The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-16
Mining Notes.

large amount of development work Is
In progress on Harrison lake.
Work is 10 be resumed on the Blue Bird
mine, SLOGAN. after two years idleness.
The SLOGAN Star shipped over $50 tons Of
May.
Free gold has been struck in the ledge
of the Alberni Consolidated at Alberni,
b c.
A strike of rich copper ore has been
made by George Young on the south fork
of Rock creek.
The Monte cristo mine at Rossland has
been sold TO an Eastern syndicate for
price said TO be $io5.0oo.
Shipments of ore from Rossland mines
last week were 500 tons, and since Janu-
airy / a total of %. $50 tons.
The Payne mine in SLOGAN has resumed
shipments and is expected TO produce
$4,000 worth of ore monthly.
The Perry Creek group near Silverton il
being developed by double shift and two
crews are at work on the trail.
The Silver Star at Vernon. r. c.. shows
gaiena ore az a depth of IS feet assayins
jog ounces silver and SD gold.
High grade oxide of copper is said to
have been discovered I'm ledge on Quill
Gene bay located by Henry Hill
A li-foot ledge carrying suiphide ore has
been tapped by crosscut of 1850 feet or the
Gladstone. on Palmer mountain.
The Violet, on Lemon creek, SLOGAN dis
trict. has shown up three feet of ore as
saying Sle5 gold, l. ounces silver.
Extensive work Is being done on the
Sullivan group near Fort Steele, on which
a shaft is down % feet in solid ore.
II is estimated that there are 100 loca-
ticns on lodges carrying gold. silver and
copper along the Dosewaiips river.
From q crevice in the rock on their plac-
ers on the Simikameen river, George Pas
keli and Roger F!nan cleaned UP S.5 In a
week.
Nearly 100 men are employed in ditch
ing and fiuming on the Cottonwood River
Alluviai Company.s hydraulic mine on
Quesnelle river, Il. c.
Hugh Cameron has ordered steam
hoist pump for the Fontenoy and Vernon
at Camp Mckinney. Il c., with q View 10
developing this season.
The first car load of ore shipped from
the WONDERFUL SLOGAN district. this wear
weighed Is tens aud carried il3 ounces sill
Yer ana IA per cent. lead.
A third ledge has been struck on the
Bon Diebi at Vernon. Il. .. Development
Is being actively pushed on the property.
which is showing up well.
The hyeliest part OF the kootenai coun-
try at present is the Salmon river district
TO which the Dundee Company is now
shipping the first machinery plant.
| The SsnuggIer AT Fairhaven has SHAFT
down l20 feet and tunnel Of loo feet,
croSsCuftting two lodges OF three feet
/ each. assaying S.. IS and upwards.
The shipments of ore from SLOGAN are
! steadily increasing. me receipts at -fO
| station for the week ending June 10 being
| Sis tons, against go tons for the previous
/ week.
| New strikes. on Coffee creek. 10 miles
/ west OF Ainsworth. b. g. are the Glasgow
| ard North Star. Assays from the crop
/ pings were M ounces silver and % per
/ cent. Lead.
I six men are engaged in developing the
T. IL X. al the head Of the Stiilag anish
/ on which there are two Lodges. one four
/ and the other t.o feet s!de. carrying ar
ssnicsl iron
! John r. Reavis, of the Rossiand Miner,
( recommends SSywaTd as TIE site for q
smelter plant. II IS on the Columbia river,
fifteen miles north OF North port. and is IN
British Columbia
After the water had been on - hours a,
/ the Nip and Tuck hydraulic mine ia EaS;
kootenei. clean up was made OF the fine
( gold. agEregattng NI6i- This is only ahour
IL per cent ~ the whole.
Timothy Giinn has struck ore running
( hi1h IN free gold or the divide lsetwe..ss -
{ Nary's and iteli Roaring Greeks. 3 uiitS
from Fort Stesle 3. - Surface. ore a..
saved on gold and o2, silver
The Enterprise IN SLOGAN e starting as
+ fifth ianDel and Is connecting all tunnels
! b. upraiseS one OF which VIII be @-a feer
. high. There Is ore in all tunnels ana fhe
! ore In sisht Is estimated al $50 go
Two large mining companies have begun
( work near ke*siStoks. b - one VITA I
. hydraulic plant y RIch cost 50 co, the ofe.
+ q attt quartz property. ore IN thu ~
/ entity carries IS 10 So IN lead and silver
TIE Poland China. q large free rnt{lin.
{ property ca Mars Ann creek CoiyfIl.
3 reservation, has been bonded 10 ! J Raf
( terry. who has begun development ~.
( ca uess are Neal Cndem and Ierarne Has
KRIS.
Free gold has been Sjruck on the yfsfns
! ca springer creek. Sloan. Tnsre j. > IS,
s inch D@ystreAk 80 . 5o-toot s-afe asSev.
. ug wntch y4uEa from slgt xolS ar8 =
ounces CT silver 10 81 esS gol2 and 80 olnce.
: SILVER.
TAe uaininK 7gbI.c Il Vancouver. p. .
IS complaining very fn9ch over toe s4ss
s ftag EuSrs zE9 number o{ r.ls-a art,fs,,y
Vancouver calling themselves susnsTw ~.
Elaesrs VITO have ~ rtSht 20 that rgtie
SElo u 30 shea Hy their reports fhsr ;hes
Know vass sttge about rainiSg or nlsreTals
S7st F-si companies are bitterly resr-ftlr.
I ta&t g&sg accrptss these sf.en al their oar
J Allseretts'S famous chocolate creams
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