The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-18
IN THE NORTHWEST CAMPS.
Brief Record of Discoveries. Dcvel-
opmenta and Notable sales.

The Bonanza Mining r. Smelling Com
pany have just let 5h-foot tunnel con-
tract on their property near Galena.
~ Reports come down from Silver Greek
Of goid-bearing Gre In the Dutchman
The Duncan mines. limited. well-known
English company. practically controls.
through subsidy companies, the entire dis
trio; Of Nelson. B. c.
One OF the most attractive window ex-
hibits on First avenue is a l5o-pound block
Of high-grade copper ore just brought down
from the Calumet tunnel at Index
1t is claimed for the ore exhibit at the
Spokane exposition that IL was one OF the
finest ever made. The major part Of the
collection will remain In the possession OF
the Spokane Chamber of Commerce.
In constructing 5oo-foot spur from the
Winnipeg mine to the Canadian PACING
have stripped ledge forty-six feet wide.
Six samples from its width ran from tu.l6
20 $50 IS ton.
II is estimated that In Greenwood and
Wellington camps, Boundary district, are
Will be employed within six months. The
payroll OF Phoenix ts 49, $4,000 a month.
The manager Of the Okanogan Free Gold
Company reports that the ore AT present
being run through the company's mill IS
OF a distinctly higher grade than that for
meriy crushed More gold. he says is now
being saved every twelve hours than was
saved In every twenty-four hours run dur
ing the first month the mill was in opera
ton.
The Sandon Paystreak says that the de-
veiopment carried on at the Payne this
2oo men could be conveniently put 10 work.
taking out 1000 tons of ore month that
will net $54 a ton. In July last year, the
shipments from the mine were $50 tons.
and the profits from this ore $500, from
which a $4,000 dividend was paid and the
balance placed in the treasury.
In the Boundary country. generally. there
are dozen or more air compressors. hav-
Ing combined capacity of ninety drills
1t Is estimated that the entire district can
begin shipping as high as SO to 500 tons
OF ore per day as soon as the railroad shall
have been completed to Greenwood. The
wages paid in the district are So 80 per day
for machine drilers. 81 50 for hand drillers
and S. for muckers. all shifts being eight
hours.
The Page claim on Jumbo mountain. near
the Copper-Gold camp. is showing UP some
good values in copper under its first assess
ment. A shaft ten feet deep has bern sunk
from which shipping ore nearly across the
shaft has been mined. An average assay
across the ledge went little over SCI
principally in copper and the balance In
gold One assay went $40, going II per cent,
in copper. The owners OF the Page are
W, X. Ward. o. Y Ritchey. A B. thinner
man and Thomas TAFT.
A camp with headquarters a; Northport
Wash. has just been organized 10 work
the property formerly held by the Royal
Gold Mining Company, of Spokane Wash
The new company is capitalized for 49,
coo. divided into scent shares assessahle
70 the amount Of cents. and holders OF
Royal Gold Mining Companys stock. upon
surrender OF their certificates and payment
Of !. OF cent per share assessment, Will
receive equal number OF shares In the
Royal gold mines. limited. Assessments Of
"a cent per snare may be levied every SIX
months until the whole cents is paid The
stock Of the Royal Gold Mining Company
Is Valueiess unless exchanged for the new
stock before the ist Of November, 1899