The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-23

month just as regularly SIS clock work.
These facts do not always come out, be-
cause II IS close corporation. There is
no excitement ABOUT this dividend. and
there is no need of one. 1t is entirely
matter OF private interest.
Rossland now has twelve mines ready
70 snip ore in large quantities. as soon as
the railroads are ready TO haul the ore 10
the shelters. IL has besides very good
prospect OF having at least twelve more
mines In shape 10 ship before the end OF
the year.
c; T Meader. the father Of Meadervine.
and the superintendent Of the first big
copper plant In Butte. is working a num-
Der or copper claims near Chewelah
Wash, for the Montana Ore Purchasing
Company. OF this city. He has bonded
the Copper King and Gigantic claims.
five miles from Chewelah. and viii put
on large force Of men.
The miners on the North Fork OF the
salmon river have started A new town
called Craigtown. seven miles from Sal
mon siding on the Nelson 4 Fort Sheppard
railway. The town already boasts one
hotel, one assay office and numerous resi-
dences. IL IS in the center Of very prom
ising mineral belt. but snow stiil lies deep
on all the surrounding hills.
The owners Of the Monte Cristo mine
have leased ground on the Eddie j. from
ID: G. Corbin and f. j. Roberts upon
which to erect the new machinery when
IL arrives The ground has been surveyed
by Engineer Roberts OF the SDokane Falls
" Northern railway. and the work of
clearing has commenced. This site for the
machinery was selected owing TO Its near
ness 10 water.
The new strike on the st. Elmo. Trail
Greek, IS continuing 10 improve. Al
though right on the surface. the best ore
is being taken ont OF the new vein which
has Yet been found on the claim. The
ledge has not been opened UP for any great
distance butt ii is supposed 10 be parallel
10 the old vein. AT the point where the
discovery was made 1t Is about i25 feet
from the north side line of the claim.
A party consisting Of General Superin-
tendent II. Abbott OF the Canadian Paci-
fic; Senator McInness. director Of the
company; Hon Mr.. Turner, premier Of
the province; Capt. n. Fitzstubbs, Super
intendent Marpole, Of the Canadian Paci-
nc railway, and several others. visited
Rossiand and, Trail the other day. and
were surprised a. the progress which has
been made during the past few months.
The machinery was started at the Josie
on Thursday. and worked very satsfac-
tortiy. Two power drills are now at
work-one in the face Of the main tunnel.
and one in the crosscut begin TO run 10
tap the north vein. The shaft on the
north vein Is now down about thirty feet.
and shows five feet of shipping ore. The
We predict that this stock Will be worth
par before the list OF October.
The richest specimen of free gold in
quartz which has ever been exhibited in
Rossland except from the o. X or l. Y. l..
mines. was shown by William Browniee.
whose partner sent Il no 20 him from a
new strike he has lust located on one OF
the tributaries OF Kettle river. on the
Colviile reservation. His letter 20 Mr..
BTownlee states that he has four Inches Of
It. which Is enough 10 make millionaries
OF both Of them IL II holds out
dispatch from Thiard. Shoshone coun-
~. Idaho, says: The Jenkins mill IS
dropping Its ten stamps regularly. crush
ing from twenty-five to forty tons % rock
each twenty-four hours. The vein is widen
ing as the mountain is penetrated. very
much as the Golden Chest. above Murray,
has done lately. The ore shows a little
Improvement in quality. also. The slime
tables recently put In 70 handle the tall
ings are proving very successful. the
amount OF gold saved by them paying the
cost Of operating several times over"