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ROSSLAND, B. C. 1896. \ ^- i s:i' T ORGANIZATION AND LOCATION. Thf. Silver Bkll Mining Comi'any, ot Kossland, H. C, is organized under the laws of I5ritish Columbia, for the development of the fol- lowing mineral claims, viz: Nancy Lf.k, Lonr Jack and Silvkk Bki.l Fraction all adjoin- ing and together forming one compact body con- taining ninety acres. These claims are situated on the west slope of Deer Park Mountain, about three quarters of a mile from the famous Lily May mine, and about two miles from the town of Rossiand, in Trail Creek Division, West Kootcnay Mining District, British Columbia. TITLE. The Company has a perfect title to these prop- erties, there being no adverse claims nor conflict- ing locations of any kind. OBJECT. To add another dividend paying mine to the long list of ore shippers in the celebrated Trail Creek Mining District, is the main object of the Company, and if the first requisite of successful mining is the possession of a property having a large body of high grade ore, well located as to transportation, and so situated that it can be mined cheaply, it is very certain that this object will be attained. FACILITIES FOR MINING AND TRANSPOR- TATION. This property is so situated on the side of a steep mountain that it can be worked by means of a tunnel, thereby making the cost of mining much less than in places where sinking a shaft is' neces- sarv. Kc'd At the base of the mountain hes the Mountain railroad, now in course of construction, which will ensure quick and cheap means of ship- ment. Numerous minini: experts, who have examined this property, pronounce it one of the best in the '1 rail Creek District, and considering the facilities for minin^^ and transportation, and also the desira- bility of the character of the ore for smelting pur- poses, they have estimated that ore from this mine, averaging )^i2 per ton can be profitably handled, and as the average value of the assays made, is between ^40 and $$0 per ton, (see certificate of assayer) the immense profits to be derived can be readily appreciated. Assays taken from various places along the surface of the ledge run from $21 to $85 per ton, and as the ledge averages from ten to twenty feet m width, and is plainly traceable throughout the entire length of the property, a vast body of pay ore IS already in sight, and it will require but a small expenditure for development work before the owners of the property will be receiving a handsome dividend. The famous Le Roi, War Eagle, Lily May and other dividend payers, had no such showings on the surface. STOCK TO BE SOLD. The owners of this property were so thoroughly satisfied of its immense value that in incorporating the company they retained all the shares of stock for themselves, only allowing the part set aside as treasury stock to be sold, and onlv enough of that to secure sufficient funds to put the mine upon a paying basis. OFFICERS AND MANAGEMENT. Mr. G. A. Pounder being president of the Company, and Mr. M. O. Tibbits, secretary and treasurer, both well-known business men, and Mr. John A. Pounder, managing director, a mining expert of many years' experience, guarantees that the management will be conservative and business uke. ^ DEVELOPMENT WORK. Ik'forc the incorporation of the Silver Hell Mininjf Co, the owners of the |)roperty ronunenced development by havin^-^ the vein stripped, and numerous open cuts made, which determined the width and 5tren},nh of the ledge. Actual mining will now be pushed vigorously, and no time lost in putting the property upon a paying basis. OTHER MINES OF THIS DISTRICT. No doubt this mine will be to Rossland what the Silver King is to Nelson, and it is safe to pre- dict that its shares of stock will reach a like value, 'I'he latter mine has already paid a very large amount in dividends, and its stock is now quoted at $12,50 per share. Among the mines surrounding Rossland the LeRoi is probably the most widely known, on account of its remarkable record, it having paid dividends for the past two years, averagmg at present $25,000 per month, beside paying for one of the most expensive machinery plants in British Columbia. In the beginning of i8g5 Le Roi stock could be bought for 25 cents per share. To-day it is worth $6.00 per share. THE MINING DISTR w f IN GENERAL. That the Province, of British Columbia is rich in precious metals has been known for years, many millions of dollars having been extracted from its placer mines during the' last thirty years, but until ten years ago little was known of the ex- tensive bodies of ore which are now attracting the attention of the mining world. At about this time the celebrated lead ores of the Kootenay Lake region, and afterward the sil- ver ores of the Slocan district, and now the gold and copper ores of the Trail Creek countrv, induc- ed the investment of a large amount of capital, which has yielded, and is now yielding, handsome returns to the investor. T About ei.i,'lit years ajjo some prospectors uerc attracted to the numerous Icd^'es of oxidi/etl iron m the Trail Creek district, and many locations were made at that time, hut as there were no means of transportation little