The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-27

Special Dispatch to the Post-lnteliigeneer'
ROSSLAND Il. C., June @.-The new
machinery for the principal mines, the de-
lay in receiving which has greatly re-
stricted the output so far this year, VIII
soon be all In place and will cause an in
crease in production during the last I'VE
months of the year sufficient TO more
than make up for the falling off during
the first seven months. The new boiler
plant of the lie Roi Is now in place ana
the forty-drill compressor only lacks
few parts TO make II complete. The o"o
horse-pow hoist is due here in the
middle OF July, and the building and
foundations are ready TO receive II. The
steam water and air pipe lines for all
this machinery have been laid ready to
connect as soon as the machinery is in
stalled.
The new hoist OF the War Eagle Is in
regular operation and that at the Centre
Star shaft will be started on July /. Word
has now been received of the shipment
from the East Of the entire forty-drill
compressor to be erected on the Centre
Star ground and TO supply both that mine
and the War Eagle. with good luck. all
the machinery should be in operation
by August /. and soon after that date
Rossland will have a payroll OF a'5n
men and a production which will prove
more conclusively than ever the wealth
OF its mines.
The shipments from the lie Roi last
week fell slightly below those of the
previous week being 4.l7e tons. This
brings the mines total for the year TO
47.0sl tons. Even II only the present
rate OF production were maintained for
the res, Of the year. the total would be
over 10000 tons. or more than half the
total production OF the camp in 1893. when
the figures were $50 300 tons.
The slight decrease In last weeks out
nut shows how slight accident may de-
range "A great industry. The breakdown
OF the crusher at the Northport smelter
prevented the prompt unloading OF the
ore train on Thursday. As there are only
enough ore cars on the Red Mountain
railroad to carry the output OF this mine.
n the train which goes down In the morn
ing is promptly unloaded and sent back
empty for anOthe/ load In the afternoon,
this cut down the shipments. That In
turn blocked the tramway and the tram
way passed the blockade along 70 the
hoist. and the hoist made II felt by the
miners In the Slopes. -,
The new hve-compartment SHAFT VIII
be timbered TO the Nl-foot level this
week and then sinking will be resumed 70
the g00-foot level. which is being extend
ed from the old shaft to connect with the
new one The npratse on the Black Bear
vein has been completed to the surface,
The $50 horsepower electric hoist Is
being assembled at the No. shaft ana
the gallows frame Will be completed THIS
week ON the Josie a blacksmith shop
OF four FORCES Is being erected TO accom-
mediate the additional force Of miners
which will he employed when the new
compressor IL In operation. a MOIST
capable OF sinking 300 feet Is 20 be erected
on the joint shaft on the line between
the lie Roi and Annie ground.
The foundations for the ore bins on
the Nickel Plate have been eNcaNated
and the building Is being framed ne
dump from this mine has been Bra9'h
almost across Centre star Eulch, and u
short bridge completes new roah 70 w..
business center. forming convenient
a twenty horsepower hoist has been
Installed al the winEe IN the Evening
star second level This Wine r. down
thirty-eight feet. all IN ore. iiuukeTS. ore
bins and wafer tank are being erected
The development ~ the War Eagle Is
maklng. such pIosre.s mat me MN. snltl
should be- In good shape 20 resume riiP
ment los the time he new ore punsels
nre built az the head % the runway /:
Stoping s. iu progress on the hilh anu
sixth levels. and The seventh leNgl u pe"
tng extended from she shaft tn" ore
broken down is temporarily storrd ~
tho SLOPES Drifting ON tnr s"Nrnt "
level 4. being extended eastward on ne
north vein and Westward on me nnt' =,
vein The ufth level o. being conNnecu
west on the north vein. An uNfAse -
just been completed from the atth 10 the
( Fourth level 49,.
| nay shaft below the tS-fooi lrtel nhS ,4'
| into large bndv - One rNrfn", re- N' q
! the size ~ vision has not been detHfA
H. H. believed fu De- near the footWall h-
| another seam 10 tht same VEN W..
! struck on the ns-frot level Fhis rhn =
I that the country north e ne 1AbhFo o.