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Limited. Toronto, 1898. TtieORIP PRINTING W© PUBUSHNOOD roRONTD CANADA f T Preface The Rosslaiul Hoard of Trade is constaiuly in receipt of letters fn.mall parts of the world, and nion; (•specially Creat Britain. askin.i,^ f„r information about Rossland and its mines. These .n.iiiiries hap- pened to Ik- specially niMn.-rous during the recent visit of th.- C.overnor- C.eneral aiul Lady Aberdei-n. ami it occurred to the Board of Trade that the pul.iication of a pamphlet containing general information, in an interesting form, would b(; very acceptable to the [jublic. I I The facts and figures relating to the development of the mines are as complete as could Ik- obtained down to th..- isl of August. i.S(,S, and have been furnished by the Mining Engineers or Superin- tendents in charge of the respective properties. The photographs reproduced wen- n<-arly all specially taken for this publication by Carpenter .^ Miller of Rossland. M RosM.AM>. liurnsH C.ji.iNir.iA. i2ih August. 1S9S. I THE QTY OF ROSSLAND. Tile tiiwii sitf nf KiiHslanil wiiH localcil as !i |)ni'tii|iliiiii I'V Hoss TlmmiiHiin ill iH'.tl, Iml it was not iiiilil llie hiiiiinuT nf 1806 that it was I'mw ii ^Taiitnl niid s"'' "liviilfil iiitu l>li«ik» aiiil lots III flu- wiiiti'r lit IH!»,"> till- lirsi sale uf lots timk idaic ami the |irici'8 ranuccl fiinii >*•.'"» In 8100. tlio pmiicity sulil liciiii; all ill what m imw tlic tmsiiu'sR pnitiiiii nf the city. It was iliiriiiy the saiiu' wiiitiT tliiil tlif tiisl "rush" tn Knssland lai^aii ami liy tliu fiillinviiii! April tin' liiwn liail a |iii|iulatiiiii nf almiit "I'MI, During the sniiinuT nf IH'.Mi tlii' |in|inlalinn steadily inciiamd mill ill the fall hihI \vintt>r tlii> iiiiniii;mtioii ht-iiaii tn iissuiiio tho dinu'imiiins nf a " tmnin. " liy the H[)riiii( nf '!•(' the pii|nila tinii had incriMsed tn alinut 7, fnllnniiiu .\ii<,'nsl whin imt inni(< llian .'i.lMNl pi lipid I'l'iiiaiiii'd. S'liri' ihrii thrir has hii'ii a sirady iliiTiasc a;,'ain. Iiinniihi ahiiil hy thv omistanlly u'rnw int; drniand fnr lalinr in the di-vclnpi'd iiiiniN. until nnw tlii' pnpiilatinn in rnnsiTviitivi'ly (■Htinialrd at mcr ".'NKl. Thi'iity was iiii nrp'iiatrd in Manh \>">~. and Hiiiri- lluii till' sum nf ;?|IHI,INH) has liicn rNpiiidi'il in civir nnprnvi'mrnln. Kivi- mill's nf sliiTis havii liri'ii iiradiMl, tni mihs nf sidewalks liiiilt and a sett! rai;e syKlem has luin ennsli luied. 'I'lii' Knss- land water and li^hl iniiipany lias nieanw hile i xteiidtil its water mains and elect lie liiilit wires all nvcr thecily. niidtho telephoiit! cniiipaiiy ils lines In all the leading mines and liusiliess hniiHes hesiilis many leHidences. The lelepli n e (niiipany iilmi yivcH cniniccUnn nvt'i- its Inni; distance lines with piaetically all pniiits nil the I'aeilic CuhhI. <^~ c- r mumM '^-^-7': .l^^L -.if Columbia Avenue looking West. (From photo taken some months ago.) 4 « 'rill' iiHHcNtril viiliiiof ri 1 1 mill iiitkuiiiiI {ii>>|M'iiy u iiliiii tlir cily liiiiilM IH ii.iw ?l,;.lKi.il(M(, Till Illy U.m issiinl ili'liciiliiii'H III iliii iiiiiiiiiiil iif (>|iHl.ll(M), ."ti.'i.lKHI liimiii^ .">' |ii'i- (lilt liitnrsl nl llir niiiiiiiclir.'i (III Ti'iil. iiiti list, liotli |iii» niiiiiiiiu' L' yi'His. 'I'lir (li'lK'iitiircs luaniii.' iik |irr t't'lil. iliti'l'i'Hl were hhIiI iit |inl' iiml llir nllii is at 11'. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND NEW BUILDINGS. 'I'llr l'M,\ Hill Iliil'ilil'H air llii» i'll'4:i'4<''l HI i i|m lllllu' M|i sunn- lu'w »l I 111 sill uiiisl lit ?■•_'( I.( II II I ami simiuI I Iiiiii»:iiiiI ■ liilliirH Miiirc am 111 lie i'\|M'iiilril in in'itVil iiiu llir i'i|iii|i liii'lil iif llic llri' lU'lunlliii'lil. Till' iiiilrlhHi' 111 llii' I'lalilH .if 111.' ItiiMsliiiiil Uiiliraiul Li'^lil I' paiiy fm- ."".H.'i.itl l» i> almi iiiiili'i' I'liiisiilcriiliiiii. Tlii^ I'liiv iiii'lal ( JiiviTiiiiii'liI in r\|ii'iiiliin,' .'"i'JO.IHlll in rt'|iaii'inu till' I'liailx iii'Hi Inwii ami is ('iiiislriiilin:,' a new wa:;ii|i Mail iiiiiml Itcil .Mniinlaiii. It is alsn i'ii'<'tiii<; ii riiiirt liiiiiHi' ti> riisl 8H, tlioni'W S'lO.IHH) i'.anU nt .Mniiliial lilm'k, llii' «l|,'>.lllH) liiiarilni:,' lidtisi' fur till' War Ka'^li' iiiiiir, llii' lu'W InHiii' iif ill.' Ki-.slali.l t'liil. Ill c'l.sl ?