The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-02
RICHEST IN THE WORLD
The Isabella Puts All Others in
the Second Rank.
MILLIONS BLOCKED OUT
Runs From $4,000 to 100000 Ton.
Northwestern Mining News-Im-
proving the Trails in the
Vicinity of Nelson.

mine ever discovered. The Mollie Glib
Penobscot and the rest of them must
take second places with the Isabella
of Cripple Creek. Gold ore that goes
from $4,000 to 100000 to the ton is re-
ported to have been uncovered in the
Isabella and in addition it is said that
S., 900, 900 worth of ore is already blocked
out The thought of ton of ore con-
tanning 100000 in gold is startling when
one figures that that much gold taken
from a ton of ore leaves residue of
less than $500 pounds, in other words,
the ore contains more than 25 per cent.
with the strike is that it was made at
depth of $50 feet. The manager of
the mine said: Il never saw such min
eral, and l do not believe that its like
was ever mined in this or any other
camp in the world"
IA strong effort is being made to in
duce the provincial government to i'm
prove the trails in the vicinity of Nell
son and it is probable that this effort
will be successful" said s. j. McDon-
aid to a Spokane Chronicle reporter
recently Requests have been made to
the government for number of trails
in the Toad mountain section, where
some of the richest mines in the neigh
borhood of Nelson are located. For
several years the properties on Toad
mountain, with the exception Of the
Silver King group, have remained idle,
but this year there promises to be much
activity, especially If trails can be pro-
vided SO that easy access can be gain
ed to the mines.
Requests have been made for four
trails, which will quite thoroughly COW
er the Toad mountain district. reach
ing all the principal mines. The first
trail asked for is from the Athabasca
mine to a point near the juncture of
the Silver King and Dandy roads. This
trail would cut off about three miles
of travelling and would render accessi-
Bile number of properties The sec
ond request is for a trail on Morning
mountain to connect with the old gov
eminent trail A trail is also requested
via the Golden Dale claim, by the head
of Vieout creek, reaching over the head
of Hall creek to the Golden Eagle prop
erty. The fourth trail is to be from
the Hall Mines road south to the claims
which are being operated by the Rus
slams. These properties are about.tWo
miles south Of the Silver King and a
trail is badly needed. These are not
the only trails that are needed, but If
this system is constructed. it will do
much to open up the country
The War Eagle has installed a large
hoist on it's property and the Spokane
Chronicle has this to say about the new
machinery and the work in the mine
generally:
arrangements are being made for the
starting of the new, hoist and COM
pressor plant on the War Eagle, which
will probably take place next Wednes
day, February /. A number of promi-
nent Canadian capitalists will be- pres
ent on that occasion and it is expected
to start the machinery with impress
sive ceremonies
1.-THE starting of the new hoist on the
War Eagle is an important event in the
history of mining operations in the
Northwest. 1t is ample proof that the
mines of the Northwest are beginning
to progress beyond the prospect stage
and that some of the great mines of
the world are located here. ar
The new War Eagle hoist is by far
the largest in the Northwest and is one
of the largest in the world. 1t is 175
feet high and, has a capacity of lifting
I 900 tons of ore a day. With this hoist
it will be possible to work this mine to
depth of 5000 feet. 1t is the inten-
the War Eagle, and with this hoist it
will be possible to make its depth rival
even that of the famous Comstock
1.-THE officials of the company are now
gathering at Rossland to be present
at the starting of the new machinery.
T. G. Blackstock and George Gooder-
ham have arrived there from Toronto
Fol
There are at present. about 1856 men
employed in the mine, but it is'eXpected
to almost double this force as soon as
the new plant is started
During the past six months the War
Eagle has shipped to the Trail smelter
$4,000 tons of ore, and in doing so has
kept within the company's contract to
furnish It's tons a day, thereby getting
the agreed rebate of so cents a ton,
which on the total shipments amounts
to about $4,000"
Governor Macintosh of the British
America corporation was interviewed
by a acknowledgements reporter while
in Seattle recently. He gave consider
able information in regard to the verti-
cal shaft which the company is sinking
on the lie Roi at a cost of over 100000.
and had the following to say in general
in regard to the work of the British
America corporation in the vicinity of
Rossland:
I'VE are getting out about 200 tons of
ore per day from the LIE Roi. We could
produce 400 tons per day did not the
work on the shaft interfere to some eX-
tent. Just as soon as it will have heen
finished the shipments of ore will dou-
BILE.
There are other properties about lie
Roi owned by the company which will
undoubtedly become big dividend pay
ers. There are the Josie, No. l and
West LIE Roi in one company, the Col
umbia and kootenai mine in another
and the Great Western and the Nickel
plate in the third. No ore is being
shipped from these as yet. but we could
send ore from the Columbia and Koot-
enaf and from No. l and from Josie
now if we chose to do so. Assay tests
of these mines justify the belief that
by June l we shall be shipping 700 tons
per day from the LIE Roi group, and by
September / 900 to 1000 tons to the
Northport smelter. We may send more