The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-27
HINES AND INNING.
Trail Greek Viewed From .
Scientific Standpoint
A COMPARISON WITH BUTTE.
Tr~srrsert Of rhe Ores AMI Transports
rton FscfIftf~s-Rafl Gem
t~-fng sa the Gcnstry.

r. :. wooshsrs.. ra1,s-x engineer ara
asxzyev. ~ Resistant Is i1 the etsy. q
gaes4 a. tne Ezs-5s--J-ar9- Being cses-
rl1aes - 20 she a1kIosk n Trail creek
ard RE geaersi prospects. hs SAL.
TIE prnspee-s are very xos1s = -sa-
snx l-SaE.rv sza beer s-swg1-ate1 there
sass ws 6asAEe re r-e@ezt g1ne-atzor-
7 sn wEtressIrx she ssuse scenes f1at
sxw enarfez n The early stages cf Eatfe-
Fswasar1 xfn make anseher Eufts- They
hawe tas ere 81 retts. Trey savs TIE ore
a. Pa,azssrz sz1w tre yeoEse rssnxy %
sre. znf WITH buoyant hearts ard wiling
hzn1s thsy wfE mine T. ans gain tn@ pre-
es1us metals fron s. Bufte has 8 p@r
cent. copper az1 : o1nr@s E4lver. En@s-
lard has 3 GER cent. copper ard - god
Bate r. seventeen years CD ard has b.
g6 rsespR@s Rgzz1ar5 IL two years ca@.
ard has 81 80 r@1rse- Fa@ssar1 has great
surface snSxsngs than Butte / -
net Essh 20 dlscara9s Butte nor beastsIs
her H1ining giorg. Bat viii 10 her nono- By
comparison TIE geological formation q
Esrte IS granite and pc-phyry. sae veins
cutting throaxa 4 Win positive strength
Tss ere Is pyTfte and caa1coyyrs1e. iron
an5 copper 6ss1spni1eS. In q quartz
mstryx TIE geological formation 81
RosgIan9 IS hern h1er7sc ds0rsse: the veins
Cur taroUga II saHtersy and westerly. with
positive strength TAe ore IL prehot2te
copper 6esniph&1e Ia a o2awsz1se -z.ry1.
with q mixture now ard than e. czlcitA.
In t3st what chemical condition the gold
exists is 3 question ansonx chemists. Il
IL Invisible before roasting. and visible
after roasting ard pairing the prepared
ore. Being nsu-tezsiDniSe. tne ore 10
easily des1lphurtzed by washing prepare
tory % smelling. Much % the ore con-
talns large excess Of from. making Il 4
very Desirable ore for smelling.
The deepest shaft II RossIan1 Is so
feet The veins are SO strong and conf.nz-
Gus along ire surface that mining sngin-
GERS are willing 20 make prepz ra-f1rs az
ones 70 work the mines On a systematic
plan. BY putting dswz doasIe-ccrn part
nent working shafts win hosting ma
c5iE@ry. even bstore DrcsDec. work has
been 6ore. There are several such plants
now being installed There ia also much
preparation being made for diamond core
drilling On the veins. ! am IN Seattle for
the purpose q having constructed special
boiler fer mountain use.
The Columbia & Western railway has
lately oeen constructed from the He!nxs
snelfer At Trail. on the Colgmbl. river. ID
Bossiand. westerly seven rnnes d c.
roFbtH's Red Mountain railway frora
Sorthpo-t. on the Nelson & Fort Shepherd
rssieav 70 RsSslana. a distance OF sixteen
miles, II under construction. I saw. only
3 fsN DAYS ago. ~ men K4fa axes on
their shoulders. marching 20 the scene %
action. % clear the timber from the right
os-way
The Canadian Pacific has surveyed a
lire from Robson. OF the Columbia rfver
south thirty miles 20 Trail and the Column
h!a A Western will build from Trail 20
say~sr6. on the Nelson & Fort Shepherd.
with three rails. distance Of six miles.
which viii connect the Canadian Par.fc
system with the American system % rail-
ways.
The Canadian Pacific Company cor
templates shortening their road By bufIi-
Ing through the Crows Nest pass where
exist exclusive coal fields. through Ress-
land and on westerly. Joining their present
route 70 the Coast, saving long bend %
the west
Steamboats, are active on the Columbia
river, but they cannot take care OF the
traffic.
The secret 70 the future success az
R5szla1d II that the ore Is there. TIE
Heinze smelter. OF DO tons capacity, Is
only able % make a small hole in the out
put At present. and more Smeisers nast
De o9ilt. The ore generally f. TOO low
grade % admit of long transportation. ara
should De locally treated.
Everything offered for sale az Ross
land Is not a gooa thing Intending pur-
chasers must seek out reliable dealers Or
they are liable 20 make mistakes.
i may add that fhe ores OF RosSlaua a-n
of great specific gravity being from IS "a
;. which requires only from SIS 10 7 cubic
feet of ore In place 10 make a ton"