The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-27
Ro.sIana Mining Notes.


3. G. Rod3 las bonded the two-thirds
Interest IN the Pronestora mineral Calm
On Cari5oo creek from his partners. 3. II.
Bourne and \, Demers- for $3.50.
Owing 70 the temporary closing OF the
Pilot Bay srnslfer. the Britannia -Eirg
Company. OF AiESxorth. wIl make snip
nent Of concentrates TO the smelter a.
Nelson.
Tas mill at the Poorman. near Nelson.
has been started OF its summer run. II
is ramore5 that this property. now n the
fAndS OF private owners. VIII shortly Re
turned into q company ard that is stock
VIII be put upon the market.
The ssIyerina Gold Mining Company has
let a contract 70 George Lebau 70 sink
a shaft 10 feet. Sis feet in the clear. The
work Is 20 be prosecuted with both day
and night shifts II will be sunk on the
original discovery. where last year some
very nigh grade ore was taken oEs w. II.
Young Is experimenting the work.
TIE Slverine God II Ming Company has
let A contract to George LsBau TO sink
shaft 80 feet. sxs feet in the clear. The
work Is 20 be prosecuted with both day
and night shifts. II viii be sunk On the
original discovery. where last year some
very high grade ore was taken ont w.
II Young = experimenting the work
The Deer Park company has Lex con-
tract 70 Joe TraTn6- TO sink It's shaft from
the hfiy-foot level TO the i0o-foot Level.
chances Of finding great Improvement in
the grade % the ore Ia this fifty feet are
exceeding good No prosecuting viii be
done until the 11-foot level is reached.
The Crown Point cross-eut tunnel Is be-
Ing rapidly pushed. II VII probably take
six months 70 complete the work. IL viii
tap the ledge az q depth OF 2ee9 feet. and
will DC raaea for TIE future q he s st,
viii begin shipping GRE by July !. as there
are 400 tons On the DUMP The mine Is
under the managernert q Volney 2. Will
gives promise q making Cns
OF the big properties OF the district
An interesting cross vein has been dis
covered IN pushing the upper level % the
Q. x The vein had wldened 10 eleven
feet for some distance before reaching
the cross vein. and az the point OF juno
tire there vas some evidence Of disturb
ance. but the main vein cat through and
kept on its course. Some drifting 70 the
south has been done on the cross vein.
and the same character OF ore found as
that taken from the man vein. The walls
% the cross vein are smooth and regular
and they seem 70 indicate a perfect trac-
t5ire.
s. c. Davis returned to Rossian4 Tues
day from prospecting trip 20 the new
Waterloo camp He was accompanied by
Nels Pearson. Billy Gibson and Louis
Scho1L They spent thirteen DAYS in the
district and made seven locations Pear
son and Gibson stakea four cairns called
Apae which shows an immense body az
copper ore on AZ surface ~a h.es IN
Interest in the Oregon. DAVIS got two ex-
sFsfA-fNAfs@ EA hfs# ANE2tRE ~FN4Dt calling
them the fse3e Star and Exeheuuer All
are enthusiastic about the prospects OF
that section.
THE new machinery AZ thu Josie mine
r. running very smoothly. TWO machine
drills are already az work in the mine
one In The face 81 tire main tunnel the
othsr IN the Slopes. The showing IN the
breast 81 the tanmei IS reported . be n
solid mass q TIE best ore ever taken from
TIE claim. The showing IN the shaft on
the north vein continues excellent. there
being fully FIVE feet Of solid high grade
o7e- The old shaft az the mouth x the
tunnel s. pumped dry Ssa4av- This shaft
Is down foTtv-fiye feet and mas fms
showing. Singer dT5li will be INSTALL
81 "a this shaft during this week and Z
wt3 BE- kept going 05Ehf an1 4av The
6aIly shipments from tire mi1e have seen
slightly increased. though the exscrabl@
STATE % tire raads. cansed by the recent
rains is seriously hinaerlug large ship
mants.