IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-S) M. A A (/.A A 1.0 I.I 1.25 1.4 I "^ Ilia It i^ 1 2.0 1.6 "/a y a(,.M-2''». C. 5. RUTTER, StocH * Broker I; f 'f: M m jwolverton block,== 5pokane, Wash. Trail Creek Mining Shares a Specially. HAVE )<0 INTERESTS OF MY OWN TO SELL OR PROMOTE. iOPili CllEtRfyLLK fURISHED ON \ " Itf. The Ca^^el (Jold Ej^tracting Co., Ltd., I OF QLASQOW.^ 9 THE MAcARTHUR-FORRESr PROCESS, ( Cyanidb. I THE MacARTHUR-YATES PROCESS, ICYANIDB ANO AMAUaAMATIOH . Parties having REFRACTORY ORBS should send samples for treatment and report thereon by either of the above processes to The Canadian Agency, W. PELLEW-HARVEY, f-.C.S., Manager 719 PENDER STREET. Vancouver, b. c. Iibc Colonist ESTABLISHED 1858. THE DAILY COLONIST, published every mornirg, ex- cept Monday, $10 per year to tiny addres^s in Canada » d the United States. At the same rate for shorter pei'iods. THE SEMI-WEEKLY COLONIST, pubhshed Tues ays and Fridays. $ 1 .50 per ye-ir to any addrrss in Canada and the United States Litt\ographing, Job Printing and Label Printing, ^^RANcif^I^" Engraving ar]d Printing of Stock Certiflcates a Specialty. Seqd for Prices. THE COLONIST PRINTING AND PUBLISHING CO., LTD. "VICTORI-A., B. C. A \ C G 5 3 INTRODUCTION. AMAI^ o\- a portion of the earth's surface usuallv shews the physical features, political and statutory divisions, routes i>f transportation and other trenerai infornialion of the area delineated. These details are of value to a business man only as their relations to the development of the resources of the countrv are understood. Havinjr this in view, as well as the numerous enquiries that are hein- made respectin^r the Trail Creek .Minin- Camp, it has been considered fitting to supplement the first published maps of the camp with descripti\e letterpress. Kxagg-eration has been avoided, and only authenticated information i,nveii. i f I I , i t^ lit' ■■»■ RAI LWAY MAP .'wf COLOfilST LiTHO VICTORIA. B.C 115 IT .•)!• fO' LE OP MILES fOU ^25 ■fs- LONOTn uDE tvear or oft^ffsw i GOLD! GOLD! THE ONLY DIRECT ROUTE TO AND FROM THE FAR-FAMED KOOTENAY^^^'CARIBOO (TliQiQ^ Districts 0/ BritisI? Columbia. (The World's Highway from Atlantic to Pacific,) IS the MOST SOLIDLY CONSTRUCTED AND BEST EQUIPPED TRANSCONTINENTAL ROUTE ^pequalled ■ pirst-^lass ar^d Jourist Sleepi9(^ (2>ars •ON" A.LI_ TPlAIJsrS.- For full Particulars, Parnpljlets, Rates of Fare, Etc., apply to the nearest Canadian Pacific Railway Agents, or to CEO. McL BROWN, H. E. IV|ACDONELL, ROBERT KERR, DISTRICT PASS AOENT. TRAVELLINO PASS ACENT, TRAFFIC MaNAOER Vancouver, 8. c Helson, B C Winnipec.'man. / Jt^e Driard jHotel, REDON & HARTNAGEL, PROPRIETORS. mm /^merican Plan. All Modern Conveniences. (5llllf© Cuisine Unexcelled. Perfect in all its Appointments. "vzca?oi?,iJL, B_ o. ©cci^ental Iftotcl, CORNER V/HARF _— And JOHNSON STREETS, Rates SI. 00, $1.25 & $1.50 per Day, ACCORDING TO BOOM. • WEEKLY RATES LESS - Victoria, B. C. This ol en to be unique. The Vernon and Nelson Telephone Co. provides telegraphic com- munication with the rest of the world, and the Dominion Ex- press Company performs the functions of small parcel and money carriers to the great convenience of the community riiAi'TKk II. HISTORY. The first authenticated discovery oi gold in Kritish Colum- bia was made by an Indian woman who accidentally discovered a nugget on the beach at Ciold Harbour on the West coast of the Queen Charlot'.e Islands in f.lly there was a great difference of opinion as to which route was the best, some contending that up the Fraser River and Thompson River to Fort Kamloops, thence by steamer to some point at the head ot' the Shuswap Lake, thence across to the Columbia River, and from there by some route to the mines. Others contended that via Hope, Similkameen, Osoyoos to Fort Shepherd or l-'ort Cohille, and thence to the mines was the best. Survey parties were sent out during the fall and winter of '64 when it was found that the former route was objectionable, 1 presume, on account of the necessity of handling the goods so to often on route, while hy the Hope route, pack animals could travel from the Fraser to Wild Horse Creek without a break. "it had been found that the only route open for tra\el (and that a very roufjh one) via Hope and the Southern Boundary was partly through An.erican territory; this led to gnat inci n- venience and annoyances, as it necessitated the taking ot United States customs officers from the point where the U. S. was struck through to the point of delivery in B. C, and paying the cost, some S4.00 per day, both going and returning. "In consequence of this, and upon the Hope route being determined upon, in the spring of '05 Gm ernor Seymour sent for me, and after stating that he was most anxious to be able to get a route entirely through B. C. for the transport of our goods, and that great complaint had been made to him in regard to the inconvenience occasioned by the I'. S. customs regula- tions, asked me whether I thought I could explore for a new trail connecting with the old Similkameen trail which I had con- structed in i8(xi, and keeping it within our own territory have it in readiness for the Fall business. " I replied that provided I was allowed to pick my own men for the work, I thought 1 could do it. 1 was then and tliere in- structed to get my party together, and be ready at once. I engaged the service of some of the old Royal Fngineers, G. Turner, (who is now in charge of the dredging of the Fraser for the Dominion Government) being my second in command. " We left Hope early in May, and crossed the mountain on snowshoes, packing our supplies, etc., on Indians, 18 of whom Wfc engaged, and their packs averaged 100 lbs. "On arriving at Princeton, we secured horses and used them until we again took the mountains. " This we did some distance down the Similkameen, and struck across to the Lower .Arm Lake, from there we sent an Indian along the shore of tiie lake to endeavour to obtain a canoe to take us down the river to {-"ort Shepherd. He returned in about 3(3 hours, when we left for Fort Shepherd. i'"rom there II I 1 took a canoe, ran down to Fort L'olville to make arranj^'-ements for supplies, etc., and returninj^ to P'ort Slieplicrd went up the Columbia to tlie mouth of tlie Kootenais River in canoes, and up that river, making 14 portaijes on the way to the lake. i tiien crossed the lake for the purpose of examininj^- the country at the head of the hay, opposite the outlet of the Kootenais River, hoping to get a route to the iiead of the St. .Mar\'s River, and down it to Wild Horse Creek. I then returned, and went up the east side of the lake, passing where 1 presume tiie Blue Hell is now located, and where I broke off almost piu-e lead oozing out of tlie cre\ ice of the bank, and from which the Indians told me they made bullets, and on reaching the west side of the lake, stopped at the Hot Springs, where l'"rv, a rather celebrated man in those days, was camped with some Indians. He took me to where he thought silver ore of a rich character existed. Since that tnne rich claims have been located in that locality, and are now being worked. " I then explored from the lake to Wild Horse Creek, via Goat River and the Moyie River, finding a good line to Wild Horse Creek. 