Columbia courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1902-1905, 1903-07-17
BRITISH COLUMBIA MINES.

BRITISH COLUMBIA MINES.
Over 1000 men are now directly EN-
ployed in the mines and shelters Of
the boundary country.
I'VE are realizing about 5000 day
from the operation Of the five STAMP
mill on the Waterloo, in Camp Nc
Kinney, B. c." said Denis Clark re-
Gently.
Manager Aldridge of the Trail smell
ter says: 1.-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 month or six weeks. u
John H. Tonkin, general manager of
the Crows Nest Coal company, says
it is absolutely certain that the COM
pany will have coke for all shelters
handling Canadian ores by the end of
August. The output is now increasing
and in two months there will be a
surplus to sell.
Mike Kerlin, F. s. Atwood and S.
B. Hodgson have returned to Kaslo,
after 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 eff
T,,1t 1pbip a
date the government gave notice of its
intention to introduce the bill. Pay
ments will commence after the bill be-
comes a law. Its passage will proba-
bly, be delayed by stress of other bust
ness, but as it is government meas
ure, its passag through the house is
certain.
Rossland shipments for the past
week average over 1000 tons daily,
and it is expected that an early date
will see considerable increase owing
to improved conditions at the North
port smelter. The output of the week
was: LeRoi, 3S4O tons; Centre Star,
147O; War Eagle, ITO; Kootenay, 270;
LeRoi No. 2, $50; Velvet, 1875; Giant,
60; Jumbo, 100; total for week, 7485;
for the year to date, 192,997.
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 & Milling company
has perfected arrangements for the
erection Of 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
shelter 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
ers by post card.
Recent information from Fairview Is
to the effect that the new Fairview cor
poration continues to employ between
60 and 70 men. Operations in tina
company's mine. stamp mill and cyan
iding works are being steadily main
tanned. The mill runs with 25 to 3!
stamps dropping, as the ore output re
quires and the cyanide plants capac
ity determines. The Morning Star Il
giving employment to 10 men.
The directors Of the Sullivan Groul
Mining company held meeting re
Gently and accepted the resignation o
Maj. ]. M. Armstrong as vice presi
dent of the company. Barney Laytol
of Washington, D. c., assistant sci
geant at arms of the United State
senate was chosen in Maj. Arm
strong's stead. Mr.. Layton will arriv
in Spokane in a few days and will
probably remain here until Judge Tul
ner's return in November.
The Trail smelter is preparing t
blow in two additional lead stacks a
once, and employment is available TO
200 skilled smeltermen. Trail peopl