The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-22
PLEASED WITH THE MINES.
Rosalia Banker Enthusiastic over a
Visit TO a Number of Campo
IN the Eaat side.

Raiston McCaig, Rosaiia banker Is IA
vorabiy impressed with what he saw ON
tho reservation, according to the following
from the Rosala Citizen:
"Ralston NcCaig returned on Monday
from two weeks visit among the min
ing properties owned by Rosaiia people.
He says the Alexandra tunnel is in rs
feet and some ore was coming IN. but the
main ore body had not yet ts-en reache !;
but he Is sanguine as TO the future OF the
Alexandra. as men competent to judge the
character OF mining properties are OF one
opinion that a large body Of ore exists,
and all that Is needed Is to keep advance
ing.
'He visited the boundary country. and
was much pleased with Grand FORKS.
where a large smelter has been con-
structed and viii be ready on August IS
to treat ores. The great developed proper
ties OF that country are low grade. out
their ore bodies are large, and are owned
by Canadian and British capitalists, who
are always DESTROYS OF possessing large
ore bodies, although they may be low
grade. Eight dollar ore can be success
fully worked within thirty miles ~
Grand Forks sfneiter as the last and uDst
improved electric machinery has been nut
in that plant. and the MANAGEMENT prom
ises 70 treat ores NJ the lowest figure that
exists on the North American continnn;
All through the boundary country inlne
after mine has large quantities or ore
ready 10 ship 10 the shelter. and several
thousand men are AT work.
He next visited Lambert creek. which -
tributary 10 that country. ana was much
Impressed with the immense ieAKes ana
fine showinEs. The first mine he visited
miles long has been built from the stage
road right up 10 the Beicher. This road Is
fine piece ~ work. and buggy can no
driven right up TO the mine. ThlE prop
erty has now a depth % over 800 feet. ana
has started prosecuting the ledge. The
face of the crosscgt tunnel IL all in ore
and T. improving every foot they drive.
The belcher u now recognized a one az
the great mines % the reservation. ard
much Interest IL manifested IN a. IarEe
quantities u high ami low-Frade ore are
IN the bins and With the new coustrlc-
ton % a railroad the property can be a
steady shipper
"Thc sunnyssas. belonging 20 the calurn-
his Mining Company. has a tunnel iss feet
long. having IN the fsce ~ the iunnei spar
and euartE Indicative 81 something rsaa
10 NJ heard from ~ fore long. This aran-
cr'y, On an airline. & about One-g0arth
~ q mlle from fhc Belcher II has a -rsat
surface showing. and cannot ~ otherwise
clAssea than being q property with n
prospective future which Is bright
The Noefen owned oy the Eastern
star Company. was next Visited Where Z
100 foot tanned has bosn rrn. which has
cWt several veins of ore IN its course hut
SIN advances toward the biz leage. Which
ii may reach In 80 feet Thls property
has surface ore running ~ high rs So n
gold. n ltss ono mile south 20 fhs Hetcr =
II 9 pected has rs octoher 4 thls prop
crtY viii be- taking 0gt ore steadily. TIE
shaft az . depth q only about r. feet hlF
three feet - ore
The next property he visited was the
HaWkaye, largely ned hy I.atah Fseouia
This property has one % the greatest-s-ur-
face shaviugs in that country. ans les
half n mile northwest of the aelcher
There Is i6i feet II ore 90 the surface
which VIII average g. shaft a. ferf deep
has been sunk on The property. which has
IN the bottom 81 Il ore going SIC To cornsr
"a the ton. The HaWkeye Mining torr-
pany owns isg feet az this mammoth
tFt5un Mr. MrFaiE saws that 70 q r,fs~rs~F ~.
the great possibilities Of Lambert creek Il
Is necessary 10 80 first 10 the great mines
In the boundary district and see them nr-
trAling properties there which are Of lower