'With what information I had obtained from my party we were examining from Christina Creek to Fort Shepherd, 1 determined on my route, and before returning from Wild Horse, put on a party of 60 men to cut out and make a four foot trail. On reaching Fort Shepherd, 1 placed a party working east of the Columbia, and another working west up Sheep Creek,* and crossing somewhere in the vicinity of where, I presume, Ro.ssland is now. " I started another party in the \ icinity o\ Boundary Creek to work the untouched portion of the route which required grading to keep our line north of the U. S. boundary. " With some 200 men at work, I opened the route for traflv: by the middle of .August, through our own territor, . " .\lthough during my exploration, I had con\inced mvself that a ^ood mineral country existed in the neighbourhood of * ProKilily till' Tr.iil Crct-k of tivday.— Ei> 12 Kootenav, and endeavoured to jjet people interested in it, that district remained unworked for over 20 years." For several years after the construction of the Dewdney trail placer mining seems to have been conducted with consid- erable activity in Kast Rootenay. This trail passes through the Trail Creek Camp. \ hole 5 feet deep on the LeRoi surface work on sever.d veins and a railway pick with a rotten handle are evidence that the conspicuous iron capping which marks the surface croppings of veins in this locality attracted the attention of early prospectors. Hut tiic surface croppings were of small value and there w as neither money nor means of transporta- tion. One claim, however, is said to date its existence from the early sixties. This claim, the Lily May, is near the Dewdney trail, in the south belt, or belt of mineral lying south of Rossland. .After passing through several hands it was recorded on the 27th of May, 1890, by Oliver Bordan. Development work was confined almost entirely to the assessments required by law to hold a claim, but so promising was its appearance that a short time ago Messrs. Bowles and Raymond bought it for $4o,ck)o, one-half in 90 days, the balance in 6 months from date. On July 7th, 1890, Jos. Boiujouis discovered and located, the Centre Star and the War Kagle, while his partner J. Morris, located the Idaho rnd Virginia. At the same time they discov- ered the LeRoi. but as the law prohibited more than one location on a vein by the same party, they offered it to K. S. Topping if he would pa} the expense of recording. This otTer was accepted. Following these were the Josie, Iron .Mask, Fnterprise, Columbia, Kootenay and others. The first assays of LeRoi ore gave S37.00 in gold per ton, of the War I'lagle $23.00, and of the Centre Star $25.00. The Centre Star, War Kagle, LeRoi and Iron Mask were offered to J. K. Ross of Spokane for $30,000.00 on time payments. But when the cheques were made out for the different owners, 13 Bourjouis and Morris wanted an additional $500.00, so Mr. Ross witlidrevv. In November of iSgo, Mr. Toppinj,' obtained as much as $500.00 in gold from the LeRoi. .Accompanied by Bourjouis and Morris, he went to Coh ille, Washington, where he met (leorge Foster and Col. Kedpath, two hiwycrs from Spokane, who were there attending court. The result of this trip was the bonding of sixteen-thirtieths of the I-eRoi to Oliver Durant — a gentleman who had been engaged in mining pursuits for many years and the present owners, at the rate of $30,001). 00 for the whole, he agreeing to do $3,000 worth ol' work during the life ol' the bond. In December a shaft was commenced under the chargL' of E. J. Kelly, and continued all winter in spite of great diiliculties in procuring supplies. Ore was found in a short time. Mr. Kelly packed samples on his back to Trail Creek weekly which were sent from there, on horseback. Some of these samples assayed as high as $472.00 in gold to the ton. In the following fall Mr. Durant sent a car load of ore out on a pack train wliich was shipped to Butte, for which he got a smelter return of S86.40. Thus encouraged, a company was formed to operate the mine and the bond was taken up. W'itliin the last few months three dividends have been declared, amounting to 20 cents a share, par value of shares $5.00. Having fairly launched the LeRoi, Mr. Durant bought the Centre Star and Idalio, from Bourjouis and Morris, for himself and .Alex. Tarbet. $25,000.00 was spent on the Centre Star, and in July, 1895, these claims were incorpor- ated as companies. The development of this property, until it may be truly said that there are several million dollars of ore in sight, is fully related in the chapter on the development of the mines. The next transaction of note was the bonding of the War Eagle to J. .A. I'inch, who spesit $4,000.00 in development and allowed the bond to lapse. .About this time P. Clark bonded the Josie and started work. F^ut taking a notion that it had been "salted" he threw it up. Mr. Clark then, in company with some of the parties in the former bond of the War Eagle bonded that claim. .At the be- \/ >4 gimiinj^ i>t 1S95 War ICa^le stock liail cost tlic holders about seventeen cents a share. In less than a year tho mine yielded a profit oi over $350,000.00. The history of the pioneer claims which have attracted the attention of the worKI to the Camp has now been brieily related. Much mi^^ht be written respcctinj,-^ the wonderful discoveries that have been made on other claims, it must sullice here to state that many of them have been bonded for iarj^e sums, \arini^ from S20,(xxi.ck) to $73,000.00 and o\er. Machinerv is in operation in the LeRoi, War I'",a^le, Nickle Plate, Centre Star. O. K. and R. iC. Lee; the Josie, ClifV and Columbia and Kootenay claims will soon be (\:ily equipped with plant already purchasoti, w hile owners oi luanv other pri^jierties includinj^- the llomestalve. Crown Paint and Morninj^ Star are prepared to put in machinery as soon as development has pro- ceeded far enoui;h to enable it to be used to advantai^-'e. The new smelter at Trail, tor the reduction of Trail Creek ores, and the Narrow Cnia^e Railroad, nearly completed, to Rossland, which is beint,'' built by the proprietors of the Smelter to carry ore to their mill, will A\.> much to further development in the Camp in the near future. The smelter, which is now in full blast, has been described as follows : The power is furnished by a Mansfield circular cut-off enjjine. The blast is a Root centrifuji^al fan. There is a plant of double decked O'Hara roasters. The main stack, connectinj^ with the ^--as* Hume is over one hundred and fifty feet in heij^ht. There are four reverberatory furnaces, probably the larjjest ever constructed for this class of smelting, with a stack to each furnace. tJravity is utilized in the chargins,'' of the reverberatories. Above each fuinace there is a battery of four cylindrical calciners supported ow iron pillars. These calciners, which are of new desij.Mi, beinj.