The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-07-14
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

All the ROSSldnQ mines were smut
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. M. 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 ]. w. M.
Benedum.
The Rambler-Carribo is going to put
in more machinery. A ten-drill COM
pressor and a 2SO-horse power boiler
are on their way here.
The lower tunnel of the Big Four
mine at Rossland has penetrated the
ledge at a 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 or
SLOGAN Lake are being actively devel
oped. A rich strike is reported con the
latter, while the Stewart Brothers
promise interesting news from the
MONDAY in a few days. The Ruby ore
shute is from four to eight inches, ant
carries gray copper and galena. Tit
Wakefield was the only Silverton prop
erty to ship last week, when is sent Al
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 tn,
owners about $4,000 per carload.
In consequence of the output of the Il
Roi increasing in the manner it has don
OF late and of the expected output of tn
lie Roi No. 2, including the No. ! an,
Josie, and of the lie Roi No. 3, the Nicke
Plate, it has been definitely decided t.
considerably enlarge the capacity of tn
smelter at Northport. 1t is at the presen
of 650-ton capacity, but is able to dea
with large amount of ore through sub
sidiary treatments to a capacity which i
nominally double, 1850 stons. New bat
teres of boilers. which are in the aggre
gate upward of $50 horse power, have bee
ordered and are already on the way.
J. new engine of commensurate capacity ha
already been shipped Some of the mino
machinery which will be readily erected
, has not as yet been decided upon, thong
deliberations are now taking place as t
I what particular species of this machiner
is most desirable. The addition of this ne'
, plant will double the present capabilitie
|. of the smelter. AS the excavations an
; grading for the new engines and boiler
! were provided for at the erection of tn
: original plant and as a fiue has alreay bee
{ built for the new boilers there will be n
{ time lost in getting the new works int
order. The new part of the smelter wi
; probably be blown in before the middle {
, September. In the meantime the ore {
) the British American Corporation prope
, ties which can not be treated at Nortl
port will be sent to Trail.
Everett Case Is Dropped.