The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-10
Rich Properties of the District Are
Coming to the Front.
MANY CLAIMS OPENED UP.
summary Of Development shows .
Long List of Mines Approaching
the stage Of shipperS-Good Re-
suits Obtained From Work ON the
birthday Group, May Blossom,
Last Chance, Bullion and Others.

Edward Peters, of Ymir, prominent
mining promoter and who Is largely in
terested in that section of the country
was in Nelson recently and stated 10 the
Miner that the mining industry OF tnat
district had greatly improved. Inat sec
ton seems to be coming to the 'front.'
among the prominent mining districts OF
British Columbia. Good, vigorous devei-
opmcn. is being carried on upon nearly
every property and all are showing up
exceedingly well. Several large deals are
pending. and judging from the present
favorable circumstances 1t will be but a
short time until companies with appar-
entity unlimited capital will be operating
several OF the best and largest properties
there.
Mr.. Peters, with M. E. Taylor. 9. w.
TAYLOR, c. ID. J. Christie, and Fred Pol
lock, Is Interested In the Birthday group,
upon which considerable work has been
done The group consists of three claims,
the Birthday, Ivory King and the wood
chuck Through the entire three claims
three promising lodges have been found.
two giving free milling ore and the 9TH
err, ore that has to be smelted. On the
Birthday claim a shaft has been sunk
TO a depth Of 80 feet and vein uncov-
cred for a good width showing pay
streak over 2 feet wide which gives ex-
ceedingly high assay returns OF gold
On the Ivory King a lead has been
traced over $50 fdet and upon 1t a shaft
has also been sunk to a considerable dis
lance. The vein is over IS inches wide.
On this claim at the s0-foot level a tun-
mel will be run to tap the vein. and It Is
expected that II will have to be run
about 70 feet. 1t has been started and
all the work will be conferred upon 1t
until it is completed. The third vein has
been exposed only by crosscuts. and It
has been discovered to be 10 inches wide
on the surface. Besides free milling IL
carries suiphides. Assays from the sur
faces OF each of the veins have been
taken, and each gave an average of about
SIS in gold, but as the depth increases SO
do the values. The property Is situated
two miles from the town OF Ymir, and
the facilities for transporting the ore are
excellent.
Adjoining the Birthday group is tho
May Blossom. May Day and the Sunrise.
all of which carry ore Of exceptionally
high gold values. making II one of the
richest properties of the section. Con-
siderable drifting and prosecuting have
been done on each of the three claims,
and on one of the veins shaft has been
sunk to the depth of IS feet. The vein
which was followed by the sinking OF
the shaft was found to be IS inches wide
and it's width increased as the shaft
deepened. The ore, which Is of q galena
character. gives ASSAY returns from $50 to
$3.50 in all values, about $40 being In gold.
This property is owned by Spokane and
Tacoma capitalists, and II Is rumored
that they are now negotiating with an
other company for disposng of IT for a
large sum.
The Last Chance property. consisting
of two claims and owned by Tacoma cap
italists. is also in this vicinity. Much
development work upon this has been
done. over 100 feet Of drifting has been
completed and two good veins have been
uncovered. The first vein Is feet wide
and ON 1t a shaft has been sunk to the
depth OF 40 feet. The ore is not free mill
ing. but the smelter returns give SO per
ton in gold values. The company is at
present contemplating more extensive de-
velopment. A contract is about to be
let to sink the shaft to the i50-foot level.
A short distance from the first vein Is a
parallel lead which II anything contains
higher gold values than the first, as the
assay returns are from si2 10 $40 The
ore IL a free milling quartz. When the
i5o-foot level is reached In the shaft II Is
intended TO run a tunnel 10 the second
vein. The property Is situated about one
and a half miles from Ymir
The Bullion group is owned by a Spo-
kane stock company. II consists OF two
claims. the Bullion and the Iron Can.
done In prosecuting and the sinking OF
three shafts, the deepest being down
about IS feet. The lead shows four feet OF
free milling ore, giving smeiter returns
from $40 10 sis In gold values. The work
upon this property has been retarded OF
late owing to the non-arrivai OF ma
chinery which was ordered some time
sEo.
The Woodbury. claim sdjoins this nrop-
.rfx nd Nrfn WI feb L. -. e..
wide. assay returns OF si2 have been
obtained.
To the east. and situated near by, is the
Flossie r. group, which Is also owned
by a stock company OF Spokane. The
work upon this property was closed down
about a year ago. but II is understood
that the owners intend starting new de.
velppuients and mora extensive work al
once when the work was stopped a tun-
mel was being run, and the lead was ap-
parently lost. this being the cause of thu
shut down II - known that a rich valn
exists, and BY putting the mine un Ter
good Management t Is thought that IL
can be put upon a successful basis When
Il was being developed before. good trail
was ouilt for the hauling 81 the ore and
very little work yet remains 20 be done
10 make g good paying proposition.
The Riarkstock group r. situated near
the famous Yuir mine and although the
work upon & has been stopped FOR sorio
time past. a meeting of the directors was
held but short time ago and Il was de-
oided that work should begin at once
and be carried on vigorously all winter
II Is expected that "A considerable smount
- ore will be shipped and Il will be sent
to the Hall mines smslt@r al Nelson.
The work that has slready been done
upon the property will amount to about
$4,000, and Il Is said that there Is at
present over S5o0oo OF ore in sight II 4
a galena proposition and ASSAYS as high
as $50 in gold gave been obtained. Al
though Il Is owned by an English com
pany u Is said that another English COM
nAny Sc trying to purchase II.
The Dundee and Ynair properties are
being energeticaiiy worked. Al very
late date new and rich vein or lead has