^ vertical iron cylinders lined with lire brick, revolving rounc' a vertical shaft, have their tops placed c^n a level with the ore bins, which facili- tates the char^in^. After calcination the charj^e is run ihrouj.jh the bottom into a hopper communicating- with a still lower hop- per which discharj^fes directly into the reverberatory, thus elim- 1 inatiii},' any lioistiiiLT or hiiiKllin<; iitl\fr\viso necessary. Tlie lahvn'alories are complete' in e\er\ respect. It is almost increilibie llial it is only a few months since the first LeRoi dividend was declared ; that ten per cent, monthly dividends iipun a capitalization of S^^oo.ooo.oo bej^-an to attract attention to the War l-:ai,^le ; that Rossland was only a ranche with a few cabins ; while to-day it has an estimated population of 3000 with first-class hotels, a perfect system of water supply and is lit by electricity ; lastly that capital has beciMiie so con- vinced of the permanence of the camp as a field for investment tiiat a 250 ton smelter has been completed to reduce its ores. One railway is nearly completed within its houiuls and two others that will place it in touch with the j,M-eat transportation svstems of the continent have located lines into the heart of the camp and are prepared to build with the advent of sprint;-. Many jieople are turnins,'' their attention to the camp with the idea of investint>^ in its mines or real estate. To these the followiuf^-, taken from a pamphlet recently issued by the St. Hlmo (lold .Minini;- Co., will he worthy of perusal. "The \er\ fact that Trail Creek is in British Columbia is favourable to .\merican investi^rs. The foreii^ner has all of the privilei,'es of the Canadian, and owinu,- to the methods there adopted, there has never been, and there ne\ er will be that trouble between the owner o( the mine ami others who wish to take it upon them- selves to run it for him, which has so nnuh embarrassed minint;- in some portions oi' the L'nited States, .\bsolute title in the torm ot a Crown t;rant can be obtained to mininj,^ propertv. I IHise^lllltsa/ HUS' ^1 I ROSSLAND, - B. C. ON KS i»ii».N«..»«X«* i C. t-llAITKk III. ROSSLAND. (/7if lown ,y Konhiml. H'lillcii for Iht ' Xnhts Xitrnhf,- of ///,■ Trail Cr,f Nnt's, hy C. 0'/iri,ti h',,/,li„. ) "The inipiilatiiin ol Uosslaiul is ^.cxx) according,'- to a con- servative estimate. One short yoar aj^o it was not as many hundred. Notwithstanding this marvellous ^jrowtli our city has never hail a boom. I,ii; SI ST ED H LACK- MELT ER MPLETE STORES E PHONE A POPU- A IRON CS HAVE ITHOUT A' COM- ,ANn TO TH THE ER THE N LOTS. 00 HAVE ;V HAVE ^ST, ARE lEQLTRE 1 INFOR- mV.D ON c, Ul,. H. C. The out-put for 1896 will, without doubt, largely exceed this, as the mines exporting have introduced expensive machin- ery, which will at least treble their production. Several other mines have also put in plants of large capacity. Transportaiion charges will be greatly reduced by railway facilities, and tiie Trail smelter with a daily capacity of 250 tons a day being only 6 miles distant, many properties will ship ore that in the past were unable to do so. It has been estimated that the produc- tion for 1896 will not be less than $5,000,000.00. This will of course directly eflect business in Rosslaiid. CFIAI'TKK I\-. DEVELOPMENT. In the following pages a concise account has been given of a number of prominent claims selected from all quarters of the camp. There are many well-developed claims looked on as being as full of promise, that are not referred to in these pages. The St. I'^lmo Clold Mining pamphlet previously quoted re- marks respecting the occurrence of the ore and the formation of the country in the neighboriiood of Rossland : "Two great belts of Mineral are known to-da) , one to the north of tlie town, the other to the south, each about one-half mile distant. These are made up of a series of great parallel fissures, striking gen- erally east by north, dipping north and cross connected bv a net work ot small fissures or strifigers. These fissures have been solidly filled with what may, perhaps, be described as natural matte and speiss, carrying a large amount of gold ore; in other words, with an intimate mixture of chalco-pyrite, pvrite, pyrrhite and mispickle, the sulphides and arsenides of copper and iron. The iron predominates, and lowers the treatment charges of the smelter, while the mispickle, or arsenical pyrites of iron, seem to carry most of the gold. \y 24 Lionel C. Barff, Mining Broker, HAS STOCKS IN riRST-CLASS COMPANIES FOR SALE. 32 LANGLBY STREET. V IClOrxIA, B. O. A. W. MORE <& CO. MINING BROKERS, Financial AGENTS, 70 DOUGLAS STREET. VICTORIA. B. C. THOS. DUNN & CO., Ltd. DEALERS IN Miners, Blacksmiths and Mill Supplies, Bar and Sheet Iron. Miners' Picks. Bar and Sheet Steel. Miners' Shovels. Wire Ropes. Manilla Ropes. Dynamite Fuse and Caps. Sole Agents for the Cinnabar Mining Go's Quicksilver. Cable Address, "Dunn." Write for Quotations. Vancouver, B. C. Tiie country rock is a diorite with frequent intrusions of {granite and porphjntic dykes, which so far as encountered to date, do not appear to displace or fault the vein to any appreci- able extent. A notable feature of such veins as have been worked is that ^old contents are strong-ly maintained in depth, even increasing- in many instances. " The present total for iiauling', railroad transportation and reduction at the American smelters is $14 per ton. With local reduction works this figure will probably be brought as low as SH. The difference being a paying profit on many claims now unprofitable. 0. K. The O. K. Mining Co. owns the O. K. Mine. The capital stock of the Company $i,(K)o,o(jo, par value of shares Si. 00, J. L. Warner, manager. This is a free milling proposition although a certain percentage of the ore is smelting in character. The development work at the end of January was about 1000 feet, summarized as follows : Level \o. II, 70 feet drift, ore 3 feet, average width of vein 5 feet. Level Xo. 12, 400 feet drift, ore 4 feet, a\erage width of vein 7 feet. The first stope presents 300 feet of continuous ore, the winze and cross-cut 60 feet. Level No. 13, cross-cut tunnel 275 feet, stoping distance between Nos. 12 and 13, 80 feet. The extension of level No. 12 to the boundary of the O. K. ground will give a stoping height of 1000 feet. Beside native gold hotli metallic silver and copper occur. The stopes of No. 12 level have been described as follows : The ledge has widened out to seven or eight feet with solid ore between the two well defined walls. Quite ,i large chamber has been opened out by tiie stopers and the entire roof and one side are bedecked with i.]uartz cnrrying- many bciutiful colours. The metals carried in this quart/, are native gold, nati\e silver, native copper, both shot and fiake, galena, pyrrhite, arseno-pyrite, bornite or peacock copper and chalco-pyrite, with tiie alteration products of malachite or green copper carbonate, azurite or blue copper carbonite, black copper oxide witii here antl tiiere bunches of chrystalized azurite. Min- eralogists and mining men can easily understand what a dazzl- ing array this would make. .\ small stamp mill has heretofore / 2() C. F. CLOUGH <& CO. BROKERS. Mines and Mining Stocks. Special attciitioii ^riinn to the stocks of ilcvelopeii (ind /'//yr'/ii,'- mines in Tniit ( 'reek District, B. C Correspondence solicited rciinrdinn; mines and minima properties in IVds/iing^ton, Idaho and Brilisli Columbia. 5 AND 6 WOi.\/ERTON BLOCK. Spokane. - - Wash. REFERENCES: ANY BANK IN SPOKANE. WM. H. STOWELL & CO. Chemists and Assayers, 517 RIVERSIDE AVE., SPOKANE, WASH. Prices for Assaving ^ ^"^ » '^^ ■^^■^'*^^ niadi' in tliiplit-alc. and ri'siilts t^juarantml 2 PRICES FOR Assaving: r correct. «( Sjlvor om\ , - - - 5)1. (to j, Special Prices on two or nu>ri' saniplfs at one tirnr. •<,... If. ' I* Samp es l» mail or fxprcss recfiv f prornpi and caiv- ^ Gold and SilviT i Golti, SiUtTaiui Kcad, tid .'itti'tilion. ^'i^''^^_.:^^;,^^..