The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-31
War Eagle and Center Star Ores
to Be Treated at Trail.
DEAL INVOLVES 500. 900 TONS.
Contract With Canad dian Pacific
Smelter signed Recentty-Rate
said to He 50 Per Ton, n Reduce
ton From Former Charges
velored by the Aid of Electricity

What is undoubtedly the largest smelt-
Ing contract in the history Of the Pacific
Northwest has been closed at Trail, b. c.,
within the past few days. The deal was
made between the Toronto syndicate osn-
Ing the War Eagle and Ceater Star mines,
In the Rossland district, and the Canadian
Sme.ting Company, operating one OF the
largest smelters in the West al Tran. II.
C. The amount of Gre involved in the deal
is see,uo tens, and the rate is said 10 be
approximately So per ion.
This important piece OF news IS brought
from the Trail district by William h IS
ling one OF the aropr.esors of the Trais
Creek News, and formerly a well known
newspaper correspondent u. Olympia Mr.
E.siing is on the Sound for the purpose or
rest and recreation. He is a guest az the
Butler Yesterday he gave a Post-lnteii-
sencer reporter the details OF the deal be-
tween the owners of the War Eagle and
Center Star and the Trail sinelter Sa.d
ne:
The most important event Of late in
Trail creek mining news is the contract
whereby the Canadian smelling works at
Trail are TO treat 3oc.ose tons OF ore Tor the
War Eagle and Center Star MINES mo
years is SAID 10 be the minimum period IN
which this amount of ore is 10 be handled.
II is probable. however. that the amount
of ore specified VIII be increased by otVVo
tons.
taken IS said 10 be apprc ximately 80 per
ton The smelter ar Trail, now owned and
operated by the Canadian Pacific railway,
was built by F. A. Helnze. of Butte. Mont,
when he secured the contract 10 sInelt co.
600 tons OF the lie Roi ore. he received
about s1l per ton on that contract, being
a rate much higher than that specified in
the present instance.
Heretofore the smelter at Trail has
confined its operations largely TO haniing
gold-copper ores. During the past year.
however 1t has expended SLVV.0Jo, APP.
froximately, in improvements, etc, ana
has added furnace for the treatment OF
slver-lead ores of the SLOGAN district.
THE entire output OF tic Rossland dis
trict, with the exception OF the lie Roi
mine. is treated at Trail, and within SIX
shipping 10 Trail between GO and 200 tons
OF ore daily. The lie Roi product IS being
treated at the plant owned by the company
"a Northport.
.'Rossland Is rapidly assuming the pro-
portions and characteristics of a very SUBJ
stantial city" said Mr.. E.sfins. The mines
In the vicinity Of the camp employ very
nearly 1000 men at good wages. Develop
nlent work il proceeding IN nurne rous prop
critics. many are equipped with the latest
electrical machinery. The power Is gener-
ated on the Kootenay river, about thirty
I'VE miles away.
''By June the narrow gauge railway be-
tween Rossland and Trail will be STAN
the Canadian Pacific will be running ears
over the new line from fnii 10 the Bound
ary district. This road was quilt at cost
of 81, go per mile. in fnlsillrnent of the
conpany's promise to give the people If
the Boundary district the much needed
transportation for the development of their
mines A feature OF the construction work
is a tunnel more than 5000 feet long
through solid rock new under construc-
ton. Switchbacks will be used until II is
Finished"
Mr. Esllng said In conclusion that min
ing affairs in the Trail Cresk district are
on very substantial and satisfactory foot
ing The various camps are prosperous ana
ara forging ahead. The pay roll at Trail
and Rossland are both large, and contrib
ute to the general prosperity Of the COM
munities,