The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-04
BRITISH COLUMBIA MINES.
j. E. Bamberger Well Pleased With
the Kootenai Country.


]. E. Bamberger has just returned
from visit 70 the mining camps of
Rossland and Nelson, in the Kootenai
country, British Columbia, where he
has been in company with Messrs.
Simon and William Guggenheim of the
Philadelphia Smelling and Refining
company of Pueblo, of which Mr. Bam-
berger is the Utah representative.
In an Interview with Mr.. Bamberger
since his return he states that he was
well pleased With the camps visited by
him and he is convinced that in this
region some of the greatest producers
in the would viii yet be opened. and
he stated that the mines inspected by
him were large with immense amounts
of ore in sight.
Mr.. Bamberge- is interested with
eastern people in a promising property
! at Boundary Creek, and while he did
not visit it during this trip, he was
informed that it was looking well with
good bodies of mineral in sight that
would carry average values of 10 per
cent copper, from 40 to so ounces silver
and so in gold to the ton. While no
ore is being shipped from the mine at
the present, pump is being put in and
developments are being pushed with
the hope that a railroad would be built
into the camp within another year, and
Mr.. Bamberger stated that he had an
interview with President Corbin of
the Spokane & Northern road, who had
assured him that by next summer he
coulc snip his ore by railroad from
the dump at the mine. The mine is 30
miles from Marcus. on the s. & N.
road, which is the nearest railroad
point. It is also only ten miles from
the American line.
A. So &c
land impressed Mr.. Bamberger very
favorably, and he states that they are
good for years to come, as the lodges
are very large nd the deposits per-
manent. The leading mines of the
camp embrace the LeRoi, which has
caused such q stir in mining circles all
over the world; the War Ea gle is also
a marvellous producer while the Center
Star is making fame as well as money
for its owners. among whom are in
cluded Alex Tarbut and Oliver Durrant
of this city. Another heavy producer
is the Nickel Plate. which is very
largely owned by Hon. A. ". McCune,
the vice president of The Herald.
! Mr.. Bamberge- was well pleased with
Rossland, which is a thrifty place of
I about 5000 inhabitants. and he pre-
diets a wonderful future for the camp.
as ne states that new and important
strikes are of almost daily occurrence
there. He is also of the opinion that
in time Rossland will have smelling
facilities of its own, although he is sat
isfied that Northport, on the American
side of the line, is the natural smelling
center of that region. and that even5u-
ally it viii come to this.
In the Kootcnai prospecting is diff
ficult on account of the heavy growth
of timber and underbrush, for which
reason it will be long time before
the mining camps of that section are
barely. scratched. which leads TO the
belief that in time TO come that coun-
try Will lose hone of its greatness. but
that on the contrary it will grow in
magnitude and importance and will in
crease with ineXhaustible deposits of
low grade mineral to draw from
Mr.. Bamberger reports having had a
very pleasant trip and that he would
like TO have gone on with the Messrs.
Guggenheim, who will inspect all the
camps of that region in a thorough
manner, returning by way of V1n-
couver.
In speaking of the visit of Messrs
Simon and William Guggenheim to the
Kootenai country the Spokesman-Re-
view saws:
"One is % and the other 30 years of
age, and they do not weigh an ounce
over 125 pounds apiece, yet they own
and operate smelters at Pueblo. Colo,
with a capacity of about 1000 tons a
day. and at Monterey, Mexico. and
Coclocaliente, Mexico. Besides. they
have large refining works al Perth Am
boy. n. J. With them are Otto Mears.
president of the Silverton. Colo, rail-
way, and ]. E. Bamberger of Salt Lake,
an expert and western representative
of the Guggenheims."
In an interview William Guggenheim
said:
There is no use to pretend that we
are coming here merely for pleasure.
We are looking at a country we have
heard much of and in which we may
conclude to invest. No. l cannot say
we intend to figure on a smelter prop
osition now, but We may figure on some
mining propositions. and smelters
would have TO come later if they were
needed, l expect. But we know Moth
ing Of it as yet. Alr. Bamberger will
stop off in the SLOGAN country, perhaps.
but the others will go on to Revel-
stoke and return via Vancouver and
Portland. We have reason to examine
this field. for all through our section
mining men have their faces turned
toward Washington and British Co
lumhia The reports have been salts
factory enough. and the test long
enough 10 warrant the belief that there
is permaneney here. The shipments
give proof of merit
Mr.. Mears saws the day is past for
low grade or base ores to be cast
aside BASE ores can be treated sue
cessfully."- he said. and low grades
can be treated cheaply."