The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-20
ON BOUNDARY CREEK.
Deals on Skylark and Winnipeg
Final Payment on No. 2

Special Dispatch to the Post -Intellisencer
BOUNDARY CREEK, h. G.. June ie-
1t is becoming increasingly evident. rs
the Boundary Greek mining camps make
progress. that United States capitalists
arr; doing more than Canadians TO develop
the mineral resources of this extensive
ana promising district. In nearly every
camp the former have taken hold of one
or more of the leading claims, and if is
gratifying to note. in some instances with
excellent prospects of success. In Dead
wood camp the Mother Lode. which is
at present without question the most i'm
portant claim in that camp is owned and
being worked by the Boundary Mines
Company, of New York. The same COM
pany has a similar record in Central
camp where its No claim has distanced
all neighboring holdings both in respect
of work done underground and ore in
sight. In Smiths camp the Republic
Mining Company. of Spokane is making
an excellent showing on three Of the best
claims in the camp. viz, the Republic.
None Such and Last Chance all of which
have been proved to contain pay ore Far
reii 81 Migeon. of the PARROT Smelling
Works, Butte, Mont. have the well known
Stemwinder, in Greenwood camp, be-
sides interests in four other ramps The
Skylark. in Skylark camp is In the
hands of @. Lavaguino. of Salt Lake CITY.
Utah: the r. Bell ana other claims in
summit camp are the property OF the
keough Gold & Copper Mining COMPANY.
also or Salt Lake City; and the Great
Hopes Mining Company of Helena
Mont, owns the Great Hopes I'm Dead
wood camp. These are only few of the
boundary Creek claims held across the
line. Prospectors from some Of the
northwestern states have been amongst
the most persistent searchers for minerals
the district has seen. and nearly all Of
the pioneers came from points south of
British Columbia.
Two notable instances OF logged faith
In the ultimate prosperity Of the district
are those OF w. ". Gibbs. who halls from,
Portland. Ore. and who through four or
five years Of hard luck and discourage
ments, held on to the Mother Lode ,nfU
IT was sold last year to Col Weir. Of
New York: and n. a. Holbrook, former
~ of Seattle and other Puget Sound
points. who for five years has worked hard
along boundary Creek his efforts culn,ir-
ating in the organization Of the Boundary
GREGG Mining and Milling COMPANY Of
Greenwood, which company now owns
fourteen mineral claims tof which twelve
are adjoining and among which are sew
erai very likely looking prospects, and
Is Just now having surveyed a townefta
which the directors have named Boundary
Greek City
Ei' sfttFFTt requirement fE United
States citizens Is the we'll known w,nni-
! peg claim. In Wellington camu yo,
which TWO North Dakota naan-W 3
Honey. az Park river n Touring mill
owner: and r. II. Beacher president of
tho Union National hank. Grand Forks
+. are understood ia have recently cor
cluded negotiations. The particulars ~
this transaction have not Yet been made
public. hut & is stated that the money
involved amounts 10 fve-fgura sur,
variously stated At from 81 0al 10 sra a4a
+. The ledge IS 81 pyrrhotite ore carrvinr
gold and silver. II is covered by an irn,
cap and Is Is feet wide on the surface
hot crosscut = feet below showed IL "a
- Z feet a. tina; depth. There are shaf,.
= ard 81 feet deep with a drift nm COY
- feet ~ tho sa-foot level ASSAYS hove
been obtained ell the way from e -
( g 30 gold. the average % the ledge being
about 81. The claim Was bonded =,
I. Nov. /. l~5. for sixty days az So 80 "a
J. II, Tool@. 81 Anaconda who cut
road. pat M buildings and sank the ~
font shaft and then iet the bond r-tr, or,
/ The t~o shafts sunk on the main ledge
are " Zee; apart and are IN shoot 81
high grade ore. Al The bottom ~ "a,
t0~fcof Shatt = cr1sscut was Tlan Il go.
tcta the hanging wall 4 drifl also f~or,
tho bottom ~ this shaft run diaro0al1v
entered a. 70 feat another shoot ~ ore
{ Ntttfi2 ~ {'rS TURNER ~ gave fun ~aea
- solid ore. In the other shaft a croSs-
cat started IT the 2S~foot level vas rD,
acroSs the lodge ~ ZEE, and showed - fee.
/ % solid Gre There IS also ls-foo; SHAFT
/ SINK on parallel ledge. The surface
I work Includes a large open cut IN which
/ orr was RE; with.
Altoeether the prospecting work done
o. the claim has disclosed tta r,reeerca
( ~ large body ~ Gre which with ora
{ i1arF transportation facilities II wo,1lf
0aE wen - ship. There are reV. sho,,t
1 3-' 'ons ~ good grade ore ou tha dunn
( hai 10 stopiBg has yet oean done owing
f 20 there being 20 present means 80 sot-
( AIRS Gre 20 ths su7e}ter EXCEPT 81 sf,-h
+ high haulaEe rates as would leave no
margin q prost
+ t'n june isgh tbs fn.l payment on A.
/ couGt ~ the houd uuder which the No
raasra has hitherto he~n held ~ tbe
! boundary Mines Company. - New YORK
( as made hi fhe companys mining r3s1-
a~er r kefTeT NJ = Of Anaconda
E u e. Tres property has cozs the com
Fsny about - s9 s73 an being Purchase
/ pTto~ ac'f es2narnI sS{on an8 more shxn
-" e<lns ooSI Of Development 10 date.