Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-15


$4,000 per ton and in silver values
from $1,000 to $4,000 per ton, based
on the latest market prices.
Transportation Facilities.
The properties of the Western
Belle Mining Company lie about
three and a half miles to the north
west of the Idaho Continental Mimi
Company's wagon and auto truck
road. The British Columbia gov
eminent has practically assured the
officers of the Western Belle that it
will provide a road connecting the
Western Belle properties with the
Idaho Continental road. From the
point of connection with the Idaho
Continental road it is just Is miles
to Porthill, which is a terminal of
the Kootenai Valley railroad,
branch of the Great Northern rail
way. At Porthill ore may be shipped
to smelters in the United States. AS
the property of the Western Belle
lies in British Columbia it is planned
to ship the ore to the Trail, B. c.,
smelter from Porthill on barges
which will be towed by steamers of
the c. p. railway company on the |
Kootenai river and lake. Water
transportation is, of course, far
cheaper than rail transportation. Of
ficers of the Western Belle and their
engineers figure that by shipping the
ore to Trail, B. c., a saving of $500
per ton will be made over the cost to
the Idaho Continental Company. The
Idaho Continental Mining Company's
property lies in Idaho and if this
company desired to ship to Trail it
would have to pay a duty which the
Western Belle company is not re-
quired to pay.
The road from the Western Belle
property to Porthill is less than four
per cent grade and sleighs can be
used in the winter and auto trucks
in the summer for ore hauling. When
milling operations are started it will
be necessary to build an aerial tram
from the mine to a suitable millsite
within easy reach of the main road.
Shipping and mill ore will be brought
! down on this tram.
Power. Timber Water.
The district surrounding the West
ern Belle Mining Companys proper
ties is densely forested and all kinds
of lumber suitable for mine timbers
can be secured at very low cost.
A few miles distant are number
of swift flowing streams which can
be utilized for power in a small way
and which will furnish more than
enough water for all milling pur-
poses. The falls of the Priest river
are three miles distant from the
= property and are about two miles
distant from a very desirable mill
! site. These falls are capable of an
all season development of 5000 horse
power and this can be developed in
! units of 500 to 1000 horsepower at
= a very moderate cost.
= The foregoing data is gathered
!, from the report of the mining engi-
, neers, J. o. Gillice and N. C. Titus,
. of Spokane, Wash.
J, Why Stock Is Being Sold.
!, Just at this time the Western Belle
Il Mining Company is offering limit
= ed amount of stock for sale for the
purpose of raising enough money to
pay for the machinery and installa-
ton of a concentrating plant. When
e such a plant is installed the develop
. ment of the property may proceed
= on large scale and the ore that is
- extracted will more than pay for all
:, development work. Engineers have
i estimated that it will cost 1910, 420.00
to make a commercially producing
% property of the Western Belle. The
g sum mentioned includes the cost of
e necessary roads, trans, power plant
20 on Priest river, a 200-ton concen-
- TRAITOR, mine buildings, and all equin-
n ment complete. During the develop
% ment work engineers estimate that
n enough high grade ore will be re-
~ covered to pay for at least one-halt
;s of the estimated cost of DEVELOPMENT
I'll. -. e 4.
t Conclusions of Mining Engineers.
/ Following are the conclusions OF
a Minino Engineers j. o. Gillice anC
t. N. C. Titus, of Spokane, in regard
IS to the Western Belle property, fol
,e lowing an exhaustive examination:
ct ave find the surface extent Of
10 ores along the strike and apparent
T. width of the enriched zone to indi
ID cate the existence of large ore bod
,e les.
q, 1--WE find the average tenor of tn,
D. ores to be such that operation will
ID be highly profitable when develop
n ment shall have blocked out suffic
Nv lent tonnage.
is "The ores are unquestionably O.
ne deep seated origin and occur in yer!
t, thick bedding.
is "The length of the ore bearing
of apex indicates persistence in deptl
ed of the workable ore shoots showing
at the surface.
of The advanced development of tn
an Idaho Continental, from condition
in closely parallel to those existing OF
ne the Western Belle group goes far Il
Nv justify full development of the West
or ern Belle property along the lines w
have laid down elsewhere in thi
report"
The Officers.
The officers of the Western Bell
Mining Company, Ltd, follow: Presi
dent, Colen Smith, of Porthill. Idaho
vice president, Sam Smith, of Port
hill, Idaho; secretary and treasurer
S. r. Green, of Spokane, Wash. TIL
directors of the company are: L. '
Wells, of Porthill, Idaho; A. M. Nc