The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-20

Concentration and Tramway VIII
Vow He Erected.

r. G. Hughes and G l. Webb returned
yesterday from the slocau country. where
they have taken several important steps
ln the affairs Of fhe Kasso Nontezuma
Mining a. Milling Company. Of which Mr.
webb Is president and Mr.. Hughes trus-
tee. In speaking Of the company. Mr..
Hughes saId
I'VE paid I'm cash the balance of the
purchase price, though II was not due Till
August Is and the title has been con-
yeyed 70 the KasIo Montezuma Mining
A. Milling Company We examined the
concentration and framway recently bnHst
on the Noble Five and the concentrator
on The SLOGAN Star, and employed Thomas
l.. Mitchell 10 prepare the plans and ss,eci-
cations for iDe-fon concentration. SINH
lar TO that on the Noble Five. he VIII
Also prepare specifications for an aerial
tramway apout one mile long. from the
mine 10 the junction OF Mont&zuH1a creek
with the south fork Of kasio creek The
concentration will b. erected at this point,
a little less than two miles from the rah-
road. As soon as the plans and specincA~
tons are completed. they viii be submit
ted to manufacturers for bids. A surveyor
was engaged to make a survey for the
tramway and for the location OF the con-
contractor IL Is expected that both tram
way and concentration will be completed
ready for operation between OCTOBER i
and Is.
The company has called for bids for
the driving of tunnel No. 3. which VIII
tap the large ore chute at vertical depth
OF 800 feet from the surface WORK Is De-
Ing prosecuted on the Wine. which Is
now down 80 feet from the surface ex-
yoSure of ore. The tunnel will be driven
10 ,nterSect this winze at a point 40 feet
from It's mouth, and Will interseet a pafal-
lei vein OF ore encountered In tunnel NO. :.
which AT that point was about i've feet
IN NIL ~ driven
greater portion OF this distance directly on
the ledge If the main ore chute opened
IN the first and second levels continues at
It's present size the compilation OF TINS
tunnel will expose body Of about o,"o
tons OF ore In the first and second Levels
and in the wfnzs large bodies OF ore We're
encountered running from " 10 90 per
cent lead 20 TO % ounces silver. and small
bodies. from six inches TO two feet In
width, assaying 20 TO 80 per cent. lead ana
10 to ly3 ounces silver. The extent OF
these bodies cannot be determined until
stopping II carried further. hence all com.
putations OF the value of the ore exposed
have been based entirely on the eoneen-
trating ore. which averages u 10 20 per
cent lead and Is to Is ounces silver. The
matn ore chute down 10 level No. should
yield from It's concentrating ores gross
value OF $4,000 10 100000
THE developed properties OF the district
are all improving rapidly and showing In
creased values. and work IL being prose
catea on all the principal mines. Large
numbers OF people are going into the kasio
and SLOGAN country. and that district Is At
present attracting more attention than any
other mining locality in British Columbia
Several other properties are contracting
for the erection of tramways and coneen-
traitors A large proportion OF the pros
meets are as Yet comparatively undeyel-
opea but about eighty mines are already
ciassed as shippers. The Payne is looked
upon as having made wonderful strides,
and the SLOGAN star. Ruth. Whitewater
and Noble Five are among the leading
mines The Alpha. In which j. T.. Nc
Naught IL interested. Is showing up wei.
MANY miners are going into the Lardeau
and Fort Steele countries and bringing in
good reports"