The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-06
MINES AND MINING.
fLATTERING REPORTS FROM
HossLAND AND TRAIL CREEK.
"sress All Along the Line-In.
creasing Shipments From All the
a "nes-A Model Camp and . won.
= eiiy Rich COuntry-Seattie
Men Prosperous

w. T. Chalk. an old res;den, of sea,,,e
~Io mas been in Tran creek s.nc. Nav
- ,e'o'neu 10 remain for a few DAVIS
nave osen miner for many wears in
ouo ana Nevada said he .and /
much better pleased with Trail creek
:, mai any district tina. I have miue,f in.
sieater In extent. and while IL has
~ -,ao the stage of development of
- o,aeI districts, 1t gives greater prom
49, S. = sooo country TO stay with /
20 cndfse OF the Iron Horse fraction. IS
Sapciihtendent, and at presen, Wa are
aihs TWO shafts. which have attained
p.u respectively of fifty and thirty
-. respectively. having ore in bo,h
IRIS property Is in the town of
Nossiano, on Monte Cristo mountain with
aifoao Within two blocks of the mine
- showing of about four feet of
sra', ~. sL mas but recently been uncov-
determinations having been noada To- 80
pei. Inc mine, We anticipate will no sur
49, ueVeioped to take its place amcn.,
.ne Shippers of the district. We give em-
Pioyment at present TO six men.
within a radius of two miles. I should
Jaase' mere were l.5oo practical and ex-
pS'iehceu miners constantly engaged In
oih Oh development and extraction
vi ore at wages of from & so TO e. 20 the
Ia.
ing MADE every month. While there Is n
great deal of money in circulation. every
10y apparently being possessed of II
oSsianu Is the most orderly mining cam,
l nave ever been in. Gambling is pro-
nioi'ed py law. but still II is INDUCED in
70 small degree on the quiet There are
nc saloons. at least none are known by
ma. name. They are called hotels, and
.nere are thirty-two of them, provided
with chairs. beds. restaurants and dining
looms In this way they circumvent the
saloon law. and attain the dignity of no.
teis ana houses OF the wayfarer.
"hie there are scores OF SHINING
mines on Monte Cristo. Red mountain and
In the South belt, others are constantly
reaching that position. Anything i'm the
shape OF ore that assays from SIS upwards
Ia so4o Is regarded as pay ore in this DIS
trict. l couldn't state correctly the
amount Of ore that is being sent out of the
district. but the railroad is taxed to its
iuli capacity. and large amount of ore
Is oeing hauled out by wagons. Early in
December the Red Mountain & Columbi,
railway will be completed. and this will
not only relieve the present difficulty, but
II VIII also stimulate the production.
The weather has been all that could Re
desired by miners and business men. bu,
little snow having fallen. and that Is on
the highest peaks of the mountains. The
snowfall In the winter is usually from five
10 SIX feet deep. but this does not inter-
rere materially In the working of tho
mines or hauling of ores. sleds being sup
stituted for wagons.
4 md great many Seattle people in
Rossland in the mines and also in bust
ness all doing well and perfectly satisfied
with the country. However, / would not
advise rush there this winter, because
there will not be work for all who come.
In reality 1t 1t not poor mans country,
although many poor man has made a
good stake there this year.
Capitalists from Canada. the Eastern
states and from London are quite numer-
Gus In the camp. and presume they will
continue 20 come all winter as the facili-
ties Tor getting in are excellent. and the
accommodations are better than are usual.
~ found in new mining camps
Deals are being made daily, the proper
ties changing hands at good prices. but the
prices are not exaggerated.
THE faith in the mines is exhibited in
the amount of machinery row in use and
being placed almost every day on the
mines The larger mines are constantly
adding to their plants, while the smaller
properties having reached stage of de-
relopment requiring plants are supplying
them.
THE indications are that the OUTPUT of
the camp will be doubled the coming year
and the prosperity OF the district greatly
Increased.
'Rossland has doubled its business this
year and has more than doubled its popu-
lation. The only drawback has been
scarcity OF building material. There will
be great deal of building during the
winter"