^%J • COLD, SILVER AND SPECIMEfo,ocx).oo divided into 300,000 shares having a par value of $i.cx3 each. P. Clark, president. Virginia, Poorman. The workings on the War Eagle and Iron Mask are included in one scheme of development, and consist o( three tunnels. The upper, or N\i. i tunnel is on the War Eagle, and enters the ridge on which the claim lies at i 10 teet below its summit. It runs along a large chute of rich ore, affording- stoping ground to the grass roots. The company has shippetl 12,000 tons of ore from this tunnel that have averaged >$42.5o in gold, 5 per cent, copper and 3IJ o/.. in silver. The No. 2 tunnel is 1 50 feet below the No. 1, on the same \ein. It runs along the ore chute described, and gi\ es to the level of the N'o. I tunnel, 150 feet of stoping ground. Mr. Clark, the president, is reported in the Rossland Miner of March 14th, as follows: " In the War Haglo we have been running on the big ore chute for the past (>o days, and it li.is been getting a little wider as we progressed. When we iirst struck it the ore body was about two feet wide, and kept on slowly widening until this morning it is 12 feet between the walls. The distance driven on the ore chute is now about 150 feet. The value of the ore is perhaps a little better th.in that obtained from No. i tun- nel, both in gold and copper. The ore in No. 2 shows about $50 in gold and an a\erage of r about icxi feet. Then it j,^ave entirely out, Am.] we are now driving in a blank, and intend goinj,'- straij,'-ht for the Iron Mask shaft near the west end of the j^-round. This leaves us 600 feet yet to drive before we get to our objectiv point." " In the shaft the work is somewhat limited and we are unable at present to state the extent of the ore chute. The ore so far taken from this point, from smelter returns, shows $60 in gold, (1 per cent, copper and 4 oz. silver. The ore body aver- ages about 6 feet wide as far as driven, the depth of the shaft being about 100 feet and the drift 40 feet long. The No. 3 tun- nel will cut this ore body 120 feet lower." .\ three-drill compressor represents the machinery employed on this mine to date. On the 12th inst., a new plant replaced this. It is described as an 8x20 duplex cross compound corliss air compressor, with all the latest improvements in circulatint"- the water and condensing the steam. It has a capacity equal to 200 horse power, and will be used for running drills, pumps, forges and hoisting engines. It delivers the air to the workings through 2800 feet of 8 inch pipe. The compressor w.is designed and built by the Canadian Rand Drill Company, of Sherbrooke, Que. War Hagle stock is quoted at Si.i)o bid, Sj.cxj asked. ViKGi.M.A AND PooR.M.w. Considerable work has been done on these claims. On the \1rginia a jiermanent working shaft v.ill be commenced in a short lune. On the Poorman a tunnel is being driven to tap an ore chute exposed by preliminary development. The company has determined on building a smelter tor the reduction of their ores, but have not vet decided on its location. Le Roi, These properties are owned by the Le Roi Mining Black Bear, <'ii"-l i^melting Company of Spokane, Wash. Capital Ivanhoe. -'^tock 5oo,cx3o shares having a par value of S5.00 """^^ each. W. W. D. Turner, president. 1 N. Bank. vi ^f'> RAND BROS. MINING BROKERS, Etc. 1 OFFICES: VANCOUVER, B. C. LONDON, ENGLAND. ROBERT WARD & GOMP'Y, Limited, COMMISSJOM MERCHANTS, 3inportcrt\ Sbippiiui an^ 3ntiiuancc tlocnts. ., II. ( Hki iisii ("ni iMiti \ < 'iiKi'\. l.iMi I i;n. ^ "^ IMi>(ii>\ \ N 1 1; I.wp- AM) s\\\ Mil I t >>., l.n. GENERAL AGENTS FOH BRITISH COLUMBIA: Ko>.'il Insuraiu't' C't)iiip.-ii)\ . LiHidon iV L.'iiiLVishirt' Fire Ins. C"o. St.iiiiiarJ Lite .Xssuranfi- C\>. Ocean Ciiiaraiiliv A .\cdJiril C'urpnr'n. I. til. W'fstiTri Avsitr.uu'i* c\». <>\ I'vionlo ( Mariiu'.l 1 "iiil.Mi \ I'linnu'lal .Marini- Ins. Co. I.tMiiliiri .\ssur.Mu\' Ciirpor.'iti^>n (Marine. > I-.'t I*'»>neifr I'oiup.-i^jnit' I)*.\ssiiratU"i*s I.M.irhu-.) COKE. BLACKSMITHS' COAL. ORE SACKS Indents for all kinds of ForciEn and Domestic Mcrcliandise Execnted. -.►- ^=^^ O FF/ C ES .• -^ Temple Building, Victoria, B. C. Metropolitan Build'g, Vancouver, B. C. .^1 Etc. iniited, aocnts. II KI'. ,111,1 ('".. ll' T>'i\>iil.<(M.iriiii-.) itu' lii>. C'i>, .itiiiii (M^iriiu'.) (M,irliu\) ;ks. lise ExGGiitei. ancouver, B. C. Work o\ any iiia^Miitiulo has boon conliiK'cl to the |,o Roi. Tlio \oin llial is hciMi,-- worked runs paralloii to the sido lines of the claim and iMps to ih^' north at an anj,Ho o( ^^ iVoin the sur- face down to tlie J^o (oo\ level, and their assumes a position ahnost perpendicular. A shaft has been sunk on this vein to a depth of nearly 500 feet, from which drifts have been run both e.isterlv and westerly at the jcxj, j^o, V'o. .VS<» :«"i<-l 43" feet levels. Several cross-cuts at the _^5o and 430 feel levels show the vein to h.ive a constat t width ol' ;,() feet, while cores from a diamond drill, .it these levels, shew that after traversing; j(> lo 2S leet o( countrv rock another vein 22 feet vv iile ot' ecpial value exists. Smelter returns lor ore from the 350 feet level, j o/. s^old. j to 5 per cent, copper, 2 o/.. silver, while from the 430 feet level they are almost fabul- ous, as they ran^re from .SiSo.oo to over S/^oo.oo ^old m some of the recent shipments. It may be slated here that the ore from this level tends to i.|uartz and free millin|;. The avLras^'e value of the ore per Ion was stated by the officials of the Company to be $35.00 per ton last January, Hut as the i>re has been con- stantly increasintr in value as depth is attained, this fij^ure may be consitlered, at the tiate o{' vvritiiii^, the middle o( .March, as considerably under the mark. I'he output has for several months been about ido tons a day. A d.nible compartment shalt is now under construction. When completed, the capacity ot the mine will be 4' lo l(^ns a d.iv. The liisl shipmeiil oi mai^nitude was in jaiuiarv, 1S04. In that ye.ir <)oi)() ions, .md in 1X1)5 m.doo tons, were sent to the I smellers of (ireat falls, Mont., I".. Helena, Mont.. .Monlan.i Ore I'urch.isin)^- fo.. r.utie, .Mont., la.Mma, Wash., and Ivverelt, \\ ashin^tiin. The m.ichinery with which this mine has been worked com- prises ;i I.edf^erwood Hoist, .1 Kaiul Air l"ompressor, 3 boilers of 50, So and 100 horse power respectively, an Kdison lii,^lit plant, a Sullivan electric diamond drill, live lnf4ersoll-Sari,>-eant rock drills and two Little (.Jianl Rand Drills. A new jo drill plant has been ordered from the Rand Drill Co., Sherbrooke, Ouebec. rr^^ [y 32 JScauinont SSog^e, 28 36l*oa^ Street, Dtctoria, 36. C. /Iftinino !l6rohci\ fil^iniiiG Stocho Bouob^ aii^ Sol^ Uxootcha^, ^ Hlbevni, ^ Cariboo. p. O. JOOI- 1 20. Corrc6poii£>cncc SolicitcD. HERBERT CUTHBERT & COMP'Y STOCK BROKERS. The largest volume of miningr busii.ess in British Columbia. Companies formed. Eng- lish, Chicago, Montreal and New '''ork corres- pondents. Agents in every Mining Camp. Telegraphic advices every hour. A NUMBER (JF PALATIAL RESiDIZNCES FOR SALE. VERNON BLOCK, 62 and 64 DOUGLAS STREET, VICTORIA, B. C. 33 aviboo* olicitcO. B. C. usii". north of it, the tuiuiel rLuininf.