Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-10-10
THE MINIR GRAVES COPPER MINES,
A Colossal Jaaertaking in which Sew
eral F'eworth Capitalists are
Interested.

C. G. Yocng. Of Ellsworth. has just returned
from thre, uut,ths' visit TO the mines he is in
terested In IT, rritish Columbia. The following
is a careful ard accurate description of the
mines and >ni-ter. The Miner. Graves Syndi-
cate, operating mines at Phoenix, d. c., also
own the Grauny smelter at Grand Forks, b. G /,
seventeen mlr distant, connected by steam
railroad owue't by the c. p. r. The c. p. X
expended sa.~oo oo0 last year building In from
their main in, 10 the Miner-Graves mines and
others In the Immediate vicinity near Grand
Forks Z. development was begun on the
Knob MIN mi about four years ago. some
] Sc feet - "a, 1eng done In tunneitng, and
there is hloekcd out IA body of ore estimated at
one and or half million tons, valued as per
numerous assay at COO. This body of
ore is exposed four sides by tunnels and all
of the ore this mine is practically shipping
ore. winzc has also been sunk from the
tunnel heto-ror POO and 800 feet, all In ore, i'm
proving in depth.
The Old housdes mine, adjoining the Knob
Hill, is developed by shafts two in number, and
work is now ueing done below the 400 foot level.
This mine has one body of ore POO feet square,
on the 200. foot level, tunnel on four sides.
and anolh,r the same size on the 800
foot Level, all shipping ore running In
value from g. To so per ton. The ores In all
these properties carry copper, gold and silver
gold enough to nearly pay for mining and
smelling treatment
The CRANKY Smelling company own the
FxnIth u .;,li Jain, the Phoenix claim, the
Victoria claim and the Aetna and the smelter
just compl, te" at Grand Forks at cost of
$4,000, capacity 600 tons per day, operated by
electricity developed by water power, obtained
from dan ming the north fork of the Kettle
river, and carry ing the river by flume twelve
feet -4--.e . 20 lie. which has developed 500
harsc .e-r"- e'@"t richly. This company owns
the exclusive rights up this river twenty five
miles and six miles back on each bank. They
have sold 800 600 worth of building lots at
Ph9nix where the mines are situated on the
Pe9niN claim and cut $4,000 worth of wood
and timber where now stands the lake formed
by the h"H"'",r "f the dam. They have n never
failing supply Of water and power enough not
only to operate The smel.er up to a capacity of
1000 tons OF ore per day, but also to transmit
power 10 the mines by wire to operate the drills
and hoists and other machinery there.
The Grey Eagle company consists of the Grey
Eagle claim, the Banner claim, the Tip Top
claim, and fraction. these claims are heavily
timbered ana the Grey Eagle claim is being de-
veloped through the Knob Hill tunnel. Mum.
erous open cuts have been made on the surface.
showing this claim to be very extensively min.
eralized In area 1t is larger tnan Knob Hill
and carries the same large ore bodies and ore
of the same or better values than the Knob
Hill. The Banner claim is being opened up by
diamond drill work, partially for the purpose
of obtaining a water supply for the camp and
This work was started about six weeks ago
and the results are very gratifying as far as the
work is carried on; they have run depth from
800 to 400 feet practically all III ore.
The smelter has the most modern up-to date
machinery. The ore is all practically handled
by gravity. or automatically, in other words,
SO much skill has been shown in the erection OF
these works that ore of as low grade s5 per
ton has been mined, trans ported and smelted,
leaving nearly 81 per ton profit, and it is ex-
pected when the turn over Is up to 1900 tons
per day to be able to still reduce this cost. The
buildings constructed so as to allow four
more furnaces of $50 tons capacity each to be
added at practically the cost of the furnaces.
Experts who have vi tied this smelter this sea
son pronounce it the finest amt most mplete
of its size on this continent. There are prob
ably 100000 tons of ore blocked out In these
mines which will pay from 81 to $40 per ton
profit, or enough to run 2,oO0 ton smelter Gig hit
years.
The Victoria claim Is developed by tunnel
from the 800 foot level of the Irons ides; 1t Is
200 feet long. all in TIE width of the ore
bodies in this group of mines is over 400 feet
and ii has been open in length $50 feet and has
the name of icing The largest body OF ore IN
the world. Last, but not lay any means least
the ores in these mines ary se'.duxing
ores, 200 pounds of coke aud fifty pounds oil
the ore from the top of the mines carrying
larger quantities Of iron added to each ton OF
ore make a perfect nux; this has the crafty ing
result of being able to smeit 300 tons of ore pei
day in 2io-ton furnace. which also effects
saving in not being obliged to bring lime roci
from distance to aid the fiuxing.
This hastily written article but very imper
fectly sets forth the magnitude and importanc,
of these properties. Carrying the gold values
that they do, they WILL when developed, with
their own refining plant. enlarged smelter. etc
be able TO produce copper as cheaply as any
more eheaply than most, and more extensively
than any. This syndicate owns a second smeltel
site at Carson, b. c four miles from the pres
eDt smelter where they double the pro
posed 1000 tons daily capacity, carrying the
power by wire TO the same. They have already
expended nearly sl,5O0 900, and for various rea
sons it is prouo7ed 10 consolidate these -four
companies, now capitalized at about 81 000. 900
giving to each shareholder IN each of the old
companies such increase in stock as shall he
determined that they entitled 10, computing
the value of each of the companies on an
equally equitable basis, and place in the treas
ury at least $50 00t0 10 at once carry forward
the work OF increased smelter capacity. Install
ing water supply at Phoenix. carrying electrical
power TO Ph9niX, building refinery, and such
other Improvements as will lead TO a still further
reduction in the costs OF producing copper.
Stock is selling in the Grey Eagle company at
fifty cents per share. The increase in cap
italfzation will give nearly two shares of new
stock for one of old, and the CRANKY Mining,
Smelting n Power Co. will he paying dividends
in the near future. Any further Information
can be Obtained by addressing e. c. Young,
Ellsworth, Me.-Adut.