<|0,(ltHI, ilii' II.. w ('. I'. K. ili'|iii| anil .'1 1^1 nil 1 1 of llii'.'r iillii'x liiiililiii'^'< fur tlir Iti ilixli American ('ii|'|ii'i'.'iliiiii. In all, iiK'liiiliiii< i.-sidiia'. s, it Ih I'sliiiial.'il tliat Sl.'ill.lHHI wiiilli iif liiiil(liiii.;s at.' iinili'r riill- slniotiiin iir .'uiiiraul.'il fur. CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS. Til. > ('ilii.al ii'iial anil r.'li'^iiiiiu inli ichIs uf llir cili/.'im iif Itiissliinil inr ni'll |iriiviil.'il fur. llrsj.l.'.s llii' Sahalinii Aiiiiy, wliicli is in cmiI.ii.'h mi llii' sli.'.'ls ami Imlils iii.'.'tiii);s ill iis hall ni'.'lilly. llii'ic ai.' ti\.' rt'li^'iuiiHili'miiii inaliiiiiB i'i'|ii'i'si-ntril in Kn^Nlaml. All jjnssi'S'^ valii.ilil.' |irii|it'rty in ilu' sha|i.' nt liiiililiii'^ sili'>, ami iwn. Ilii' I'r.'sliylrrians .mil III.' IfaiilisN, Ii.iM' iu'VV rliiinln s \\ illi N' -lie linli'iisiiins til .iiiliili'iliir.'. Tli.' Itniiian ('.itlinlif rliiircli lias |ii'iilialily 111.' iiinsl .■ulliii.nls. Til.- .St. (i.'iir!.;.''s I'arisli ( Ali'^lit'Bii) i>. alunil tu .'I.tI, in .'tililitinn til its jiri'scnt iliaii.'l, wliicli will llu'ii lie iis.'.l as amissiini, a liamlsiiiiie stun.' Iiiiil.liim l■ll^lilll,' cM'r.il lliniif.iml ilnl- lara. The M.'llinilisl uliiircli Imililiii^ is laru.> tlmii^li iml iiriiatt! .'iml is liicali'il aliimsl in tlii> liiisiiii'ss ..nlii'. Klinslallll IlllVV plISS.SS.S Iwn ',' 1 S.'lllinl Illlilllill'^'S, till! Iar}{fr of wliirli i'iiiilaiiis.'ii;lit rniiins, wliili- tim siiiiilli'r is III li.' iiilari_'t'il at nme fimii Iwn In fmii innms. Tlu' li'a<'liin<{ HtatI' prnviili'il liy lli.' I'rn\ iniiaHiiiMrnimnt li.is liet'ii siiiii.'nii.'il, liaiii|ii','i|i|i('il in lli.i |iasl liy r.'asnii nf llii' .'MTssiM' niiinlii'r nf iiiipils in ra.li rlass, Iml this is In In. ii'iiii'ili.'il liy til.' a|i|iiiiiiiiiit'iil nf iiinri! t.'.i.'licrs, ami it is i'\|i('i'l('il ill.' Hiall lliis uiiilir will niiiiili.r at IfHst l.ii, with an .'iiriillim-nt nf lu'twi'i'ii fmir ami livi' hiimlri'il |iii|>ilM. Kni'thi' infill ni.ilinii nf iimi I'.'siili'iiis it inity I>l. as w.'ll In ailil that .'iliic'ilinii is Ir..' ami .iltiinLimi' at SI line silinnl LiiiiipulMiiy. RAILWAY facilities;. Itnssl.'iml is .'nllll. '.'It'll with ill.' nlll.r Hnrlll liy Ih.i I'.iili'nails, ; til.' Cnliiiiiliia iml W.'slcrn, a |iiiilinii nf till' Canailiaii I'a.'ilir Itailw.iy sysliiii ami llif lliil Mniiii tain, it'i'tiitly |iiiii'liasi'i| liy iht'drt'at Nnrlliriii Itailway. Till' iiassriiyfr lra\t'l nvtr this lim- i.. riiniiiiiiiis. I'liin- |iasst'ii'^t'i' ti'.iins .'I il.iy iit' inn nvii' llir Itiil Mniinl.iin liallway tn .Nnithlmrl Wash,, w lii'ii' tiiiiiiitliniis aif iiiiili' w illi lilt- main liiu's .if .S|inK,'iiii' ;iiii| .Nmiliii n ami NrNmi ;ii|i| Kml Slii'|i|iaii| i.iilw.iys I iiniiin^ lit'l Wfiii Ni'Nnii, ll.l '.. ami .'s|iiik.inr. Wash, .\tllii- lalirr iminl fniiiifrlinn is iiiaili' with lliitr nf till' Aimi'U'.iii li'aii.srniilnii'nlial i.iil w.iys. h'niir |iassi'iij;i'i trains a .lay aif .lUn inn .imt iIh' Cnliniiliii .'iml W't'sli'in in ih.' -iiu'll.'r Inwn nf Trail, ills l.iiit tliirt.'.'ii iiiil.'s liy rtil. llinii_;li mily ijm- m an airliiii'. Twn nf lIll'Sl' tr.lills run thmil'^ll in UnllSnn wlu'll- .■nlllH'.' timi is iiiailt! w ilh llit' < '.iii.'i.li.in I'a.'itii' K.-iilway lir.iiuli lint's tn Nt'lsnii ami all Slncin ami Knni.'ii.iy lak.' |iiiiiils. ami liy sti'aiiii'r willi lln- main liiii- at l!i'Vt'lslnki' via .\rrnttlii'ail. Tilt' inwaiil frt'iyht Iniinav't' nvtr llifnt' twn liiit'ii nuuff- Uati's ii\i'r tilMI tniiH a iiiniiih. aliniil i'i|iially tliviihil in iiri|{lii Ik'Iwi'i'Ii I'aHlt'rii I 'aiiiuliaii ami fanlfrii I iiiltil Statt'H |iniiils. Till- niiinaril frt'ii.'lit Iniiiiau.', imlinliiii: nit'. aM'rai;t'H in'iirly t,lNK) Inns it wti'k, ami is rn|iiilly mi till' ini'itaHii ilt'fnii' w iiiliT Itiisslaml Kill havi' ilii.t't I'niiiii't linii V ia Knlismi w ilh lilt' Kiisl nvir lilt' t'rnw'sNcsi I'ass liiii' imw a|i|i|i>ai'liiiiL,' riiiii|ili'linii, ami within iimitliti yiar uilhlht'll I.iry iniinlry In thf wist, mirllit' i'\t»'ii simi nf llm Cnliiinliia ami WrB'tTii, imw in fmii-M' nf tnii- sliii.'limi THREE CHARTERED BANKS. Knr .1 inwn Hilly ihit'f ytars nhl Itnsslaml is wfll mii|i plit'il Willi li.iiiks, 'I'lit' liist In ii|ii'ii ,1 liruiii'h hirt' w.is till' jiaiik nf Itrilisli Nmili .Viiitrii'.i. This is an Kii|,'lisli instil III mil ami iit'rii|iys a liamlsnint' Imiltliiii,' nf its nw n mi Cnliniiliia .'iM'iiiii', mi till' Int nt'\t In that mi which ilH '.