Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-12
DRUM ON BmlrIsm COLUMBIA.
Former salt Lnker Talks of iii
Mining Euhfucss There.

Former salt Lnker Talks of the
Mining Bnsfncss There.
Mark Drum, a mining man recently
from Salt IIlke, VINO hos bsun Ia Bril-.
ish Columbia in connection with min.
ing in.eres,s for about Elk weeks, came
down from the norln last night, aoys
the Spokesman Review. Having opcs
been q newspaper man he naturally
gathered Information and talked very
antertainingly OF the country he haJ
visited.
mo place visited impressed me ne
did the camp OF Bindou," said MIR.
Drum. "There seemed 10 bs moe
genuine mining going on than Saw
In all the other campo comblneu. rnp
little Town In the gulch 10 q perfect
bee hive OF INDUSTRY anu II 1t had n
better eile-more room 10 build
would now be enjoying a boom that
would discount auy thing Of The kind
that has been known III British Co.
lumbin in years.
III visited number OF tho proper
ties In the Immediate vicinity, all OF
which were working with a vigor that
looked 60 much llks business that /
iclt Ike getting enthusiastic, azure
you. have seen nothing IN the pro.
NlDCe lbut iiphpu % ptbihirAue. n eiuc
from what / saw | was assured that
within an air line radius OF live miles
Of tho camp, s0me thirty or forty
mines were being worked which were
shipping ore, ON which excellent re-
turns were being made.
"One OF the most satisfactory things
1 observed WIS the TACT that their ap-
peared TO be none--Jr at east very nt.
ilt--of tho wjldcaltiug going on that
IL 20 noticeable In other Campo. Every
properly seems to be worked on lite
merits, anu while / heard little eRiu
about dividends, 1t lie quite apparent
profits are being maize by large per
cent OF the mines, which are bsing
turned into Improvements anu de.
voted TO lurider development. Alto.
gether / was deeply impressed with
the camp and believe IL has great
future.
''The Noble Five shut down while
1 was in saudon, owing to m accident
TO the cable Tram. A break occurred
in the main grip wheel and II was
thought advisable to close down until
the new wheel arrives, which 10 ON
the way. Operations viii undoubted.
ly be resumed again ia a lew days.
"rhe day beforeI lett the camp 1
witnessed a most singular and painful
accident " hich beieli f. Il. Sargent Of
Anacondn, one Of Marcus Days lieu.
tenants. Mr. Sargent, in company
with w. Il. Hole, also OF AnaoJ nda,
ar d A. ". McCune OF Salt Lake, W re
abuut 10 START Tor the Payne mine on
horsebacB, ana Hs Mr.. Sargent wns
about to mount he placed mis- right
hand on The horn OF the saddle to
raise himself. up, when one OF the bones
OF his night arm enaplod. The acct.
dent seemed almost ineSpiicable, as
tho horse did not move ana he did not
appear to have thrown nearly HE
weight on the arm when IL broke. The
bone went back into place i1medi.
ateiy without the necessity OF setting
II, Tut the Injury proved exceedingly
painful and Mr.. Sargent WAS suffering
greatly when he left Wednesday for
Anaconda, accompanied by Messre.
Hoge and McCune.
"By the way, heard while in San
don Tint the Payne properties had
been stocked, hut did not hear any
OF the particulars OF the Incorporation.
~ visited all the other towns IN tue
Trail, Aipsworth anu SLOGAN Districts,
but nowhere saw anything like the
aCtlNIy tuut 10
Nelson is going ahead more than any
of tho other places by reason OF It's
being somewhat of distributing
point. Ito advantages in this respect
viii naturally BIS considerably aug
mented by the building OF the Crow's
Neat plss railroad, anu 1t lie the firm
conviction OF Nelson's citigens that the
city is 10 be the big one OF the Koott-
nay country.
"Roosiand and Kaslo appear to be-
undergoing retrograde movement, Tor
although there 10 much building goipg
on In both lnces the new buildings do
not seem to get tenants rapidly, and
there are com piaints OF uull times
hoard on every hand. RJsslanl's
people do not seem to lose any faith In
lheir town, however, but continue to
predict, great lhings for the near lu.
ture.
"rhe entire country In all the dis
tricts visited 10 literally swsrming
with prospectors-1 do not think
ever aaw 81 many-and many OF them
report important discoveries. II many
new properties Of value are not opened
curing the season It will not be Tor
lack OF energy on the part OF the men
who blRze the trails.