or no development work was done on these properties. The surface rock showed little or no value, and the ore was supposed to be rebellious. As a natural conse(|uence nothin^^ was done to open up these mines until about the vear 1893, and had it not been for the tireless efforts of a few citizens of Spokane, this immense district, with all iis },'rand natural wealth, would today be unknown and un- productive. The principal mines of Trail (reek are situat- ed m the vicinity of the town of Rossland, beinjj from three to ten miles north of the international boundary line, and west of and from two to three thousand feet above the Columbia river. It is a region sufficiently timbered for all min- ing purposes, and mountainous enough to facilitate mining without offering any severe obstacles to wagon or railroad construction, and is as far as natural advantages are concerned, an ideal mining region. The Columbia & Western R. R. Co., have now completed their line to the mines surrounding Rossland and vicinitv, and are shipping ore regu- larly to the smelter at Trail, about seven miles distant, while the Columbia and Red Mountain R. R. is ready for the rails, and will be completed this season. The ores as a general thing are pyrites of iron and copper, in the North belt, while in the South belt galena ores are often encountered. The country rock consists of diorite and sye- nite, while here and there throughout the district large dykes of granite may be found. There are a great many veins exposed through- out the district, a large number of which are remarkable for their strong uniformity of course Perhaps the most remarkable of these is the ones upon which are situated the Le Roi, War Ea'de r Iron Mask and Virjjinia, in the north belt; and tlic l.ily May, Crown Point, St. Louis, May Flower, Honiestake and the Silver Hell in the south belt. EXPERTS' REPORTS. We refer to such experts as C. VV. Callahan, Kdward I'ritchard, Henry and Louis Janen, and Clarence Kin^, whose reports have been published in the daily papers, and all of whom, after having made a thorouj^di exaniinatirjn of the mines in this district, have pronou..ced it one of the most heavily mineralized sections of the world. LAWS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FAVORABLE TO MINING. Another and a most importa-nt feature which should be taken into account by the investor, is the fact that Trail Creek is situated in British Columbia, the laws of which are favorable to foreign investors, and the foreigner has all the privilejjps of the Hritish subject. Under the present laws in force, there never has been a conflict between the employer and the employee, such as has so harassed the mining operator in some parts of the United States. Another important feature of the Trail Creek District, is tliat the climate is such that mining operations can be carried on the entire year. Trail Creek is destined to become one of the greatest gold and silver producing sections of the world, and it is now an inviting field for profitable investment. Among the properties that will enable it to rank as such, we can confidently place those owned by the Silver IJell Mining Company. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ADDRESS, The Silver Bell Mining Company ROSSLAND, BRITISH COLUflBIA. REPORT OF H. E. COVER a well and favorably known Mining- Expert, formerly of Colorado and Arizona, but now a resident of Rossland, B.C., on THE SILVER BELL GROI OF MINES. LOCATION. This group consists of three claims sifmwi "oaU";/'"P%°^ I^eerParrSnTain'aboul p^c t"'^ "Pe-quarter miles south of the town of Rossland, in the Trail Creek District, of the Wes Kootenay Division. B. C. and about eight nViles o?tr l^eSoTnt^^^kl.^'^^"^ °"^-^^^^ -'^^ -" DESCRIPTION. "v ^^^V^ ^]f-^ms are known as the "Lone lack " ^e^^^U^fr'^A "^i!^^'- «ell Fraction" ^tL are all located under the Act of 1893. ^ be seeVfhaT"the^"K^' accompanying map it will ifrk-nn tht . Nancy Lee''^ad pins the "Lone Jack on the west, and the "Silver Bell" Fraction adjoins the "Lone Jack" on the nor'h and eS The claims are all adjoining and make a comuuct group, comprising about ninety acres ^""'^^^^'^^ FORMATION. The formation is n syenite and diorite with porphyry dykes cutting it 'from north to south the general characteristics bein- ^he -^amp -,- pi? Mountain in the vicinity of tRe Tar/e Sines^of the Distric . excepting that the iron capping fs not as heavy here as on the latter mountain ^ VEINS. The main vein on the "Silver Bell" group cuts through the "Nancy Lee" and "Lone Jack" in a northeasterly and southwesterly direction. This vein is traceable across the respective claims and into the adjoining properties. ! ■\ CHARACTER OF ORE. The character of the ore is a finegrained steel galena and lead carbonates, carrying arsenical iron, the hematite and brown oxidized iron cap- ping being lighter here than on Red Mountain. The ore here is encountered at less depth, and in some inst.mces, as on the "Nancy Lee" and "Lone Jack " the ore is discovered by outcrop at the sur- face. DEVELOPMENT. A number of open cuts have been made on the "Nancy Lee" and "Lone Jack," exposing the vein for a distance of several hundred feet. In manv places the