The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-08-11
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TO SKEENA RIVER
British Columbia Mineral Deposits
Are Reported To Show Great Wealth
In Gold and Silver.

Latest advices from the mining
camps in the Skeena river, via Prince
Rupert, the Pacific Coast terminal OF
the new Canadian transcontinental,
the Grand Trunk Pacific. show that
the British Columbia mining country
is being covered by prospectors at
tracted by the rich strikes reported
from there In the Silver Cup mine,
near Hazelton, there Is said TO be
over $4,000 tons OF ore blocked out
which at 200 feet depth runs 500 and
up to the ton. On the surface the
vein is 2 feet 6 inches wide, and at
200 feet depth remains solid ore. from
wall to wall 8 feet wide, and continues
TO grndunfty widen ~ tire tunnel goes
in and depth 10 obtained. This ore
is steel galena and the values run in
gold and silver.
In the Nine-Mile Mountain district.
work is being pushed,
and 1t Is expected to lead to a big
mining boom In that section.
A good find Is reported from Nc
Hendricks mine in the Babine Range.
The vein Is three feet six
inches wide on the surface, and at a
depth OF 100 feet has widened out to
s feet inches, with over feet 8
inches of solid ore, containing high
values In spots. On the Cronin prop
erty, also on the Babine, the cross-cut
tunnel being run to cut the silver-lead
vein at a depth of 400 feet, cut blind
lead few weeks ago with over two
feet of silver-lead ore.
II is apparent that In addition to the
Grand Trunk Pacific line being con-
structed through what is now known
as the greatest continuous belt OF
arabic land In British Columbia, 1t
will also open up and benefit by the
of q promising mineral
region in which gold, silver. copper.
lead and also deposits Of coal are
found. covering continuous area on
the east side OF the Coast Range.
The mineral country Will be reach
cd with the rails from Prince Rupert
during the present year, and the
agricultural district will be served to
a large extent by construction work
from the east end In 1911.
T. J. vaughan-Rhys, M. E., one OF
the best-known engineers In British
who has examined the Port
land Canal Mining District recently,
reports that in hts opinion Stewart IL
the best mining town In British Co
He expresses an opinion that
there will be q great rush into that
district this year and work for every
body.
Mr.. vaughan-Rhys, after a study OF
the camp. states that his observations
are based on close and practical
of mining matters and that
as the mines are developed their de-
posits are found to be deep-seated and
there 10 very large area around
Stewart which has not even been pros
pected yet. The Maine Reef, Port
land Wonder, Red Cliffe and Bitter
Creek mines are all taking out ore,
and the estimate of the pay roll for
this summer will be $4,000 to $780,
900 per month.
Mr.. vaughan-Rhys points out the
advantage to Prince Ru-
pert through the development OF the
mines in the Portland Canal District
Prince Rupert will be the natural
source of supply and the expansion OF
Stewart means Just that much more
growth and expansion for Prince Ru-
pert Building activities In Prince
Rupert continue TO show astonishing
growth--not In feverish haste, but in
substantial permanent building.
The Grand Trunk Pacific Steamship
Prince Albert" has. arrived at Prince
Rupert TO I'LL the mail contract be-
tween Prince Rupert, Portland Canal
and Queen Charlotte Islands and will
cater especially to tho needs of the
Prince Rupert Wholesale houses. II is
felt that the trade of these rapidly
developing districts will be naturally
conserved TO Prince Rupert. following
the Grand Trunk policy TO build up
Prince Rupert In building up the
Northern Empire, which is properly
tributary thereto.