^ imi tiie fmu-lh. All these veins come from the I.e Roi and War Hai,^le. The jiurpose of the north and south cross-cuts is to open up the ore \ein on the south and the two ou the north. " IHINGTON. tion e iTiinin;4 tana and the pro- e niinin;j; Iters and vlG is lie I wisli to I can best r.-^s are ,);i\i.Ked. G EDITOR. The 500 feet of tunnel is almost continuously in ore ,rom ] J, to 20 feet wide. The ore will average $20.00 in s^'old per ton. The compan}' has ne\er shipped a poimd of ore and does not propose to ship any for some time, if e\ er. It is aitoi,^etlier probable reduction works will be erected on the ground. The present scheme of developiient ought lo be completed by August. V]-<^ face of the tunnel is live feet wide by 7 feet high, all in ore. ';, ' ool of penetration in the drift takes out live tons. The i - ' :e to the surface at this point is 172 feet, therefore each ft, V oi penetration from the tloor of the tunnel to the surface wou:e. mean over 24 tons. It is 8(X) feet from the face oi' the tuiuiel to the Le Roi ground and ♦^he ore body las an axerage width of 20 feet. ICach foot of penetration the-efore means 96 tons, or m the Soo feet of \ein between the present lace of the tunnel and the Le Roi ground 76,800 ti>ns assuming a main depth of 172 feet. .\s a matter oi' fact the tieplh at the west end line will be 320 feet. It is not unreasonable to suppose the Centre Star will have 250,000 tons of ore in sight by next .\ugust - worth •'■t far from 83,000,000.00. Since the above was written de- velopment work has been constantly in progress. In I'ebruary the ' ross-cuts proved the ledge to be over 70 feet wide with an average grade of ore exceeding Si 5.00 per ton in value. The face of the tunnel has been advanced steadily, in solid ore, the full width oi' which is not known as no wall is apparent on either side. The ore already uncovered in this mine is simply astound- [/ 36 JAY P. GRAVES, Marble Br k Building, - - Spokane, Warhingion. Mine^ iq Iran and Boundari] im\ Miniiig DiKtrlct^ A.T BE13-iiOCK: fftlCJEH. MINING COMPANIES ORGANIZED. STOCKS IN THE LARGEST MINES OF THE TRAIL DISTRICT. Exclusive Broker for the Josie Gold Mining Company. "WE.ITE1 FOR I3SrFOR:M:.A-TI03Sr. Vancouver Mining Bureau, G. D. SCOTT, Manager. ^iVr 305 Cordova St., Vancouver. Stocks in all reliable Companies constantly on sale, iNLi.i dim; Hit; n>i.i.inviM; : Carilxio. Horsofly. \V;ir l^iij^U'. Le Koi, Josie, ( ). K., I'onrmaii, St. Klnio, K(ii)li.iiay Conviliilalud, Koolfiiay (iold. Silver and ("oppcr, .Mlierni Consolidali-'d, Mineral Creek, and all oilier reliable (.'onipanies. The largest assortment of H. ('. Mineral on the (_'oa>l on I'.xliiliilion. Corres- pondence solicited. Any information promptly fiirnislied. TELEPHONE 133. P. O. BOX 61. jj„v-- _ |j -'vi/j^ CHARGES. j^QOUrrO^^^ i;oi.n .\m>.si!.\i:k $,.50 ^OVVKR .'.'.'..'.'.'...'...'....'.".'.'.'.'..."..'..'..'.'.' . i:^ lUON J ,„ SIl.KA J ,„ Sll.lMIL'R ,^ NKKKI 8.lsniiinl on a nuinhcr of as>.-\ys. Reports made on ninu's uitli ni;tpK ,tiuI photoj^rapfis. ■ Con-'uitint^ luij,,'-ini'tT ;iiui Stvrctar> for the KAMLOOPS MINING & DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. *■) 37 arhington. LARGEST Oompany. ?au, Vancouver. 11, St. Klmi), Albcrni lilies. liim. Corrfs- (1. o. SOX ei. $i.,'iO . . . .... I .oo J.OO a JO ' S" .1 oo 8.00 U'piTt^ niailr on ar\ lor the ;o., LTD. ing. A five drill plant makes headway at the rate of 38 to 40 inches every 24 hours. Nickel Plate. The property of the Nickel Plate Mininjj- Com- pany. Capital stock $500,000.00. Par value of shares $i.cx5. Superintendent, Wm. Fitzwilliam. ,\ shaft has been sunk and, at the joo foot level, drills have been run along the vein in both directions and across-cut, after passing through several small seams of good grade ore, has at last tapped a six foot ledge. On this vein drifts are being run both ways showing two pay streaks each about 20 inches wide, separated by com- pararivelv barren ledge matter. Several average samples have gone as high as $275.00 to the ton in gold. Tiie drifts ou the main vein show good bodies of solid ore, averaging from $80 to $100 per ton in gold. .About 150 tons of shipping ore are on the dump. .-\ steam hoist and a sinking pump are used. Cliff. Messrs. S. M. and (i. C. Wharton, John R. Cook and K. T. Late own this mine. Two tunnels shew- large ore bodies. The lower, or Nii. i drift, runs 210 feet in solid ore; cross-cuts shew the ore body to be 15 feet wide. Tun- nel No. 2 runs tor a distance of 170 feet in a chute of ore. Two shafts 20 and 33 feet deep, respectively, are in solid ore. Two veins, varying in width from 4 to 16 feet, can be traced the full length of the claim. The ore is described as a rich chalco- pvrite. Fifteen carloads have been sent to the smelter. The axerage of tl'c smelter returns was: gold, $35; siher, 5 oz.; copper, 15 per cent, to the ton. Tlie copper returns are the liigiiest obtained so far in the camp. No stoping has been done. .\ seven-drill compressor has been purchased and will soon be in operation. St. Elmo. The St. Flnio, located in June, 1890, is now owned b\ tiie St. Klmo Ciold Mining iSo., ha\ ing a capitalization o( one million dollars. Of this stock nearly half is owned by the company as a Ire.isury reserve. The president and manager is l''rank C. I.oring. 'I'his claim is situated upon a strong vein, being the same vein upon which the Jumbo, Mountain \'ie\v, ClilT and St. Elmo 1/ . .-^8 T. H. C ALLAN D. (Member B. C. Stock and Mining Exchange Coy,) GENERAL MINING BROKER, VANCOUVER, B. C. -^-;s- Sharcs bought and sold in all tlu' leading; mines in British Columbia. Market Quotations and special reports j^iven on application. Business transacted bv wire if necessary. 5a T. H. CALLAND. p. O. BOX 4BB. OFFICE: B21 Ha TiNas Street VANCOUVER. Bankers: Bank of B. N. A UNOiNIABLE RtrCRCNCCS. GENERAL MINING BROKER, BV SPECIAL APPOINTMENT COMPANIES BROKER FOR The "JOSIE," "ST. ELMO" Mines, Eto. Telegraphic Address, "CALLAND," Vancouver. A. B. C Code Used. A. A. BOAK <& CO. Insurance, Financial and Mining Brokers, Bar^k B ^. \. Building, Hastiqgs Street, Vancouver, B C. REPRESENTING *ff*<- <■ liu' Siaixluf'l I, IKK of I'liiinlnirt^h, I'Ih' ( 'nii-dnnian J-IKi': uf I-Mln- l)iirj;li, 'I'lu' I.oiKJon (iuaiaiilco ami Aitidt-iil CJ)., I'Ik' ( "anada Aciidi'iit ("n.. Till- LIciyds' i'ialo (iiass insunmcf Co., and '!"hf I'lciviii'ial lUiild- inj; and Loan ol 'I'onmln. AGENTS WANTED IN UNREPRESENTED DISTRICTS Minks, Minini; SiocKs and Cl ,\l\l^ lor sal^. I'^lalcs niana^id loi iion-n-si- lit iiN. ( '01 rr--|iond(_-n('r >oliiilcd. !'. ( ). Dr.iuri 75S. J. A. MacFARLANE, F. C. S. Hssa^cr - anb - flDmitto ■ Enoincci\ All Assay and Analytical Work dinu' in iliiplicate and uilli scrupulous persitnal care. ^ REPORTS ON MINES. — - 623 Hastings St.. Vancouver, B. C. in Britisli iplicatiot). BROKER. T COMPANIES I 9 ' Amines, Etc. C. Code Used. brokers, c. IRi: ,.f K.lin- IIKlll.l .