Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1898-05-07
MINES OF THE NORTHWEST
A BIG HYDRAULIC ENTERPRISE
Montana Company to he Reincor-
porRted I'm New YOrk-In and
Around Ymir-PrORress In stew
ems County-News From RossIand

The Cariboo hydraulic NINE one of the
largest on the coast has commenced OPP,
erations for the season of 1898. They
turned on the water April for the first
time this season. and are now running
night and day with good head of water
From the report of Manager j. B. Hobson
| for 1897 the following summary of the
seasons work is taken: Total time occu-
pied in washing, III days II hours;
quantity of water used, 223,4l6 miners
inches; quantity of gravel washed, S40,-
1870 cubic yards gold product for season
sO78 ounces; value of gold, $l3S.55070;
total expense of operating, sol ,3ll.77; re-
ceipts for seasons profits on stores, board.
ing house, lumber, etc, $4622.0l. The
water supply is from a ditch II miles
long, with capacity of about 5000 min
er's inches. The ditch connects with Pol
LEWIS and Bootiack lakes. The former
holds 3O4 900, 900 cubic feet, equal to l40-
! 74l miners inches and the latter 1922,
100000 cubic feet, equal to $4,000 min
ers inches. AS those lakes do not give
sufficient water for a seasons work, they
are now bringing in another ditch from
Moorehead, at q cost Of over 100000 The
reservoir site on Moorehead lake is eX-
tremely favorable for storing large guam
titles of water. An earthen dam 4S5 feet
long. or 80 feet extreme height, and con
tanning $4,000 cubic yards of embank-
ment. will retain Il reservoir of water 30
feet in depth, covering an area of 620
acres, and will hold 550,000,0O0 cubic feet
of water, equal to 254,629 miners inches
or 1877 days water of 2000 miners inches
daily. The drainage area is sufficient to
fill the reservoir. The water from the res
ervoir will be delivered at the mine by a
ditch l01 miles long, the dimensions of
which are i feet top, feet bottom, 3
feet depth, grade 6 feet per mile, capacity
$500 miners inches of water
Boston and Montana.
The directors have decided to change
the state of incorporation for the Boston
& Montana Copper Company from Mon
tana to New York, says the Commercial
Bulletin. The new company has the same
capital stock and par value and has
chosen this temporary board of directors
Charles w. WEIGH, W. c. Taylor, Wilson
p. Marchbank, John j. Roach, Brooklyn;
Edgar Duffam, Newark; James Barker.
Jr., Jersey City; Edward j. Dryer, New
York
This change has excited no end Of com
ment on the street and opinions as to the
reason are divergent. One theory is that
it means merging with the Butte & Bos
ton. the latter being New York com
panv. Those who hoIsF this opinion are
strengthened in it by the statement that
Charles p Welch is large holder OF
Butte stock Some other people incline
to the belief that the Montana insiders
believe that they can make more money
by having large share capital say Civ
ING four shares of new stock for one of
old. Still Others claim that the change
has been made 50 that the legal battles of
the company shall be fought in New York
courts rather than in those Of Montana
where the Judges are too deep in politics.
in which also the Anaconda money cuts 4
wide swath.
At Ymir, II. G.
The mining boom has taken great
squirt in Ymir during the past few days
and the town is full of experts anxious to
get hold of properties. The great major
| ity of these men represent large capital
! both from the United States and Europe
There are several large deals on foot that
the Spokesman Review is not now at lib
erty to make public, but will be able to
do so by the middle or last of the week
| Building continues in Ymr at a rapid
rate, and all buildings are occupied by
/ business men as soon as completed. There
is not an empty business block in town at
present The town of Ymir now contains
| 1900 people, but it is safe to- say that the
number will be more than doubled by the
first of September next. 1t is estimated
by conservative mining men that at least
1000 men will be employed in the various
mines around Ymir before the first OF
July There are at present about 200
miners employed by the Porto Rico, Dun
dee, Ymir, Nebraska Girl, Jubilee, Elise.
Tamarac, Salmon River and Porcupine
and one or two other companies. 1t is
stated on good authority that the Ymir
mine alone will employ 200 men as soon
as their 40-stamp mill is put in operation
The Santa ROsa.
The tunnel in the Santa Rosa a prom
Using property on Santa Rosa mountain
in the Rossland district, has come into
fine body of white quartz that has been
pierced for nine feet with no signs of the
hanging wall in sight. The ore carries
considerable iron sulphides mixed with
copper, and satisfactory assays have been
raceiyad frnm II The tunnel ON the San.