The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-22

organized by the Rothschilds. That
company has taken about $20OOO,OOO
out and has paid rich dividends.
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
During the week the Spectator at
SLOGAN has struck ore in two places.
The Tamarac group on Springer
creek. near SLOGAN, has exposed two
feet of ore, the bulk Of which Is of ship
ping grade.
Good results have been received from
the recent strike on the Winnipeg mine
in Boundary district. One Of the lodges
Is eight feet in width.
The crosscut from the working tun.
mel in the Victoria mine at Christina
lake. and about Is miles west of Ross.
land, Is nearing the main ledge and
mineralized rock has been encountered
| w. M. Blackmore. representing a
strong Montreal syndicate, has made
! the final payment of $4,000 on the Iron
group mine near Kitchener, B. C. The
properties, which include Is claims
were bonded last April with a cash pay.
ment Of $4,000. A lode of hematite,
carrying 70 per cent iron, runs through
the group. The lode is from so to 200
feet vida.
J. ]. Campbell, ore buyer of the Hall
Mines smelter at Nelson, has secured q
contract for about 5000 tons of second
class ore on the dumps at the Arlington
1t will ba shipped at once at the rate
OF 1000 tons a month. or two cars a
day. About ten teams will be engaged
in the hauling. Special rates have been
secured for smelting, as the ore Is much
desired by smelters.
Boring for coal ON Hamilton hill, six
miles south Of Nicola lake Is being pros
ecuted vigorously and a depth Of so feet
has already been obtained. For the
first 80 feet the bore was in coal, pass
ing through the measure on its dip. 1,
is expected that several seams will be
encountered before the drill Is down
800 feet. The land. consisting of sew
eral thousand acres, Is owned by a Van
couver syndicate, at the head Of which
Is Captain Tatlow, M. L. A.
High values were received by Mana
ger Warner of the Wonderful in the Slo
can from 80 tons Of ore shipped to the
Hall mines smelter at Nelson. One loI
Of 3S5 sacks OF high grade ore gave
1886 ounces in silver and 81 per cent
in lead. The total value was $2,OO7. SO
Another lot Of 232 sacks Of second class
ore went 98.7 ounces In silver and 81
per cent In lead. It gave total value Of
$620.57. The average value Of the ship
ment was little more than $50 ton.
At Ymir an important consolidation
has just taken place which 1t is hoped
will have the effect Of causing renewed
activity In the Nelson vicinity. Thu
Athabasca Gold Mine, Ltd, and tn,
Venus Gold Mining company are com
bining under the name Of the Athabascs
Consolidated company, with head once.
at Ontario. The Athabasca IL equipped
with stamp mill and cyanide plan
which nave for some months. been prac
ticaily idle In consequence Of the dim
Guilty experienced IN supplying suficien
ore.
On account Of the results which hav,
attended the deep working Of the High
lander in Ainsworth district and tn,
results whicA have followed operation,
In the Crawford Bay district. there ha!
been . revival Of Interest in the distric
surrounding Pilot bay.
Finch Z Campbell have secured . hal
interest in the keystone group nea.
Nelson. and the final payments on IA
claims were made the first Of the prel
emit week by r. Ewart and AL Davenpor
; ct Spokane The claims included Il
the purchase arc the keystone Fraction
situated 1t the head Of whisky creel
about two miles east Of the north for
Of Salmon river, and about . mile eas
Of the Arlington mine. The consider
: etion for this claim was I'll, 800 cast
The other transfer was OF the Cabl
and Tenbroek claims. adjoining tn
Keystone Fraction. and $1,000 was pal
for the two properties. The three claim
; will form the Keystone group. And III