The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-27
Blob Returns From : Prospective
Bonanza Near Fairview.
TAN rEsr or PAY M,NraAL.
Eneourasing recruits Of Develop
asnt sa Kruser Mountains, .. the
International Doundary Cold Delt
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6pecael Dispatch to the -Intelligencer.
GREENWOOD. b. c., Dec. 16.--vancou-
vee and Greenwood capital Is developing
9 ptcpcrty on Kruger mountain that from
an reports promises to become one OF the
bonansas Of the Yale mining division. 1t
u under bond to H. r. Ceperley, of Van
couvsr, and George r. MAIDEN. Of the Bea-
~ Investment and Trust Company, Of this
city. These gentlemen acquired q bond
on the property four months ago, and have
ever since had force OF from nine
70 eleven men constantly at work Develop
ing It.
Ronald Harris. N. b.. ono Of the most
conservative mining engineers Of the prov
incs, recently sampled and examined the
mine for the gentlemen who have It under
bond. = copy Of his report was today shown
your correspondent BY Mr.. MAIDEN. Mr..
Harris sampling was made both OF the ore
IN place IN the mine, and the ore on the
dumpe. The values, all IN gcld, are Ger
talnly remarkable, considsring the slight
depth % far attained His eampling Of
The ore on the dump gave tl3.E in gold.
From the bottom Of the winse. at q depth
Of dfty-two feet from the surface, $A2. 10
was obtained from the ore on the west
side Of the footwall. On the east side Of
the fcotwall. at the Same depth, the ore
esssyed e33.lA A sample taken across six
feet Of eangue IN the crosscut gave S1067.
Other semplinss returnpd values Of sios7
rwsnty Feet Of ore.
Thsrs ere two well defined parallel lodges
On the Dfvidsnd. both Of which have been
exploited BY surface open cuts. What Is
known a. the north ledge Is q contact Of
cf pyrrhotfte with some arsen1cal iron,
hing between diorite on the foot-wall side
and limo on the hanging. One hundred feet
to the south, and parallel to this ledge.
II another body Of iron sulphide. and the
ore 10 identically the Same. The veins are
both big ones on he surface On the north
ledge. which has the most development.
the surface shows ton feet Of solid ore
and an additional ten feet Of lower-grade
material in gangue.
The development II BY shaft. On the
north ledge the shaft was sunk at slight
single. for . depth Of thirty-six feet. From
the bottom q crosscut was run north to
reach the lime contact. Ore was first
encountered after driving about sixteen
feet, and continuing this crosscut the ore
body was found to be twenty feet In width,
some Of It clean and some Of It gangued.
This crosscut. after passing through the
ore, was driven on through the lime to
the surface. 4 total distance OF seventy
one feet from the shaft At . point where
the orc showed to be the cleanest . WINE
was started. and II now down over TWEEN
U-B48 lGeIs II WH0 IIOIu tu9 ORC IN Ini8
crosacut and in the bottom OF the winxc
at that time at . depth Of sixteen feet.
that the exceptionally high values were
obtained at noted. The winye will be con-
tinuod down to Q depth OF nifty feet from
the crosscut level when another level viii
be opened up and drifting with be started
on the ore body. If, on the completion
Of this work. the ore showing IL as satis-
factory az In the upper level, Mr. MAIDEN
,dont thot ko Nnv1
will be Immediately taken up. The prop
erty can also be developed by means Of
q croescut tunnel, run lower down the
hill. Such tunnel would give depth Of
over 100 feet on the vein.
Opinion Of Well Known Experts.
When the Dividend was frst examined
for the gentlemen who hold the bond.
BY Ronald Harris and his partner, ]. Ed
ward Leckie. on the first of October. these
two gentlemen, IN submitting their report
on the mine. said: Taking into consid-
GRAFTON the values obtained and the gen.
eral appearance Of the ore bodies we have
no hesitation in recommending the Divi-
dend as property likely to prove most
valuable with development. For prop
erty so little developed It ID one of the best
we have seen in British Columbia. The
present showing well warrants the expen-
diture OF considerable sum on further
development work"
These two mining engineers have repu-
tation for conservatism In reporting on
properties-especially undeveloped proper
ties like the Dividend was at that time
and from their remarks they must have
held q high opinion OF It. Since then the
development has fully borne out the views
expressed In the hrst report, and as Mr..
Harris adds in a supplementary report:
."Ths Gre body shows every sign of per-
manency and of retaining its values"