The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1903-07-18
BRITISH COLUMBIA MINES.

BRITISH COLUMBIA MINES.
over 1000 men are now directly en-
ployed in the mines and smelters Of
the boundary country.
We are realizing about $500 a day
from the operation OF the Eve stamp
mill on the Waterloo, In Camp Nc
kinney. b. c." said Denis Clark re-
Gently.
Manager Aldridge Of the Trail smell.
ter says: The federal bounty will
stimulate production OF the lead ores
Of the SLOGAN, East Kootenay and the
Lardeau TO the extent that Canadian
lead smelters will be running TO their
full capacity in a month or six weeks"
John II. Tonkin. general manager Of
the Crows Nest Coal company, says
II is absolutely certain that the COM
pany will have coke for all smelteTs
handling Canadian ores by the end of
August The output is now increasing
and in two months there will be a
surplus TO sell.
Nike Kerlin. =. s. Atwood and S.
b. Hodgson have returned 10 Kaslo.
after a ten days prospecting tour in
the Lardeau gold fields. They report
that there is plenty Of land further up
the creek not yet located. but predict
an immense influx OF outsiders as soon
as the railway is in shape again.
The lead bounty will probably be ef-
fective from July 6. which was the
date 4he wauavvvpsp-,s rraya nostoa - t,s
intention 10 introduce the bill Pay
mentS will commence after the bin be-
comes q law. Its passage will proba-
bly, be delayed by stress Of other busi-
ness. but as IL is a government meas
ure. its passage through the house is
certain.
Rossland shipments for the past
week average over 1000 tons daily.
and IL is expected that an early date
will see considerable increase owing
20 improved conditions al the North
port smelter. The output OF the week
was: LeRoi, $50 tons; Centre Star.
1870: War Eagle. ITO: Kootenay. 270;
LeRoi No. 2. $50: Velvet. 1876; Giant,
CO.; Jumbo, 100: total for week. 7lS5;
for the year ts date. le2. 9s7.
A third stamp mill on Wild Horse
creek near Ymir will be In running or
der before the end OF the year. The
Pilot Ymir Mining a Milling company
has perfected arrangements for the
erection OF a mill. the machinery for
which is now in order. The property
lies about nine miles up the creek
from Ymir. The Wilcox mine is rapid
ly coming to the front as one OF the
successful propositions in operation
In this province.
The lie Roi company announces that
no monthly mail reports will be pub
lished In the future. Manager Parrish
advises that publicity in the mine and
smelter operations TO date have seri.
ously handicapped the company in Sc
curing fair rates from railroads and
from mines shipping TO the smelter on
customs basis. Detailed reports are
TO be suppressed altogether. Monthly
cabled reports are to so TO sharehold.
ers by post card.
Recent information from Fairview is
10 the effect that the new Fairview cor.
poration continues 20 employ between
60 and 40 men. Operations In that
company's mine, stamp mill and cyan.
iding works are being steadily main.
tained. The mill runs with 25 TO SIS
stamps dropping. as the ore output re-
duires and the cyanide plants capac-
lily determines. The Morning Star is
giving employment 20 10 men.
The directors OF the Sullivan Group
Mining company held a meeting re.
Gently and accepted the resignation OF
Maj. J. NJ. Armstrong as vice presi.
dent OF the company. Barney Layton
OF Washington. d. c., assistant ser
gcant az arms OF the United States
senate. was chosen in Maj. Arm
strong's stead. Mr. Layton will arrive
in Spokane in a few days and will
probably remain here until Judge Tur-
ner's return in November.
The Trail smelter is preparing to
blow in two additional lead stacks at
once. and employment is available for
200 skilled smeltermen. Trail people
are investigating zinc reduction. They
have magnetic smelter at work, test.
ing ores from all the Canadian lead
mines, and are also erecting a new re-
finery. The company will aim to re.
fine the 10000 or $4,000 tons Of lead
consumed annually in Canada, ship
ping the balance in lead matte to the
American refiners. as now.