^it'al ri\.il. lilt' Hank nf Mnnllt'al, is imw titrtiiiya llirtt' slnity lirick Imililiin;. This l.itltr liaiik was niily niit' ilay lii'liiml till' I'liiulisli liaiik in ii|ii'Iiiiil; a Unsslaml liiamli. .\ year laltr tliti .Mtrcliaiils' Hank nf Halifax, N. S , which at thai liiiif Imil nn liraiichis fiirllirr wtsi than Mmiiii'.'il, ,'i).iiiiiisli.'il tilt' liaiil.iiii.' wmhl liy iiiakiii'„' .i jiiiii|i nf ^I.iHHI unit's tn iIiIh |iiiiiil ami Hii,'iii|li/.'il ils.iih.nl liy |iiii.'liasiii|; ihu first two cnriii'r 1 its in ilic lily. Tlif cniiiliini'il ta|iit»liif llii'si' thi'uo liillikscxci'i'ils jL'7,0't",n|iiilatimi. .\ stall has harilly yd littii iii.iilc in tint jnliliinu' traili', Iml aliiaily tlif city liii.isls llirctt wlmhsali' liniisi s. The fully Imii'Is |iriiviiJe aiii|i|e at cmiiiimilalmii fur the iniM'lliiiL; |iiililic at i.itts raiii.'iii(i frmii ."*l lu Sit per tlay. There are fmir lueweries in the lily, wliicli sell their piniliicis all nVcr Knnleiiay, the lai'.'t st nf whlell, the I. mil, is illiistrateil mi Himlhcr p-iyc. The twn leail illi; iiiachilii'iy limises nf Caiiaila, the ,l,iiiii's ('nnper .Mali- iif.ictiiiili'j t'niiipany l. lasliiii' 'wn nr lliii'c ilays, is hell I .iniiiially in .l.'iini.irv. \i nihil' seism is hast. lull, tennis, iiicket, laiinssi. iml fnnlliall liav.. their vn|,'irit's. The Itnsslaiiil i!iiii iliili ','els up many iii.ilches ami tniiriiaiiieiils diirini; their si'.'i.smi ami lislnnir ami liniiiiii'.' parlies Iiml the liest nf spurt ,it iln/eiis nf pnintH nilliin a ratlins nf a few miles nf tnuii. the favmile spnt lieiiii; mi the Knnteiiay liver near .Slncaii ('inssin'/. ahmit fnrlv miles frmii tnwIi liv the C, I', K. I I ii VISIT OF LORD AND LADY ABERDEEN TO ROSSLAND. J* .* Nci ri'iriit lAc'iil ill llif liistiiry of KuNNhiiiil, I'xcriiliiii; |htIiH|PH mil' 111- !»■■ of lllc lllnNi illl|ji>llilllt '•.llrikrM ill llii' Irmliii;,' iiiiiii'H •<( till' i'iiiii|i, liils diiiii' NO iiiiirli In alli'itt'l tliu III I I'll I loll of till' woi'lil to iliiM I'ity IIS till' I I'll III VlNitllf |,olll IIImI L.'1iI_\ AIm'IiIi'i'II, oil tlllMIOOIxioll of III" I'Ai'i'llrliry H fari'Wi'll loiir of llir I )oiiiiiiioii. || h.isiii fill t lIllH \ IHll Ullll'll SIIU^I'lll'll lo till' Uo'.slllMll Ito.'IKJ of 'I'l'ailc tilt' ii^h isiliilil V ot jiiiliji'.liiiiij till' |iii'sii'iii voliiiiii'. 'I'liiii' KMrllriK'ii'H iin ivi'il lit II lull' lioiii on tin' cvrii- iiii,' of 'I'ln'iiilav, .liilv I'.MJi, iiinl lift to i'iimijumi' ilnir tour tliir follow ill),' I'Miiini; 'I'lU'ii' Hl,i.\ III lios'-laiiil HUM, llnii' toll', liiiiili'il to lilioiil iwi'iily lioiii's. lint I lie airy a lira.s.s liaml ami ItHI mini'rs I'liiryiii',' ioii'lu'.s. 'I'lii'y wiii' tlnii roniliirlcil to the o|ii'ra house wlierc ln'tttccli olHI anil li(M) {ii'o|ilu li.iil ai.si'iiilili'il. to ii't'civo loyal aililli'ssis from llir iili/iiis of Kosslinil anil lliii Ho;iril of 'I'r^ili'. 'I'lii'si' ailiiiv.s.si'M, wliii'li iviri' |iii'si'iili'il liy .Mayor Walliui' ami l'ir,siili'iit McArtliurof till' lioaril of Viadi', ami nail liy \V. .1. Nelson, iirliii'.,' city dork, and ■loliii .McKaiu', seiii'lary of tlit< Itiianl of Traill.', arc too lengthy to lie ijiiotcil licic in full, liut a short rcMiniii' of each will he of intiiciit. 'I'lic city's ailili'css cxIciicIitI to Their Kxcelli'iicien a lieaiiy Welcome to Kosslallil .lIliI explcsscll .llilpreci.il ion of the timniier in whuli His Kxcelleiiey hail ilisehal'^eil Ills ri>s|ionsilili' anil anliioiis iliiiies as (oivenior (ieinral, .iml of l.aily .Vhenleen s kinill> iiitcresl in the social life of Caliaila. Hi".iri't was ilso e\|iresseil Ih.il His Kxcellemv's ollioial coiiiU'i'tioM with Canaila w.is so somi to Ici'iiiinale .