The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-12-06
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

Charles Dempster, who floated the
Republic deal, has successfully dis
posed of the Champion group, on
Twelve Mile creek, near Slocan to east
ern parties.
The Onondaga mine, in the Champion
Greek section, has been closed down for
an indefinite period. The property is
owned by Anthony and Louis Will, mil
lionafre wax manufacturers of New York
and st. Louis.
Word has been received at Green
wood from Nelson that the Toronto
syndicate having under bond eight coal
claims, being part of the land owned
by the Similkameen Valley Coal com
pany. will close the deal the first OF
December. About $4,000 of the S36,OOO
will be paid over to the company.
The third annual meeting or the
Centre Star Mining company was held
at Rossland last week. The financial
statement showed that during the year
the company's Indebtedness had been
reduced from $1S2,122 to $42,12O, be-
sides paying $4,000 in dividends. The
old board of directors was reelected.
Two important strikes have recently
been made in the Ymir district, both or
which will probably lead to increased
activity here during the winter. Since
the famous strike of 26 feet of $40 ore
on the Ymir was reported there has
been nothing more important than the
recovery of the vein at the Fern mine.
An unfortunate fatality occurred on
the Josie tramway at Rossland last
week. John Gunaer being the victim
He was run down by car in some un-
known manner and killed. This is the
first fatality at the mines for three
months. although Robert Robinson died
at the hospital after an operation FOL
lowing an injury at the lie Rol In Oc
tober
Evidence is accommodating that the
largest mining deal that has taker
place in the Boundary country TINS
year is about to be consummated, II
Phoenix camp. The deal referred to Il
the transfer. lease or purchase outrigh
of the properties of the Dominion Cop
per company by the British Columbia
Copper company. The latter is the cor
poration now owning and operating thu
Mother Lode mine and smelter.
Unusual interest is manifested IL
the resumption of work at the White
Bear mine at ROssland. Inc prOpeIt /!
is west of and Immediately adjoining
the Black Bear claim of the LIE RIO
group. and the end line of the Whit
Bear is within few hundred yards o
the Black Bear and Tregear slopes o
the lie Roi mine, both of which ar
heavy producers.
The new town of Marysville, in Brit
ish Columbia, and the Sullivan smelte
that has been the deciding factor il
the selection of the townsite, are bot
rapidly assuming the appearance of i'm
proved property. The smelter is beln
built for the reduction of ore from tn
Sullivan mine and built by the Sulliva
Group Mining company, but 1T VII
handle custom work. The smelter sit
is on the junction of Mark creek an
ST. Marys river, six miles from tn
mine.
Senator Campbell, whose name is S
intimately connected with eXtensiv
mining operations in the Cariboo cour
trv. has gone to San Francisco to cor
suit with his company and place order
for a hoist to hadle 10000 pounds an
two water skips, with a capacity of 100
gallons each, to handle water in cas-
of an emergency in the Miocene con
pany's three compartment shaft at Ha
pers camp, Horsefy, which is now DO
feet deep 1t is by far the deepest sinai
ever sunk in Cariboo.