The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-08
NEWSOF THE MINING WORLD.
THOUSANDS OF PRosPECTORs SCOUR-
NO TINE kOOIl NfI DISTRICT.
Much Expected from TITS Recently Explored
Mining re kion-Noniann to send Mann
moth Cold Brick to the Words Fair.

| Much Expected from TITS Recently Explored
| Mining re EIon--Montann to send Mann
| moth Cold Brick to the Words Fair.
SEATTLE. Aug. T.-During the last two years
the kootcnai mining district has been attract
/ ing much attention both from prosrectors and
| mining companies. The Kootenni River. from
| which 1t taxes its name. rises in the Rocky
| Mountains in British Columbia. and. flowing
south. runs into Montana. There It bends
| back again toward tho north. and crossing
| into Idaho. empties into kootenai Lake.
large body OF water in British Columbia. q
short distance north OF tho Idaho boundary
| The like finds its ultimate outlet in tho
| Columbia River. Tho kootenai district prop.
cry embraces the whole region traverscd by
the kootcnai River. but the name is commonly
applied only to the palt in British Columbia.
! West OF Rootcnai Lake Is the range Of Sclkirk
| Mountains: west OF them SLOGAN Lake: still
west Of that the upper and lower Arrow lakes.
through which the Columbia River runs and
| beyond them tho Gold Mountains and Okan-
| oSan Lake.
| The principal town in tho district Is Nelson.
| on the west arm. or outlet OF kootcnai Lake.
leading into the Columbia River. This place.
which il about two years old. has less than
one thousand inhabitants. Just now tho cry
| ing need OF tho Nootcna country is transport
ta.ion. for few of the mines are 50 situated
that ore worth less than $50 ton could 10
| proitably carried over tho pack trails. Tho
| region l. u rough one, not unlike that OF tho
| Crur dAlene. directly south In Idaho: but
| the ores seem somewhat richer. How they
| will turn out it Is impossible to say. for no
work but that OF development has yet been
! done. and few of the prospect holes arc more
than twenty-five feet deep. Two thousand
prospectors are already in tho region. and be-
| fore the season closesthe value Of the deposits
will bo moro definitely known.
| The oldest claim in tho district Is tho Blue
Bell. discovered in 1928 by some Hudson Bay
| Company trarrels From time to time littlo
! work WAS done on It, but no attention was
drawn to tho country until seven years ago.
when tho silver King mino was found on
| Toad Mountain seven miles from Nelson. A
Scotch syndicate has bonded the Silver KIM:
for 81. 100000. and experts arc now making
| careful examination to determine whether
the bond shall be taken up. Since the Silver
| King has como into prominence several hum
! drcd claims have been located on the same
/ mountain. and tho assays range from $40 to
$500 in silver. while tho ores also carry copper
! and lead. West of Nelson Is n gold belt ex-
tending down tho Kootenai River. and Soho
| placer mining has been dono on small scale.
During the fall of 1901 some rich finds were
| made in what is now known as tho Kaslo-Slo-
can district. between SLOGAN Lake and the
| north end Of Kootenai Lake. Into this division
| OF the kootenai u great many minors wont
| this spring. and some extraordinarily rich
| ores are said to have been found. The pros
| pect hole OF tho Noble Five in tho knslo-Slocan
| has just been sold for $4,000. and the Gil
| max, Hennessy. and Seaton claims are con-
sderod as good The ore ranges in value from
| S5Sto $50 ton. and is FROM two t. ton feet
| thick in lodges from twelve to twenty feet. A
sample Of ruby silver from the district assayed
- thn CON arI n.Nf nntiy t1..Ar
| showed $1,000.
| The confidence OF mining men in these SOW
| eral ores is shown by the fact that Farrell Il
! HondryX arc spending from 100000 to $780,
| 900 on refinery and smelter at Pilot Bay. on
| tho east side Of kootena Lake Real estate
in the various mining camps is beginning to
bring good prices. A lot in Nelson that sold
for SlUU two years ago was recently bonded
for $500. Though there are only about fifty
houses at Pilot Bay. where the smrteris being
butt. lots arc selling at from S4oO to Sl.UUO.
and in kaslo at from 500 to $780,
AIIZoTA.
Tucson. Aug. 7.-.Col. Drodie. who has Just
returned from the Hillside mine, says that the
hillside is goinX to be one of the largest camps
lion producers. in the country. Ho has i'm
pict faith in the Hillside under the present
management. Twenty additional stamps are
on tho road to the mine. which means AN out
put in tho near future five times AS great as
now Showing IN the Slopes on the south evo
while new nnd rettor strikes have lately been |
made in those to the north t;:,o =, .,o n.-,.,
introduction to cx-lioy. Iritie. TO look over the
WHICH Mr. Austin represents was organized |
In LYndonii, and It's rurn2,e is to establish
conditions are found. A. Indicated by its |
name. its special object is Tor the treatment . |
tanning 20 per cent. Of syrtss OF IRON can Mo To-
successfully treated by miHin@ the other 30 !
ties Of nov. Tritlc at Il figure that will prove
highly IomuncratNe if n saio should DC made.
From Big Bu., there comes news that u rich |
strike has tccn made in tho drift in the Little
Jessie mine. Orc is Icing, snippcd from slX
that three tons Of orc recently shipped from
Mr. Hughes's Golden Chariot mine. in That
Yer ton. Several large blocks OF ore from the
Dark Horse nj inc. Hassayampia district. have
rsssn SIo %Sta %4 sam f1w h n ra nno
but which is now in litigation. the ORC fairly
brlstles with horn silver. ana tho entire Vein
300 ounces silver per ton. while specimens
81 n FIR sIenter YaiTe , Gnn o DO s"SGisI Just
bromide ledge. which contains ore OF very
similar elnras,eT There IS some active work
Joins the Saginaw claim. {. II. Gonne the
superintcndent OF the company. discovered =
a shaft 100 ieot lilo ore taken out las paii
the entire expense oil deI elopmcnt. A contract
was made some time ago 10 deliver the III
Paso smelter works fifteen ears OF ore. one-huif
of which has been delivered aud dye tons
are being taken ont daily and delivered ut thr
depot for shipment. The ore is all taken out
OF he western DRIFT on the 100. foot levcl. That
which is shipped averages $50 per ton. Tho
recent developments in tho vicinity of the
Saginaw lead to tho belief that there is u vast
ore body in that district. which may yet prove
to be n second I.eadviilr. Ben Cook Is taking
out some very fine orc from the Hcrshel mine
This bonanza keeps up its reputation as being
ono OF tine riches. producers i'll the district
There is quito u stir at Gold Camp. Tho
English mine continues to improve. with
depth. The shaft is now down 10 icet in two
feet Of 500 tree milling ore. steps are icing
taken TO erect n iiye-stump mill at the mine.
A. Bauer and John Pierce have Il claim in tho
Golden Eulo district that is producing an
abundance Of very rich carbonate ore. 4 now
character OF ore was struck last Tuesday at i
dcpth of 30 feet. 1t is yer, heavy carbonate.
carrying 90 per cent lead and running MI the
WAY fr, IN 20 to 100 ounces of silver The rich
strike near tho State Of Maine, which Is
the property Of Ingram Il Fits continues to
show ny ore of marvellous richness; The ten
stamp mill ut Soldiers Holes is work ing away