The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-04-29

on visit to his brother. w. w. CHS
holm of the Centennial-Eur mine.
Mr.. Chisholm is a heavy operator in
mining in the vicinity of Butte and in
this line he has been very successful
during the past few years, and es-
recially so in the working of the Caro-
Ina mine, in Goodrich gulch, from
which he made a nine carload ship
ment of gold ore a short time ago that
netted $1,135 to the car. This property,
according to Mr.. Chisholm, has all the
earmarks of developing into a bo-
nanza proposition, and while the
! lodges are not large, they are perma-
nent and carry values of from $50 to
S125 in the yellow metal to the ton.
At the present time, however, Mr..
Chisholm has the British Columbia
fever, and is now interested in the new
camp of Perry Greek, in the Kootenav
country, and he states that in Montana
! people are wild over the discoveries
made in this virgin camp and are
going into that region by the train
load.
The Anaconda Standard of the 9th
inst. contains an interview with Col
onel Chisholm, in which he describes
the Perry Creek district and what is
being done there, as follows:
The spring stampede to the British
Kootenay country is now fully on and
/ ali Tie IOdQS anu lIdItS lcdQl-iS " TIC
new Eldorado are actually lined with
/ prospectors. The destination of the
greater part of the gold seekers is in
the Perry Creek district, which is 100
miles from Rossland and on the oppo-
site side of the mountain range. A
number of Butte parties have started
within the last few days for the new
gold diggings, and yesterday Tom Moi
fet, the weli-known mining man, was
QUILTED by Rod Leggat, H. l. Wilson,
z. .. Dugan and others and started
for Perry Creek. His instructions
were to make locations, bond proper
ties and employ as many men as he
saw fit.
Colonel O. P. Chisholm, the Bozeman
mining magnate, who is extensively
interested in the new British Columbia
district, arrived in the city yesterday
and gave a Standard reporter mental
glimpse of the embryo camp. The col
onel is personally acquainted with the
country and enthusiastic over the pros
poets. While at Fort Steele last sum-
mer Mr. Chisholm located 2,200 feet of
placer ground four miles from the fort
and organized company to work the
holdings. He also secured seven quartz
claims on Perry Creek, % miles west
of the post He thinks it is the most
promising district in the west and ex-
poets TO return to the land of gold IN
in my mind said the colonel at the
McDermott last night. but that the
Perry Creek district inside of six
months will be known as the richest
and most extensive gold camp on the
continent. Crowds of people are rush
ing into the district and the Great
Northern trains are loaded every day
with passengers bound for the new
gold fields ] am just in receipt of
letter from Shorty Haskins, who is
looking after my interests on Perry
creek, in which he says that the train
which took him to Jennings recently !
was crowded with prospectors on their
way TO the new camp. The railroad |
terminus is Jennings, on the line of the !
Great Northern, and from here the |
balance of the trip to Fort Steele is
made by boat up the KoOtenay river, !
a distance of only 162 miles. Naviga-
ton is now open and a number of new
boats are being built for this seasons !
traffic
Lots at Fort Steele which went beg
ging last fall for $50 are now selling
deposits are the largest and richest l
ever saw. Assays from my seven
claims run as high as 1882 to the ton;
the lowest assay received goes S22
Canadian and English capital is rush
ing into the district and men OF means
are DOIiOlIS every cldlIl IL Is pOSSlDle
for them to secure. 1t is a vast min
eral belt and has been traced over The
range for 100 miles or more. The ore
is perfectly free milling and the veins
on two of my claims are 20 feet wide
just under the grass roots. 1t is a
great district, and 1 predict that be-
fore next fall Wardner, the new town.
site recently laid out by Jim Wardner
Of Idaho, will have a population of
over 10000 souls.