The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-13
MINING NOTES.

The o. & B. tramway at Monte Cristo
was started on Friday.
Paul CASTOR has bought the Solo and
Solo Best. in kaslo district. for sl2,oo
A party of Spokane prospectors is work
ing up Cherry creek. near Vernon, Il. 6
Ore carrying slg7. As gold has been struck
on the Good Hope. on Wild Horse creek
3. c.
About 80 men are prospecting ana min
ing on Christmas lake. b. G., and are max
ing some good showinSs.
An English syndicate is said To be ne
gotiating for the purchase of the Rees.
SLOGAN district. for s. 100000.
shipped from the Monte Cristo mines to
the Everett smeiter last week
A ledge thirty feet wide has been UNI
covered on the Comox, Empress and
Dorothy, on Philips Arm, b. c.
A tunnel has been driven twenty-five
feet on the Dinsmore on Salmon creek.
showing full breast of copper ore.
The Black Diamond at Ainsworth has
shipped five car loads andI1So sacks of ore
and will concentrate fifty tons day.
Gold bearing rock, carrying about $40. is
said to have been struck near Tardelfs
place, three miles from Forks, Claslam
county.
Work Is to be resumed on the Silver
Star near Vernon, b. c. shaft is down
forty-four feet. all in ore. carrying galena
and gold
A tunnel is being run by four men on the
ledge of the Chicago. on Money creek. OF
which the late c. ". Frisbee was the prin-
cipal owner.
Fine ore carrying s42 gold and large
percentage of copper. has been uncovered
in the Gold From the Grass Roots at
Kamloops. b. {.
During May the mining recorder a, New
Westminster. f. C.. issued 30 free miners
licenses and recorded $50 mineral claims
and 30 conveyances.
Four good hedges have been discovered
on the Queen Bess group, SLOGAN. owned
by John A. Finch r. Larsen, William
Giynn and j. Fl. Moran.
H. venhoff an expert from Berlin rep
resen,ing German capital, has been IN the
Boundary district for two or three weeks
examining it's best properties.
In cutting a trail on the Great Eastern,
on Toad mountain. Il. c.. ~orkmen uncov-
cred a tweive-inch ledge carrying free
gold and considerable copper.
The receipts Of ore al Kaslo station, on
the kaslo & SLOGAN railway. for the week
ending June 5 were 3t9 tons mostly con-
signed TO the Everett sneiter.
About eight feet Of decomposed quartz
literally sparkling with gold has been
struck 10 feet below the lower tunnel on
the Fern mine al Nelson, r. c.
The Bunker Hill & Sullivan Company
Wardner. Idaho and contempiates running
a three tunnel through them.
y, ledge. carrying fino peacock copper.
and said 10 ne eighteen 10 twenty feet
wide has baen struck on Glacier creek.
u tributary o. Duncan river. Il. G.
The Banner in Summit camp. Boundary
creek. has two and 4 half feet OF rock
Corryinc gray copper ard with sheets Of
native copper running through 1t.
The Ontario. SLOGAN district has been
sold by Judge Adie. nj WSreiz + w
Craig, Joseph Campbell and William Ber-
wick 10 Victoria parties FOR sl5.Uto cash.
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ment. many rich strikes having been made
there lately. The general opinion Is tina,
there are over 90 prospecters there at
pr.sent-Rossland Miner
Tho boiler and air compressor for the
Palmer mountain tunnel have arrived at
Johnson's Landing. ca the ok&nogan. aud
are being hauled - LOOMS, where the
foundation is ready for them.
The Ianark mine near Laurie 4 G Is
now regular producer. In Ma the con-
centrator treated , 30 tons Of ore and
produced "a tons of concentrates worth
$500 = she II is 30 he sunk from the so
foot To the l.t-e~toOt level.
4 !o6y % quartz carrying free gol4 IS
Ssic by the Tacoma Union to have been
struck on a group OF claims twelve miles
from Buckley. owned by JUDGES Carroll
Chisholm and " \. Gcary.
PROJECTORS continue 20 pass through
here Tor the Lewis river mining district
4 great deaf ~ development work * 0e3ns.
rock scent out are attracting the artent ion
OF experienced miners Lewis River Press
Discoveries 81 rsch gold and copper ora
on Deer creek a tributary 81 cfsvosi,,,t
sound. an NankouVe- island have caused
the Indians and fHin8mfn 20 go prospect
,1E ore from tne coed Hope Is said 10
have 0ssaysd So and one assay OF 500 il
reported.
\ tanned is being run at depth Of 80
feet Oh the II@rcu3es on Gold i'm nsar
IoomtS an8 is in pea feet. The ledge is
capped with iron and IL of great width a
sixty hVe-5oot surface croSscGt now haH-
isV struck 5ke walls. IL carries gold sill
yer and copper
The Blackjack on WHd Horse creek q
C. has been bonded by A. julien and
Alexander Au8et 10 ghe HAN Exploration
Company Of London Tor ysoea 4 tlsirtv-
foot shaft on th. footWaH shcws eleven
fest Eaieua aa2 pyTrhottts. carving y.sl
- 81 sold twelve ounces silver ard h ser
cent lead.
Diamond ice wagons 30 to Queen Anna
tsl Renton hfn and below Erasav-a,-