The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-06-22
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49, ~ ~ wv XII y.
i veay 40 this city, on the vest shore ct
III otenay lahe, had no existence sven in the
inssInattoa 81 the few trappers and pros
pec1oss who, IN psEsuing their nomadic life.
harpsasd " land their row boats IN sne
~ and bsautifsl harbor Of kaslo bay.
III Amy months q : tins Me rowing In
an. q ~ padded hin birch bark canoe,
INV via assr 81 bear o. other animal OF tho
forSas - they drank from the waters OF the
iaka, we're ths only living breathing Great
uree 10 disturb natures solitudss. Last
SApauut q few vsnturesome ~pfospectors
crowded their way through The thick brush.
oyes fallen logs and around huge bouldsrs
n Nha Kaslo river and discovered high
nraAe eilvss-lsad ORES in such quantities
1hat she mining world was astontshsd whom
\ y results reached tho csnters Of oiviliza-
tion. ~ usual In such cases. . grand rush
80 thS result, and bsfore the winters
anovs began TO descend hundreds Of intrepid
msn had visited the country and staked
claims The now famed SLOGAN district on
Hhe western slope. was found
and by ths time the soil vas scraped from
the surface Of several wide veins they
changed hands for figures that to the uni
tiatsd In this district appeared startling.
Al Victoria, b. O.. syndicate secured this
nne townsitA, obtained : charter for . rail
~ 10 The Kaslo river, and began pEepara-
rations foe making this the gateway TO the
mines lying on the Kaslo and SLOGAN
slopes.
Early this spring one solitary house
marked tie site OF Kaslo City. Now il has
NaM.a-NH ~ . hhor0~nk -AatArN
town that must DO built in q hurry. The
sound 81 the hammer and saw 10 heard
seven days In tho week. and substantial
buildipcs ars going up on Ill sides. A trail
t~enty-one miles in length has been built
u tho divide, and two large pack trains are
taxed 70 their utmost to transport supplies
% the hundreds OF men now searching for
treasure in the many hills and gulches.
New strikes OF extraordinary richness are
81 daily occurrence, and arrangements are
beinR pushed whereby the ores extracted
during development will be packed to this
Point, shipped ON steamors TO Bonner's
Ferry. thence over the Great Northern rail-
way 70 the markets Of the world.
Tho orss Of Those two districts are Of
such high grade N silver that the duty i'm
poaed On lead under the provisions Of the
mckinley bill outs but little figure. Yet
thst obnoxious clause In the tariff law has
forced an American company to begin the
ereotion Of an extensive smelling plant on
Nhie aide. q plant OF sufficient magnitude to
keep 100000 actively employed when
once in operation. These works are being
erected By the Kootsnai Mining q Smslt-
inp company. Franklin Farrell, Of the Par
rot nine and smslter at Butte, being one of
the principal stockholders. Tho location
of the works are at Pilot bay. thirty-eight
miles north Of the south end Of Kootenai
labA. Last Oetcbsr work was commenced
elearlng the ground for the works. building
WhaxysA oto. Tho foundations for tbs
smelling and concentrating plants are
nsasly completed, and the timbsrs framed
fer the suue~rstructure. The entire concern
10 designed and overlooked by Prof.
Parksa. Of Helena, while DR.. W. A. Hendrix
attends to the financial end.
Until the sampling works are in opera
tion, supplies of ore from this country must
look elsewhere for q market, and az far ~
] ana informed. Helena and Great Falls APP
eomplstion Of the Great Northern railway,
which taps desp water navigation at Bon
ner's Ferry. places this entire lake and
river country Of British Columbia in close
communication with the Montana cities I
have named. There are quite . number Of
Montanians already in this country, and
many more are coming. Butte and Helena
capitalists are securing bonds and options
for the purpose OF securing mining prop
critics. 1t would be a good scheme for the
silyer-lead smelling companies of Montana.
provided they desired ores from this coun-
try. 10 forward some of their price lists and
terms to the principal camps.