The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03
On the Cofzrnsta. Like Rosxizad 7, has
no hoc2i government. b1s IL wei rove-ned
Mines of the TTrnfI r,sx,rt.s

Mines of the Trail District
me following are the principal rrsneS
Of the Trafi district "a, fh~ jt~f q -,
70 De understood as Incs1rsnx All the rreo-
eFlses more or isss In process OF eevsscD-
meat.
The Ls Hoi is situated on TIE SOP. Of
rec mountain. one quarter Of q n-gs
northwest Of Rosslans Tna ara a. -.
Is ASi u twenty-one acres. bat the con-
p1Sy OWLS the Back Bear ard tne ~rrsn
fractional claim. TFarhos, ms king seven
iy-two acres IN al. Tire lyrical ore o. n.
district Is represented By the output o.
the Le Rot. and il thus described bx ths
provincial rntnerzloEiEt:
Ias frst-ciass Gre consists % rezrfr
nsssaivs nne-grsl1ed pyrrhcFit@ and COPPER
pTrites. sometimes with q little magnetic
or mispfcxel with more or less ogarsx
ana ealette. In tnis class Of ore AZ xos
rom the lowest workings o. the Re Rel.
TIE amount % quartz Is much higher IN.
sfneltsr returns giving A. 20 SIS sfH-s ara
S0-s 20 as Fec. but this IN proving "a.
oest ore III the mine. the average s-.s.t.r
returns were. on roo tons. zg ounces zola
Is ounces silver and 2s per cent OF con-
Der, or ss9-9 net per ton not eeducstnx
ifeaxht aad treatment charges. while some
shipments went al high es sL0s ounces IA
gold. -
The second-clas- ore ana IN. hui, a,
th~ ore Q. the camp shipped will most
probably b. OF this Character ana vain.
oioffse Win comparatively small
percentages Of the supplies bat re vaitas
IN, very good; $50 tons OF lie Roi. Sec
oh"-esass. yielded by sneitsr returns an
average Of ia ounces OF gold. Ia ounces
o. siiver snc Is per cent copper, or 81 q
Per ton. not dsducting frssght and suslter
charges
Ia Hoi shares. par value s.. are row
quoted assl0. matter OF no surprise when
the dividend paying capacity OF tbs rains
- taken into consideration
The War Eagle. Iron Mask. yIrxini, ana
Poorman form group OF ninss owned
% I'VE distinct companies They are sit
uhiea 90 Red mountain. and work is be-
ing carried on actively upon al Of them.
ore II being shipped. and the output viii
soon De largely increased The Center
star and Idaho mines lie Immediately 10
the east OF the lie Roi and War Eagle A
very large amount OF work has been done
end an enormous amount OF low grade ore
Is IN sight. and much OF higher Grade
Inis property could begin shipping ors at
anv time
The josie. Monte cristo. ST. Elmo and
Mayfiower, though owned By sepersts
companies, are operated under one man
sgement- The Josie sdfons the To Ro.
on the north. The St Elmo lies on the
south slope Of Red mountain. The Monte
cristo lies on Monte Cristo mountain. one
mile west Of Rossland. THE mayfiover IL
on what IL called the south Belt" about
mile south of Rossland. These proper
ties VIII ali be shippers this year
The Mlg~ump les Just north of the
Iron Mask. Work has been lone upon
II. as wei as upon the nearby claims
known as Mol. Surprise Gertrude. Monita
and Pilgrim. The Nickel Plate adJofns
The Center Star. and has large quantity
OF ore out ready for shipment
lsFFrt H. a. IT,
miles west % Rossisnd on the east FORK Of
Sheep creek, and mile ard a euhrter
from the Red Mountain railway An ore
chute has been put In. and ths shipping
OF ore over the railway is expeeted 20 be
begun at once.
The Clown Point is a shipping proposi-
ton. II is on the north slope OF Lake
mountain. and about two and half miles
from Rossland. on the Commander. sit
usted about one an5 a quarter miles from
RoaS'and on the road 20 Trail: the Deer
Park. sit1atsd on Deer Park mountain. a
little over mile southwest OF Rossland:
the Lily May. mile and quarter south
or Rossland: the H0mestake. three-quar-
tiers OF a mile south OF Rossland: the Nest
Egg. lying near the Homestake; the Free
burn. Phoenix. Blue Bird and Curiew and
Ziior. all In the same nclghhorhood work
Is being actively pushed. Work is also in
progress on the Il. e Lee. Maid OF Erin
and Gopher, which lie near together and
about a mile south OF Rossland.
The .. X - on the south slops OF Spo-
kane mountain and Is about two and a half
miles weet OF Rossland. On thss claim
there 10 q regular assure vein with a
quartz sansue carrying free gold. This
property Is being operated, and has al
ready made very promising showing.
Other mines upon which work - Ia prog
ress are the California, situated near the
lie Roi and Jose: the City OF Spokane. sit
uated between Red mountain and Monte
Crlsto mountain: the Red Mountain. sd-
Joining the City OF Spokane. the GIN. sit
uaTed on Red mountain. one mile north OF
Rossisnd: the Enterprise. at the foot OF
Monte Cr.sto mountain. tho Great West
ern and Golden Chariot in the same VI
entity the Evening Star, the c. & c. and
the Georgia, on the east slope OF Monte
Cristo mpuuts4n the Columbia and Koots-
nay also situated on Monte CrfBto mount
ain, the q. r.. severe En. situated on Look
out mountain. near Tran. the Iron Horse.
on Monte Cristo mountain; tho Joker. on
Lookout mountain. ard che April Fool.
Red Point and others on the same mount
ain Also the Southern Cross. wolverine
No. 2 Iron ITsll, Triihy. Last Chancs. Gel
ITO Queen. !. y. l., Golden Drip. Elise
and Others.
This partial llss Of the properties now
being worked or In active process OF de-
there is IN store for the Trail creek coun-
try Besides these shere are fn the same
nefghborhood several scores or claims
upon which very little DEVELOPMENT or
none at ali hes been done. What their
vaIua = no one can OF course say. There
e reason TO suppose tha; some % chem. a.
lesss. NAV prove IS good properties as
any OF those nov being operated.
To Handle Low Grade Ores.
depends upon the means % transportation
and ths cost or treatment OF the ores. For
the supply % low grade ores prom sed "a
very large. TIE cost % freight and treat
ment = now between SO and ga per ton.
and tbs % course prcciu8es the handing
81 the lever grade output. When once 50
t. demonstrated Ffat the margin on treat
srs ghs iow grade ores - sufficient 60 war
rant their production. there VIII bs SUD
afanttAIiy 10 rnaH TO the Immediate al
vancs u the Trail district, bur Wheeler
It's is ne case Or not. there Is sufficient
ore OF the gra8 Sc Welded ~ the Il Roi and
War FaEls 70 make the CAMPS % Tra3i
and Ross1aDa places 81 ne first tmpcr-
ssncs n fAe aiming world
In this connection reference ought 90 -
raasa 20 the prenisirs prospects being
oneaed al Christina lake, iying between
Rozssre ard the uorsh fork OF Kettle
river. ard also 70 those nesr the salmon
river. lytuw east 81 the Columbia and near
IRE lire cs TIE Nelsc1 a Fort Shepherd
Rad A townsits has been laid oul here
a. What has -Nesa called Salmon siding
ana the expectation Is that TIE tlssrict
VIII witness rTeat development GuTlnE ne
coming summer