\flel ilrawiiii,' His Kxiillemy » altelillon lo the f.iet ihil the 1^1 eat ilevi'lo|iiiii'lil of the milie.s of this ilisl net haf (ioveriior < ieneral, the aijilress wi'iil on to say : " It may lie of inleresl to Yoiir Kxcelleiiey to know that there are alrcaily foiiileeii shi|>|iiii'^' mines in the Kosslaiiil ilistriot. ami further to Icarii t hai there has hecn i'X|ieiiitcil in miiiiic^ machinery ami |ilants hot leys than the sum of gl.dlHl.lKlll, ami that as a result over l7ii.<,''i,ll()n.iHKI thi'i^'olil iiroiliiciiori alone lieini,' inoie than •.'7.'i,INM» line oniiccH. " 'I'lii' aililresH conclucleil hy exlemliii^ to 'I'heir Kxcel- leiK'ies the freeilom of the ciiy as its yiiesls ami a wish f"!' their health, wealth ami |ir.is|iei ity. l'"roin the inliliess iiiesenteil liy the I'manl of '{'r.-iile we extract the following,' iiaranraphs : " Koiir years lejo the mini ral oui]iiit of the ilislrici wa'i not licijun ; the site on which the "ily o| Kosslaml now sraiiils was ton lai^'e I'Xtciil iiiiclearcil laml. ami llic ilistrict hail coiitriliiiteil iiothinL; either to the llomiiiion or to the luiivitice. " Now the out|iiit of ore from the Itossl.iinl mines has aiiioiiiileil I.I ITd.lMMI tons : the value of icallv williin the city has alrcaily excecileil S:.'.MO(l,(IIHI, the s'alue of the |ierliiaiielil imiuovciiients in coniieclion with the mines, exclusive of I'oails ami trails, is eslimateil at not less than til.OOd.lHK), while the |iii'seiit ca|iilal xaliicf the minus is at least S'.Ti.Olilt.lltlt). "The revenue ilcriveil from the |{o«slaiiil |iostolhci' has heeii 8.'iri,(NMl, ami iheciist s iccei|ils total ;i:t.~ill.lli.ll. without reference to inlanil revenue. " His Kxcelleiiey spuke lirielly in reply. THE MINES VISITED. I )n Wi'ilni'Hihiy His Kxielleiicy ami l.aily .Mienleeii anil the other memlieiB oi then parly were early astir. Itefoie they liail linisheil liicakfani several hiiinlli'il ncliool cliililreii III holiilay all lie hail ^athereil in front ol the hold to orei t tliciii. I In their appearance in ilie carriii^'en ill which they wile to make a toiir nf the liillies the cliililreii sail'.' the ".Maple l.eiif ' anil ol |u I palliotie son'.^s, uhile three of ihell nillllln r plesellleil l.aily .Mill llcetl with lHii|ni'tH. Iiot'il .Mienleell then ailillesseil them liiiclly, proinisiiiu' that lie woiilil link for a Hpei lal liolmay for tlicin when schonl resnmcil. The toiii of the mines was nl nine lie;;iin. The pro- gramme inclmlcil a visit to the Coliiinhia anil KootciiHy '^loiip, nwiii'il l>y the Hrilish .\iiierica corporHliou, of which llie .Mai'piis of Oiillerin is diairmaii ami the Hon. (' H. .Mackinlosli niaiia^iiiu' ilirecloi ; the \ii;,'inia, Moiiie ( hrinto ami t'olonna mines, owned liy a .Moniieal symlicale, of which .Mr. ('. K. Ijosmer, of the ( '. I'. |{. Tdciiiaph <'oiiipaiiy, is the head; iheCeiilie Star, of which .Mr. OliM'i liiiianl is iiiaiiai{i'i' and m f the prin- cipal ow mis ; the Iron Mask, owned liy a SpokaiH' com paiiy with .\iislin I 'oilpiii, dr., as president ; Wiir Kaole ;;iou|i, in winch lieoi'.;e (I lei ham and T. (!. lilaekHtock of Toionlo are the lari^'esl sliardioliU'is : the famous l,e Ifoi, How iimlcr III" colli lol of the Iti ilish Aimi ica I'lrpoi- atioii. and the .losie niilie. also ow tied liy I lie same coin, (laiiy In the limilcd lime at their disp.mal it was mily possilile to inspect the iiiidei ;,'i oiiiid workinosof two of lliese piopertics, the t 'oliimliia aicl Konteiiay and Centre Star. The latter '.^leat mine had luell lighted with some ■J.tMKi cnidles, so that every iio..k and cranny was open to view. it was such a trip as lew persons have e\er iiiiidi' iiiidi'i L^loiind. and the niaiia)4ei of the mine, Mr. iMiver hiiranl, was waimly thanked for his conitesy. .\t the coiuliisioM of llie trip Lady .Mierdciii was piesented liy the iiiiners nilli a iii.i'.