Oakes Republican. (Oakes, N.D.) 1898-1906, 1899-12-29
DELL HoLR ,ooK.
interviewed by Br,t,.l 4SSlb, 44SSolamb,. Paper o,
his Mining Operations in the West.

Interviewed by a BritisL 4coIumbla Paper on
his Mining Operations in the West.
The Weekly Miner of Rosaland, B.
c., has an Interview with D. w. Hol.
brook, Formerly of this place, from
which we clip the following:
Mr.. D. W. Holbrook of Chesaw. is
in the city.pn a visit. He has been
at SPOKANE and is on his way home.
Chesaw ISL on Myers creek, about
eight miles south of Rock creek and
20 miles from Greenwood. It is on
the Colvile Indian reservation, and
only six miles from the international
boundary line. The section around
Chesawis adapted to stock raising
and milling and farming. The prin-
cipal mine is the Crystal Butte. The
CrystalButte Co. have been operat-
ing m-stamp mill for the past three
months, on ore which averages as
high al $500 to the ton. At first they
had small vein of high grade ore.
This has now widened out to three
feet. The mine has been opened up
to a Considerable extent.
The population of Chesaw is 25o,
and there is one large hotel of 20
rooms, two restaurants and several
boarding houses. A sawmill was
starteda few days since and, as
many people have been waiting to
build, iHis certain now that num-
Der of houses will be erected within
the next few months. The people
there expect that the reservation will
be throWn open this spring and then
there will be opportunities for stock
rancherA and farmers to take up land
and these interests, when added to
the minlshg, should add to the impor-
tance oHthe place.
Mr.. Rlbrook is interested in the
Boundary Creek Mining and Milling
company, whose properties. adjoin
the townsite Of Greenwood. He re-
ports tliat good progress is being
made With the development of the
Gold Rbg. one of the properties OF
this company. There are Is claims
in th& group, and Mr.. Holbroo
thinksthat there will be four or five
minesl made of this group, and that
in yaar from now shipments will be
madeHrom this number. The rail-
road H,ns on the eastern and western
portisns of the ground owned by the
company, and this gives splendid fa-
cilitias for the shipping of ora. The
smelfer is not over mile and half
fronlsthe properties of the company
A foFce of ten men is now working,
andAhis number is to be increased
shorhy. In the spring the intention
is tosput in compressor plant. Two
carloads were sent to the Trail smell
ter hst week from the Gold Bug,
andSother shipments are to follow
Thea outlook is very encouraging
r.}Holbrook thinks that the time is
not far distant when this group will
be shipping as much ore as any prop
ertysin British Columbia.
MI Holbrook telegraphed Mr.
Hector McHae from Deadwood camp
Friday that strike had been made
thereon the Gold Bug, whieh is one
of Incorporates of the Boundary
Creek Mining and Milling company
The strike was made in the crosscut
on the 3-foot level, and so far about
two and i half carloads of ore have
been taksn from it. The ore is Of d
very high grade, running from $500
to $500 per ton. It will be sent to
the smslter at Trail today and will
be the FIRST shipment from Deadwood
camp4 The main shaft on the Gold
Bug i down to a depth of ITO feet
and q sScrosscut is being run: for the
ledg4 The crosscut is in for a dis
tanc9of 2s feet and it is anticipated
by tile time it has been driven 20 feet
furth er the vein will be tapped. =, The
intedafion is to putt, a power plant
in ths spring.
YOUNG MOTHERS.
Group is the terror of thousands of young
mothels because it's outbreak ia so aoonizino