, 1890-09-25

3 Phhlh ''iu' ne ms ItlUut IllUeEUiOHy
ana Its kindred "ologies" life
study, and his quiet confidence and
energetic, business-llke manners
nave converted many to IA belief In
MS ultimate success, who would
otlierwis ise feel certain that he was
undertaking the impossible.
Rcfcrring ton description Of his
process recently published In the
kEvIEw, Mr.. Best stated to-day
that IL was Inaccurate In many de-
tails and apt to mislead anyone nc
quainled with smelling machinery
as to the true character of his pat
ented process. 1t is almost imposs-
BILE to convey an accurate idea OF
his plans In the absence Of dia-
grams.
DIR. Campbell put In welcome
appearance by the last boat, after a
trip that included Spokane Falls, OF
which city he is great admirer.
The doctor stated to the REVIEW
correspondent that he mad now
given up all hope that the Canadian
Pacific branch from Nelson to
Sproats Landing will be completed
in time to ship ore from his compa-
ny's mines to their smelter at Revel-
stoke this fall, so that the fires in
that plant will not be lighted.
ut is great disappointment" "
said the genial doctor to the REVIEW
correspondent. 1--WE had hoped to
get enough ore through before naVi-
CATION closed on the upper water to
start up and keep running with
what we are able to get from other
sources. But it's too late now. IL
means that lot of our capital must
lie idle, rs we can not afford to start
up and then shut down. When we
start 1t must be with enough ore
ahead to keep us busy for nj least
money, as we have u capacity for
sixty tons daily. We already have
several hundred tons at the smelter
that came from the other direction.
son, no." he added In reply to "A
question, "it will make no differ
ence with our work here. We will
employ as many men as we can
proiitably keep at work all winter,
but we will not begin TO buy ore as
son rs we would otherwise; that Is
ALL"
However, in spite of the railroads g
exasperating slowness. DIR. Camp
BELLS cloud has IA double thickness
of silver lining. 1t will be remem-
bered that these columns announced
the purchase, some weeks ago, of
several claims in this camp by the
Revelstoke Mining Company, of
which DIR. Campbell is the head. To
be exact. the transaction was closed
on the 18th of July, just two months
ago to-day. One of the claims
bought was the United, for which
$500 cash was paid. Very little
work has ever been done on the
property. 1t was called one of the
lowest grade prospects in the dis
trict, but had IA big surface showing
of mineral suitable for the com
pany's smelter. AS soon as he
could buy the tools and hire the
men DIR. Campbell commenced the
work of development. To-day they
have two huge ore-bins filled and
have started another There is
ready for shipment 500 tons OF ore,
WIicli iltts Dcch Ctlciuiiy sauipicu
and shows an actual gross value
where it is now of $40 ton. Figure
that out for yourself and
see whether 1t pays to In
vest money In mining. Nor Is
this all. The shaft, If such
1t may be called, is not yet thirty
feet deep. They are really quarry
ing out the ore and from the grass
roots the rock has grown richer. In
the vein where they are now is one
streak, some eighteen inches wide,
which assays away into the thou
sands.
Specimens, and lots of them, have
native silver, as one of the miners
put it, ''plastered in gobs all over
'em." You will see some of them
at the exposition. To add to this,
the doctor stated that he had heard
from the No. |, as he landed from
the boat, that they had struck rich
ore in the upraise from the drain
tunnel-luck piled on luck! The
No. was bought by the company
for $4,000 and was considered one
of the best claims in the Warm
Springs district. 1t, also, has
shown great improvement as re-
suit of development work, and the
company now have 400 tons of high
grade ore sacked and ready for ship
ment as soon Us the wagon.road and
railroad are completed. All oi
which, 1t would seem, Is a pretty
good showing for what some people
have insisted Is u "low-grade camp
Mr.. n. A. Parent, of Spokane,
ends two months visit here to-day.
He goes back to the Magic City well
pleased with the camp and his in
vestments here.
Work progresses steadily at the
"new discovery" the Fourth OF
July. The trail from the United Is
completed, and the tunnel to tap the
vein, though still In very hard rock
is "getting there" slowly, and 9
strike may be looked for any day.
Mr. Best is accompanied by Mrs
Best, who is charmed with the sur
roundings. Yesterday, in company
with Mrs. G.. b. Wright, Mrs. Bes
made her first essay at fishing ano
succeeded in capturing from the
blue lake fine trout.
a graceful fawn, tame and very
friendly, the property of Mrs. A. ID
Wheeler, il one of the beauties ol
Warm Springs
Recorder Anderson has made q
great success at gardening this sum
mcr. The REVIEW man saw cab
bage from his crop weighed, which
assayed over 10 pounds.
Nelson is reported to be very dull