The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-08-30
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Curtis Brott, As years old, was killed
recently in the Silver King mine near
Nelson. The accident resulted from a
confusion in signelling for lowering
the cage.
Referring to the recent strike at the
Winnipeg mine, Richard Plewman,
managing director, says: THE vein
has been crosscut and proved to be
eight feet wide"
The management of the Onondago
mines on Champion creek has decided
to install water power and a compress
or plant and double the size of the 10
stamp mill now erected.
The deal on the Spectator group,
adjoining the Arlington, on Springer
creek, in the SLOGAN City division, was
closed in Nelson recently by the pay
ment of $4,000 by j. Frank Colon.
1t is to be hoped there is to be re-
sumption of work on the lie Roi at
Rossland, whether that work is under
taken by the company or by the con-
town, for the company and for the men.
George Aylard of New Denver and
Neil Gething of SLOGAN have closed a
deal on the Gold Viking. group, two
miles east of SLOGAN, which has been
under bond since November to Thomas
S. Dunbar. representing Portland men,
who form the Viking Development syn
dictate.
The American Boy Mining company
has begun work opening up the Black
Hawk, another of the claims belonging
to the American Boy group. While the
Black Hawk will be developed by the
tunnel which is to run to connect with
the American Boy tunnel on the other
side of the mountain, yet the primary
idea of the management is to bring out
the ore from the big property through
the Black Hawk and then use the Last
Chance tram.
1t seems pretty we'll settled that Mel
son will be the site for the lead refin-
cry to be built in British Columbia un-
der bonus from the Canadian govern
menu. The construction of the plant
is looked forward to with much inter
est by lead miners of northern Idaho.
1t is likely to be of as much advantage
to them as to the lead producers of
Kootenay. 1t will give them a means
of having their ore handled practically
at their very doors. AS a result they
will need pay freight only on the metal
instead of on the crude ore in shipping
the product east to market.
The deal for the Rockland group Of
mining claims, situated about five
miles from SilvertOn, on Eight Mile
creek. will be completed shortly. Two
years ago the Graves syndicate secur-
ed the property, paying the original
owners a certain cash sum and con-
tracing to organize a stock company
within two years, and to make the final
payment to them in stock in this COM
pany. The company is being formed.
Considerable development work has
been done on the property, and the
Graves syndicate has expended be-
tween $4,000 and 100000 since the
first payment was made. The mine is
a low grade proposition, with values
running about equal in copper and
gold. The showings are immense, and
it is considered the equal of any in
British Columbia
Whitaker Wright has resigned the
managing dictatorship of the lie Roi
company. Mr.. Wright made a desper-
ate effort to retain his post as head of
the great mining company, and he hop
ed to stave off the opposition at least
until the annual meeting in December.
The opposition, however, became too
strong. 1t was evident that he would
be forced out at the special meeting of
the company Thursday in London.
Rather than to submit to the humilia-
tion of a removal, he resigned. The
downfall of Mr.. Wright is directly due
to the efforts of Henry Bratnober. the
famous San Francisco mining man,
who. perhaps, ranks higher than any
other American in the confidence of
London mining financiers. Mr.. Brat
nober is himself a shareholder in the
lie Roi, and he is closely allied with a
number of other shareholders.
OTHER MINING NEWS.
The strike at Senator w. A. Clarks
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