The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-26
MINES AND MINING.
George B. kittinger's Report on
Trail, Boundary and Nelson.
NOW THE oPPoRTuNs TIME.
No Description OF These Districts
Brings Out Their Wonderful Rich
nes-->eatsie-s Chance.

George 3. kittinger returned yesterday
morning from Trait creek. Nelson. Bound
AIRY creek. British Columbia. and the Col
vile r servafion. from tour Of fnvestisa-
ton for the Seattle Mining Exchange To
= Fost-TnteiIigeEcer reporter Mr.. Rittin-
ger said:
Il left Seattle with my mind made up
that I would see a large and wonderfully
rich mining district at Tran creek, but
after having gone over the ground care
fully and examined all the different mines
and prospects, | vas convinced that all
I had heard inaaequately described the
true situation as to It's extent and rich
ness Of It's deposits. AS generally known,
the formation Of the country Is dtorite or
syenire. with an iron Gaping from one 10
twenty feet. the surface assays running
in value from a trace TO $40 gold, and from
5 20 10 per cent. copper. The pay ore Is
In shntes. and there hasn't been claim
in the district. on which any development
has been done, but that good paying
shufe has been found. The hedges are from
ave TO forty feet in width. and at a depth
OF from LOO 10 S0e feet they widen. become
more regular. and increase in richness.
al the present time there are sixteen
producing mines in Tral creek, and by
the end Of the summer there viii be at
least forty. and by next summer seventy
five Work is being carried on as fast as
men and money can drive it. The smelter
az Trau Is in operation, and viii not
be able TO handle one-third of the output
in six months from now. IL Is handling
at present 30 tons Of ore per day. The
estimated value OF the output OF the dis
trict for the year viii reach $,VDo,Voo, and
for next year about s10.00o,sDo.
The lie Roi. the leading mine of the
district. is down 600 feet, the main work
OF which Is being carried on at the 45o-foot
level. This company has in sight at least
s.. co. 90 worth OF ore, and $4,000 on the
dump awaiting transportation TO the
smelter. This will be hauled away within
the next sixty days.
The Center Star. adjoining the lie Roi
on the north, has a tunnel SO feet long
and Is heading for the maia shaft OF the
lie Roi, which il viii strike at the S-1-foot
level. This company has never shipped
one pound OF ore. IL is simply blocking out
years OF work ahead. MIR. Oliver Durant,
the manager ana part owner. is an expert
enced miner of Montana and Utah. He is
more than enthusiastic over the bright
prospects Of this wonderful mine.
The Josie, situated west of the lie Eoi,
is certainly one OF the best of the great
group Their plant is well placed, con-
structed and arranged. There is no rea-
son. with the present able management.
why the stock of this company should not
TtAGH par btloIe the iltst OF the scAA anu
so on down the list OF the producing
mines Outside OF these. the claims on
which the most development work Is De-
Ing done, are the Commander. which Is
In pay ore. and. by the way, Is owned
by Nr. W. J. Harris. OF the lie Roi mine,
and the Lily May, which Is showing up In
such manner as to cause much COM
ment. This Is owned by George Turner,
Frank Watson and w. j. Harris The
Monte Crisfo is a remarkably strong pros
pect as is also the st. Elmo. owned and
being developed by Frank Loring and
George Crane. owners of the Josie. Then
there is the Evening Star, on which
great amount of work is being done. and
which is also in pay ore. the Georgia. adj
joining the Evening Star, which Is man
aged by Joseph Warner, of Seattle.
The above are only few of the very
many rich claims In this district. but one
must not imagine that the whole district
is free from wildcat speculation. At the
present time some $500 claims have been
located. The vast majority of tlase have
great merit. while many are being foated
over the country on the reputation OF the
good ou.s. The only safeguard is for in
tending purchasers TO buy through reputa-
be firms
THE Trail Creek district at present Is
an assured success. and for that reason
the price Of mining properties is much
higher than in the coming Boundary creek
district.
boundary Creek.
This district lies west Of RoSsland about
ffiy miles and extends from the interna-
tional boundary north some thirty miles.
This whole country is one vast mineral
belt. with better surface Indications than
at Trail. The deposits are in great lodges,
many from 10 10 30 feet in width and
reaching through. apparently, tho whole
district. The only thing needed TO make
this the greatest mining district OF the
world u ready money ana transportation.
BY July I. fS97. the rush and development
will be greater than in any known mining
camp Of the world. This may seem a
broad statement. bat II surface indica-
tons. assays and opinions OF noted Ameri-
can and English experts amount to any
thing my predictions viii come true
Railroads can be huilt up the Kettle river
valley and tributaries. on good easy
grades. AZ minimum cost.
ALREADY three smeiters are about 70 be
started. one al Boundary, one at Green
wood camp and the other for Mr. BleNett
AT Browns mountain. north fork OF Kettle
river. fourteen miles north Of Grand
Forks This mountain can be seen for
seven miles on account % the iron oxide.
The ledge runs from che base 20 the top OF
the mountain some $50 feet in height
and IS from 80 "a 90 feet In width. with
surface ASSAYS running from s. 10 s20 IN
gold and some copper. It's valne cannot
bc computed, II is probably on OF the
most extensive prospects ever discovered.
There are hundreds and hundreds of
claims tn boundary Greek that show tust
as rich and are Just as large as any OF the
Tran Greek district. but. "a said before,
the Trail district has transportation faeIIi-
lies and already producing mines which
naturally serve % Increase the value Of
the many prospects IN that district as we'll
as 20 make it the most popular camp Tor
investors and mine operators.
Toad Mountain.
II also paia n vis.s % Toad mountain.
wing west and south 81 Nelson. h c. on
the Kootenay river. This mountain is
Wei krown for It's FREE milling gold rrap-
critics. ore % t6e most noted OF its mines
ts the poormaa owned by T.. navsnr.ory
TIE ctatm has besn worked FOR six years.
tust as the proprietor needed money The
p'aut consists - ten stamps ard four con.
coutrstors The ore runs SIS per tor or
the plates and the concentrates average
So pcr - Nou can see that this Is a
remarkable showing u ben Won know that
water IS usa8 fsT power and everything is
or q down haul from the mine 10 ere con-
ernt~ator White there I also examined
fhr Royai Canadian miro. ShEch. I urfa~-
stard - oauat hv Seattle vegQfs This =
VEL lcrafc9. neAF ne FoerTusn. has an ex-
ra.isnt shoN lns - free milling quarts ard
= property handled vii surely develop
ir.o regular divlA@nd- paving property. or
T08t Mauntafa is also located tire n7sad
Hairs mise gTcu7. Thts company trans
ports TIRE ore hy wtre tramwav 20 thesr
cWr shelter ~ Ne9sNn distance az EIGHT
mites. q = zof. silver ard copper .nror-
oslfsoE- ore scar $50 the stock sold for =
ap3 jt s neN eagerly snawne5 I'd az IS
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