the
wealth 10 there. and all the coun.
Try needs IL development. | did not
have time to personally Inspect any conrid.
cradle numb+r OF the mlnes, but those Wis.
ited which included the Fourth OF July,
BLACK Bear and lvanhO-, all gave evidences
0t being hrst'ciaks properties. Some eycep.
tlouaily hne ore IL ceiuK taken out OF tn.
haasa IA.
ctens work done on any OF these mines TO
show what is really III them. The whole
country Ia only in the infancy Of develop.
ment. Why, they haven't commenced TO
mine yet. as have been accustomed TO
mininR. The de- pest shaft in the coun-
try. which lie iu tue Arllnvtou on Ruby
hill is only down about 200 feet. When
they get down 1000 or 1000 feet
they will be getting down to business. In
my opinion there brs soue great mines
over there, but teli you that IN order TO
hnd out @hat they We got they mast get in
and drill, and 20 ut 1t man fashion.
They should Incorporate, get capital
eoough to carry the work forward, put on
three snifts OF experienced miners put in
the right kind Of machinery, and Get
rlRht down to busi uess. This is ire way
'he great miDes on the Comstock were
made to yield up their wealth Or course
the matter OF transportation operates
heavily against that section at present.
For instance, It costs about $40 per ton to
get ore to smelter, whlie many
good mines which pay large div
idends do 20 with ore which Ia considered
good ut $50. Many claims over there
show ore worth from $40 to $40 to the ton.
Fifty-dollar ore would pay handsome
proht were 1t not tor the matter OF transpOr-
tation. Why. the great Tread well niue in
Alaska, which sold recently tor &40O. 900,
only produces 81 and " ore. OF course
1t Is on the seaboArd and has cheap trans
portation. In the Okanozan, Saluion river
and Wauaout Lake districts they have all
the natural Adyan taRes for development,
and all they need Is the machinery. 1t Is
only u question OF time when the great
mineral wealth OF tne country will attract
capital. Why, air, have Travelled 1900
miies TO look at prospects not az good az
the meanest saw in
that country. One drawback
to getting capital in the country
Ia that the prospects that chow the best
cannot be bought. There are too many
partners, and they appear to be scattered
AL over the country, SO that If one wants
to buy 1t 10 necessary to round the part
ners up like a band of wiiL horses. No
company with sufficient means Can be in-
auStA W tuJ hCNciOBhtut vi u
mine unless they have q controlling inter-
eat. Yes, it il a great country over there.
and Is likely to produce some Of the great
eat mines the world has ever known. Tue
whole country Is vast 6eld of min
eral. believe there 10 one great
mineral belt which extends from
Patagonia across this continent
through Alaska and even iuto Siberia.
f This belt varies In width from fifty to 600
miies, although In some places, Of course,
there IL no trace OF it visible. The coun-
try which embraces the Wannacutt lake,
Salmon river and Okanogsn districts is u
part, and a very rich part. of this great
mioeral belt"
, Mr.. Brazell will remain iu this neigh.
borbood for some time yet, and will visit
the Kootenai district and Csur d'Alenes
before hs returns to San Francisco.
THE HIDDEN TKEAsURE.