The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-09
NEWS and GOSSIP Of TIE MINING WORLD.

Reports from London say that the slow
progress toward the pacification Of South
Africa and the consequent reopening OF
the Transvaai To mining operations has
floating of British Columbia stocks 1t is
rendered all the more so by the good
showings of production from the lie Roi
and the Ymir and by the splendid bodies
of ore shown up IN the other b. A c.
properties and in the Velvet on Sophie
mountain. Promoters OF British Columbia.
companies in London, however. encounter
fierce rivalry from those who have been
pushing West Australian mining stocks
to the front. Still the London investors
are weary of waiting developments In
take up British Columbia mines Of proved
merit than for several years.
Claims Included In the Group.
The Colum bia- Kootenay group comprises
six mineral claims. as follows; Columbia.
Rootenay. Tiptop. Copper Jack, Nc
Donald fraction and Black Eagle. con-
tanning an area of i26 acres and covering
a length of 41oS feet along the strike of
the veins. All the claims mentioned hit
the fraction are crown granted Passing
through this group from west to east are
two prominent veins traceable by bold
outcrops and recognized as belonging to
The, group is favorabiy situated for tun-
mel exploration, covering, as II does, the
top and east side of Columbia mountain
The developments so far are confined to
OF 600 feet by six adit tunnels. Connect
ing these tunnels with each other are
numerous raises and wines driven on the
vein- These tunnels and the raises and
winzes mentioned aggregate some 10. 500
lineai feet of workings, which develop
drain and ventilate the vein. preparing 1t
for stopping. Below the No tunnel at
point 1000 feet from Its portal. a three
compartment vertical shaft is sunk TO the
depth. of 400 feet. In this shaft stations
have been cut at the 900 and aoo-foot lew
" hn fJa2r.
OF the veins will be prosecuted. As indi-
Gated by the massive outcrops OF the vein
on the surface, which is equal to any
similar showing In the district. the work.
ings have developed extensive deposits OF
ore the limitations OF which are In no
instance fully determined. Occurring in
these deposits are numerous short shoots
Of shipping ore averaging. say. from sl2
to SIG per ton. but the mass OF the ore
II cleaned out from wall to wall, as Is
now being done In the lie Rot. would
prooaoiy not average more than $40 per
ton. on this basis large tonnage. prob
ably equaltng that OF any other minc in
Rossland, could be shipped
New Compressor at Work.
Tho new lie Roi compressor began
pumping air into the lie Rot No. mines
last Saturday and is now In fun working
order. large addition to the under
ground working force is now being made
and this will be continued for some time.
The other surface improvements at tho
Black Bear plant are also nearing compile
tion. The third battery of boilers giving
total steam capacity OF 1000 horsepower.
has been installed and a pumphouse is
being erected adjoining the boilerhouse.
The headworks of the aerial tramway are
nearly finished and the towers are being
erected. The four-ton skips for the big
hoist, which will have a capacity OF 1000
tons in ten hours. from n depth of $500
feet. have arrived. and the hoist itself.
plant. will be on the ground in three
weeks. BY that time the head frame for
the hoist Will be ready and, as the hoist
house and the foundations for the ma
chinery are completed, nothing will re-
main but to set up the machine In It's
place The timbering of the big shaft is
complete to the s0o-foot level. and the
guides and rails are being placed. Sink
the level.
The mine again sustained its record for
tons. OF which ATS went to Northport and
The spur track OF the Red Mountain
railroad TO the lie Roi No. mines and the
lower terminal OF the lie Rot tramway has
been finished. The Wine from the 300
foot level OF the Josie II down llo feet.
all In ore. and a pump station Is being
sinking in the shaft will be resumed. To
supply compressed air in large enough
volume six-inch pipe Is being placed In
the shaft down to the lpo-fort level
Drifting on the iOo-foot level OF the An
ME shaft. which In opening up the rich
est ore OF the camp In the north lie Roi
vein. has been stopped for the time being
II II intended 10 sink another 100 feet and
then drift west under the big outcrop The
ore maintained its high grade throughout
this shaft and win average well over 800
Drifting In the Nickel Plate.
In the Nickel Plate the west drift on
the soo-foot level Is following an ore body
which constantly widens. The drift fol-
lows the footwali and crosecut has not
yet been made 20 the hanging wall TO de-
fine the width OF the ledge. The north
crosscut on this level IA being driven 10
the north line OF the property. On the
200-foot level a tunnel IL being driven. TO
connect with the mine workings and give
improved ventilation, well as 10 open
the hieh-grade ore bodies OF the Golden
Chariot. pump station r. being cut at
the 500-foot level and when this Il compiet-
ed sinking viii be extended to the seo-foot
level
The plans for the ore bins and the new
covered tramwsy OF the War Eagle have
been prepared but the beginning OF con-
questions as 10 railroad connection.
A contract has been let for nifty feet
az drift and crOsscuf TO prospect the
Northern Belle ON Red mountain.
The good assays obtained from the
Splice have determined the owners 60
shin. carload % three test lots Of Gre
10 the eneifar.
new cylinder for the compressor ~ the
New 81. Elmo has arrived and when this
"a IN place development will be resumed
In view OF the prospect that thc wagon
road from N0rfhport 10 Sophie mountain
will soon be eomriefed. preparations are
being made 10 ship the hieh-9rade ore
The bulk OF the ore iE concentrating