The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-19
MINES AND MINING.
TRAIL CREEK THE GOLD Pro-
urCER OF THE CONTINENT.
Fhe CoanSry for the Heavy Capital
f.s-Hundreds of Miners F7orkiSg
Into the Laad of Fabulous Pe.si-
biiftfes-Msny Opportunities Tor
safe Investment-Crows' Nest Ps.s
aoaA VIII Open ID - Region Rich
In Mineral Wealth.


~ ere weather tire mining industry has
begun 70 assume rapid Development The
Trail creek country l. stan attracting the
greatest amount OF sttentioa. and every
train arriving at Spokane from the East.
Eotfa ard west brtags its quota OF seek
ers after fortune ia the Hoselsnd camp.
During the week went 10 Bossiand on
TIRE Spokane Falls r. Northern railway;
every coach was crowded with passengers
and Ia the smoking car we're nearly 100
typical fortune seekers. old prospecfoFs.
VINO have secured the hills from Mexico 20
Alaska. and old miners who had dug In
the CoEassaek and "a the mines Of Mon
tana and Tdaho-men who had seen life In
its various phases in the West and who
were now going to the great Eossland
camp 20 seek that fortune which hitherto
they had failed 20 find. There were Ger
mans. scandlaayI4ns. Italians. French
and Irish but on this. on my previous
Journeys. they displayed that iigbt-hsart-
ednees and gaiefy which Is Characteristic
q the Western adventurer. Some Of these
hardy pioneers amused the crowd by
the hour on the violin. others aceompan-
led them with guitar. and many typical
Western songs and ehorBsas resoanded on
the journey from Spokane 10 Rossiand.
Two hundred home-seeksrs. or fortune
seekers are no~ daily arriving at Ross
land If this influx continues the Ross
crowded with men seeking employment.
Tive years 81 earnest ami active Develop
ment have practically revealed the wealth
and resources Of that camp. There IL not
o shadow OF doubt that IN the hills and
mountains OF Tran creek exist bodies Of
ore 80 immense and go rich that the Trail
creek camp will eventually be one Of the
greatest gold-proancsng camps on this
continent but II II tdle 20 conceal the
fact that two yaaras nertFrfra has dern-
onstratsd that large capital Will be needed
To make the mines OF Rossand profitable
and rich producers. The man or the con
Germ which undertakes To- mine success
fully IN the Rossland district must be
provided with working capital Of at
least 5000. otherwise there will be difi-
cuities. disappointment and losses.
The Deer Park mine. for instance. has
fabulous possibilities. There IS no doubt
that millions upon millions Of gold viii be
rescued from the Deer Park vein. IL has
the greatest showing OF mineral that has
yet been revealed I'm British Columbia
but 5000 will be needed for the develop
ment of this mins before IL viii pay divi-
dends 10 It's stockholders. Those stock
holders who can hold their Deer Park
stock until that amount or money has peeu
used In development Will find that they are
Stockholders In one Of the great bonanza
mines Of the West
What I say or the Deer Park is still more
true OF mines like the st. Elmo. Monte
Cristo. Commander. Great Western.
Homestake. Gopher. Evening Star. Nest
Egg. Jumbo. California. Gin. Iron Horse,
Iron Colt and the Sunset each and every
one OF these properties possesses ore
bodies of immense extent and value, but
capital Is needed TO take these ore bodies
out of tho ground. concentrate and ~melt
them, but when this capital Is provided.
as IL most certainly VIII be, the RossIani
camp VIII be among the foremost In the
world Roxsianf Is not a place for small
capital or small capitalists: IL II a place
for big capital. and when the latter does
come. Rossiand will be the busiest hive
Of industry I'm the Dominion OF Canada.
There has been considerable disappoint-
ment In the Trait creek country. owing TO
the fact that several excellent prospects
have been gotten hold Of by men without
capital and without the influence to pro-
cure II. This Is true OF at least fifty or
sixty mining companies. orxanized TO ope-
rate In the Trail creek country. and the
best advice that I can give to intending
Investors Ia 70 be careful OF their money,
and be sure that they invest in ana CO.
operate with mining men OF experience
and first-class financial standing. II would
be invidious 20 mention the names OF con-
Germs that have been woefuily handf-
capped In handling properties through
lack of financial backing and mining
experience. IL we're best TO let the public
Ind that ont for themselves
Besides the properties that I have al
ready mentioned. an investment In the
1.e Rot. War Eagle. Center Star, Ross
land Red Mountain. Columbia a Koote-
nay. !. y. l., Monlta. Palo Alta. Ross-
land Mountain View. St Paul and u. X.
az the present market prices. is "a good
and safe an investment as any railroad
stocks or bonds 90 be purchased on the
American continent. The lie Roi com
rany Is about 20 build its own smeiter
under the direction and Management, 81
MIR James Nreen OF Butte Mont Mr.
Brecn stands easily among the first metal
iurgists. and this gentleman viii be one
OF the large owners as wen az manager
OF the new smeiter. THE lie Rot srnelter
viii be built ana IN operation by the first
OF October 1877. and after that the lie
Roi Will be producing go tons ~ ore per
day. The shaft on this milne is now down
bto feet. aud tire finest ore ever found
on that ground T. row being taken out AZ
the bottom OF the shrft. 70 viii easily
average slaa - the ton ana rs there Is
an immense body u n. feel -arfectiy
confident IN predicting that In 1875 the lie
Rot dividends wil amount 70 AZ least
3i0oaf Per month.
The Center star. In ne judgment OF
every mining mar u long experience ard
knowledge. - fuiiy equal IN value 20 the
l. Eul That concern IS in the hands ~
men % large experience and capital. ana
while they have exposed s. @'0 go or s.. %. 81
CO worth Of ere iu their various Work
insS they have not get shipped one single
pound They are waiting for more favor
able treatment for smelling and refining
their ore.
The Rosslana Red Mountain IL another
mine in the hands OF capable and unanci-
ally strong men. and I am sad 20 inform
its stockholders that very rich ore bodies
have recently been found in that mine anA
that st no distant date its stock WILL %
quite as vsluah3e as that 81 the War
Eagle.
There II no longer any doubt bat that
tire Colanna viii rank with the Ross
Red Mountain "a cHe ~ the bonanrs
properties 81 thn Trail creek country.
There Is also some hopes fsr tha sick
holders 81 the Sllveriue IN that ths Cotton
IA iefEs rams through the SliNerina
ground II this - the case. the s{ivevgnr
NAV yet make a nsiae Mr.. Ross Thouan-
son assures ne that the Co'anna ls5xe has
been traced throuHh the Si)vcrsaa ground
but Mr.. James Warner expresses 20 me
some doubt as - whether this was So.
The y + r'ust - placed side ~ 81 =
with THE Bossland Res Mountain ana ths
Coicuna As among the csteiuE triresof TBS.
Trail erNeG camp Tha Joker an Lockout
mountain e another a. TIE mines -
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