Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1900-08-17
BRITISH COLUMBIA.


There has been a marked revival of
mining activity recently in the various
camps strung along both sides of the
north fork of Kettle river, all the way
from Grand Forks to Franklin camp,
a distance of 40 miles.
The st. Eugene Consolidated Mining
Company, operating at Moyie, B. c.,
fiume to be built from Sunday creek to
connect with the one recently built
from Bridge creek. This work will
give employment to at least rs men.
Orders have been received from Lon
don directing the resumption of opera
lions on the Birdseye, promising free
milling property on Morning mountain,
which has been lying idle for nearly
two months.
The first carload of ore since it shut
down has arrived at the Hall Mines
smelter yesterday from the Molly Glib
son mine
The last carload of ore shipped from
the l. X. L., at Rossland, to the North
port smelter is the richest yet The
assay of 20 tons was 7.9 ounces of gold
and 2.3 ounces in silver, and of 2100
pounds 1874 ounces gold and 3O.5
ounces silver. This would make the
net returns for the entire carload ap-
proXimate $500.
A daily smelter shipment of rs tons
of ore is the present record of the we'll
known Sullivan mine near Kimberly,
in East Kootenay. Shipments were
commenced several months ago with
the completion of the North Star
branch of the Canadian Pacific to Kim
berley, and they have been continued
without interruption ever since.
without interruption. The new 10-drill
| compressor plant and boiler is on the
ground and is being installed as rapidly
as possible. 1t is expected that the
drills will be at work in the mine by
August Is.
A new find has been made in the
Lardo by prospector who found a fine
ledge of galena. The discovery was
made on Meadow creek, between Cop
per creek and the Lardo river There
is rush to the spot from Argenta and
Duncan City.
| While four men were shoveling out
the ore brought down by blast in the
stope above the seventh level of the lie
Roi mine last week great mass of
rock fell on them, killing two and Sc
verely injuring one of them. The two
dead men are Nils Anderson and Daniel
Colville, who are horribly crushed and
the injured one is August Bross.
Things in the SLOGAN are beginning
to resume their old-time look. Nearly
all the mines around Sandon are ship.
ping again. The Idaho, which ships
over the Canadian Pacific entirely, has
sent out 500 tons this month of high
grade ore and will do better next month
as the road for hauling to the head OF
the tramway is in good condition The
Payne has shipped its usual quota OF
about 1900 tons this month, and has
paid it's quarterly dividend of 3 per
cent. The Truth, Queen Bess, White
water, SLOGAN Star, and Rambler-Cari
boo are regular shippers. The Last
Chance has had quite setback on ac
count of it's lower terminal of the tram
way being burnt on July 20, but it is
expected to be shipping again in &c
days. This is all the more annoying
as the mine Is in a position to nearly
double it's crew and do very extensive
stopping. About As men had to be laid
off. The Noble Five has started up its
compressor again and is supplying the
Last Chance with air wherewith tC
drive its lower level The Ruth mill ir
Saudon is running double shift and the
company is putting in two more Whit
ley tables. these doing better work than
the round tables. It is shipping about
200 tons of good grade concentrates pei
month.
/ Another good strike of ore has beer
made on the Bismark, making the third
strike in as many weeks.
That the Ivauhoe's new 150-tou mil
will be ready for operation by Septem
her Is is the news given out by Phil
Hickey, manager of the mine The
Ivanhoe is near Sandon in the Slocar
and is owned and operated by the Min
nesota Silver Company.
The smelter rate of the CRANKY com
[pany's big plant has been given out al
last, and it is so low that almost any
property in the district that has ore al
all can have its product treated at
profit A rate ranging between s3.5t
and 81 so per ton for freight and treat
ment has been quoted.