The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-09

A DEPARTMENT. or srxEs.

Or Aeas constant ds~narss part forward ~
enc representatives IN cougreae q TIE
w4rioas states lB which miniag - the
preel0as metals in carried % Tor tise 80
taHsssfgrFseas A. Washington % q deIarf-
rlent q aslDcs. TIE head y whleh ia 10 -
. cabinet ofT1cev. 0r. laillag in that. trat
there sssoa,d - ~ the least a bureau q
mines and Eala4ng under Some one o the
other dsgssrsnengs, presumably tire de-
Dartmens q the in1er4sr
Row seriously the mining ssate- are
fsarslfeapEsya ~ the sb@snce q sz@ca a
bsaresa o. dessartEa@as y Illustrated g.
part - tie manner in which sas sauas
subject is nsasaIesi on the Canadian side
- the Hne. BRUSH Columbia. sssr exam
pie. has a haraaa OF rines. tea hssad %
witch bursssu is a glamhsr % the provin-
elal ministry. Every mineral develop
fneut. the opening q every neE district.
every important mining discovery. Is FOL
lo~ss4 forthwith By tha app~saTanos on the
srros1ssa OF a xaiEssEsaiogist. in thu employ
% the bureau. who make a fall and COM
pssse cxsrnifsa-i1n % the district azs1 ell
Q, SIS veins and lesige~. Ard reports 20 the
bureau Such reports are az o1ce pub
Iisls.sa. ard e-ounine frogn such an atItbort-
talfve sosaaee. are rSxsd - Intending In
vtstgrs ard have naturally great we4ght
b. interesting capital IN the new distric1s
The -Iatellsgencer lzs recently re-
ceivssi three bullstlns puaiasaesi under the
dirosttoa u the British Columbia bureau
q mines The FIRST covers the AIbarni
Ard Barclay souEsa district: the se<oad
the Trail creek district. aad the third the
ssoraa, Nelson and Ainsworth mining dis
trgcts Eash one oc tlsase Dulastins con-
salns full and exact details OF AL % the
operations being carried O. II the dis
tricts referred -. The geological oondi-
tton. are des1rlbei: the nature and char
astsr % the ores: precisely wl1at has been
ooae Oh each csa1n. thu arnount % ore
shipps~l. ths' essay sa1Res OF the orss fFaon
the different mines as We.l as the sznslter
retarne. and thu ns3sus IL sooess and
Transport
Eash particular mine IL Described In de-
tail a. = The manner 81 working. the
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and every particular which can be learn
- b. uafisut SEARCH ard Investigation.
This Is bat ono o. the rne<sns employed
- the British Columbia mining burVau
10 bring about the dsvesoprueat % the
nllnaral resources OF that province bat
even this worA Il entirely without a com
torpart on this SIDE OF the limo. unless the
xorkizsx OF tho geological survey can be
considered As being Of that nature That
sary.y. howevx. las sever resulted ln
oTcnins ogs q now miains dlstri1t or
bringing saca a elz,Eief To the attention
% Investors
Gn this state there are mining districts
which. rom the eevtt0pnent work - Tar
slane promise - vel a. snY which have
ever bocn discovered n British Column
hla. yet 80 stats or Federal oalcor has
oscr been csHea apoa % examine or re-
part upon them. II q wouha-be investor
requires Information Sso4t any mining
district - Rratlss Colunbts. fall ard
oomnlete details officially prepared sai
consequently authoritative. can be bad
srom The gove-gEment bureau having
charge Il such 0aattegz II hs desires
Ike tnforusation abou. . mining district
n th8s state ess ogTsy source ~ informa-
tia0. = ths Alvs - the newspapers. tes
interested statements ~ those who have
snlncs or sale ~ tond oz mining stock
- dispose %. ar a personal visit % ln-
spossh an. Private enterpTias - compelled
20 sssgrns = daty here Which IS r@cos-
niEea 60 part og he legitimate prsviace
81 the sovsgszuont ia Canada. and the
ouly sttaEnpt 10 col}ate TIE Data ~ go
mines OF sntuias districts In this state Is
n volrase .isosgay 20 ee g4allallod IS TIRE
fsaz, -fplS,lli SenoeF.
Yet eegraln1y Is shouA - as much e.
nAsra ca the ossuannsn interest * the pee,-
pa e tie Unl3e5 Stasos JGas cur min
sr,al rsnosrces s.soad 81 Developed as
that oer asAce5as should - 5ostsrg~i Tbs
s,es8efa5 r,ggarunaat haa It's o-Jcessa *
fisheries. SET thu ssts1&4saEnent ~ = bl-
rsau ~ mines Fecn1a b have ro s2s-
sssatlal Support Outsl.a g the rsqraala be-