The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-10

point Revelstoke has wide territory to
cover, and the extended railway construc-
ton at present going on to the immediate
south in the Lardeau and the proposed
line OF steamers to the north will material
iy Increase the present big demand on her
resources. The Big Bend district IL
vast stretch OF mineral country lying Inn
mediately to the north, along the Column
bia river. and continuing further to Canoe
river and on to the rich mica, deposits
OF Tete Jeune Cache, A large number Of
valuable mining properties have been dis
covered. and several are In the hands Of
capitalists, who intend to extend their OPP
erations. A strong Boston syndicate has
taken hold OF group of claims situated
In the Standard basin. and are now taking
In supplies. with the object Of working
large force OF men all winter. The
Carnes Creek Consolidated Gold Fields
Qimited) also have = valuable group upon
which several hundred feet Of tunneling
has been done with the most encouraging
results. Most of the stock Of this COM
pany Is owned by Revelstoke men, though
considerable amount Is held In England.
The property is situated on Carnes creek.
a tributary Of the Columbia, about twenty
FIVE miles from Revelstoke. There are sew
erai other valuable properties ON Laforme
creek. twenty miles from town, notable
amongst others being the Adair group, the
Noble Three group. the Clondyke Il Yu-
kon and Beynow. A little farther north
are the copper deposits Of the Ground Hog
basin, Standard basin, and near at hand
the keystone mountain. Not far from
these are placer grounds on Smith and
McCulloch creeks, which are being active
ly worked. All Of these points are within
easy access Of Revelstoke, and depend
entirely on Revelstoke for their supplies.
uripg the past two years work has been
actively pushed throughout the whole Of
L. ~~~l1 It,.
coming to the front as one of the richest
mining regions in the province Of British
Columbia.
Turning to the south. the Lardeau and
Trout Lake district next claims attention.
This district is reached by rail to Arrow
head, and thence by line Of steamers
owned and operated by the Canadian Pa
cific Railway Company. Here is region
which equals, and will probably surpass.
the noted silver Slocah.' The country
here Is more opened up than In the Big
Bend and the results are better shown.
Among other noteworthy properties here
are the Silver Cup (which was practically
the first shipping mine in the Lardeau),
the Nellie L., the Badshot, the Holy
Moses, the GlenRarry, Hiden Treasure,
Towser (the last three recently bonded)
the Wagner and Abbot groups, all Of
which are known to be very valuable
properties and upon which & large amount
Of work has been accomplished. Hitherto
\ considerable expense has been experienced
in connection with the working Of the
above mines. but railway construction by
the Canadian Pacific and the Kaslo. Slo-
can railways into the very heart Of the
Lardeau, and within a snort distance of
most OF the best known properties. prom
Uses that the question OF cheap transport
tation Is on the eve of settlement, and
there il little doubt that IN the course Of
a favU mr. a T.or will
take it's place among the leading produc-
ers Of the Kootenay.
Coming back to Rcvclstoke and starting
to the east we find the Illecillewaet and
Albert canyon camps, both coming to the
front. These. together with the Eagle and
Jordan passes to the west, form the COM
mercial territory which Revelstoke covers.
and 1t is safe to say that with the growth
Of any or all of the districts mentioned,
Revelstoke must advance. The following
Is q partial list OF the mining companies
whose offices are situated in Revelstoke:
The Lilloct. Fraser River and Cariboo
Gold Fields, the Sunshine QItd.), the
Carnes Creek Consolidated Gold Fields
Ltd.). the Great Western Mines Gtd.),
the French Creek Company, the Stone-
leigh Company. and Numerous others.
There Is no question but that Revelstoke
will be the financial center from which
all tho mining done In North Kootenay
will be handled. In concluding this article
1t may be stated that Revelstoke Is not
mushroom town." here today and fiat to-
morrow; its growth has been slow and
very steady, but continual. Located some
thirteen years ago. 1t is an old town. as
Western towns are counted, Its original
population was probably about 200 or $780,
and now, putting conservative estimate,
the figure Is nearer 5000 than 1000. and it
Is steadily growing. The buildings which
have been erected during the last two or
three years are of thoroughly permanent
nature, a number Of the newer ones being
built of brick and stone, both Of which
materials are TO be had in town. As
distributing commercial center of steady
growth and undoubted prosperity in the
near future, Revelstoke stands pre-emi-
nently as the leading city of North Koo-
Ienay.