The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-07
MINES AND MINING.
A Bankers Impressions Of the
CariboO Country.
VAST UNEMPLOYED REGIONS.
Lake Quesnelle, SEQ Miles Long. and
surrounded By Gold Bearing
Streams and Mountains.
British Columbia Minanr journal.


W. (. Ward. general manager of the
Banx OF British Columbia. returned FRI
aay srosn an extended trip throughout
1ariooo. Mr.. Ward was accompanied on
MS trip by 3. rIngley. Of the British Co
iunkaa Express Company. who. BY his in
innate acquaintance with Cariboo. was
able 70 take Mr. Ward through this i'm
nense section Of country with tie least
possible loss Of time Mr. Ward said that
IN general he found Cariboo prosperous
more so than he had anticipated; that
the mining interests were assuming vast
proportions. and in his iudgmsnt rail-
road should be built into this vast unde-
Fsioped empire, which possessed such
wonderful resources. Such development
would follow the building Of one as would
soon put the upper country on a level with
any known country. Mr.. Ward visited
Cuesnelle. Baskerville, Stanley, spent a
DAY at the Forks. was at the 80. Soda
Creek and various other small points ana
the quantity of freight now being for
warded spoke for the general prosperity
or these places AT the Carlboo q con-
sfant cannonading. shooting boulders In
enc or the other OF the pits was in pro-
gress, the two monitors playing arst in
one pit while the bouldsrs were fred In
the other then the water turned on 10 thu
PR where the firing had been done Anal
gam galore Is seen In the fumes of the
great mine. and while Mr. Ward saws anv
one can well understand after seeing the
mine that IL will not be AT its greatest for
several years. yet enough is now shown
10 satisfy one OF the immense value of
the property. Mr.. Ward was unable on
TINS trip 10 visit the Horseny owing to
lack OF time. The company. Mr.. ward
SAID, does not contemplate starting branch
oanKs IA any part OF cariboo at present.
DIT VIII DO so as soon In their tudg-
ment the business outlook viii Justify SO
doing. Lillooet was visited on their re-
turn and good word for that section was
spoken by Mr. Ward. He spoke OF the
Instance the Wright party are transport
ing tneir machinery. nearly eco miles from
Asnoroft, the nearest railway OF Cues
nellie lake. II Is. he was informed. nearly
or quite 200 miles long and surrounded
with collaborating streams and mountains
wnich but comparatively few white men
nao ever visited. The lake Is deep enough
to noat any vessel built Thi, vast and
comparatively UNEMPLOYED section lying
north or Barkerviile, and various other
sections would. II railroad were built
INTO the country soon be as well known
perhaps as Is the famous Kootenay coun-
Try which without railroads would still
be comparatively unknown camp.
The wash-up from the Cariboo mine viii
y. s.tc AioSt Satisfactory fn9t has Vet
TAKEN place In the upper country since n.y.
draulicking began.
A party of visitors to the Cariboo mines
went up By special stage last week. con-
sisting OF Senator McInnes. of Montreal:
MI Peterson. chief engineer OF the Cana
dian Pacific railroad system: Mr. Blaney.
or Montreal, and Mr.. Drummond. OF Van
couver, for the past two years in charge
or development work on the Montreal
company's ground on Quesnelle river. of
which company 9fr. Peterson is president
and DIR. Baney is connected as a stock
holder and Official.
Dr. Selwyn. the well-known geoloSfst
went up on the last stage 10 visit and in
spect the Laws property opposite Cues
nellie. DIR. Selwyn says that the condi-
tons extremely In evidence indicate an
old channel under the basaltic Gaping.
and from Mr.. Laws description to him
since work has been done on the property.
the finding of native copper, etc. would
confirm the opinion that a seologist would
form from the external showing. The
shaft and drift Is nearly 800 feet below
the surface. and should the views Of these
scientists bs right vast field for mining
would be opened up.