The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-25
Activity in the British Columbia
Mining Camps.

The News of Tacoma, Wash, in it's
/ review of the mining interests of the
northwestern country, including the
Kootenai region in British Columbia,
says:
not be increased.
A ten-stamp mill is to be put UP in
the Summit district.
English experts are examining Col
vile reservation claims.
Some men are making fair wages in
the La Push placers.
What is thought TO be diamond has
been found near KamiDoDs.
A considerable number of men are
working in the Swauk placerS.
Work will begin on the site for the
Northport smelter in two weeks.
A good deal of attention will be paid
to the Summit district this summer
There is at Marcus considerable ma
chinery awaiting transportation to the
reservation mines
The copper propositions in the Ma
shell district, Pierce county, are said
to be bonded for $15O,000 to an eastern
syndicate.
1t is estimated that the sales OF
East KoOtenay mining claims aggre-
gate more than $500. 900. Prices have
ranged from $500 TO $4,000.
1t is reported that an offer has been
received from England for $4,000 shares
of Golden Cache at 81 a share. The
mine is at Harrison lake.
The sum of S150.000 has been refused
for the Dandee. one of the properties
comprised in the Parker group, in the
Salmon river country.
The Monarch group of five claims
on Wild Horse creek. was sold for $4,000
cash to a Hamilton, Ont, syndicate
bx- no GtxSOD COu1rarV
A ten-ton smelter is almost COM
pleted at Fortune creek. Cle-Elum dis
trict ten-stamD mill will soon be
set up and working ore from the
Maud o
Word has been received from Sandon
that during March there was shipped
from the Ruth mine 500 tons of ore,
from the Payne 1,150 tons and from
the SLOGAN Star $50 tons.
Andrew Heinrich. whose large mining
interests are located on Miller river,
has kept from IS to 80 men working all
winter, and Will soon put additional
forces to work on his properties
Work is being rapidly pushed on the
Boneta mine. near Grand Forks A
6O-day option has been given to Tom
Morgan. representing a strong English
syndicate. on 81 per cent of the mine
for 5000.
]. c. Secretan of Ottawa, surveyor
and engineer. is en- route to the Yukon
territory. at the head of an exploring
party. 1t is understood the party is
going north in the interest of an Otta-
wa syndicate to explore for gold.
Thomas Walsh has sold the Gold
Rug and Hidden Treasure mineral
claims in Deadwood camp, B. c., to
Adolph Drucher, NIP. for NOrthamp-
ton, England. The consolidation is
ton, England. The consideration IS
to no S10 mo and was Maid
in cash.
The indications for a good mining
season on the reservation in the dis
trict tributary to Nelson, Wash, are
excellent. Preparations are now be-
ing made for active work as soon as
the snow goes off a number OF claims
have been worked all winter.
A number of big payments have been
made on bonds on properties in the Trout
Lake district. The Horne-Payne syndl-
Sonoma and Phillipsburg- The English
company owning the Great Northern paid
$4,000 -.
final pavment OF SIC. 400 due on the Broad
view and $4,000 the final payments. on the
Old Sonoma and PhilliDsburg. The ball
ance of $4,000. on the Great Northern
bond. is forthcoming THESE claims are
in Trout Lake district
Seventeen miles north of Trail. r. G.,
and eight miles south of Robson b. e,
the east Ddlh OIL llt
is situated the new town of Waterloo.
The wood and logging industries. together
with the mining operations near oy make
IL a lively little town. II consists now
of about 30 houses, nearly all or Which
have been built within the last SIX
months
The Palmer Mountain Tunnel company
has ordered five-drill compressor plant
in order to hasten the work OF the great
tunnel scheme. In addition to this COM
Dlete steam plant has been Srue s-si sum, UNI
cent to furnish power to the drills ana
for the electric lighting system which
will be inaugurated. The plant will be
on the ground and in full operation by
June /.
A body of ore has been encountered in
the Anaconda in Pierre Lake district
A sample weighing 100 pounds was sent
rs a test to the Tacoma smelter; and II
gave a good return. The property IS
o--red by w r. Rust. manager of the
Tacoma smelter and his associates This
district is on the east side of Kettle river.
Just south of the International bound
ary from II to 10 miles from Bound-
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