Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-08-23
BRITISH COLUMBIA.

ut and has paid rich dividends
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
During the week the Spectator at
LOGAN has struck ore in two places.
The Tamarac group on Springer
teek, near SLOGAN, has exposed two
yet Of ore, the bulk of which is of ship
ng grade.
Good results have been received from
e recent strike on the Winnipeg mine,
Boundary district. One of the lodges
eight feet in width.
The crosscut from the working tun-
el in the Victoria mine at Christina
Ike, and about Is miles west of Ross
ind, is nearing the main ledge and
ineralized rock has been encountered.
W. NJ. Blackmore, representing a
rong Montreal syndicate, has made
be final payment Of $4,000 on the Iron
Foup mine near Kitchener, B. C. The
foperties, which include Is claims,
ere bonded last April with a cash pay
ent Of $4,000. A lode of hematite,
lrrying 70 per cent iron, runs through
e group. The lode is from so to 200
yet wide.
]. ]. Campbell, ore buyer of the Hall
ines smelter at Nelson, has secured a
Pntract for about 5000 tons Of second
ass ore on the dumps at the Arlington.
will be shipped at once at the rate
1000 tons a month. or two ears a
by. About ten teams will be engaged
the hauling. Special rates have been
ecured for smelling, as the ore is much
esired by smelters.
Boring for coal on Hamilton hill, six
lies south of Nicola lake is being pros
futed vigorously and a depth Of so feet
as already been obtained. For the
rst so feet the bore was in coal, pass
through the measure on its dip. II
expected that several seams will be
pcountered before the drill is down
20 feet The land, consisting of sew
fal thousand acres, is owned by a Van
Puver syndicate, at the head of which
! Captain Tatlow, NJ. L. A.
High values were received by Mana
Pr Warner of the Wonderful in the Slo-
Pn from 33 tons of ore shipped to the
all mines smelter at Nelson. One lot
3S5 sacks of high grade ore gave
S.6 ounces in silver and "a per cent
lead. The total value was S2001. SO.
mother lot of 232 sacks of second class
e went 9S.7 ounces in silver and %
Pr cent in lead. 1t gave total value of
posi-. The average value of the ship
Pent was little more than $50 ton.
At Ymir an important consolidation
as just taken place which it is hoped
III have the effect Of causing renewed
etivity in the Nelson vicinity. The
thabasca Gold Mine, Ltd, and the
Ienus Gold Mining company are com
lning under the name of the Athabasca
consolidated company. with head Offices
Ontario. The Athabasca is equipped
{lth stamp mill and cyanide plant
fhich nave for some months been prac-
cally idle in consequence of the diff
pity experienced in supplying sufficient
RE-
On account of the results which have
blended the deep working of the High
Rnder in Ainsworth district and the
|esults whic-l have followed operations
a the Crawford Bay district, there has
Peen revival Of interest in the district
(urrounding Pilot bay.
Finch & Campbell have secured a half
interest in the Keystone group near
nelson, and the final payments on the
(laims were made the first of the pres
mt week by R. Ewart and AL Davenport
q Spokane. The claims included in
ne purchase are the Keystone Fraction,
|ltuated at the head of Whisky creek.
bout two miles east OF the north fork
pf Salmon river, and about mile east
y the Arlington mine. The consider
ltlon for this claim was $4,000 cash.
he other transfer was of the Cable
md Tenbroek claims. adjoining the
keystone Fraction, and $4,000 was paid
or the two properties. The three claims
vii form the Keystone group, and the
NO Spokane companies now interested
the claims will develop the lodges