\l.Ti(ll'llt ii\in'i;il liuilil- il Icir iiuii-it>i- )incci\ to ;uul r, B. C. 39 Consolii-latecl "o liKated. I)e\clopmeiit consists of a tunnel 170 toot lonj^^, a tunnel 90 teet loiif^, and many open cuts. Work is beinjr continuously prosecuted in the 170 foot tunnel at the lower and easterly end of the claim, and wliicli will eventually g'ive a depth of f)oo feet on the \0'n. i'he ore found in those various uorkinj^s and at the croppinj^-'s on the surface shows values ranf,'inj^ from $5 to $50 per ton, gold, silver and copper. The \alue of ore in the face of the tunnel is now about S-'o per ton. nevelopment shows an increase of copper in depth. The company intends installiu},'- a complete power drill plant in the summer of 1896. Indiana, Under the name of the Indiana Consolidated, he Timber Indiana and Timber claims and a small fraction Old Kentuck '-"''"'-''■' ^'^^' ^^''-' I'^cntuck are worked. The surface "■■'^^^~~ shows 20 feet of g-alona ore. Two tunnels have been run into the mountain. The No. i, or upper drift, is 20 teet long, all in ore. The No. 2 is 100 feet below the No. 1. It is being driven to cross-cut the ledge at (35 toot. The owners con- fidently state that this is iMio of tiio biggest properties in tiie camp. The average of assay returns .ire 204 oz. sihor, 12 oz. gold. Jumbo, The Jumbo is the property of John A. I*'inch and M. R. (ialuslia, of Spokane. riie Jumbo hill is a solid diorito mass and the J umbo ledge makes a large surface show- ing, the well ktu>\\ n iron capping boingof groat \\ idtii. On tho 41)1 of March, the tunnel had 22 foot of ore in width with no hanging wall. From the tunnel to the surface there is 150 teet of stop- ing ground. Another timnel can bo drifted gi\ ing 240 foot of additional stoping ground, or a tolal iit 400 toot, williout shafts, hoists or pumps. The ore runs from Si() ti> SiS por ton and is steadily im- provi.ig. There are 800 foot of conliiuunis croppings on tho surface averaging seventy-five foot wide. Cold l^ing. The property of Mr. Stussi. .\ continuation of the largo ore bodv described on the Jumbo, runs through this claim. There are 5 or b veins. [y 40 Tie Wi Hiiltia Ml. Co., -LIMITED, Head Office and Works at Peterboro, Ont. Branch Office, Vancouver, B. C. -^^^ M|ANUFACTURERS OF Mill Machinery OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. Saw Mill Machinery a Specialty. High Speed Payne Corliss hngines. Saw Mill Engines and Boilers, Marine Hneines and / toilers. Mining . 1 Lhdiinery ALL KINDS OF MILL SUPPLIES. HASTINGS STREET. VANCOUVER, B. C. 4> Creet\ Very hirj^'-c ore shcwin^s nii the surface give very N|ountain. promising appearance of a mine. Owing to litigation """"^"^ tins and several adjacent claims have nut been open- ed up to any extent. >/|orniqg This claim is owned by Miitte capitalists repre- Star. sented in Rosslaiul by Mr. Pt'uiider. The siutace """' capping is impregnated with copper which, takes the place to a large extent, of the iron which is one of the charac- teristics of the surface indications of the camp. Development will be pushed as the spring opens and machinery introduced as soon as requiretl. Silverine. I' our ^hatt s on this claim r^'veal 2 teet o ore. The a\erage of a number of assays being $20.00. Work has been abandoneil tluring iiie winter, but the proprie- tors intend pusliing ile\elopment in a short time. Ccorg I a. J. H. iMcArthur, l".. j. KelK and otliers o wn th IS claim. Tlu-re are three \eins, 3 to H teet in width. The average of a number of assays shews that the ore carrie.s gi>id, 1 o/. ; silver, 2'j oz. ; copper, 3 per cent, to the ton. There are four shafts, aiul furtiier de\ eiiipment will be made in the spring. About \t) tons of shipping ore are on the dump. florthStar. Owners, K. J. Keilv, T. Stack, O. Jeldness. The veins running through the (ieorgia are believed to traverse this claim. .\ carloail of mixed capping was sent to the lerc is from 'n lacoma smelter; it realized $1 1.40 for the goki 1 'j to ^ per cent, of copper and a consii-lerable >.|uaiitity ot ore assavs ;is hij^h as St 50 to the ton. Two shafts with a drift at a 5(1 feet level .and several open cuts, constitute the bulk of devel- opment work to tiate. Columbia, Kootenay, Tip-Top. The Trail .Minimj Co.. of L'hicagi>, have invested in llies*. claims. r le cajtital ^tock is Sj>o,ooo, divided into 2,^00 shares ot ,Siix).t)o eaci H. P .Mason, president, Chicago. .\ vein can be tracs through the C'olumbia and Kootenay on to the Copper jack ground. Surface development has exposed a pr^Miiising vein on the Tip Top. Respecting the vein on the C'olumbi.i and Knot- r L/i : JOSHUA DAVIES, stock broker, Board of Trade Building. VICTORIA, B. C. MEMBER OF THE Victoria Stock Exchange. PEMBERTON & SON, I^eal Estate aiid ^iiiaricial Agents, MINING BROKERS, ETC. KHTATKtS MANACJKI) 1X)IC A J ir-iKNl" lOKH.- Some of the Choicest Farming Properties in Cowichan District, Salt Spring Island, The Delta and other good Farming Districts for sale. "\riCTOI?.IJ^. B- o. JGr GE. nts, trichan 43 enay, a cross-cut has been made _•<> feet lon^f, witlunit revealiiijf cither wall. SnieUer returns of ore shipped IVoin tiiese claims averaj^'ed fifty dollars. Tunnels and shafts lia\ e iu-en opened at several points. To facilitate tiie prosecution of the adopted scheme of development, a larj^e compressor plant is heinj.f bou^'-ht in Chicai^o. Commat^der. Owners, I"). O'Neil, \Vm. F.ynch, W. D. Mc- World. Kadden. On the Commander there is 200 feet of surface cross-cutting' and a 55 foot shaft. Over six feet of ore but walls are no! \et found. On the World, a 22 foot shaft. Shipments to smelter oi' test lots o( 400 and 500 Ihs. yielded S^.cx) to $40.01) i^old, and 5 to ^_^ percent. o( copper. There are about ho tons on the lUmip. Palo Alto, .Mr, louche, onu o\ the owners o\' these claims San Joaquin, 'i""^ i^iven the folhiuini,' particulars. A vein 3 to 4 feet u iile with well (.lelined walls runs throuj^h the diorite ami syenite formation. The ledt;e is cut by a lar^-e quarl/cite dyke, having,'- a northerly course. The vein has been exposed l"or 350 feet, and to a tlepth of ;i feet by a shaft. Vein matter arsenical iror. ore. Assavs shew $13 to S4o feet, disclosing' several small strinjjj'ers of ore. \ vein 2 feet wide was met ;it fifty feet from the mouth of the tunnel on which a win/e sixteen feet tleeji has been sunk. There is cij^'ht inches of clean ore at the bottom of this cut iunnin>,'- S4.00 in j^'old, 300 oz. silver and i() inches of ledj^e matter runnini;" 120 oz. siher, a tr.ace of ccipper ami 22 per cent, leail. Crown Point, These claims belouij to the Crown Point Mining- Hidden :'">■' .Milliui,' to. Capital stock, $1 ,(tup consists of four claims: The Wide Croup. West, the I)ayli^;ht, the Major and the Cour d' Alene. """ A strong,' ledf^'e is traceable throughout these four claims, and the top showiiifj^s ha\e j.(i\eii hi(^h assays. The P \- lifflit and Major have been bonded to a strong representative 'ictoria company, who have contracted to drive a 100 feet tun- nel on the k'dfje. The work is bein^' done under the direction of Mr. Joseph Warner, M.lv. I'he Cour d' Alene },'rovip has fme surface shewinjjs and samples of ore have been assayed nearly fortv dollars. Errata p. 45. Description (if R. K. I.cc and Maid of Erin.— The first four liiu's of this description of tliese mines arc cr- roneoiiH. Tlicy Khiuiid rend "Owners Messrs. Dunn and Sul- livan. They have been Imnded to the R. Yl. I.cc Mining Co. Capital stock. .t.WO.OOO.OO." otiier };^LMUlomen residing- in Rossiand. The vein described in the article on the Honiestoad claim traverses this propertv. Apart from surface openinf,'s a shaft has been sunk to a depth of ^5 feet, shewinj^ iron on one side and copper on the other. Averaj^fe value of the ore, i,''old $15.00 to $18.00^ silver 12 oz. and 5 to 7 per cent, copper. Hon\estake. The llomcstake Ciokl Mining Company, (Ltd.,) of \'ancouver, has recently acquired this property. W. it. ]olmson, of Vancouver, is president, and D.W. Linnard, 44 TO MINE OWNERS TRAIL DISTRICT. We have received several letters of recent date inquiring for an A 1 Gold quartz minirig proposition near TRAIL. If you have a proposition of real merit, and wish to place it before capitalists, Write us full particulars. Can handle the agervCy for a good Working Mine. -JL,.Q T. . r^^ Established 1866. iNCOnPORATED 1896. McLennan, McFeely & Co., Ltd. