Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-08-24
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

SOLO
During the week the Spectator at
SLOGAN has struck ore in two places.
The Tamarac group on Springer
creek, near Slocan 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 wide.
j. ]. Campbell, ore buyer of the Hall
Mines smelter at Nelson, has secured a
contract for about 5000 tons of second
class ore on the dumps at the Arlington.
1t will be 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 smelling, 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 depth of 80 feet
has already been obtained. For the
first so feet the bore was in coal, pass
ing through the measure on its dip. II
is expected that several seams will be
encountered before the drill is down
300 feet. The land, consisting of sew
eral thousand acres, is owned by 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 33 tons of ore shipped TO the
Hall mines smelter at Nelson. One lot
of 385 sacks of high grade ore gave
1856 ounces in silver and "a per cent
in lead. The total value was $2,007.S6.
Another lot of 232 sacks of second class
ore went 987 ounces in silver and %
per cent in lead. 1t gave total value OF
$620.57. The average value of the ship
ment was a little more than $50 ton.
At Ymir an important consolidation
has just taken place which it is hoped
will ha af n pOnWn0
activity in the Nelson vicinity. The
Athabasca Gold Mine, Ltd, and the
Venus Gold Mining company are COM
bining under the name of the Athabasca
Consolidated company with head offices
at Ontario The Athabasca is equipped
with stamp mill and cyanide plant
which nave for some months been prac-
tically idle in consequence of the diff
Guilty experienced in supplying sufficient
ore.
On account of the results which have
attended the deep working of the High
lander in Ainsworth district and the
results whic- have followed operations
in the Crawford Bay district, there has
been revival of interest in the district
surrounding Pilot bay.
Finch & Campbell have secured half
interest in the Keystone group near
Nelson, and the final payments on the
claims were made the first of the pres
ent week by r. Ewart and Al Davenport
OF Spokane. The claims included in
the purchase are the keystone Fraction.
situated at the head of Whisky creek,
about two miles east of the north fork
of Salmon river and about mile east
of the Arlington mine. The consider
alton for this claim was $4,000 cash.
The other transfer was of the Cable
and Tenbroek claims, adjoining the
Keystone Fraction, and $4,000 was paid
for the two properties. The three claims
will form the Keystone group, and the
two Spokane companies now interested
IN the claims will develop the lodges