The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-20
IN THE NORTHWEST CAMPS.
Record of Discoveries. Develop
mcnts, Dividends and sales

There are rumors Of a rich strike OF
placer gold on Cow creek. Salmon river
district, Idaho. IN the vicinity OF Crook
corral. Dirt running as high as S5 TO the
pan Is said to have been taken out.
x x x
The Toboggan claim has uncovered a
big body 81 good grade ore. The Tobog-
gan lies near the Monarch and Bank OF
England claims. In Greenwood camp. b
c., and is owned by Greenwood parties.
The shipments OF ore from the II. C.
mine in Summit camp to the Trail smelter
amount thus far to 1900 tons. The new
plant now being Installed comprises two
eighty-horse-power boilers and half OF a
twenty-drll compressor.
x x K
A Lewiston paper says that Mr.. Ezra
Baird, OF that city. received last week re-
turns from Frank Reed. a GrangeViile
assayer. on five different samples OF ore
from the Great Eastern mine on Snake
river, where r. d. Williams is superin-
tending the sacking of 100 tons OF ore
for shipment to the smelter. The assays
run Is, %. 30. q and 80 per cent. in cop
per and samples from a new strike went
Is per cent.
H.. Pierson. an old-time prospector of
the sinilkameen country, tells Of the
richness OF the Nickel Plate mine I'm the
keremeos district. n. G.. IL was pur-
chased eight or nine months ago by Mar
US CAAtF eA3 tA'thAAAtNh -ARFEt& tlbA Ill
has been steadily developed ever since.
He described 1t as one of the biggest
propositions in British Columbia, The
paystreak VIII run over $50 in gold and
cope and is from three 10 six feet IN
width. On each side OF the paystreak
are about ten feet Of mineral carrying
The Rossland and Ymir Mining and
Milling Company will soon commence the
DEVELOPMENT Of its five claims near Ymir.
y. G. Word has been received from the
French syndicate. OF Paris, France, which
IS financing this company. directing that
the work on these properties be proceed
ed with. The property consists OF the
the Bruce, Colville. Canadian. Simcoe and
Hope. These are located on Simcoc
mountain. between Bear creek and Porcu-
OF Ymir. The vein is twelve feet wide, and
Is traeeable through the property.
x x 4
Negotiations are pending for a bono
on the Blue jay group OF claims. in sky
lark camp, the amount involved being
$500. The group includes the Blue Jaw.
the Clipper and one adjoining claim. This
property is principally owned by MessrH.
Greenwood, The development work con
sists 81 two shafts. one forty and the
other 100 feet ia depth. \ twenty-five
wall at the Nb-fopt level. The hanging
Mall has not yet been encountered, The
ore CONSISTS ChfrNT or uNrrh0tife and ch4l-
copyrite IN n q~uariiKe gangue.
x K <
Reports from Franklin, the new conn
on the east fork of the north fork Of Ket-
tie river, sixty miles from Grand Forks.
are to the effect than a great deal az de-
vclopment work has been done on proper
ties during the winter months. on the
tanner claim, a rich gold-couper propo-
sition bonded last fall by Henry White.
the locator Of the Knob HfH and Old Iron
sides. a tunnel has been driven $50 feet
60 catch the lead The work IL siill IN
progress. The assay value obtained from
Franklin camp claims are the biggest
ever obtained In this district. A big lu-
lux II expected there in the spring
Xxx
The pool % the Kimberley Consolidated
Mining Company. Limited. has been de-
clared on Holders % pooled shares viii
be able 70 obtain share certificates BY
su~rrendering the pool receipt 10 the Bank
o. British North America az Horslnnh
Latest developments on the North star
mine the adjoining property. have been
o. stSeh n character - Co Hda s1mo COM
siderable value 20 the Kimberley Cunsuli-
dated Mining Compauy Property. ~ o.
the Intention OF thu directors 90 call n
general meeting IN The near future ga or
der 90 devise WAYS and means far tle TO-
sumiug 81 wark on this property Ia tho
Arerf~g