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN SHELF AND HEAVY HARDWARE, MILL AND MINING SUPPLIES,, 122 Cordova Street, VANCOUVER, B. C. 45 from the 140 feet level in the shaft, and a winze is being sunk from the 100 feet station on the 65 foot level to connect with the lower workings. All this working is in solid ore. Over 1,000 tons are on the dump ready for shipment when the Trail Creek Tramway Co. completes a spur to the mine. Cour d' Al ene This group consists of four claims: The Wide Croup. West, the Daylight, the Major and the Cour d' .Alene. "~^ A strong ledge is traceable throughout these four claims, and the top showings have given high assays. The Day- light and Maiof have been bonded to a strong representative Victoria company, who have contracted to drive a 100 feet tun- nel on the ledge. The work is being done under the direction of Mr. Josepti Warner, .M.E. The Cour d'.Alene group has fine surface shewiigs and sarriples of ore have been assayed nearly forty dollars. l{. E. l3e, As these claims are under the same management, lid of Erin, they are de.-;cribed together. They have been pur- chased recently by J. Stewart, P. Welch, and P. Larsen for $35,000.00. These gentlemen intend working the :~(ine continuously. There are two paralled leads on this ground uii both of whicii shafts ha\e been sunk, which are numbered Nos. I and 2. Considerable drifting has been done at difterent levels from the No. i shaft. Assays varying largely have been obtained. Their average value will not be less than that usual in the camp, that is from $30.0(5 up to $40. cx). Plant co ^ists of a 20 h. p. heller, a hoist, 2 steam drill;; and a No. 4 ''I'atson pump. Gopher. This ;-hum is owned by Mr. Stu;-i.>i and several other gentlemen residing ii Rossland. The vein described in tiie articlt on tlie Homestead claim traverses this property, .\part from surfac.^ openings a shaft has been sunk to a depth of 35 feet, siiewing iron on one side and copper on the other, .\verage value of the ore, gold $15.00 to $18.00 silver 12 oz. and 5 to 7 per cent, copper. t{otT\estal(e. The Home;^take Gold Mining Company, (Ltd.,) of \'ai:couver, has recently accjuired this property. W'. G. Johnson, of Vancouver, is president, and D.W. Linnard, 3> *■•? S<.'; 46 of Rossland.isthe local representative of the Board of Directors and K^eneral ,nanai,-er. This company lias made rapid strides towards turning the Homestake from a hrst-class prospect jnto a mine. It lies on a vein runnini,' through the (iopher, R. K. Lee, Maid of Krin, Celtic Queen and other claims. Surface cuts reveal ore throughout the entire length, of the claim. Solid ore has been exposed in every opening. Shafts and tunnels alike. It differs considerably from that on Red Mountain, being iron pyrites carrying galena. The yield in gold, silver, lead and copper has an average value of $30.00 per ton, althougp. from one portion of the workings ore worth S 100.00 a ton is found. This claim ranks among those classed as "shippers," as towards the end of January the company commenced shipping to the smelter. Machinery will be used as soon as it can be put into advantage. Lily May. Messrs. J. F. Bowles and James Raymond, of """""""^ Oregon, bought this property recently for $40,000.0x3. The ground is opened by a tunnel and three shafts. The lunnel about fifty feet long shews an ore body ab. ut iS inches wide, assaying from 60 to 75 ounces in silver and $_• in gold. A shaft on this vein exposes more oi' the same character and value. The other shafts are on anoMier vein. .Assays up to $(« m gt ;.! have been obtained. There are indications of several ledges on the claim, and it is supposed that the largest or.- body lies to the north of the work described. 1 he new owners intend pushing development. Zi'or. I/ike the Lily May, the ore of this..laim is galena. """ l'"iHir shafts varying from 30 to 70 ieel in depth, shew large ore bodies averaging $30 in value. Fairview. There are two strong leads on this claim on which """""" shafts have been sunk, shewing one to be galena and the other pyrites. The owners intend prospecting with a diamond drill in the spring. ClIAI'Tl.k \. THE BRITISH COLUMBIA MINING LAWS. Tlie loi^islatioii of tlic !'ro\ince respoctiiii;' miniiij;' is divided into two brancli'js, viz., place' and vein ininini^. Placer mining;' is dealt Aitli in "An Act relalinj^' to Placer .Mines," Chap. 2'o, Consolidated Statutes, and Aniendinj,'' Acts of 1894 and 1805. As tlieie is no placer mininj^" in tiie Trail Creek .\Iinini;' t'anip, t'urtlier reference to it is unnecessary. I'lie laws iifoverninj^ vein miniiii^ are contained in " The Mineral Act, 1888," with amendments in i88() and iS()o, and "Tiie Mineral Act, i8c)i,"vvith amendments in i8()2. ;, iSq4 and 180:^. Copies of the I^lacer .Minin<^ .and Mineral Acts mav he ob- tained tVom the Ijueen's Printer, N'ictona, or any (iold Commis- sioner or Mining Recorder of the Province, on payment of 25 cents. I'arties applyint^" for any of these docinnents, are re(.|uirei.l to remit with application. A usel'ul " ll.indhook of British Columbia Mininj^' Laws," has been com|"iiled from the Mineral atul Placer Acts, bv Mr. J. H. Brownlee, of \'ictoria. C\ipies mav be obtained from any stationer, or from .Mr. Urownlee, tor J5 cents. .\ j^ener.il knowletlge of the laws relating;' to vein or (.pi.-utz miniiii^', may be obt.ained iViMn the follow ins^' : 1. I'Aery person eighteen vears of age, and everv joint stock company shall be entitled to the privileges of a free miner upon the taking i ut of a free miner's certificate. The certificate may be procured from any Ciok! (.\inimissioner or Mining Re- corder, for one or more years, i.;' navmenl ol live (5) iloUars tor each vear. 5 48 2. All the rights and privileges of a free miner lapse at the expiration of his certificate, unless he shall on or before the day following the expiration of such certificate obtain a n-^w certificate. 3. Only free minors can hold any right or interest to or in any mineral claim, but a shareholder in a joint stock company and the holder of a mineral claim for which a certificate of im- provements or a Crown grant has been issued, need not be a free miner. 4. Should any partner fail to keep up his free miner's certi- ficate, his mterest becomes vested in his partner's, pro rata, accordmg to their former interests, on the said partners paying the free miner's certificate for the year. 5. No fre'.' miner is entitled to hold in his own name or in the name of any other person, more than one mineral claim on the same vein 6x lode, except by purchase, but such free miner may hold by location a claim upon any separate vein or lode. 6. A free miner mr.y locate a mineral claim km\ land which may be used for mining, under the provisions of the Mineral Act, not exceeding 1500 feet in length by i 500 feet in breadth, in a rectangular form. Prior to 189J, the maximum measure- ments were 600 feet by 1500 feet. A claiti> must be located under the laws in force at the time of location. 