The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1902-05-02
BRITISH COLUMBIA.


A syndicate of Chinese merchants
of Vancouver, B. c., has entered into
contract labor speculation and plans
the oriental invasion of South Africa.
Two hundred Chinese will be shipped
in bond to Johannesburg, where they
are under contract to remain for five
years. When Johannesburg was taken
by the British government it was
found that almost all the mines that
had been in operation before the war
had been abandoned, and in many
places had caved in from want Of
care and rotting timber supports. The
Kaffir laborers have become scattered,
and there is a great demand for cheap
employees.
A strike has been made on the Hide
way group, adjoining the Queen mine
at Salmo. 1t is said a vein of free
milling ore, 10 feet wide. has been un-
covered, and from samples taken
across the full width an average Of
SCI per ton is reported. The owners,
who are Macarthur, Waldbeser and
and propose shipping at once to the
Nelson smelter.
In consequence of the change Of
management caused by the resigna-
ton of H. e. T. Haultim, engineer to
the Hastings (B. c. Exploration COM
pany, the Arlington mine and mill
have been shut down, but work will
be resumed in a few days. The &C
ton brought by G. Porter against the
company for damages incurred, in the
accident in which the foreman lost
his life, has been settled out Of court
for $500
Captain Clifford, manager of the Hall
mines at Nelson, says that there is
no truth in the rumor that he has re-
signed his position in consequence of
the mine being practically played out.
He says that the oreshoots are open
ing out as expected and that for three
weeks of March the net proceeds of
ore smelted was $11,S11.
The official return from the White
water mine for last month shows that
$3.50 tons were milled, producing 536
tons of concentrates. The approx
mate profit on the months working
was s4995.
The first pig lead product of ore
mined smelted and refined in Canada
has been produced by the lead refinery
erected at Trail by the Canadian
smelling works. Early in May the
plant will be in full operation. with
sufficient capacity to refine all the
present output of the works here. II
is the first and only silver-lead rein
cry in the dominion, and it's product is
the highest grade of manufacturing
lead, free of all impurities.
In the examinations for the granting
of certificates for assaying within tho
province four of the applicants were
qualified at Nelson B. G. They are A
b. Rombauer of Butte, who has beer
engaged to take the position of head
chemist at the new smelter at Grafton
on Vancouver island; Charles Hunter
head assayer at the Dominion assay
Office at Vancouver; George Crearer
who becomes assayer at the Sunse
Smelter at boundary rails, near Green
wood, and L. E. Cooling who for ;
long time was assayer for the Irol
Mask mine at Rossland.
At the annual meeting of the Crow
Nest Pass Coal company the directors
presented their report for 1901. show
ing net profits of S27OS4S. After pay
ing dividends at the rate of 10 pc
cent per annum a balance of $2S,14
was carried forward to the credit o
the profit and loss account. The Goa
produced during the year amounted t.
425,457 tons. as compared with 22O,45
tons in 1900. The company's presen
output is largely in excess Of any re
quirements that have been made upoi
it in British Columbia.