Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-05-13
ROSSLAND,
As Seen by a Salemite.
No Great Boom But Very Bright
Future,


many of my friends are thinking Of
coming here, and want some informa-
tion about the place, thought it
better to give it through the columns
Of THE JOURNAL.
1t is hard matter to describe this
place, what has been done and the
out look for the future.
The articles have seen in the press
h I'VE been in the main true. But not
all of the truth consequently very mis-
eading. The term hundreds of build
ings going up just now, leads one to
think it is booming, when the reverse
it truer state of affairs.
There are at this writing about ten
buildings in course of erection, that
will average 2Ox6O and two stories
high, but do not amount to much as
far as work is concerned. eight or ten
men will finish one in two weeks.
Then there are about thirty build
ings whose average will be 12X16 one
story high, what are known as box
and rough, three men will build one
OF these in three days.
There are at rough estimate about
twenty-five hundred buildings, twenty
hundred of these will not average
more than 12x20, one story, box.
Daring the winter these shantys
went up like mushrooms, and carpen
ters and laborers kept rushing in and
are still coming, while the mushroom
Business has ceased.
The result is apparent to anyone.
More idle than busy men. This is the
worst place for working people to come
10 in America just now for work, as
nan is lucky, indeed, if he strikes
work, and expenses are very high,S6
month for one room cabin, unfurn-
iShed, and it will perhaps cost you SO
per week for food. But if you want
anything like home spot, everyone
calling himself man is entitled TO, it
will cost you just S7.75 per week, with
3 ce IS extra for pe and l0cents extra
for eggs with fresh meat order l
was told at Salem that Brown was
making from $5 to $40 per day on sash
and doors, land that another men
from SCOTS Mills was working every
day for SO per day. This last man, l
found working for his board and
Brown and Shipp, of Salem, not doing
even that well, neither having work.
The true state of affairs given me
ten days ago would have saved Inc
some money, but bought experience
is the best, and this is all my own and
paid for.
AS for Rossland and its future l
have but one opinion. That is the
future looks even brighter than now,
(of course to mining men), There are
good many mines working and ship
ping ore. Many working and piling
up ore for future use, and new mines
dot the hill sides everywhere, in all
stages of development. Had l money
for investment l would buy stock here
in preference to any other. The
provincial government have new min
ing laws before its committees now,
with a view to securing greater
safety to investors of mining stock.
There are today shares being sold on
mines that do not exist. But there is
no need of any one loosing. 1t is
small matter to find out whether a
certain mine exists or not and its
stage of developement, prospects, etc.
The LIE Roy mine probably shows the
very best developement so far tal-
though the War Eagle is not far be
hind.) They have some of the very
best machinery. The drills are
worked with air compressors, ,S5Oth.p.,)
with fly wheel weighing fifteen tons,
and the mine is some 600 feet deep.
The expenses OF shipping ore are
thousands of dollars. They expect to
build a smeIter for this and other
mines, near the international bound
aly, in the near future.
Five cents invested ia this mine a