^iiiliccnl hand made miner's candle stick, which she .iissiired the yiveis should lie one of the most tre.isured s.niveiiiis of her trip. SPEECHES AT THE BANQUET. The next I'Miit on the proorainnie was the liiiidieiili lo His Kxi ellciicy. This was one of the most impressive piiMic fnnclioiis cM'i held ill itos>|ani|. The attcndaiiee niiiiiheled one hundred clli/.i lis and the speeches were of far leadiinti inipoilaliie The menu wasexi'diilil, and the di'coi.ii imis Well' iiiiiisiially dalior.iie. Mayor Wallace pi'csideil ;nid at his ri',:lil hand sat the i.'ui'sl of honor. His Kxcelleiiey the (ioveriior ( ieneral. llie opeinii;; toast, "The l^liieeii, ' w.is yiveii in roiisin^ fishion. and the siii'.;iiiL,' of the iialiuiial anthem follMwed enlhiisiaslieally. "The niiner.tl resources of jtrilisli Coliimliia' was responded lo liy .Mr. \V. .\. Carlyle. ex-pnn incial mineral- oLjiil now chief eii'^iiicer of the It. .\.('., whosaid : " Kof I ho .seeouil lime it is my M'ly pleasant duty to rise to respiiiid to a toast 111 wliieli iiiosI ot us are veiy deeply iiiieiesled the .Mineral Itisnurees of llntish t'oliimliia. Il is my purpose to say hut a vii', few woiiU and lo detain ymi luit I Wo or three iiiiniiteH. and il is a pleasure lor me lo speak upon the iiiines and lesoiirces of Ixonienay ;i iiolile part ot .1 iiolile proMiice the l.niil of iiioiint.iins, exi|iiisite lakes, nia'.^iiilici'iit livers and. moreover, ;i land of mines of wealth yet iiniold. " It is almiist needless this afternoon lo remind our 'guests that this counlry Iml a short decade iii,'o was a terrii iiicii'.;iiil,i, liiit He may lie more alile to appreciate its advance if we rcniemlper that the hislory ot this district has I.eeii wiittiu diiriii',' the regime of His Kxcelleiiey. 1 Applause. I Hiirin^i the p.ist live years tlia' he has governed this cppiinlry so wi-ely and so well, it must he. I am sure, a source of yialiliealion and of inteiest to His Kxcelleiiey as he makes this liiief visit throui,'li this dis- trict, to see the wonderful ilevdopiueiit that has taki'li pliice, to remeiiiher llial six or seven years a^o not hiiis{ was here lull a wilderness, where iiow are larj,'e and lloiirishiii!< towns and cities, with coimeciing railroads and I 4 I I 1. Ex-Li(ut.-Gov. Mackintosh, Resident Director B. A. Corporation. 2. J. B. McArthur, Q.C., Frirs. KossUnd Board of Trade. 3. I. $• C. Friser, Vice-Pres, RossUnd Board of Trade and Manager Bank of Montreal. 4. Jno. McKane, Sec'y Rossland Board of Trade. 5. W. A. Carlylei Cliief Sup't B. A, Corporation. 6. Oliver Durant, Manager Centre Star Mine. 7. Jno. Kirkup, 1st Gold Commissioner Rossland Disttict. i i J. Mayor Wallace. 2 Aid. Qute. 3. Aid. Thompson. 4. Aid. Goodeve. 5. Aid Edgreen 6. Aid. Lalonde. 7. Alci 'ia-rett. i of Trad*. d Board of Trade 1 I liiii'i '<( tluiiiiiNfiiim, I mil Hiirc itliiii^ uilli oiIii'Ik, lir will lid iiii|iri>iiiii'il will) hIiiiI liiiii liccii iu'('oiii|iliitlii'il III Kiiii li'iiny iliiriiiK Ikn Ukiliu liack aftir ii |ii'i'|i in llii' liliir IhnikN, witli uliirli until lalily I IiiiM' lircii ninir ur Iimn iiitiinali'lv riiiiiii'i'ttMl we liiiil lliat li'ii yraiM iii,'ii tlic liiiliiH nf Kiiiitcnuy anil ii'inriiiliir wi'ini' Hiiciikiiiu nf all Ki»>li'iiiiy I'Xlt'llililit; flKlii till' KmkirH Ui'stwal'il until wr rrarli I lii> ^ iilu ilixtiirt II ilcniilii auii iIiimii iiiilitH |iri>i|iii'i'il ^'.'li.lltH); livr yrai's later tlii' |>I' H|IN), hiNt ,M'ar till) in'oiliu'tinn whh l^7i" ulial Kiiiilriiay liaH I'lniliiii'il uilliin |>rariii'- ally till' hmt tliri'i- yraiH »i' tiiiil hat it in Vl'.lNMI.lMMI, In ii|ii'akinu "f "ri,ri(JO.INHI Imvii lii'i'ii |iroi|iii'i'i|. "Them' tiniiriiH ail' 1 t yrrat ioiii|iiini| with Afrii'ii 01 AiiHlralia, Init tliry an' iirtiiinly li^iiiis to hr proinl ot. VVi' know that they imicaiiii fioin yv.w to year anil «i' liavu lint now thiit I in (li'imiii uliirh »a:< lirri< a vrar iiml a half Hi{o, Hhriiall kiml» of |ii>i|>lii WL-ir r\|>|oni,i, thi'HO hills anil coining luuk mill iiai,'s of mck lliai roiihi hai'illy liK ualh'il iirr ; lliat tiiiii' Iiiih uonr hy, hihI iio» uc all' si'tlluil iliiwn to uooil, hanl, honi'st work." "In lookiii;,' forwniil, Hinthni'ii. to tlu' fiiiiiri' of Kooti'iiay, uu rannol iniliij^i' in |ii'o|>|ii'(y Imt I am fiiir>' that nil who know what w<' knuu, ami have hii'Ii what » linvi'. ' miiot lint liavn llir very KlKniyrHl faith in tlu' I . :. ' f tliiiiuicai ilislrli't. In mv irporl last winter, I