The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-30
reads as follows:
Greenwood City,
Boundary Greek Distri.

Greenwood city,
Boundary Creek District,
British Columbia. April II, 1897.
! Charles = Roe, Esq, Salt Lake City
Friend Charlie-Yours of the 10th inst
at hand and contents noted Charlie
this is a wonderful mineral country, in
my judgment, as we'll as the judgment
! of all other practical and experienced
mining men. We have very large bodies
Of ore. sulphides of iron and copper.
running from 81 to $50 in gold, and some
silver. Some classes of the ore runs
from $50 to 800 in gold, and in most
cases the ore gets better as depth is
gained. This class of ere in general car
ries more or less cOpper-from 2 10 So
per cent. Then we have the copper
camp Eve miles from here, carrying
some gold, and the ore is a bromide.
copper glance and native copper. Then
We have a silicious quartz running
high in gold and silver, and consider
able gold and silver ore which changes
TO q pure sulphide ore, the character OF
which is Identical to that of the now
famous mines Of Rossland. We have
greater bodies and covering a larger
territory than that surrounding Ross
land.
The facts are that Rossland has at
tracted the attention of the entire min
ing world, but we have a much larger
and a better country than that around
ROssland. We also have an entirely
different class and of higher grade
than that az Rossland, and scattered
over a section within radius of ten
miles from Greenwood City. We are
in the same belt as that of Rossland
and from 40 to 60 miles west of there.
The valuable dividends paid by Ross
land mines has caused from 5000 to
10000 people to go there in the past IS
months, but it is now a certain fact
that Rossland and the Trail district has
reached its limit, and the tide is flood
ing this way. In two years from today
Rossland will not be in it with this
country. New camps are springing up
west of US and already several of the
mines are proving dividend payers. All
this country lacks now is railroad ia
cilities, the same as san Juan did when
Ourav was at its best and about the
time we went there. There are four
different railway lines already sur
veyed into this country, and before
fall ! think we will have one of these
lines. or a terminus near here, which
Will be of sufficient Importance to cause
a boom and its consequences 1t is
generally understood that the first line
in here will be from the American side,
and now is the time TO get in here and
get located for business in all branches.
The mining laws in this country are
exceptionally liberal, and in a degree
better than those of America, and pro-
lection to proSpectors and mining men
of small means is more conservative. It
is true we have to pay duty on all
American goods, but that don't amount
to much. A miner or business man has
better protection here on general prin-
ciples than in the United States. He
has an equal show in all emergencies.
You ask the expense Of getting here.
1t is about So from Spokane to Mar
Gus or Bossburg, on the Columbia river
With reference to your line of bust
ness, the laws of this country are very
much different from those of your
country In order to establish a saloon
business you are required to have a
hotel of not less than six rooms. The
license is 800 per year. Town lots, 25x
100 feet. in good location, are worth
from 500 to $1,000. Many can be bought
for from $500 to 5000 cash in passably
good localities where there are chances
of the town drifting that way. There
are three hotels and saloons here, but
first-class place with a good lodging
house in connection will get the local
and transient business. Liquors, cigars
and wines range in price about the
same as the, do on the other side.
Everything is 121a cents. A brewery
is now proposed and Will be ready for
business in so days. The town COM
pany has sold all lots in the original
townSite and surveyors are now laying
out an addition up the creek, and to all
the business is going that
way. Lots on the main street and
road to the mines will be cheaper that
way in the start. There is a small
town below rs with two hotels and
other business interests. but they are
gradually moving up here and business
at that point is anything but prosper
ors
Charlie. the location of the town here
IS something similar to that of Ouray |
N appearance of location, only the sur
hills are not over 500 feet |
nigh, and Boundarycreek is in beau
-iful valley not over half to three-quar- /
-ers of a mile wide, through which all /
routes are surveyed. There are |
other towns springing up in the dis /
riot but this is the central point to /
Ill the mines, and will be the town for /
business. Remember, 1 have no town |
OTIS Cor sale and no interest in the |
own company. Have been here three
;ears and have directed my interests /
strictly 10 the mining business. Prop /
.rty interests, both in town lots and |
n short time Mines that l could .
lave bought y months ago for $1,000,
annot be touched today for less than
H. 600. and in many cases $50. 000. There
lave been experts here from all parts
# the mining world and all say that
n time this will he the greatest mining
OuEtry on the face OF the earth. Cap
tai from eastern Canada, Ontario, En-
Gland and south Africa is coming this
way No man can predict what the
wealth of this country will be in five
ears from now.
The La Roi mine at Ross!and. that
hree years ago could have been bought
or $1,000, cannot be bought today for
). 600, 0O0 There are many others lack
ng DEVELOPMENT that are proportion
tely as good in every respect. The ia
nous SLOGAN country east and north Of
4ossland is producing as much silver
nd lead as the state CT Colorado.
fiu tell you truthfully, Charlie, this is
70 country for a poor man. Enclosed
send you circular letters and maps
living description of the country
you'd advise you to go to Rossland
nd look that country over first. You
iii find that that place has reached it's
init, and especially in your line. BY
II means would advise you to come
ere.
Hoping to hear from you soon, I am
ours, as ever
e. P. SUYDAM.
Stock Broker