The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-30

Ore Going Out From the Producers
Over Two Roads.


Correspondence to the Spokesman-Re-
view from Sandon. r. C.. says: For tho
week ending June 20 the SLOGAN Star
shipped 20 tons by the Canadian Pacific
and $50 tons by the Kaslo e. SLOGAN. The
ore over the Canadian Pacific goes to
Omaha and that over the Kaslo e. SLOGAN
goes 10 Pueblo. Col
There has been shipped on the new con-
tract since the first of June SIS tons. and
no ore has been stopped down since the con-
centrator was started until last Thursday.
when one or two miners. were put at that
work. and by the middle Of next week
there will be coming from the mine ten TO
fifteen tons per day OF clean ore that is
hand sorted and sacked without having TO
60 through the concentration.
The SLOGAN Boy. which is under bond
and leased 10 Gibson & Keith. has again
started up, the water IN the shaft sub
siding so they could work. There are
nine men at work, mostly on the i50-foot
level, and they are taking out ore. Since
last November they have taken out and
shipped - tons and from this on will
make regular shipments. The property
IS but "a short distance from the Wash
ington wagon road. which connects with
the kaslo & SLOGAN at Michigan Siding.
They have reached the 2s-foot level with
the shaft and expect 10 have 10 crosscut
about 80 feet TO cut the vein. So far all
the hoisting has been done with horse
and within.
The Washington concentrated Is run
ming regularly. having started the first
OF this week, and Is working TO the per-
feet satisfaction of the owners. The
The wagon road il fast getting dry, and il
viii be but two or three days now before
they viii commence 10 ship. About IS
tons per day are coming down the tram,
and IL is understood makes about 20 tons
OF concentrates.
George Ailard. who has charge OF John
A. Finch's business in this district. was
up from New Denver last week and made
arrangements 10 put men at work on
thu Sovereign group. A part of this
group Is In litigation. and nothing more
than assessment work viii be done on
them until the title Is cleared M Mr.
AiIard is pleased with the purchase of
the Enterprise claim, on Ten-Mile. and
says they expect 30 pack out a shipment
soon 10 get 4 smeltor test before they
conclude whether 10 put IN a wagon road
or rawhide trail He says the property
Is n mine and has ceased TO be pros
pcct.
=. N Murphy packed up supplies 10
the Northern Bell this week and viii
soon put on men 20 develop the property.
Several tons OF ore was shipped from
this property in 1894 The claim Is near
the Last Chance and bids fair 10 be-
come a regular shipper before snow flies
this fan
Fires were carelcssly set about on.
mile below town Sunday morning and at
10 o'clock the safety Of Sandon was so
menaced that the bucket brigade was
called out and stationed along the wagon
road from the slaughter house up. and
the work train on the Canadian Pacific
Was sent from Three Forks with a gang
of men 70 protect their property. The
Kasia & SLOGAN train was shut out by the
FIRE. which crossed both the main line
and tho Cody branch. i few ties were
burned ont and several rails were bent,
bat the wogkmen had the track repaired
So the train came in nearly on time
About 80 cords OF two-foot wood was
burned ard the trainmen say large
quantity was burned at Fifteen-Mile sta
ton.
The star mans cement set surveyors st
work preparatory TO making application
for crown grant for the Star group Sur
veyorz are also AZ work for the Ruth
people running chain lines and laying
ouf thu wagon road
As The Kaslo & SLOGAN train IS pulling
out. the roof % George Lovatt's saw mill
was discovered 10 be On FIRE and the
bucket brigade IS making a record. Il
being their nrst ran. Little damage was
done.