, 1889-04-11
IMMENSELY RICH.
Estima tes of the C9ur d'Alenes'
Product.
Thousand Tons of COncen-
trates Daily.
A Miners Argument In Favor OF .
snelter-Other Interesting
mining News.

mining NeWs'
A mining man of large experience who
came 10 from C9ur 'Alene yesterday. re-
marked to a REVIEW reporter:
The Poornan mine on Canyon creek. in
the Cnur d'Alene country. daily ships
forty tons OF concentrates to the smelter
at Helena. IL has been claimed by well
posted mining men who have carefully ex-
auined the South Fork mineral belts that
there are at least fifty mines la that sec.
Nine mile and Canyon creeks and Mullan,
that will produce an equal amount when
transportation facilities are afforded. Sup.
posing only one-half the estimated nun.
Der produce the amount, it would aQ0re.
gate 1000 tons of galena'silver ore per day,
not counting the dry ores that will be pro.
duced from the dry ore belt which crosses
that country from Big creek to the Mon.
tana line, and beyond, distance OF twenty
miles or more. The only mines in the coun-
try that have concentrators in operation
are the Bunker Hill-Suiivan, Emma-Last
Chance and Stemwinder at Wardner. and
the Granite, Poorman and Tiger, on Cam
yon creek. Yet the present railway into
the country is
TAXED TO ITS UTMOST
to handle the ore and concentrates pro-
duced. During the coming summer the
Gold Hunter and Morni ri nglconcentrators at
Mullan will be turning out from so to 100
tons of mineral daily, and possibly an
other will be erected at that point Two
new concentrators will be built on Canyon
creek--the San Francisco and Gem, There
are strong probabilities that the Bunker
Hili.Sullivan company will increase their
capacity at Wardner. and that other com
panies will build, while it is not all i'm
probable that one or more will DO erected
on Nine Mile.
Those mentioned that are to be and will
possibly be built are for mines on which
development has advanced to such stage
that they are necessity, and the owners
of the mines see the time has come for
them TO get their money back that has
been expended in development, and TO
reap the handsome profits that come from
good and
WELL DEvELOPED MINE.
Several columns could be written on the
possibi ities. which will evidently be facts
In the near future, regarding the Qalena
silver mines of the South fork. Consider
able space could be devoted to the dry ore
belt spoken of, and separate chapter to
the Sunset mines, before the Intelligent
reader who has not spent some time look
ing them over, would comprehend the
future possibilities of the C1ur d'Alene
lead-silver mines. The estimate of 1000
tons output per day is not ex-
cilities are at hand and the additional
concentrating works erected. Out Of this
1000 tons $50, or 35 per cent. will be
waste matter-quartz, silica, metals such
as iron anti mony, etc, that are not saved
by the smelling procession which freight
will have to be paid at the same rate IN
though IL was silver or lead The further
this ore is shipped the more expensive to
the producer. For u long time to come
this ore will be shipped via Spokane Falls
to some outside point for reduction. The
producer must pay freight on over one
third Of the weight Of his ore from which
he gets nothing. As this ore has to come
to Spokane Falls,
HERE is THE PLACE
1t should be smelted and only the base
bullion shipped out of the city to some
Eastern refinery. where the silver, vold
and lead are separated.
''ln great measure, what has been
said of the Cnur d'Alene applies to the
Pend d'Orielle, Colville and Okanogan
and possibly the X kootenal, Meta
line and others. The output of ore from
the districts named, for decades to come
is simply beyond computation, it will be
fabulous. Spokane Falls, considering her
central position, her manifold advantages,
and the many railways in process of con-
struction and in contemplation. should
look upon a large smelling plant as the
next and leading necessity for her future
greatness. Every carload of ore that
passes through or by the city is u loss TO
the place of good many dollars that
would be put in circulation here. The
smelter first, then all the auxileries such
as refining works, white lead manufac-
tories, shot towers and number OF other
industries. Adjuncts to the first will rel-
low.
will require an i'm mense tin bucket brig.
ade, who will be employed continually the
year round. it will stimulate every other
industry, 1t will add largely to the per-
manent and producing population of the
city. Take it all in all 1t will be the
greatest and beat improvement that the
CITY ,conld secure. Without smelter at
OF In the near vicinity of Spokane Falls.
that which riRhtfully belongs here accord
vantaRes of geographical position-the
ores of the surrounding districts--1 ,es to
enrich and build up other cities in distant
The thirty.6ve per cent. addi.
freight paid for transportation
would be expended here, not to speak of
the thousand and one other advantages
that would accrue, II IL understood that
q project ia ON hand to erect ii smelter at
this point. Will the citizens
MEET THIS PROPOSITION.
as favorably az they have the last two rail-
road schemes? A smeter would cause a
population to come and stay. who would
CONSUME the ranch and other nrndncta of