Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-12-17
aiming HERE AND THERE
sa,r,sA-AMrmcAN CORPORATION
Gigantic Concern Organised In Lon
dom with a Capital Of 1880, 900
HAS Already Secured MAnSng
Properties ON the West Coast OS
AmePlea.

anu RlSanIIc DIltish h"eiN"n SoiP
ton il issued. The capital is l,5OOWO
pounds sterling, Of which 100000 one
pound shares are now offered at par, the
issue being limited to shareholders OF the
London and Globe Finance Company. The
directors are the marquis of Dufferin and
Ava Lord Loeb, Hon. Charles Macintosh,
lieutenant governor Of Northwest Terri
tory, Edward A. Hoare, one Of the direc-
tors OF tho bank Of British North America.
and Whitaker Wright, a well known fin
ancier.. The corporation has secured the
famous lie Roi and Josie mines as well
IA eight other well known Rossland mines
and Nelson properties. 1t also secures as
a going concern the Alaska Commercial
Company, with the TOWNSHIP at Dawson
City, and claims ON Bonanza, FL Dorado,
Rear and other Klondikc creeks"
It is evident that the cable refers to the
West lie Roi-Josie company, owning the
Annie claim near the lie Roi. instead OF
10 the lie Roi and Josie mines.
The Spokane Route.
There is great interest taken in Spo-
kane over the overland route to the klon-
dixie, the committee having received 800
each from two leading business houses in
the city, with pledge to contribute 800
additional for each 81 600 received by the
soliciting committee.
II. II. Baldwin, cx-sherifr Of Flathead
county, Montana, was in Spokane the
other day arranging to start in February
over the Spokane route with pack train
Of IS horses. His horses are injured TO
tho winters in British Columbia, having
been employed in packing on the west side
Of kootcRay lake during the last two win
Of Goat river, and Mr.. Baldwin will drive
them down by way Of Bonner's Ferry
soon. He expects to load them ut Spo-
kane. and has already arranged to take
through the supplies of two Montana men
and three from Illinois,. These, with him
self and assistant, make party of sew
en-, and he expects To contract with three
more. He will go to Ashcroft by way
lM Olosnogan lake. II have made care,
full study OF the route" said Mr.. Baldwin.
II am satisfied that it is practical and
that pack train will pay. intend 10
make the trip through to Lake Teslin,
and then work the train between Tele-
graph Creek and the lake while the rush
lasts, after which will build scows and
float the stock down to Dawson City,
where ! expect to find profitable employ
ment.'
Lac Roi Deal MD Not Go Through.
TIM issue al the British Columbia Re
view. published in London, on November
"a, before the departure Of the visiting Ii
Roi directors, contains this editorial par
a&raph: "rt il doubtful, most doubtful
!, whether in the present temper of mark
cts, the LIZ Roi deal will go through. but
the directors now in London might con
silier whether. with the assistance Of thu
powerful, group ii whose hands they nos
are, they would not BE- well-advised |,
marketing the shares Of the stock ex
Z change. Those connected with the sai'
group certainly have the experience neces
sary to carry through an operation Of tn
description suggested" r. s-f r
Copper River strike.
y Jim Wardnert the well known minin
man, has received letter. from Georg
q. Reanacls, leader of. the Copper rive
expsdition which ssailed from Seattle /
the steam schooner Augusta the latte
Part Of October. Rennacks wrote on NJ
svember IA from Shaken. Alaska, an
among other things he says that McDor
AID, enc Of his partners, has just returne
from the interior Of the Copper river di
.trict with aSsstake Of $4,000 and tbs
they have discovered one Of the richie
quartz lodges in the world. The leds
IL said 10 be Is feet wide and 10 assay 81
per ton. II il within easy reacn of ma
tgable waters.
Paying the nackhorn bond.
j. T. Irwin hes inside the second pa
inent OF 1880 on his bond on the Bucl
horn property, located short distan
northeast Of Bonner's Ferry, Idaho IT
amount Of the bond IL 5000, and Il
owners Of the property are Jasper Kin
I. J. Bryant. Charles Ewing and Dav
lA0giey, nh Of nmnsrA ferry.s. Mr..
Win has force Of men employed on Il
sseim driving 3s0-foot tunnel to eros
rait The ledge. Payments ON the bond e
Tend until june !. 1903.
laahe's Geld OUTPUT.
The latest statistics Of the Boise ass'
nllice ia the published report of Assay
IAurch far 1855 which gives the gold o,
MT for Idaho for that yer 1t $2,s2s.7t
The work done in the Office Tor this We
jSaicates that 1907 will mark u large a
s,nce in the gold output for the sta
osSr many previous years. The stream
lie yellow metal comes tricEling in tho
adds of small rivulets from the gre
ashing camps and from the smaller plse
diegings. and the aggregate this year,
To present asSsyer thinks, will reach I
9lp00OO0 mark.
sgt strike IN Ruky Mine.
s.Reports received at Butte, Mont. f,v
~ Lowland mining district are that
siA strike of gold and silver quartz h
been made in the Ruby mine and til
over 81 100000 worth Of ore Is in sigl
IT, owners are taking out 5000 ds
III property was purchased last SUNNI
Aum sAdolpk MOudephauer of San Fra
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