The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-14

sidney Norman, q prominent mining
man. OF Spokane. was In the city last
sFe-trg- In conversation with q Post
lnEelligencer reporter be gave some in
.sTesting information about the famous
ssocan mining district which Is now at
tracing widespread attention
The future OF mining never looked as
bright IN our part OF the country as il
does al present ne said. sand the travel
70 Rosssand and the SLOGAN district is
naviag a marked effect on the appearance
OF Spokane. All the well known mines
n the Tran district are vigorously prose-
cutting development work. and Ii is now
SAID that The War Eagie Mining Com
pany viii build its own smelEer. TIE
ioca ton has not been definitely decided
upon az this SINE. but il IS supposed that
ScTfhpoEt, in this state, will be the Place
selected. Tho Red Mountain railroad
frcm Sorthport 20 Rossland a connec-
ton % the Spokane & Northern, ran its
nrst train into the latter place TWO days
ago, and viii be ready for general bsssi-
ness IN few days This will have
marked effect upon the Tral creep camp.
and II Is fully expected that several new
properties will enter the dividend paying
class Prominently mentioned among
these are The Josie. O. X, Jumbo, Deer
Park. Cliff. Columbia & koofenay and
others.
The SLOGAN country is developing even
beyond the most sanggine hopes OF those
interested Ia its resources, and it is safe
10 say that no camp on this continent
shows so much Improvement From Oc-
tcoer last until May i next, IL is esli-
mated By people well able 10 Judge that
the total output will exceed s. 800 900 The
banks OF b. y. A. and British Columbia
have at last recognized the possibilities
Of the camp. and have established
branches AT kaslo ard Sandon. Previous
ly all banking has been done at Nelson.
distant some four hours by boat from Kas-
To- The SLOGAN Star has already paid $500
coo in dividends within the past sixteen
months A large I50-ton concentration was
completed by the company last July, and
their monthly output from now on will
average i.ue0 tons a month, OF an average
net value Of $50 per ton The Noble Five
Consolidated Company is also erecting
large concentration at Cody, with tr am
way connecting the mines. and IL Is ex-
pected that everything. viii be in readi-
hess by the 18th OF next month. A large
amount OF ore Is awaiting concen traitor,
and il is expected that dividends viii be
forthcoming regularly from then on. The
Reeo Mining Company will also put in a
concentration In the spring, and Mr.. J. NJ.
Harris. manager and large owner In the
property, guarantees dividends Of 100000
that the syndicate operating the Gaiena
Farm will erect min before next sum
mer.
Among the recent sales made might be
mentioned that of the Payne group, one
OF the claims in which was the first loca-
ton ever made in the SLOGAN district. and
upon which the subsequent excite nent
was based. Mr.. S. s. Bailey. of Spokane.
has worked this property alone since 1892.
and Is said TO have taken out a net profit
OF $zSans0. The group was purchased by
"a W Mcclure. or SALT Lake city, ror
sI0a no0 in cash. Three-afths OF the Ruth
property was purchased few weeks ago
by an English syndicate for sl66.1oo In
cssh. Among the properties which may
safely be figured upon as large dividend
payers during the coming year are the
Washington, SLOGAN Boy. Whitewater.
Black Fox. Best, Rambler-Cariboo Last
Chance, Idaho. Mountain Chief. Galera
Farm. Enterprise. Antoine. Surprise.
Bluebird, r. Z. Lee and many others
which I cannot call 10 mind Just now. I
am personally interested in the 81. Ke-
verne Mining Company. owning six claims
between the Payne. Washington and Slo-
can Boy mines. The company has Just
been organ ized. and II is our intention TO
push work as rapidly as possible We
have a good showing and ore on the dump,
and / confidently expect that the exeen-
diture OF the money We now have 10 hand
will prove the property to be OF great
value"