, 1890-01-30
NEWS OF THE MINES
Great Activity Anticipated in Two
Districts Tributary to Spo-
kane Falls.
Effect Of the Extension of the
Spokane sc Northern Into
the Koctenai.


leading mining men who make
this city their headquarters ha yC
predicted that there were two dis.
tricts tributary 10 Spokane Falls in
which there would bc wonderful
activity and considerable excite
ment In the near future, or rs soon
us railway transportation was an us
surcd fact. Those sections were the
Kootcnai, B. c., and the Okauogan
In this state.
The certainty of tho Spokane
Falls & Northern railway being
built into the Koo,onai country,
and possibly completed this
year, has stimulated the
American miners In that district in
u wonderful degree, and IL Is sur
prislug the amount Of development
work that has been done, and the
quantities of high grade ore, wet
and dry, gold aud copper bearing,
that have been exposed In the
numerous mines.
The railroad will connect with
water transportation ut Nelson,
twenty miles down the outlet from
KOotenal lake, this point being In
tine center of the district surrounded
by such mines as the Hall Brothers
group, the Poorman-Whltc gold
mines, those OF the Golden King
Company, and numerous silvcr.lcad
claims which have been discovered
In that locality.
wARM SPRINGS.
The rich silver-lead district OF
Warm Springs is situated thirty
miles from Nelson, and is on the
west side of the lake.
In this camp Spokane Falls citi-
zons are heavily interested, and to
them, In great measure, credit
should be given for the advance
ment made by this section, which II
20 rapidly coming to the front
aud attracting ~ much attention
The mountains at this point SLOPE
toward the cast, and consist OF
many series Of benches, on which
the lodes are found. The noun
tain Is not II perfect net
work OF leads as II gener-
ally supposed, as there Is In
many instances considerable waste
ground between the side lines OF the
locations, which have two favorable
features In II mining sense, making
litigation caused 10y conflicting lines
impossible and allowing ample room
for dumping ground, etc.
These veins vary In width from
three feet up to thirty, aud In sew
eTul instances have been developed
Ia depth of upward of 200 feet,
proving that they are iissures and
carry their ore bodies down to un-
known depths.
Cousidu rablc development work
has been done 10y the Pacific Bullion
Mining Company, whose headquar-
ters are In this city. This COM
pany own the Spokane, Trinket,
Ohio, Dom Pedro, Katie, Retriever,
and Clay Eagle mines. \ shipment
of nineteen tons from the Spokane
mine, which wns sent to Omaha
for treatment, after dc'lucting freight
and reduction charges, yielded net
return of SsOJ.0C. The total charges
for freight and treatment per ton
amounted To S32, which will be
lesscned at least two-thirds by the
completion Of the :. II. q n. Ry.
II Is estimated that this district
VIII ship nom 100 To loo tons OF ore
per day when the railroad IL finished.
The Little Donald, which is pro-
nounccd an Al mine, II owned by
j. &. Davenport and Others, of this
city. They have shipped considera-
bic high-grade ore.
The Tiger, which Is ranked as u
tirst-class mine, IL owned by j. N.
Squicr and Others, and Medical
Lake parties are also interested In
quite n number of claims,
The No. mine and the Sky Line
have an enviable reputation, which
doubtless VIII be greatly added to
during Ethc coming summer. But
this claim Is owned by outside par
ties,
The Pacific Bullion Company
and other Spokane Falls owners
have superior advantages, as their
property is located near the lake.