The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-06-18

drea med Of. This report will doubtless
be followed by the investment of a
large amount of capital in hat sec
ton by those mining magnates and
other wealthy Englishrnen who follow
their lead in such enterprises, and
there is no reason to doubt but that
they will be most amply repaid for
their ventures.
Trail is situated on the west side of
the Columbia river, at the mouth of
Trail creek, eight miles north of the
boundary line, and Rossland, connected
by steam tramway, is nearly due
west of it about The same distance.
Northport. the present northern termi-
nus of the Spokane Falls and North
ern Railroad, is not more than sixteen
miles below Trail. and there is but
little doubt that that road will be ex-
tended 10 the latter place and Ross
land during the present season. This
VIII be a great advantage to Spokane,
which is only some 120 miles distant.
Trail can also be reached by steamer
and rail from the same place via
Arrowhead, Nakiup, SLOGAN Crossing
and Robson. The Columbia and West
ern Railroad company is now applying
for a charter for a road from Pentic-
ton. at the foot of Okanagan lake, via
Grand Forks and Christiana. Summit,
to Rossland and Traill Penticton is
connected by steamer to the head of
Okanagan lake, and thence by rail
with Scanous on the Central Pacific
railroad. $40 miles from Vancouver. The
company asks for six years III which TO
complete this line, but will doubtless
ish it within two. The Canadian Pa
cific company have surveyed town
site adjoining the present limits of
Frain, and it is reported that they
viii fill the gaps and have all-raii COM
munication with Revelsto5e, using this
ground for terminal purposes.
Prospecting in this region has really
just begun, but already the develop
msnts have been such that the thrush
of people has been unprecedented.
Rossland grew to a. town of 1000 people
in the first eight months of its exis-
tence and is rapidly increasing. The
famous Spar Eagle, LIE Rio, Nickel
Plate and other rich mines are situated
here. the value of whose ore runs from
$45 to $225 per ton. Smelling and min
ing works have been established at
Trail, also at Nelson, and a large
plant will be erected at Rossland with
in the next few months.
There is every reason to believe
that this rich stretch, which begins at
Nakurp on the north reaches across
the boundary line well known into
Washington. Nearly $40, 900 of gold
have been taken from mines in the
Cariboo district farther north in the
same range, and. as far as indications
go. it gets richer as it runs south, the
Rossland district far exceeding in rich
ness and quantity of ores anything
that was found about Cariboo. All
operations in the Cariboo have been
almost entirely confined to the surface
until very recently, when railroad eX-
tensions and the construction of good
highways permitted the transporta-
ton of the heavy machinery necessary
for the fun development of the min
ing possibilities.
THE Rossland district will have no
such hindrances to- its rapid develop
ment, as it already has water commu-
nication all the year round with Revel-
stoke, and will within a short time
have at least one railroad if not two,
/ giving it full and quick facilities for
| getting in all needed supplies of ma
/ chinery. The mail service to the
/ kootenay country is at present very
! poor, but the postal authorities havs
already taken steps to secure frequent
and rapid mail exchanges between
! Revelstoke and the Trail region, as
well as other points in this rapidly
growing section. The banking facili-
ties have been heretofore entirely in
adequate to the situation, but in the
course of the next few weeks both
Trail and Rossland Will have at least
one bank each with plenty of capita
to meet all reasonable demands.
Placer. hydraulic and quartz min
ing are all followed, and, besides, gold
silver and lead also abound and yielt
rich returns. This Kootenay regior
was barely known four or five years
ago, as will be seen by reference tc
the maps of that time. Now it is
dotted over with more than score
Of thriving mining towns. AS rich as
have been the returns from the frs
one, the later have surpassed them.
The Kootenay district embraces ar
extent of over 10000 square miles. The
output of ore in 1895 was nearly 81, 500.
600 in value and in 1896 will more thar