7. Under the regulations at present in force, a located claim must be marked by two posts placed as near ;is possible on the line of the ledge or \ein, and numbered i and 2, anu a post at where rock in place, i.e., rock in place bearing valuable deposits of gold, silver or other minerals usually mined, except coal, has been found. These posts must le marked as provided in the Mineral Act. The line between posts Nos. i and 2 has to be marked in woodland by blazing trees and cutting underbrush, and in a locality where there is neither timber nor umlerbrush, by posts so that the line can be distinctly seen. 8. A free miner, having legally located a claim, is required to record such location with the Mining Recorder of the division lawt 1 49 ill wliicli tlu' claim lies, wilhin riflcon days after localioii, if nitli- in ton nii'cs nf the Miiiiiit;' Recorder's oMice. One adi.litiiiiial day is allowed lor e\ery additional ten miles, or fraction tliereol. 9. A claim, to be lej^ally hekl, must be developed to the value of at least lot) dollars, and an ailidavit setting forth such development, recorded with the Mininy Recorder before the ex- piration of each year from the date of record of claim; or 100 tloUars may be paid to the Mininy Recorder in lieu oi' develop- ment work, in each year. 10. A free miner's interest in a claim is a chattel interest, eiiuivalent to a lease from year to year. The holder of a claim is entitled to all minerals which may lie within his claim, but he shall not he entitled to mine outside the boundary lines oi' his claim continued vertically downward, except on claims located prior to the Amendment .\ct of 1892. The lawful holder of a claim located prior to tlie Act of 1^*92, is entitled to all veins ov lodes lhroui,diout their entire depth, the top or apex which lies inside the surface boundaries extended dow n vertically, althou!.;!) such veins or lodes mav so far depart from a perpendicular in their course downwards as to extend outside the vertical sitle lines of the surface location. 11. Havini,'- complied with the followini,'- requirements, the lawful holder of a mineral claim is entitled to a certificate of improvements, unless an adverse claim shall have been tiled in the oillce of the Mining Recorder. (//. ) i')one or caused to be (.lone vvoik on the claim itself in Uevelopinj^' a mine to the value of five lumdred dollars, exclusive ol all houses, buiklint^s, ani.i other like im- ]->rov emeiits. (/).) found a vein or lodi; within the limits of such claim. (r. ) Flail the claim surveyed by a Provincial Land Siuvevoi. (r/. ) Shall have posted on some conspicuous jiait of the laml embracei-i in the survey, a copv ol the plat of the claim and a legible notice in vvritini; of his intention to -ippl) ;o (.A 12. (ii for a certificate of improvements, and sliall have posted a similar notice in the Mining Recorder's oHice, and such notice shall contain : (i.) The name of the claim; (2.) The name of the lawfvd holder tiiereof; (V) The number of such holder's existing;- free miner's certificate ; (4.1 His intention to apply for a certificate of improve- ments at the end of sixty days, for tlie purpose oi obtaining a Crown grant; (5.) The date of the notice. I Shall have filed with the Mining Recorder a copy ot the survevor's original liold notes and plat. ) Inserted a copy of such notice in the British Columbia Gazette, and in any newspaper published in the pro- vince and circulating in the district in which tlie claim is situate, for at least sixty days prior to such applica- tion, which insertion can be made at any time after the posting of the notice on the claim. ,) Filed with the Mining Recorder: (i.) .XHidavii of the holder of the claim or his agent, in form provided in Schedule to the Act. setting forth that the applicant has complied with the particulars mentioned. .) .\t the expiration of the term of said publication, pro- vided no adverse claim shall have been filed with the Mining Recorder, the Mining Recorder shall forward to the Gold Commissioner the documents referred to above. ) No adverse claim shall be filed by the Mining Recorder after the expiration of the period of publication stated; and in default of such filing no objection to the issue ot a certificate of improxements shall be permitted \o be heard in any court, nor shall the validity of such cer- tificate, when issued, be impeached on any ground except that of fraud. (/).) .\n\ ad\L'rsc claim to he lilcd shall ho on liic oath of tho porsi>n ov peisons iiiakinj^ the same, and shall show the natiiro, boundaries aiul extent of such claim, id all proceedinj^s, except the publication of notice and niakint,' and tilint,^ the allkhu it thereof, shall be stayed until the contrmers} shall have been decided by a court ol competent jurisiliction, or the adverse claim shall ha\e been withdrawn or\\ai\ed. (i_^.) After the issuinj,^ and recoi'dins^' oi the certificate ol improvements, and while such certificate shall be in force, it shall not be necessary to ilo any work on the claim. 14. 0]\ the i^rantinif and recordinj^' of a certificate of im- provements, the hokler thereof shall be entitletl to a Crow 11 irrant of the claim. (I A L' row II ij-rant of a ci lay he obtained on pay ment to the l^rovincial GovermiK-nt of live hundred dollars in lieu of expentliture on the claim. {[(■>.] Application for a Crown f^rant shall be made to the liold Commissioner within thr^e months from the date c the certificate of inijirox emeius, and in defaidt of such application liavint^' been made within such time, the certificate ol iinpi'ove- ments shall lapse and become absolutely void. 17. .\ Ciown irrant of a mineral claim located on any waste lands of the Crown, shall be deemetl to transfer and pass the lii^ht to all minerals therein (exceptins;" coal) found in vein lodes o\- rock in place. iS. A t'rown s^rant of a mineral claim on lawfully occupied hnuls the rii^ht whereon to enter, prospect and mine all minerals (other than civd) has been reser\ ed to the Crown, and its licensees, sh.all pass lo the i^i'antee all minerals therein (cither than coal,) but such I'rown irrant shall expressly reserve ihe rii;hts of such prior occupant. Where the mineral claim is on l.iiul lawfully occupied under a timber 1^ ise the Critvvn irrant shall convey the surface .inA minerals (sa\ e coal) but shiiil reserve the timber. 52 ,q \ Crown j^^nmt of :i mineral claim shall .onvcN and b.- doomed to convey onlv the ri^ht to the nse and possession ot the surface of such claim for the purpose of minm- and ^a class aie not metluKlical in their ways, Tieither do they see tho importance of complying strictl\- and to tho letter with e\ory rot-iuiremenl of the law . The Hill in its present shape makes all reasonable allowance for these peculiarities or failings and makes it, as tar as wo can see, impossible for any dishonest speculator to ilepriso him, on account of any little irregularity, omission or informalil)-, of any right which he has honeslh- acLiuired." \ J. B. CHANTBBLL. J. A. KIRK. KIRK, GHANTRELL & 00. MINING BROKERS, Real Estate and General Agents. RELIABLE REPORTS FURNISHED RBSPBCTINQ TRAIL CREEK PROPERTIES. -OOimHlSI»01 TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS: "PICK," ROSSLAND. A. B. O. CODE. niH^