Haiti wi' hail mole ea|iiliil than we IiikI mines ami I was Hharply taken ii|i for it, Imt I think I \\:\n ri^jlii in what I wiiil, ami now that the time him coiiie for ilii^'.'inu, ami that ili);i{iii'4 is lieiiiL; iloni>, I iiin sure eapital will timl move ami more eiU'ouniyiiiU plaeeii for investmeiil. Last year I H|ioku in most I'lu'oiira^inu teriiiH of the future ol KoHHlanil : at the |ireHeiit time I am well familiar with il> |iresL*lil I'omlilioiis, having seen most of the |iiii|ierties lil have lu'eli selected, Iiolio iiiori' siiit'ete, none more truly appreciative. " Vol! all know ill what eBtecni the .Mali|iiis of Diid'eriii and .\vii was held when Iweiitv years a(,'o, lie closed his term as goveriiormiieral. [Applause | I am not iiii- mindful of the tact that he, loviiii; our people lo dav, as he did a cpiarter of a century ajjo, consented to accept the chairmiinship of a ^reiit iiiinin^ corporation, a corporation ilentined, I am ' •nvitii.-eil, to prove )iow rich llriliHli I'oliimliia is in mineral wealth. Voii have heard what licit eminent aiitlioiily, .Mr. Cailyle. has raid. I can ililil 110 Mil re. H'heers. I 'I'o my coiimclioii with that corpnr- alioli, I doiililh'ss owe the eoiiipliiiienl paid to iiie. (ieiilleiiicii, ill menlioiiim.' I.oril lliiirerin's imiiie I niii proud to lie aide I'l say lliat the iiiloresl maiiifiNlcil in I'anada hylliat ilistini^iiislicil Klatesmnii, lindsa roponsive ehoiil III the lii'iill of Ihc iiolile loi'il who to ij.iys aieeptM yoiir lioHpiialitieH. | l.oiid uheiis | Kiuht )ears a^n, when iiicmlii 1 for ihi' lapital of the I li'iiiiiiiiii, I had the honor of nil elii)'..' His Kxiejlency for the lirnl time, and since then, like all oli'-er\anl Caiiailialis, iievi r failed to reeou'lli/.e Ills KMillellcy's ili\olio|i to iveiy project |>roiiiisiiii{ to add to I hi! proxies of the comiiioiiweallh. I .\pplaiisi . I He is here, and thai aloiie should I e HiiHicieiit inoof ih.'il I ,'im iiiduluinu m 110 i|iieslioiiali|e llattery. I .Vpplailse. I .Ml will aL^lce with iii" when I veiiliirelo add that Her Excellency l\ nioincs of charily, | Laiiiihter. | To ho candid, I laileil alto'Jeth'r to appreci.itc the ti;,'iiics lliey put upon their properties when our corporation prn- posed to purchase them. | Loud laiii;liler. | I think we ^oi them ilown to hard pan at list, ihoiii^h. | Liii^hter. | " I'leasantry aside, we thank lliem for assist iiii{ in doii^; honor to the t loMTiior 1 ieiieral of Canada. | .Applaiisi . | We coiif^raliil.ile them upon ri'ccnt achievements of their Aid »ia-Tett. i \..,.\i Al.. 1. 1. -I'll li^lv : ti> Sri i Clillilii II cillKin^ I'jilriiitir Ki)ll>;tt. Lord Aberdeen responding fo the Toasl of "Our Guest.' Ore Stope 20 ft. wide, main drift Centre Star Mine, showing Air Compressor at worl^. al'iny ami iiiivy wliili' vvayiri^' a white iihiu'm war fur tho exteiisiiin of nnpduni civilization [('lii'ei»| and wo implore tlieiii, wliun till! aus|)iciiuis hour airivi's. to cast their inlliiuneo with thosu who advocalo tlio wliitu niau's policy of an Anjjjlo-Aniurican alliance. [Loiiil chcci-H. | " (icntlciMun, thcri! can lio no Icyitiniati! civilization whcro a liililu is canii'cl in one hand and a drawn s\vor{ men of other nation.s, determine to link their fortuncH, thc]i will be perft^cted a union worthy of man a union sanctioned and hles.seil by the .Mmi^dity. [lui- mcliHe cheeriiii;. 1 Then, too, will he written by auiiel lirif,'ers the brightest pa;;e in hi.story — that recordini^ the coalescin;^ of two power." ownini; the same oritjin, speak- ilif,' the same laiiyuai^e, hut lonn severed by passions and prejudices for which the older nnist he prepared to accept Some responsibility. [.