Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-07-13
BRITISH. COLUMBIA.

BRITISH COLUMBIA.
All the Rossland mines were shut
down last Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday to give the employees a
chance to celebrate.
Notice has been served upon persons
owning graves upon the smelter prop
erty at Northport that the bodies must
be removed at once to provide room for
building purposes.
Now that the prospectors are out on
the hills and all the big mines are
| working, the SLOGAN and .Ainsworth
towns are rather quiet. Still good
work Is being done in camps that are
feeders to them. From Sandon comes
the report that local people are figuring
on taking over the Wonderful group
which is owned by Spokane Company.
j. NJ. Harris, the owner of the big part
OF Sandon townsite. has decided to I'M
cover the quartz lead which was discov-
cred right in the center OF the town
when the GoodenOugh block was built
1t may be more profitable to open up
this lead than to rebuild the block
Men are now clearing the debris which
was left by the fire.
The Golden Wedge near SilvertOn, Is
to be opened up this season by J. w. M.
Benedum.
The Misunderstanding is going to put
In more machinery. A ten-drill COM
pressor and 28O-horse power boiler
are on their way here.
The lower tunnel of the Big Four
mine at Rossland has penetrated the
ledge at distance of Ill feet. The
ore is similar to that of the lie Roi,
War Eagle and Center Star, the ledge
matter being white quartz. The ledge
cut is As feet wide on the surface and
is believed to have been broken into
through the hanging wall. Crosscut.
ting will continue to the foot wall.
The MONDAY and the Ruby over on
SLOGAN Lake, are being actively devel-
oped. A rich strike is reported on the
latter, while the Stewart Brothers
promise interesting news from the
MONDAY in few days. The Ruby ore
shute Is from four to eight inches, and
! carries gray copper and galena. The
Wakefield was the only Silverton prop
erty to ship last week. when is sent 40
tons to the trail smelter. The Hewitt
will soon have another shipment ready.
Two carloads are now being packed
down which are expected to net the
owners about $4,000 per carload.
In consequence of the output of the lie
Roi increasing in the manner it has done
OF late and of the expected output of the
lie Roi No. 2, including the No. and
! Josie, and Of the lie Roi No 3, the Nickel
Plate. it has been definitely decided to
considerably enlarge the capacity of the
smelter at Northport. 1t is at the present
OF 6Ot ton capacity, but is able to deal
with a large amount OF ore through sub
sldiary treatments to a capacity which is
nominally double 1850 TONS New bat
teries of boilers, which are in the aggre-
gate upward of $50 horse power, have been
ordered and are already on the way. A
new engine OF commensurate capacity has
already been shipped. Some of the minor
machinery, which will be readily erected.
has not as yet been decided upon though
deliberations are now taking place as to
what particular species of this machinery
is most desirable The addition of this new
plant will double the present capabilities
Of the smeltcr. AS the excavations and
grading for the new engines and boilers
were provided for at the erection of the
original plant and rs tlue has alreay been
built for the new boilers there will be no
time lost in getting the new works into
order The new part of the smelter will
probably be blown in before the middle of
September. In the meantime the ore of
the British American Corporation proper.
ties which can not be treated at North.
port will be sent to Trail.