The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-23
HINES AND MINING.


British Colamsa Msnan< Journal
w. W Anderson. the well known Cali
fo-nsa expert has gone up 70 the mines Of
ne Aoatreai Company 20 make further
report On those valuable properties
Fred Cook. . Californian OF experience.
who has spert part OF this season IN the
Hcrssfy section. 10 again IN this section.
having been sent 10 open up the Harsefsy
hydraulic mine Il there - water enough
for working this season. yet. IL nos. 20 get
everything in readiness Cor an early start
IN the spring The Horssfy Gold Mining
Company has very valuable property. ard
a good report should be made OF che out
Pat there ner- season.
II - said that the Maud hydraulic mine.
British Northwest Gold Mining Company.
VII De equipped for hyd-anl:cking early
nsxt spring The carpenters who have
been working al season II the Carshco are
now 81 the Maud mine erecting buildings
for the accommodation OF large number
OF men.
A serious accident happened ~ Willow
river. resulting In the death OF . young
man named SaIn Shoemaker. He had
been working In trench thar was being
dug Tor the purpose OF setting Up pump
| The work was nearly compieCed when
cavern almost Glzed Ira trench. which was
oney TWO and one-haig feet wide and seven
feet deep. crushing shoemaker against the
opposite bank. killing hiza almost in
SANITY.
Mr.. Thompson. an eminent mining engi-
neer from Cooigardie. West ern Australia.
and John McLennan. of Vancouver, are
examining the welI-krown Lightning
Creek mines and other properties in THAI
vicinity for London people. Mr.. Thonp-
son ~ president OF the Association OF Min
ing Engineers Of Western Australia, and
v-Ts 4~ "a IA tMr
that - taken by British capitalists n the
gold capabilities of Carihoe- Mr.. Thomp-
con will also examine Hixon creek.
The work on the tunnel OF the Law
claim was begun on the sta. About ten or
twelve men are employed.
Col De Loynes. accompanied by l. Pc
latan. Of Paris, the LATER representing a
wealthy banking syndicate of Paris.
France. returned from "a short trip to Car
hoo on Sunday night Mr.. pelatan stated
10 the Journal that while His people ex-
pected TO invest more particularly n
quartz mines, he had found the alluvial
deposits so rich and profitable for working
that he thought they might be inclined 20
take up the proposition of the French
company, represented by Col. De Loynes.
on Quesnelie river. that had been favor
ably reported by Baron de Bate last year.
and whose report is now Endorsed by Mr.
Pelatan. The ground In question IS on the
left bank OF the Quesnelle. about four
miles below Beaver river. and the Beaver
Mouth mines. Water can be secured by
reseryo.r.nS Antoine lake Mr.. Pelatan
has lived Cor many years in Denver. Col,
and il a man OF much practical experience.
During this trip they visited the Columbia
mines tthe French compauy's property.
the Beaver Mouth and the Montreal Com
pany's mines Mr. Peiatan, accompanied
by Col. De Loynss. left Wednesday for
Kootenay. hoping in the near future to re-
visit Cartboo, for which country he pre-
diets q bright future.
Late arrivals from the Horsefy country
report that the Horsehy mine has been
closed down for The season on account OF
the lack OF sufficient water. The last
cleanup. about the middle OF September.
was said 20 be about 5000. after short
run with small supply OF water The
ceraented gravel Ia also said 10 be increas-
ing in quantity and now comes down TO
bedrock In many places across the entire
face OF the pit. which IS between 600 and
20 feet in length. Senator r. H. Campbell.
mining man OF forty years experience
IN the deep channel gravel mines OF Cali
fornia. says OF the Horseiy Hydraulic
Company's immense channel and gravel
deposits: Nothing / have ever seen in
Cal.fornia's ancient river channels equals
the channel now plainly exposed tn the
workings OF the Horsely mine ana al the
ground, either in extent OF the gravel de-
posts. the richness OF the gravel now
worked or in the evenness or regularity OF
the pay gravel Il Is too hard or cemented
TO be probably worked By hydraulic pro-
cesses and I fully agree with Manager
Eobson's proposed plan TO make drift
mine Of II II the Horsefy Hydraulic Min
ing Company will erect a good milling
pant next spring, would venture to say
the mine would soon be paying dividends
that should please stockholders and would
astonish even old California miners. with
al our experience OF the many DIVIDEND
paying drift gravel mines OF California
so welI," adds Mr.. Campbell, do think
OF the Horseay country and the channel
exposed Ia the property under MI HOO
sons management. that I have located
four and ore-half miles OF the same chan
mel and its continuation for q company OF
San Francisco capitalists and mining men.
I am dong some prospecting work now
that confirms nay good opinion, and VIII be
on the ground next spring with machinery
to thoroughly prospect and open up the
ground I have located"