The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-12
THE NEW ELDORADO
Trail Creek, the Wonder OF the
Mining World.
IMMENsITy or rs wEAlTH.
\ Spokane stenogrsphor Gets an In
come OF se 300 = Month From
$500 Investment.

The fsrse Of Ire Trsfi Creek rl'rss -
eDraaesnx over the world. ard already az
pozx,ard are the Representatives Of big
English syrdleakes. examsr-zg the HiEAes
ard picking ng yFepertses that meet
their approval TIRE Associates Press
tells tbs story of Cecil Rhodes ard lar
ney Earnato sendIag Their nea asa their
rnorey into the new Ei6orado. and %
cc4rse. az ~ always the case ssarSsk %
people will follow the lead Of These AZ
rlcaa ksngs." II - now csasfDfe for 20
district that II Is bigger than any mining
proposition on the continent II = nSs
FAR from Seattle. and great mary seaitle
people are becoming interested 10 Tie
camp.
n n so,ner returned yesterday from
Eonaland. where nc had gore 80 see Tor
himself what there is IN n" To POST
JnteIiigeneer reporter be sasd:
~ felt very much az home in Ros8laDd.
The rain poured down In torrents almost
constantly while ! wae there. AID IS
was wet 70 the skin most Of the time my
enthusiasm saa not. perhaps. as great as
II would otherwise have Deen - seesns
mines which q great many Eetl-postea
people predict all prove among the rich-
est 10 the World
s.Rossiand 10 situated in what - probably
ore OF the best nipeFalszsd 8is-
tricts on the North Americans
continent, There are N ~hAt
IL known as the Trail Creek district two
large Iodes. which are now known as tho
north ard soath belts. On the norin ara
the lie Roi. Josie. War Eagle. Iron Aasx.
Centre Star. Virginia, Jumbo. 81. Elmo
aud q great many other good claims On
the south are the Deer lark. Lily May.
May Flower formerly called the Ola fo-
crsds) ana the Croan Point. the last
nAmsd being the only mine IN the south
1T k~1e -
yesopmsH. has been done. There srr aSopt
z.0op tou~ Of shipping ore or the dump.
end the superintendent wrote 70 ne Sp9-
kane directors not 80 push tie sale OF
freasury stock The Crown Point embraces
three sscaslons and is considered ore Of
the beat claims. prospecGigelf, IN the ais-
frict.
"A great many miners believe that tho
south belt VIII furnish some rich sur
prtses. Tho ore differs slightly from thaE
in the nsrth lode. carrying more silver and
copper. or course. thus far the richest
mines have been found to the north. AMI
naturally mining men look more fsyoraAiY
upon claims located 10 that section. along
the extension OF the lie Rol vein.
II talked With several old miners who
have been III all parts OF the mining worid
and especially the camps Of the United
states. These old fellows had no inter-
ests IA the district. principally because
they had not sufficient money 10 acquire
any, but they seemed 20 think that the
Trail treek district would become one OF
the RID hest gold producing camps ia the
world. because the gold bearing ore seems
TO be acattered over so large territory.
The esist and west limits have not yet
been determined. When IL Is considered
that in Il young camp there are ak mines
which. II the ora could be transported
10 the suelter. would net from So to $50
in gold. the favorable reports OF the dis
triet seesn weli founded.
.'rAa Ie Roi mine Is. of course. tho
most quoted mine Ia the district and the
story most frequently told IN Spokane ia
that III the atenogr9pher who. about three
years 1870. when the IL Roi people wera
IN sore financial straits. bought partly for
cash. | believe. and partly IA work aseo
shares af fse Roi stock AZ &c per share
an equivalent Of 500. This young man
now has an Income from the investment OF
e,ga per month. IL II quite likely that
other claims VIII turn out just a. rich,
aud others viii have the good fortune 20
own some OF the stock purchased az COM
parntiveiy low prices.
Mining men from all over the world
are pouring into Rossland ! met The rep
resontaIiss OF London syndicate who
has recently been in South Africa This
gentleman. | am Informed, represents n
great deal of English capital aud ell
spend the summer Ia the district. lie has
prospsetors and experts cxarnlnlne tho
country IN al directions. and thinks that
Cripple Creek - far oeershadowed hy thsa
northern camp. The great aiIicmity for
the present II the lack 81 transportation
faculties, The narrow gang. railroad from
Tran. whore Is iacatea smelter. has
not now enough rolling stock TO earry
the output OF more than one az tho ahls.
ping mines. the te Rel alone having 30
tons OF ore on the dump ready FOR shlp-
snent
u G. Gorhin has lust LEI the cnntrars
Tor an extension 81 his road from North
rort % kossiand. and the completion ~ a
standard gauge railroad into the district
VIII enable ell Of the shipping snine- a.
commence realisiug on their output. Mr
e,erhin thinks his road VIII be canplcte