The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-13
CARIBOO MINING NOTES.
Work ON Extensive Scale BefnG
Done by the Zig Companies.
Special C0rresptyndence.

BARKER WILLIE. Il. c, Nov. IA con-
tract has been let 10 run a drain tunnel on
II " rai,G W - r. ,r9 Sas,a,,, 80.
pie. Mr.. Fry will be experimenting en-
kineer. The tunnel WILL be about l,tD feet
In length.
Drifting still continues on pay at Hard
scrabble.
Laird. at Willow river. is installing more
powerful pumps 10 replace those drowned
last winter.
+. T. Harnshaw has sunk a shaft on
Summit creek betwceli the Hauser ground
and Van Wrinkle lease. Bedrock was not
reached at "a feet. \ shaft house. wheel
and pump Will be placed this winter pre-
pafatcry Ia ii determined effort to bottom
the creek next summer. Mr.. Harnshaw
has gone East.
On the Bradford, Cariboo and Yukon
Gold Fields ground on Antler creek the old
channei has been found II feet deeper than
the present channel. 4 working and drain
age tunnel has been started and is now
ir iS feet. This VIII probably he continued
ta feet or more before pay IL found Man
ager II. f.. G. CORY has returned from, The
Yukon and Will go to England This winter
In the meantime work is suspended on this
promising property.
Development work Is nearly completed on
The Burns creek hydraulic under the ener-
gelc management OF Sam Nedltcott VIII
liam Thompson VIII be in charge this win
ter while Mr. Mediico;t IL in England
The Sloogh creek bench hydraulic be-
tween Nelson ami New creeks. Ia fullv
equipped and piping VIII begin early next
season.
a three-compartment gravel shaft has
been started on the property OF the British
Columbia Exploration Company ~ the OLD
Slough creek camp The company's ground
~ the mouth OF Slough creek viii he tested
oy series OF bore holes. John Hopp is
manager.
The Carlhoo Gold Fields elevator on WI
Iiams creek had very short season this
year on account OF an insufficient sunnly
OF water Tor the elevator II is believed that
The volume of water required for alayatIrs
t0FfHtEh 4 Uen cav 10. ..f.
fained for a period not more than seven
weeks per annum. The ditch Will furnish
q minimum flow OF 3ta inches for sig
months annually q. .te fees head giving
ample power for operating an alart~i-
dreage and lighting the works. This viii
probably he done making the mine wbar
Il easily should ne tie biggrsI DIVIDEND
payer in British Columbia.
The vast nufiteFoNs area between Carl
Doc AMI tasSiar known as omsneca is be-
ing redeNrioped hy fhv entcrurisinR pros
pecior and investor cold Mas found ana
r worked there Iii ISL and 49, with good re-
tnrns. bat th@ cost ~ .relu hffu.- ~ttt,fitae
from Victoria ar Quesneik, Naa q AR
pound, SO thar none bui the very ri hest
ana easiest ground " as worked ana sna IL
uiet was al our aoanaored untN two years
age ~ present ttte Rose 0f transport irr
supplies frsifn Victoria IS T. cents psr pot,rf
and men MIR snosl~~n neth~ts are nld ny
There u more promising field.
T. Moore, = shareholders and Manager
4. +. Perry. II the ST ADEhonv f.Xf.lnr,-
iton Company. have secured for Chat com
grounds On thomson crcfk f0r Sisa afa John
haNanauEh wsrkei ;bie prcs,srty 4urtnf-
the season ~ 1855 anG cleaned 4p 81 - mar
Cubic ward If gravel
Charles II iuruf has ~alf bss r-,,,.,, ,
on L0si ctpek 10 Dawson Cumberland a
,epIeseDtatVe Of Ansl.sa capitalists. for
The Chiuese company on VIA, c-ssk h,,.a
..oli tht5F Placer srou"1 io Victoria people.
Tho Fortx-tatrd Magu~ Company Viii