The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-01
Large Amount OF Work Being Done
Around Boundary Creek.

Around Boundary Creek.
special from Boundary Creek. British
Columbia. says:
The new lead discovered on the Golden
Crown-in Wellington camp-as reported
! last week, is improving as it is being
I opened up II is reported 10 be eight feet
IN width where uncovered, from tour feet
SIX inches TO i've feet being good ore
copper ana iron SuIphides with a quartz
SdnSue There are now Is men employed
py the company. which intenas to at
once increase the force 10 70. snd 10 en-
ploy the latter number right along.
nine-inch quartz vein carrying galena
Was cut last week cy the tunnel nov be-
ing driven by the Boundary Creek Mining
& Milling company OF GREENWOOD. O. It's
ID. A claiTns Providence camp. The face
or the tunnel now shows quartz freely,
ana Is Wen mlneralized right through. 50
u IS expected that the ledge now being
driven tor Will be cut within a few days.
o-E is to be resumed at once on Ike
Mother Lode, in Deadwood camp. During
the past fail and winter a tunnel 1z5 -eet
IN length was put in by the Boundary
Mines company of New ork, which owns
the claim After passing through 4 line
formation Tor about Y feet ore was met
with, ana Tor the remaining 23 feet until
porphyry was encountered the low grade
ore continued, varying in value. At con-
tact with the porpnyry souge matter &C.
ours, this being perfectly free, not frozen
10 the porphyry- the actual width OF The
ore BODY at right angles is calculated 10
bf lS5 feet, the diagonal course of the
tunnel aiong part Of its length account
ing Tor the increased distance driven. A
winze is now 10 be sunk at about 49, feet
IN the tunnel, the ore here containing a
larger proportion OF iron oxides man
nearer 10 the mouth OF the tunnel The
tunnel is 100 feet about the base OF the
h-n ana the highest point at which the
ore outcrops is lS6 feet above the tunnel
SO that should the company DRIFT along
the course OF the lode at the lowest level
at present accessible a maximum OF 2SG
leef OF backs would be obtained. So far
the Mother Lode has borne out the prom
ise given by its extensive outcroppings,
ana now its pernanence at greater
depth Is TO be tested. Two I0-hoCr shifts
Will be put on at once, and the work viii
be carried Oh un0er the direction of the
company manager. F. keffer. of Ana
conda. Boundary Creek.
Among those now engaged in making
inquiries respecting the mineral resources
of this district. and in visiting the vari-
Gus camps tor the purpose of making
personal inspection, is Horace Donnelly,
of the Becnuanland Exploration COM
pany. he Is also associated with another
South African mining organization. 1t
is understood thar Mr.. Donnelly VIII re-
port to these two companies upon the
characteristics and prospects OF the
Boundary Creek mineral claims.
E. \. Bielenberg has made a strike of
copper ore on his Anaconda claim, which
adjoins the Boundary Creek Mining *
Milling company's g. y. r. claim, Prov
luclANS Assay 1AOiA NAAt
ne- find are given at 16.3 per cent of
copper and traces of gold and silver
There is a large mineralized formation
on the Anaconda. but sufficient prospect
ing work 10 prove its extent or the width
of the ledge has not yet been done
ProsDectors who have returned from
the main Kettle river, and others from
the west fork of that river. report that
at least so men are now up in those To-
calities prospecting for minerals Nj
merous locations have already been made
and SAMPLES of the minerals discovered
have been brought down for assay
Prospectors are already about 40 miles
up the main river and nearly 80 miles up
the west fork, both distances being from
the junction OF Rock creek with Kettle
river. One prospector states that up the
main river ledge has been traced for
5000 feet on the surface. and that there
is a comparatively large area of fairly
open land which is fast being pre-empted
ostens.bly for agricultural and pasture
purposes.
The west fork is by no means new
country for prospecting in, since loca-
tons have been made from time to time
during several years past. 1t is stated
that the claim now known as the Airing
ton. on which there is % foot shaft, |
was known for time as the Headlight,
ard earlier still as the Silver Star II
was first located in 1892. and after having
been twice abandoned, is now held by
s. Bennerman OF Midway, B. c. 1t Is
about 80 miles from Rock creek. and is
the farthest-up location yet made.
A Beaver camp, where Beaver creek
joins the west fork. there are already
about 90 locations, of which the High |
land Chief is an old one. This camp is |
about 80 miles from Rock creek. Dales !
claim. the Carnia, is anothsr west fork |
location made some time since. This is |
being developed by a tunnel. Altogether |
there was but little assess nent work done |
or the earlier locations. most of which |
were abandoned, most probably because |
of their isolated position. All and more /
are now being taken up, with the eHpec- /
tation that transportation facilities will |
soon be within easier reach so that de- /
velopment may be less costly than in the |