The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-24
GOLD AT KAMLOOPS.
Rich Discoveries Cause Z Fever
of Excitement.
VERY ENCOURAGING PROSPECT.
- =. Bennett Locates TIE First
C7aln bat Fails 90 Reeora-Ninssg
xews Frsm %. Helena.

Rauloops has recently experienced a
esnusne mining excsImsnt. secassonsd By
- discovery OF gold orc on Coal Hill
Z saou, four or Ave miles 20 the south OF
- city. The frs, location was made by
fnais victor Bennett on August J. THIS
Lrxficu xas not recorded. and IL was
ra-socxssd ey Robert buchanan. on beha.f
a 4 number Of citizens for whom he has
t.en doing prospecting work for some
stue cast He staked on. Two claims.
ard On one Of them two men we're put
e work. and IL was not long before they
/ sfraek : mineral lode which. when IL be-
n came generally known. caused q regular
& ,oxed down. and ~ 3 depth OF ten feet
sskre was laid bare m0ss promising
zrszuect Wentworth Hood made an as
~ 81 the rock. and found that IL con-
tanned over 81 ia gold, besides large per-
csngzge OF copper.
me country rock on Coal bill Is q green
fiarxts ssrni.aK 70 that found IN the famous
EomIznd or Red mountain district. The
arr .,seif shows iron and copper pyrftes.
ana presents q very pretty appearance
80 sooner did Il become known that 4
xlsoovsry OF importance had b.en made
shan scores OF people we're out securing
the hEl, and az q result q large number
At Claims have been ssaked. Samples OF
The ore we're forwarded for assay to Pei
1 III
eusnt Aasayer Carmichas. at Victoria, but
me results Of these tests have not yet
heeone public.
On several Of the claims surrounding
shoxs made by Mr.. Buchanan good pros
pscts have been found, and the work OF
rrofpeeting In going on most satisfactor-
Is. Every day brings ia fresh evidences
Of the prevalence Of valuable mineral
ladies' Ia the locality named. James Blair
af.f<x. o-. uhtrh ar.esaa work ia h.zar.
doa1, and the showing Is capital.
On Wednesday morning Robert Lyons
brought in some specimens OF ore from
4 location about mile west Of the GFst
made BY Mr.. Buchanan. which set the
.sxn m a condition OF renewed excite
men, regarding the mining possibilities OF
tie surroundings OF Kamloops. and there
sax fresh stampede OF people IN that d.
rscflon. Many new locations have since
besn tnade--indeed the whole country
tAersabouts has now been staked out, and
the proxpeetors are pushing their way
further sonth. east and west. The area
OF the minerai-bearing rock seems to be
charging a. further Investigations are
made. and public interest In the finds Is
being increased accordingly.
o. s. Bachelor has a couple or claims
IN the vicinity OF Joeko lake which. while
rot 90 rich as those OF Mr.. Buchanan.
are sllll showing = most favorable pros
rsct
IN Mr.. Buchanan's opening a considers
bic quantity OF oxldixcd rock il found
witch on being washed In the pan shows
considerable quantities OF free gold.
OF course, says the Inland Sentinel. not
enough Of development has been done
70 determine the probable extent OF the
lads. but the prospect Is decidedly en-
couraging, and justify 10 q large extent
the rosy dreams of the owners of the
claims When the returns from the AS
says Of samples sent to the coast are re-
ssived there will be more solid basis TO
20 on az to the richness of the ore. A
number OF men experienced In mining
have visited Nr. Buchanan's claim and
without exception they pronounce It to be
Of exceptional merit. ranking fully with
ans showing made IN The RossIard camp
o. similar period OF development.
Returns have been received Of the ore
sens forward for assay TO PelIew Harvey.
The ore arsayed S. per cent. copper and
&C. In gold. The samples sent were not
these expected 20 show much gold. bat
TIE return Is most satisfactory. 1t means
that the ore has . value Of about $50 per
fea.
Wentworth Woods made a Alton assay
n matte OF this ore. The result was about
2 per cent. OF matte. and the ore was
shown to be a seif-fiuxlng ore. which adds
very considerable 10 It's value.
James blair has been working steadily
on his claim for a week past and has
cot down about twelve feet. where the
sold ledge is encountered. II IL a most
rromislug showing
In the bottom Of Mr.. puchanan's ax-
aviation there r. over a foot or Sold ore.
besides highly mineralixed SURROUNDINGS
throughout the whole cutting. From the
assays made Il Is calculated that IL the
vein should hold out for 100 feet down. and
extend thirty feet on either side. the gross
valus az the metal would reach close on
sisaaoa But al that remains 20 be seen.