The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-04
MINES AND MINING.
The Sorthport Smelling Company
VIII Expend 100000 In Erec-
ting NecessRry Buildings

The organization OF the new company
which vriH shortly commence the erection
Of a smelter at Northport, says the
Spokesman-Reyi has just been COM
plefed in the form OF q stock corporation.
Incorporated under the laws OF the state
OF Washington. and viii De known as the
t-ni0n Smelling and Refining Company.
The capital stock viii comprise 1890
shares Of par value Of s.
The object Of the company is the smelt-
ing Of the ores Of Rossland. Trail creek
and the Koofenay, and such ores as may
be developed within a radius OF sixty
miles
Among the organizers are John 4. Finch
and Patsy Clark OF the War Eagle. and
Messrs Lorfng OF the Josie. Williamson
OF the Crown Point and other prominent
mine owners OF The kooteRay. R0ss.and,
Trau ard SLOGAN districts. all of whom
have been brought together by r. Fl. We'd
ekind. the organizer and promoter OF tho
company.
II has been determined to spend sleo.oa0
IN the erection Of the necessary buildings,
machinery. fumes. etc. 70 constitute what
will be in all respects a first-class plant.
which will be 80 constructed as 10 admit
Of being enlarged without interfering With
the active operation Of the smeiter while
such Improvements may he going on.
The display OF rich copper ore in the
Red Mountain drift and stOpe was never
before 80 fine as now. says the Rossland
Miner. There are two feet OF clean ore IN
the face. with some mixed ore or either
eide. Some q this ore runs as high as
90 per cent. copper. II VIII probably aver
age i per cent. copper right through. Two
tons a day Of this fire ore is now being
taken out. The first car viii be loaded with
Red Mountain ore today. 1t will be ship
ped over the Red Mountain railroad and
VIII 20 70 Tacoma The returns on this
ore viii show just what Red Mountain ore
Is worth. and viii therefore be awaited
with interest In any event this mine now
promises 10 be regular shipper from
this time forward
c. r McDermot has sold the Flying
Dutchman mineral claim. in the Mc1urdo
basin, to Rossland parties for sl5e09 As
says have been obtained from this claim
running as high as sI.100 in gold. The av-
erage ASSAYS are from s24 10 $50 The Nc
Nurdo mining men claim that that district
will in a couple Of years rival the Rossland
district IN the production OF minerals.
The Washington mine. one OF the oldest
and best producing mines of the SLOGAN.
has recently been stocked. Up to the
spring OF 1898 the Washington shipped
over !. 40 tons OF ore OF the value OF s29a-
o'0 II then closed down and was not again
worked until the fan OF 1906 and since
then it has produced 7ss tons OF crude ore
and concentrates. valued at $1,000. The
mine Is worked by three tunnels. ard
these with the drifts and connections
make an aggregate % over i.5eo feet Of
work
\ Corliss engine was purchased IN Sc
attic by the o. X company. Rosslaud dis
trlct. 20 take the place Of the defective en-
CINE smashed un IN thc mill the other day,
and 81 Is here. Il viii be put In place i'm
mediate}y and the mill VIII soon he run
ming again
The Spokesman Review saws that a re-
cent shipment % four cars from the Reco
mine. Ia re Sloeau. Melted the owners