The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-10
THE CANADIAN MINES
A Conservative Review Of the Situa-
ton in British Columbia.
EXCITEMENT OVER GOLD
Hundreds OF Claims Have Been
Located on Islands In the
Fraser Estuary Tin
Deposits.

Vancouver. b. c.. Correspondence of
the San Francisco Call: Mining devel-
opments In all parts OF the many great
ore-bearing districts of the province
are creating here and in all the other
cities of British Columbia an amount
OF excitement hitherto unparalleled In
Western Canada. Even within the dis
trict Immediately surrounding Van
couver. which has not before been re-
garded as likely TO be rich in the pre-
cious metals. there are reports of prom
Using gold finds in the hills above Sey-
mour creek. within six miles of the
city, and at Agassiz. as miles east.
while more guarded reports as to SINH
lar possibilities on the hillsides about
Mount Crown. directly opposite Van
couver and across Burrard inlet, are
also attracting attention. 1t Is also
stated that the Burrard Inlet mount
aims in general contain large quanti-
ties of refractory low grade gold ore
running from So TO IS to the ton, which
ore. though at present incapable OF
profitable treatment. may some day by
more perfect appliances be rendered
capable OF effective extraction.
There is also zinc among the miner
ais in the same mountains. though IL Is
not vet asceretained to what extent
this is capable of profitable working.
Meanwhile at Jericho. just beyond the
city limits. borings for coal have al
ready struck some small seams. and
the shrewd capitalists behind the UNI
dertaking express themselves very
confident of soon striking much
wider and richer vein.
On Lulu island and Sea island in the
Fraser estuary, at points eQuidistant
from Vancouver and New Westmins-
ter. traces OF gold already discovered
in the course of artesian we'll boring
have caused the location of nearly 200
claims. covering several hundred acres
of ground in the immediate neighbor-
hood. II may be mentioned that
everyone OF the claimants has sworn.
as required by law, that he believes
that there Is rock in place" on his To-
cation. Although there would seem 10
be not little OF the boom and perhaps
fake element in this Lulu island ex-
element. there IL considerable gold
underlying the land in question.
Meanwhile further up the coast but
within convenient reach OF Vancouver
as a future smelling point. there are
being made good finds OF gold-bearfng
| copper ore, and on various Islands OF
the Gulf OF Georgia. notably Texada-
prospecting parties have lately been
at work with apparent likely results.
as regards precious metals and copper
discoveries in several places.
on Texada island In particular pros
pectors who have shown samples or
ore declare that they have found tin
deposits in paying quantities, but they
hold themselves so reserved on the
matter that exact particulars have
been hitherto unavailable. Should the
alleged tin discoveries on Texada be
"a 90 xryfll ha nf
able value TO the province. since the
Pacific coast demand for tinware Is 50
large and constantly increasing that
mines OF that metal would certainly
WELD larger returns than most OF the
| gold mines. and as certainly, good coal
being plentiful In the immediate neigh
borhood at Nanaimo. lead to the es-
| tablishment OF a large and hourishing
| tin-plate industry.
Meanwhile on Vancouver island new
discoveries OF good coal have lately
been made at Saanich and elsewhere.
| and hundreds OF prospectors are busy
| at work In the Aiberni gold district. in
various parts OF which recent assays
| have shown such rich deposits that
| Vancouver and Victoria capitalists are
already expanding large sums in pre-
| iiminary operations.
Notwithstanding the promise OF gooc
things TO come In and about Burrarc
Inlet, close to the mainland cities enc
on Vancouver Island, within compare
lively easy reach OF Victoria and Nan
| atmo. results are yet in these parts a.
nothing compared with what Is betni
/ done in the great mine region OF th'
| British Columbia upper country. TIT
quicksilver mines at Savonas are II
full work, and word comes that severa
other quicksilver deposits will be SINH
larry operated IN the early future
~ - g.
| from the North Thompson District hat
| Just been made 10 Baltimore IL !
| however IN gold, silver and copper TIA
| by far the most valuable present outpu
OF upper country ores Il now beinl
made, and the steady increase OF tn
production of these metals IN all part
| now worked fOretells a boom that will
| in the opinion of American experts
VINO are hooking into the province b,
hundreds, astonish the world at larg
| IN the course, of, at the latest. a httk
more than twelve months.
In the famous Carfboo region the by
draulic gold companies will certainly
ere the end OF their present very shor
season of operation put out consider
| ably over 500, 900 worth OF gold. whfl'
/ at least double this amount should Ne
i suit from the operation OF several hun
| dred busy mine-workers IN other part
| of the district. the new development o
/ the duI1ltfOu5 VI N'h4Nh .
yet only IN Its veriest infancy. Man,
/ noted experts agree in saying tina
there is far more gold wealth In Carl
i boo than has ever yet been extracte,
and consider that when deep MINING
/ is sufficiently advanced results sioux
accrue which must as greatly astonisl
| the world at large as similar opera
tons have done IN the gold field o
/ Colorado.
In the Okanagan country preltmi
| nary operations are in many part
showing clearly rlrat there are close .
i the international boundary line excep
nionally rich copper deposits. also bear
ing gold in very profitable quantities
| and as the district Is also a splendi'
ranch country all interested are Ger
/ tain that although the present year
local output OF valuable ore will b
small, there VIII be sufficient develop
| rnent to encourage a remarkable expan
sion OF the general product and wealtl
/ of the Okanagan IN the course OF tn
next two or three years. In BaSt KoO
tenay. too. good nnds OF gold and ga