The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-22
SUMMIT CAMP SHIPMENTS.
Output of the B. G. Is 1000 Tons
Per Month,
r. BELL is IN GOOD SHAPE,
Management Expects to Put IL on N
Shipping Basis Next Month-oro
Denoro win Probably Remain
Idle for Some Time-Activity in
Wellington and Deadwood Camps
-Granby smeIter to Blow in Its
Second 250-Ton stack shortly.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Tntelligencer
1HEENWOOD, Il. c., Sept. H.-From
present indications the shipments at the
b. c. mine, in Summit camp,
VIII reach fully 1900 tons for the present
month. The additional plant recently in
stalled is working TO perfection and Su-
perintendent s. r. Parrish hopes 10 be in
position early in October to continue on
down the present main working shaft,
which Is now at a depth of 272 feet Con-
nections are being made and stopping is
being done on the third level (at a depth
OF $50 feet, and raise from this level is
being made to the second. On the sec
ono level at a depth of $50 feet down the
shaft, stopping is also In progress.
on the r. Bell, In the same camp. SUI
perintendent Jack Haney reports prog
ress In the connection between the drift
at the bottom OF the 100-foot shaft and
the tunnel The raise from the drift to
the tunnel IL lis feet, and the workings
are all In ledge matter BY the middle OF
october II Is hoped 70 have the mine on
shipping basis and In a position to con-
tinue on down the main shaft
The report circulated In the Coast press
70 the erect that the Orc Denero is short
" to resume working seems 10 be a little
premature. To the correspondent Of the
Post-1ntelligencer Ross Thomson. the
managing director of the company own
ing the property. when here Yesterday
STATED that the company was unable TO
raise the funds necessary to adequately
equip the property and carry on deveiop-
nent on large scale. The Orc Denero
has one of the finest ore bodies In sum
init camp, already opened I'm to such a
depth az to prove II TO be beyond n ioubf
a big proposition. But like similar mines
II must be worked on a large scale. and
until funds are available TO do SO n is
probable II will remain idle
On the properties of the Miner-Grnves
syndicate AZ Phoenix some 40 men are on
the pay roll and the force Is being in
creased daily. Ten cars % ore IL the
daily shipment TO the syndicate's smetter
al Grand Forks, and when stopping in the
Knob Hin and Old fronsidcs mines Is
commenced In reality double this number
away the ore. In mines such as these
two. where the ore is measured by the
acre at depth Of 900 feet only. some idea
can be gained of the truly immense out
put they are capable OF maintaining
At the Brandon and Golden Crown, the
Winnipeg and the Athelstan In yelling
of ore VIII amount to one car for each
mine. Recently, as has already been told
In brief dispatch to the Post-Intelli-
Eencer. the management OF the Athel-
stan. has let contract for hauling i.0of
tons Of ore from the mine to the Winni.
peg railway spur. The contract provides
for a car a day to be handled.
There Is much activity ut present IN
Lode, which some time the coming week
will start shipping TO the Greenwood
smelter, there are dozen smaller prop
critics under development These include
the Sunset and Crown Silver, adjoining
the Mother Lode the Great Hopes. Mar
euerite and Greyhound and the Morrison
Butcher Boy and Arlington Burns. Thi;
winter az least three shipping mines
should be contributed 20 the list by this
one camp.
Turning 10 the smelters OF the district
| that Of the CRANKY at Grand Forks Il
| shortly 10 blow In Its second 25o-tor
! stack The smelter at this point 4
| awaiting the arrival Of the balance OF tn,
| machinery from Milwaukee. and by De
| cember lst II Is hoped TO have everythins
/ Installed ready 10 blow IN. The pYriti'
| smeltcr to be built bv Andrew Laidlaw'i
| company rust above the falls. three miles
| below here on boundary creek - TO b'
/ tn operation early IN January. Ground
/ has already been broken and plans fol
/ the buildings are daily expected from
| Denver Colo The 2o0-tou machlncrl
/ plant IS well on In its construction. tn
! contract for same having been let To th'
/ Denver Engineering Works Company o.
/ June q last.