\pplause.J Then an|ij' Iii8fiy lliiit I sliiill nut imly l>n willni;,' Imt [irouil tn annht in tli;it laiulalilc \vc>ik. (Appliiiisc; I tliink thu country Is Ijocimiini; inctty will Kimwn, iml cmly iis Id its viilncd ri'SouiLvs iinil liiliis, Imt iiloi iin.illit'r iiM|Hiitiiiit fact has licen i'stal)lishoil, nimii'ly, tlmt if cvit tlifii- was at one tinn; anytliinu <>t ii liooni, m olcnirnt nf iindiit' in lUtion, that lu'iiod lias passed, ami yim liavr pclilcd down t(i the i)erniani'nt Woik nf di\fl(ipnu'nt and prndMctinh. l)\irint; tlii^ visit 1 spoke of just now ilu- dfsiiv was evinced to pi-ovc the aetii.il possilnlilies more than the possiliilities, tlio aeliial facts concerning the ores ami deposits, not oidy that are ready for shinniont, but what there was to <;o upon : i'Jl lendiuf^ to demonstrate the extraordinary mineral wealth of ihe Kootenay coinilry. I need hardly say that I ai,'ree wilh IMr. t'arlyle that anyone who sees what «i' see around us to day, would be aniazeis|a lici' ami lillh .... .. .. i'4el I at of those wl a lillle symp,il.,.lic co ■ iperal imi. il I elps lo pull all lo'4i'llier and III ni.akr .a success it llie ends we are tiyiiu; to attain. I'elly sedional je.ili i sies retard llie operations of I hose who .are siiicendy .anxious to ,as-is| in llu' pn iiio- t ion of a iiiwn's i^'rowlli. (.Xppl.iiise. ) I wish also to say, '.'eiilli'iiien, Ih.ii I .am i.'l.id lo have this o| pm liiiiity of ex)iri ssiiiL' my .ipprccial ion of ihe cii-iMimslance:. uiidi'r which I lia\e llie ple.isiire of seeing you lo-d.ay, for alllioiit;h I ii.ad llie oppoiliinily of spi'.ikin,' to .a j.nwi' Ljallieriiiu .al I he oper.a house Last iii'.dil. I fill 1 did not do justice to the oci 'sion. "There is anolher iliiiiir in Mr. M.icliiiiosli's speerli which I wish to refei In, ,iiid thul is the allusion lo llie Coiinless of .\beldeeii. I may.s.aylhal iiothinL; he could li.ive said could have .illected me more Ih.iii theuiiinner ill which llii' remaik was miide and the cnlliusi.islic way it was received ; and I venture to say this, that if ymi ail knew more of Lady .Mieidecn yoii would not retract or withdraw one iol.a. (I'roloiiL'ed clieerim;.' " The tune for our depailuie from Caii.ula is drawili;,' near, .and it is ;i ri",'iel fill prospect for lis : tor il' leavint; this country we feel that our de|iart lire means the sever- ance of many tiieiidships llial have been made; for we have made many friendships in Canada and shall have many plea.sanl leiiiembiaiices. 1 '.now how true you all are. I know Innv loyal the Uominion is. (Cheers.) We shall always lake the deepest interest in anylhilii! that concerns the counlry, and shall ever be most happy to a.^sist in fiirllieriin,' ov making its vast resources knuwn lhroui.dioiit (ireat Itritain. ' The eoiielusioii of His Kxcelleiicy's address was marki^d by a veritable ovation, and it was soiiie time before the applause ceased. GENERAL WARREN'S SPEECH. (ieneral Charles S. W.irreii, in replyini; to thu toast of "Our .\iiierican Cousins," .said : - " It gives me great pleasure to say that I am an American, in every sense of the word, and 1 am as proud (if the fact as a in.in can be. I am also greatly pleaseil that I have been honored by being calhd upon to respond to the toast • Diir .\niericaii Cousins.' In the days of old IJoiiie, before the imperial people weri' put up at auction and sold to ihe liighesi bidder, the jiroiidest bo.-ist that could he made was that a man was a Uoiiian citizen. I know of no proiidei boast a in in can make to-day than that he is an .Viiieritaii cilizi'ii except perhaps that he is a British subject. On last May l>ay, tlie day which your irreat ]ioet Tennyson has immortalized in his ' t^Kieen of the May,' while the children of .\iiierica and Kngland were picking lloweis and weaving them into g/irlands and crowns fur the adornment of the l.liieen of .May. one of your .\nieric.aii cousins, mimed (Jeorge Dewey, placed " Old dlory," that symbol of libeily, above everything written or unwrilten, mi the pyramid of fame. The eyes of the civilized world are to-day riveled upon your American cousins. .Mmost since the beginning of time Knudand has been lo thi' forefront in redressiiii; the wrongs of the weak and oppressed, but uiion this par- ticular occasion of the S|ianisli war, your American cousins have taken the coniract of wi|iiiig harbarisni oil' this continent. The present war, im m.atter what it may cost, no mailer what amount of money or treasure may bt) spent, or more precious blood be spilled, is worth all its great cost, provided it brink's nearer togi'ther the father and the son and .aids to make .