The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-14
MEMS AND GOSSIP Of THE MINING WORLD

also work, electric light wires have been
strung and everything arranged for an
uninterruption of development during
each twenty-four hours.
Work SIacks Up In wellington Camp
In wellington camp, both the Winnipeg
and the Brandon and Golden Crown.
have closed down for the time being. The
reason for the former having had to sus-
pend work Is the reorganization of the
company on a better financial basis. 1t
Is hoped to have all arrangements per-
fected before the close of the year On
the latter property the cause given for the
present enforced idleness Is the desire
of the management TO ship to either one
or the other shelters being built at
Greenwood and Boundary falls, three
miles below the city. Both smelters have
don and Golden Crown for a less rate
than the mine has had In the past. and
this Is the only reason stated for the
On the Athelstan in the same camp
ore is being stopped from the 45-foot level
and development of the mine Is also be-
ing carried forward In the drift on the 100
foot level. The mine is sending out. on
an average, a carload of ore a day to
the Trail smelter. 1t is said to run SIS
per ton. principally In gold values. The
of the Winnipeg spur. but on the COM
pletion of 1000 feet Of development the
Canadian Pacific railway has promised
to extend this spur to the mine. The
Trail smelter with 1000 tons.
1t is stated that the jewel mine. in
Long Lake camp Is to ship 100 tons to
the British Columbia bullion extracting
works at Silica for testing purposes
The report that work is to start on the
properties owned by the Dominion Cop
per Company at Phoenix Is not believed
here W. T. Smith. who is largely inter-
ested In the stock OF this company, con-
trolled by Mann & Mackenzie the rail-
road contractors. told the correspondent
Al Deaf fnlIt hat Ca
he was aware there was no truth in the
report. Now that the general elections
are over attention will again be directed
to this section; ana ID before flor the Christmas
take II into their minds to do something
with the properties.
Mother Lode Ready to ship.
Stopping has at last started in the fa-
nous Mother Lode. in Deadwood camp.
After -four years OF continuous develop
ment. in which not a pound OF ore was
taken out OF the mine except in actual
work. 1t has now arrived at the stage
to be cassed as producer. In this III
foot level. opened up by a series OF
crosscuts for length of nearly 400 feet.
shows the ore to be from so to 30 feet
proved to a depth OF 1862 feet from the
surface. The main treble compartment
shaft, now down distance of 325 feet.
is to be continued to the 5oo-foot level.
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richest ore tgold-copper) found In the
mine was only recently encountered on
the ao0-foot level. This ore il being open
ed up by the north drift now in 2sS feet.
and by one of the slopes already started.
The new compressor plant for the mine
has arrived. and In being installed. 1t Is
a cross compound Corliss condensing air
compressor Of the acknowledgement
type Additional boilers were received
some time since and have been set up.
Two other so-horsepower boilers for the
new hoist, being made by the .Jenckes
Machine Company. Of Sherbrook. Que
bee. have also arrived and been sent ur
to the mine. Tho hoist Will be a direct
connected first motion hoist. with Cor
liss valve cylinders anx42 and two drums
each feet in diameter. The receipt Of
this machinery and its installation will
place the Mother Lode mine in a position
to ship with comparative ease the 400
tons required daily for the company's
smeiter now nearing completion at Green
wood. Already over 1.5o0 tons have beer
shipped 70 the smelter bins and ship.
ments win be continued until the capa.
city OF the bins some 8 500 tons. is filled
The smelter is expected to be blown In
sometime the end OF December