galena ore appears at the surface in a solid body from 2 to 12 feet in width; while at other points it is capped with the iron oxides. One place on this vein at a point about 100 feet west of a small tunnel run in on the "Lone Jack," the solid ore is exposed by outcrop for several feet in width. No work of consequence hrs been done on the "Silver Belle Fraction" simply enough to de- termine that there is a ledge ciossing it. ASSAYS. Four assavs made from samples of surface ore taken at different places across the vein gave returns as follows: Ciold, silver and lead, total values, $85.26; $24.35; #42.96 and #42.20. These samples arc above the average of those found on the surface of any of the great mines of the camp. Indeed, but few, if any, of the selected surface ores gave as higli returns. roup cuts ick" in a n. This aims and TRANSPORTATION. The mines are located on Deer Park moun- tain, three-quarters of a mile from the Red Moun- tain R. R., and about the same distance from the Columbia and Western R. R. The mine beintr situated on a ho<,^back between the two roads, it will be an easy matter to transport the ore'to either one of them. ned steel arsenical iron cap- ^lountain. h, and in nd "Lone t the sur- made on )osinf!^ the feet. In le surface ; while at des. about loo the "Lone itcrop for done on igh to de- REDUCTION. The charj,Tes for smelting this ore should he very lij,'ht. not exceedinj,'^ ^^4 a ton, and transporta- tion should be had at $2 per ton, while it should be mmed, after the properties are developed, for f.2 per ton, making the entire cost about SS per ton, thus leaving a handsome margin of profit. The claims are covered with timber, and water in abundance can be had but a short distance away. RECAPITULATION. These properties being located within a short distance of the smeller; a lailroad crossing the base of the hill upon which they are located; the small cost of reduction; wood and water in abund- ance; the town of Rossland only a short distance away, insuring cheap supplies;' large an^ well defined veins; a good grade of ore on the surface- this group surely justifies the belief that but little work will be required to uncover large bodies of high-grade ore, and that the mines can be made to yield good returns in a short space of time. H. E. COVER. urface ore /ein gave ead, total 9. These ; found on the camp. id surface ^•i REPORT OF RICHARD MARSH Assayer and Chemist, of Rossland, B. C, upon the property of THE SILVER BELL MINING COMPANY. I^EAK hiR : Having, at your request, exam- ined the ledge and surface indications on the property of the Silver Bell Mining Companv. I have to state as follows: This property is located in what is termed the south belt of the Rossland mineral district and is south two miles from the town of Rossland, A number of prominent and valuable mines of this district are in this belt, among which may be mentioned the Homestake, Crown Point, May- flower, Lily May jind Curlew, the last two being within three-fourths of a mile from the Silver Bell group. The line of the Red Mountain railroad is not rnore than one-half mile distant on one side and the tracks of the Columbia and Western are about the same distance on the other side. The rock formations are principally syenite and diorite. These are cut by several veins of quartz showing galena, lead carbonates and iron pyrites. The main ledge has a course or strike nearly east and west througli the claims and is traceable by bold out croppings and surface indications. 1 he apex has been exposed bv the removal of 1-ose soil and rock for a considerable length and for a Width of froni ten to twcntv feel. As far as can be judged from this the walls of the lode are diorite, the prevailing formation of the district Ihc entire full width of tlu' lode has not been T shown by this work as numerous heavy veins ran be seen both above and below, where the iorniatiou has been uncovered by natural process. V\ here the work has been done on the ledge several veins of rich ore are exposed. I have made a number of assays from samples of this ore and have found it to contain from 7.60 to 76.56 ounces of silver and from a trace to $2.00 in gold to the ton of 2000 lbs. Sami les of the same were assayed for lead and found to contain from 2'/< to 60 per cent, of that metal. Several of these samples were taken irom the ledge by myself. The ore is of a character easily smelted, for the treatment of which smelting rirms will un- doubtedly made very low charges. The location of the ledge on the side of a steep slope is such that its development and drainage, to a great depth, bv tunnels can be very economi- cally accomplished. Its close proxmity to the lines of two railroads gives it unexcelled transportation facilities. It is mv opinion that the several veins of ore now ex- posed on the surface will unite and form a large and valuable ore body with depth. I would advise that a shaft be sunk, to a limit- ed depth, on the ore chute now exposed and that the manner of prosecuting future tunneling opera- tions be decided upon when the nature, strike and dip of the chute can be more dehmtely determined from such work. 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