The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-02
nOSaAND IS IMPROVING.
war Eagle RecOaneDees Jnaer Its
Contract With the Trail Shelter,
the First Ore In Three NensAs
Going Oae-Stecks Are Duh

Special Dispatch to thu Poss-InteliiEeneer,
ROSSLASD. b g., April The ore
shipments ara beginning 70 show Up In
much better form thss week. TIE camp
sent gu, nearly a..a tons Tie War Eagle
has recommended shipping steadily. but
as the workings are allied with debris ac-
cGraGaated during the past three months.
the mine not having shipped ton during
that period. the last weeks record ~ .
small ore. sap;. Hastings stated today
that the chief aim of the War Eagle and
Center Star management N shs future
would be rapid sinking. and ali arrange
ments IN both mines have been completed
with this END IN view From twenty TO
twenty Ave feet a week viii be made Ia
the shaft Of both properties. In addition
shipments under the new contract vita
the Trail sEaelter. whereby the mines coz
tract To deliver at least Se.QAo tons n the
next fwen,y-Sou months. will be pushed
without waiting for the completion az
either the new plant Or the railway siding
Consequently the output OF the camp VIII
take a Jump next week and continue o.
the Up grade
The Evening Star started shipping this
past week sending two car loads to Trail.
but Will wait until the road from the mine
TO the Columbia x Western railway
switch II In better condition. teagnssers
demanding too high figure under exist
ing circumstances. before sending IN any
more. The general manager Of the COM
pany. who has arrived here. il arranging
for regular shipments just as soon as the
reads are dry.
The MANAGEMENT OF the Rrstish-Amer-
lean Corporation has determined upon 3
more progressive mining policy. A new
and more extensive plant has been ordered
for at least three OF the working proper
ties. and the lie Roi shipments are 10 be
pushed ahead in advance Of what they
/ have been In the past
started up today for trial run Of thirty
SIX hours for tina machinery only, no air
being ar present compressed. the obJss
being to test the working OF the plant.
The ore shipments for the week ending
April from Rossland camp are as fol-
lows:
lie Roi to Northport, ..ses; War Eagle
! TO Trail. SO: Iron Mask 20 Trail. IS, Even
ing Star TO Trail. So. total. @ass tons
| The trial Of the celebrated mining case
/ Of the Iron Mask against the Center Star.
which had been fixed for Monday, the iotn
/ has been postponed a week by consent
| and viii come UP on the lIth- II Is ex-
pected that the hearing Of the ease VII
! las, two or three weeks at least A NUM-
| Der Of the best known mining experts II
/ America Will be present to give their tes'
| tsmony. II will be test OF much i'm
/ portanee.
The week ending today has been rather
| dull in stock circles. owing 20 the Easter
holidays. The stock boards in Toronto
and Montreal adjourned tin Tuesday next
| and with the exception OF some local trad
| ing but little business Is being transacted
| There has been an increased demand foI
| Republic. but sales were restricted Pun
| chasers bid &. %. but holders wanted more
ard asked as high al 26l-
Deer Park continues to be in good de
nand al In cents. II the report of Johr
/ r. Hastings, who was employed 10 exper'
| the Deer Park property, Is favorable. this
! stock will go still higher than il is Al
| present There has been considerable
| trading in Rathmuliens. and they are sell
| ing for ia cents. okanogan Free Gold:
| are selling In large blocks on orders from
| Toronto. They are worth Is cents VIZ
rin:as and Monte Cristos are dull ant
| sluggish. Lone Pines are moving slow a.
| 81 cents There is soma movement In jim
Blatnes and they are quoted at tsix cents
Another Memorial Against Roberts
DENVER. Col. April 1.-The lower houss
| of the legislature Tonight adopted joint
II, congress AGAINST the seating