The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-29
GOOD OUTLOOK FOR WINTER.
Extensive Operations for Proper
ties Tributary to Greenwood.
ssveRAl. MINES ARE SHIPPING.
Work Soon to begin on Boundary's
Noticeable I'm Phoenix, weIiing-
ton, Deadwood and summit
working Force of the Miner
Graves Syndicate to he Increased.

1raNes Syndicate 10 he lhcFchseu.
Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
GREENWOOD, b. C., Sept Sore
shipments to the Greenwood smelter from
the Mother Lode mine, Deadwood camp,
are now in progress. While the British
Columbia Copper company's smelter is
not yet complete, ana Will hardly be in
a position to blow in" until the middle
of December. shipments are being made
to fill UP the s,o9o-ton ore bins so as TO
relieve the congestion inevitable at the
company's mine. though no ore Is being
stopped
At the Standard Pyritic Smelling Com
pany's site the work of clearing the
ground is st!l in progress. Managing Dr.
rector Andrew Laidlaw Informed the cor
respondent of the Post-1ntelligencer to-
day that he has Geographic advices from
Denver that the plans of the buildings
have been forwarded. On their receipt
the actual work of construction of the
boundary districts third smelter will be
inaugurated.
ENCOURAGING reports are daily received
from the different camps I'm the district
OF work being prosecuted on several prop
critics. At Phoenix the ore shipments
from the Old Ironsides- Knob Hill-Victo-
ria mines amount daily to 800 tons. BY
the first OF the month 1t Is hoped to have
the same doubled. when the new ten
drill compressor of the Knob Hill will be
in full running order. The present pay
roll OF the Miner-Graves syndicate at
these three mines now numbers la en-
ployes. which will be Increased when
stopping is more vigorously entered upon,
with the additional power now nearly
ready AT the Knob Hill. At this mine
af he af0 of he mn tlIn rel
are being worked. On the second and
third levels OF the Old Ironsides Stopping is
in progress. At the 300-foot level of the
Victoria In the drift diamond drills are
being used In prospecting further ground.
At the War Eagle mine. In the same
camp. Superintendent Buck informed the
correspondent that sixteen men are en-
pioyed AT present they are working in
the east crosscut on the l0o-foot level to
tap the lead opened up by small pros
pecting shaft about two weeks ago. There
Is a nice body of ore at this point which
Is hoped TO be encountered before many
days.
The sinking of the winze from the tun-
mel on the Snowshoe Is the principal work
being done on that property, which is
owned by the British Columbia Or. & 50
syndicate, of which Alfred J. Mcmillan.
Of Rossland. IS the local manager. The
winze is being sunk at a point about 900
feet from the portal of the tunnel and is
now down thrty-two feet. The total
length OF the tunnel Is 325 feet. The
Wine Is to be equipped with hosting
plant to facilitate sinking. The syndi-
cate IL preparing additional quarters for
the men and is building a new bunk
house to accommodate twenty. other
outside work includes the housing In OF
the boilers and machinery plant.
David w Moore. ore buyer for the
Trail smelter. has been sampline the Gold
nrnp on MI q vi
scale. it is said. will shortly be com
menced.
In Wellington camp, besides the winni-
peg Brandon and Golden Crown and
list. development 81 in progress on other
claims, on the Evening Star some SPLEEN
dld ore Is being taken ont In the course
Of sinking the main shaft. which is now
down eighteen feet Recently Andrew
Iaidlaw who has this and the Selby
claim under bond for s4S, 00o. sampled some
of the ore. with the following results:
Copper, per cent. gold. 81. and silver.
SN Figuring CONFER on a basis Of rs
cents. It gives total Of So "a TO the ton.
Adjoining this property Is the Mammoth
and winnipeg owned by James Fisher
the Mammoth bv shaft now at a DEPTH
% twenty.eight feet He reports ore be-
ing taken out greatly similar 20 that At
tying between a formation 81 granite and
quartxifo. IS a pyrrhr'ite measuring on
the surface whore e s. exposed. six feet
in width
In paadwooa camp several properties
are under development In fact. there
are more claims being worked In this
camp than any one ~ the others Pc
sides those particularly mentioned are
the Mother Lode sunset 1uckaorn and
Arlington rurrs ON the Grey hound
after rrnsscutting the ore body cast AZ
the iHl-foot level a distance Of thirty
eight feet the shaft IL now being con-
tlnued or down,
A. the ouohec Conper Company prop
critics the main shaft has reached
donth - 80 fect. and croescuftiug east
ans west 20 two paralle, lodges has been
started In thg Oh No shaft a force
has been rut ~ work getting or ore,
and trial shipment ~ two car loads e.
20 BE- made gt once 90 the Grand Forks
sucIfeT
Tho long tunnel helrr driven on the
Great Hopes r. IN n distance - rei saet
This ctaim adioins tNs Marguerite
a. cha Morrison wire drifting Is in
progress ON TIE No Vetn Already Il
has bnen nrfa7A FOR eighteen feet with
reosi Grade ~ ore throughout
There 90 also Wueh activity IN SUNNI
cauln 40 9te ~ e. sac snen are on tNe
uav ron Thls ufre win sprtare faUv
E aa tons - orc shinpe8 80 fhe snse4fr~
this mruth TIE Y. Rel VII ty fho r,fa.
Hin ~ unxl week De- on the shinuine l'st.
iHe' as rfou as bankers are bunt - hn'1
wrrk hcine desc on o1her claims in .hr
sruw
Takep slsar her enc rresoects sar ,hs
coming winter are rNreesftnrtv hrtehf
throughout tAs district