The San Francisco call., 1896-10-02

it is a great field for mining machinery,
the machinery can be taken in free of duty
and the people there all look to San Fran
cisco as the best place in which to buy it.
''The mining prospects in British Co.
lumbia," said he, ''surpass anything con-
templated a few months ago. Prospectors
by thousands have gone to the new dis
tricts. The past season has been one of
development more than actual production.
Near Rossland there are at present twelve
mines that may be called shippers. These
are the lie Roy, War Eagle, Iron Mask,
o. K, Cliff, Josie, Poorman. Crown Point,
Nickel Plate, Kootenay and Columbia,
Center Star and Jumbo. In addition to
these there are ten probable shippers in
1897.
I'm point of fact, however, the lack of
transportation facilities has prevented the
ore from being shipped, and in conse-
quence large quantities are on the dumps
awaiting the advent of the new railroads.
The Red Mountain Railway, or as it is
familiarly known Corbin road, viii be in
Rossland during October. The Columbia
and Western Is now built from Rossland
to Trail and will extend its line immedi-
ately, and the Crows Nest Pass Railway
will be built before year, so that in the
immediate future the shipment of ore
from that district will be immense.
.'At Trail, on the Columbia River, a
number Of immense deposits similar to
those near Rossland have been discovered
and development is going on. All up the
Coium bia River new camps are being
formed and fresh discoveries constantly
made, and before another summer there
will be numerous mining towns along that
river.
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activity that is going on.
Another district which promises great
results is that of Boundary Greek. 1t Is
the opinion of practical men that it
abounds with great mines, and the surface
indications are certainly wonderful.
When the Columbia and Western Rail-
road gets in there / expect to see boom
in mining that will astonish people.
There are other districte near here, such
as Salmon River and others.
1--WE not only have gold but we have
great silver mines. The SLOGAN and Lar
dian Duncan districts are both chiefly
silver, ana the former has several wonder
full mines in operation, the principal be-
ing the SLOGAN Star, which this year
has paid its shareholders S250, 600 in divi-
dends on capital of $500, 900. There are
several other silver mines developing into
large properties, and any number of
smaller enterprises being worked by men
OF small capital. One feature of the
SLOGAN district is that even if silver goes
below what it is at present it will pay to
mine 1t, the ores being SO rich.
East Kootenay mines are chiefly low
grade, but the deposits are immense and
the ore of much greater yalne than the
great mines of Alaska, which are paying
their shareholders so handsomely.
..l could go on enumerating district
after district throughout the province
where mining and prospecting are being
carried on successfully.
mot only have we quartz mines produc-
ing the refractory ores, as in Rossland, but
number of valuable free-milling propo-
sitions are being worked. At Cayuse
Creek deposit with the gold sprinkled
all through the rock is now being worked,
and it is expected that several millions
will be taken out of 1t during the next
year or so. Free milling ores are coming
of mining will be done from this out.
Hydraulic mining is proving very sue
cessful. not only in Cariboo but in other
districts. One of the two Cariboo com.
panies only the other day cleaned up
500, 900. the proceeds of only few days
work. and it is expected that by fall the
clean-up OF what is known as the upper
country will run into hundreds of thou
sands of dollars. California. and other
miners took out over So. 900 600 from this
run in the early days with the pan and
rocker. They only skinned it over, and
now hydraulicking is getting at the great
wealth in the immense beds OF gravel
all along the rivers ana creeks. 1t is con-
tidently assured by old miners and practi-
cal men that great finds of quartz will yet
be discovered in the Cariboo and ad joining
districts.
1.-The nuggets. some of them very large
found in the gravel beds almost always
have the rock attached TO them, showing
that they must have become detached
from some quartz bed. Where those great
quartz deposits are has yet to be found,