The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-09

Paul CASTOR. the mining broker % Ross
land and Spokane. Is IN the city, naVing
just returned from q visit 10 the Siverton
and Monte Cristo districts Mr.. Castor
was seen at the Stevens hotel by Post
IntelLgenccr representative. and IN reply
70 question as 10 his views concerning
SiIverton he made q decidedly favorable
report His own opinions. he says. are
shared by James P Harvey. the repre-
sentative OF Clark & Browne. of Spokane,
who predicts a splendid future for the
district.
As M CASTOR was talking he was join
ell by Mr. Biewett now OF Texada island.
who Is the pioneer miner IN the Cascades,
and who confirms all OF Mr.. Gaston's
statements as to the inducelnent for OPP
eraticns in the SIlverton ard Monte Cristo
districts
The investigation by Mr.. Harvey is an
important matter. as his firm is one that
goes into a proposition like the one under
consideration with unlimited resources
and experience. Mr. Browne, OF the firm,
is the man who caused all Of the trouble
in the South African TranSval whereby
the diet got together and passed a law
the effect or which was directed at Browne,
whose valuable ranch developed such un-
mistakable signs OF mineral deposits in
unlimited quantities that under the Boer
law he was obliged 20 report IL 10 the gov
erpment. After advertising the fact the
government threw the land open to loca-
ton OF mining claims Browne, on the day
Of opening. had 600 men in the field TO
make locations, with a complete hello
graphic system OF communication, and by
securing office adjoining that OF the
register OF claims he awaited results. AS
soon as the mirrors had flashed the infor-
nation of the locations Browne entered
the registers office and presented pay
ment for the location register fees. The
register refused 10 record the claims for
an hour at the end OF which a telegram
was received from Pretoria withdrawing
the opening TO location. Subsequently
Brownies ranch was disposed OF by lot
terry drawing system. Browne brought
suit for recovery. and the Transvaal
courts awarded him judgment against
the government of e1G00, 900. This judg-
ment brought about the meeting OF the
Transvaal diet at which time a law was
passed by which the diet was allowed TO
reverse the judgments OF the court. The
law was quite as obnoxious to the Beers
as 10 the others. but ii is still in existence
and thus far Mr.. Bro ~ne has received no
portion Of his 5000 600 claim against the
government.
Patrick Clark the senior member OF the
Spokane firm, is a member OF the old War
Eagle syndicate With such mining heavy
weights interested in the west OF the Cas-
eades district there is little doubt of their
real value. Mr.. CASTOR says that any
body who viii leave the coast or the
Puget sound neighborhood to go 10 Alas
ka or TO any of the International border
mines, under existing circumstances, is
insane when locations within three hours
ride OF Seattle offer immeasurably richer
returns. This is said in the face of Mr..
Gastons own heavy interests I'm the
Il ava. 1tuvrf lf f,. -.
Is a heavy stakeholder being the Iron Colt
and the Nest Egg. He was also interested
in the Gopher mine, part of the Home
stead group recently sold to a big London
syndicate. Mr.. CASTOR did not know what
the whole price paid for the transfer in
volved but stated that the Gopher brought
$3.50 900
Silvertcn. he says. has ia II the making
or very fine camp. There are many peo-
pie going in daily. and ]. b. Croker. oc
the Everett & Monte Cristo road inform
ID him that never had the Rockefeller
interests in the state felt as encouraged
as at present. the boom days not excepted.
Dir. Croker also says that the road will
soon put on a daily train service
Mr.. CASTOR informed the Post-Inteligen-
Ger representative that Monte Cristo Is
taking out twice the amount OF ore that
Rossland is shipping. The concentrates
now average SIS per ton. The ore is taken
ont at a depth of $3.50 feet. There are
thousands Of tons OF concentrates now on
the dump at Monte Cristo awaiting trans
portation TO the smelter
Mr.. CASTOR win not return to Rossland
until the snow clears off. lie is enthusiasts
tic over the prospects OF the Slverton and
Monte Crtsto districts. however and pur-
poses identifying himself with some o: the
opportunities presented there.