The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-11

80 canadian Pacific railway VIII be
by sswarded with an enormous ton
eGfs rhe task Of constructing the track
~ rugged mountain ranges has been
e sxv affair. Already regular shipments
heinr made 70 the smeiter al iran.
~ Rossland. This long haui WIN be
80 shorsly when the reduction WORKS
soslsss sx rorks will commence operations.
o1 s'.rd smelter at this point. to be
~. before midsummer, insures
wwsa treatment OF Boundary ores.
ne - short haul and an abundance OF
~" sote and lime. the conditions for
,.,.a AZ a minimum rate IN the Kettle
G .'s,,av are simply ideal. The rapid
ns1.,,a,t now I'm progress IL signih-
p,napertty here has no hating
49, . II II dominant, living fact Capi-
rHsarsrexatlng millions OF dollars, has
s,ee,y invested In mines, mining pros
- ana machinery Thus Tar the toe
u ,aney flowing this way snows no
.s.semens Pioneers and new corners
~ animated with a feeling OF
~ - an,,nsn,. The reason Is not far
w..r the pernanence and the rich
= ne ore bodies have been amply
..,,,asad bcsldes, the population is In
$500 1s,r, ~ leans and bounds All classes
60 sss ! share 81 the prevailing good times.
EOnr Disttnft
,sss region forms the extreme southern
- a the Yale district. In II are Tour
<srct mineral basins: That around
cn,stlna lake on the east, that hnJacehs
z IA .arth fork Of Kettle river, Of Boun-
.,asL and that Of the main Kettle
~, Win Rock creek and other trihu-
49, me whole area covers a distance
IVAN forty miles east and west. and
w4...aa ahou. nfty miles northwards. The
sa,herp boundary Is the International
hoalier ,.... Tin. :,
t.s considerable diversity. Is not very
Sr.rert nom that OF all the great interior
.sss.su AZ British Columbia. Whilst noun
rnous its highest points seldom exceed
sae faes. Kettle river being about l,fo
~ above sea level. Most Of the hills are
htrstsd 10 their very SUBMITS with va
NV Of conifcrous trees. The eastern,
srsshsrn sud western slopes are open, and
ssssd prolific growth OF bunch grass.
IA along the valleys are many ranches
sslch are specially adapted Ia diversified
hsmtur with the aid OF Irrigation. There
kaxe been numerous finds OF ore in all
tbyv< haslns, but great deal OF unexpior-
u fsrrjtory Ii still open to the prospector.
M ore bodies, famous for their enormous
stdtn, carr values In gold and copper,
ard rold. coppe- and silver. To "A large
nsent, IN some properties perhaps entirely
4 the gold will pay the mining and smelt-
IL charges leaving the copper partly or
Wholly not profit There will. OF course,
n some silver produced, but it's position
WI b secondary.
ne climate is an ideal one. with no ex-
henes OF heat OF cold. The snowfall In
~ valley IL light. Spring opens early.
ral.4
kuly hot. the temperature always de-
sIslng at shutdown. The Boundary is IA
nsn for its bracing atmosphere. and has
IN dsscrined BY Dr. Bryce Is his "cli-
uAles Of Canada as she ideal national
n61oetunl
Ds xeo,ogy and mineral formation of
ne.dxsfiet are best described by Samuel
&fgsier. an eminent American mining
uGneer, IN report prepared IN an ex-
aahation extending over a year. lie
III.
Ths basal rocks are quartzItes. mica
~ Idro-mica, and bands Of limestone.
have assumed them to be Of the Cam
MAN. or pre-Cambrian age. They are
@AH Tilted and altered and extend from
NA west OF Boundary creek eastward.
Frsm this western limit We find more re-
ssAt probably Deyonian. or lower Car
naisstous imestones. and further west
4sia cresaceous sandstones. shales, etc.
asqfaf, All these stratified rocks are
Fsssfafcd and disturbed by an extensive
Nsfs o. ernptivc rocks of different ages
apN nature and which are more or less
A'matsly connected with almost all the
sinsft deposits examined"
~ mining camps tributary TO Grand
INA and with which they are connected
seed rosds and by rail- tpartlally) are
ssntFxh Greenwood, Wellington. Hardy
sashtain and summit This IL exclusive
ufoSns knights aud other camps
s4'unE the north fork OF Kettle river.
~ miles north OF this city IS new
ssas'al belt discovered last year. Ii at
ssax boasts two camps. Franklin and
s.AMles whore rich guld-oopper ore is
@ns taken out
M SUPPLIES FOR these busy places,
eo,ing thousands OF men. are pur-
$50 ron the merchants 81 Grand
49,. ihe aggregate volume OF this
sm estimated az $3.50 oOn annually. and
.~spasvansly Increasing And yot the do
sssNens ~ tho hidden wealth In this
II. ~ *fntery ~ only IN It's infancy. The
sex nlnrs comprise the city ~ Paris,
ssss Majestic, Knob nm old Iron-
49, sseoklym brandon and Golden
49, Nianipeg, orc Denoro. the r. G.,
fTaaArn strawberry Earthquake.
$500 Hitch. Pathfinder aud Bonanza
I'm, ~ Manssration does not Include other
80 - seated IN the more outlying
-. W addition, there are scores OF
M pfppersies under development that
$50 lcla the ranks o. shippers.
e..% f0rks, the mining smelling and
- e'sial eontsr az the Boundary coun.
~ Nsaated N fertile and plctur-
70. 's'sfN az the Junction % the main
~s 49, s,ssr and the north fork " Kettle
~, station on the Columbia &
~ sailrOad &C. g. r. extonxionk
49, sessS $50 the city was q nameiess
-. seaAy 4 Resscvsoa "A ronulatton cx-
saAs 9bAl one-hAlf ~ witch located
500 lAsi March Ne other point IN
-, hiiiish Columbia offers sipe-
&c. .ssNNisges for business mon. real
-, msses'ments or as a place 81 rcsi-
,.ss, me educational facilities are aN-
=. - ANrpgressive munlclpai policy
- ,sN NdNniet During the mast SEQ
ar.ss. was expended n grading new
4. - $50 sidewalk construction That
y * the city Is hleh Is evidenced
Arsrs.. .aet that corporation dcbenturcs
- $50 NAAM were purchase al par
A,k va hfanchea of the Merchants,
~ tNe Eastern Townships bank
No.. NsSst'c hsht and water works
- &c being ENLARGED 90 a cost cf
~, Ae Nork is being directed by T..
-. well known hNarauNs snni.
ne motive power usfl he supnues
revs,.. anhS SmelunE Company. which
h~ 80 INSTALLING an electric trolley sys-