\iiLdo-Saxons respected wherever llie sun shines. There is nodmibt but that the bold and deleriiiiiied atliliide of Kngland in this war has kept tin' wolves .and hyenas from intcrfeiiiii;, and hence I say here's to the -■Xiiglo-S.axon -' May he live long and prosper.' \(inv .■Xmericni cousins, like yourselves, have set the pace for civiliz.iliMii, have set the pace in the arts and .scienci s, and wh« lever you liiid an .\iiierican, he is free bo'.i and answers the roll call .at all limes for good giiverniiicnt and Ihe advanceim iit of liimian riuhts " I was liist made acipiainted wilh \i'\tv Kxcc'Kiicy and Lady .\beideeii today. Voii were at the World's K.iir in the Cily of Chiiago, and there made a histoiy which shall be more l.isliiig iliaii iiioiiumeiilal Inass. I congratulate ymi, .'sir, upon ymir Hdministivitioii as (iiueriior (Jelieial of C.inad.i. Ymi are respected and loved as wc'l bv .■\iiie'ic.ins as by vi iir own subjects. .\iiy linii! an ..Viiiei icaii citizen <'iimes .across the line, he expects to obey your Laws, feeling that ymir inleresls are ours and ours are yours. Wuiv Kxcelh iicy your AiiuTi- can cousin is a purl of Ihe histoiy if this country. .As you saw sailing down the .-Vrmw Lakes last night, the hiinilred camp lires, reaching fn m tlu^ l.ike shore to the lim'oer line, it is safe to siy that lliesc tires were built by your .\iuericaii cousins. They blazed the trail for you to follow— they are responsible for the Kooteiiays thev are responsible for the Klondike. They do not build many railroads in this country, thev simply blaze the way for yon to do so. The winter or the summer storm has no terror for ymir .American cousins. When vi r ymi find him ill this broad hind, you liiid an ei erprising, progres- sive, law-aliiding citizen, prmid of ymi, prmid of your itain. Sophia I Centre Star Mine — First Location on Red Mountain. '■■■'•■■■■ ■'^:- :p. - ,' « ' ■ *•. ■' ■< ' ' i ** ■ ' L . ^. ^ Le Roi Mine, showing dump cf Second-Class Ore. i 1/J r.f. i ^A iiiHtitutiuiiH, anil proiul ut proudur still of tliu liinil tliiit unvii liini birth. I winli Your Kxcellency unci LHcly Aberdeen a plunHnnt trip throuf^lioiit the province and a Hafu return to yonr native land, and be>,' to tliank yon for the honor conferred upon nie and U|ion my counlrynien." T<.a»ts to the "Mayor anil City Council " and to the " Ladi'.'s " followed and tlie asHenililage adjourned to the I ipera llouao where Lady .Aberdeen had meanwhile been entertained by the ladies of Uossland. A pidtlic reception by their K.xci^lloncie8 followed, and after a hurried visit to the Si.sters' Hosi)ital they boarded the C. I'. R. train for Nelson. THE MINES OF ROSSLAND. Uossland, as a mining centre, now has a very enviable and bri){ht future as well as a most important present. The collapse of the lH!M!-7 intlation was distressing for many, but now that that b\ibble state is over and rapid devul()])ment work is wrcstinj; their golden secrets from the mountains, permanency and wide extent of ore-bodies are assured. .\ strong feeling of contidence is now abroad in the camp as it is demonstrated that there are other ore- chutes and that the old ones continue in depth. The weekly tonnage of ore shipped to the smelters is increas- ing and will yet increase much more as the mines have the ore iu ."i'jht to warrant this statement. The amount of worW now in jirogress is very much in advance of that of last j'ear ; new discoveries of great importance have recently been made, and some properties hitherto uidieard of now have every promise of making mines. For mining many exceptional facilities are now afforded, as one or both of the railroads run to each important pn)- perty, or may easily do so. .\ll supplies, machinery, etc., can be most easily obtained at reasonable cost, while skilled labor is to be had at fair wages. While the rock is hard for mining still the minimum of timbering is demanded, and very little water comes into the mines. GEOLOGY OF THE CAMP. Geologically speaking, the mines are located in an area of eruptive rock, of which the centre or C(jre is gabbro surroinided by uralit) porphyrite. This area is traversi-d in .1 ncuth-east or south-west direction by lines of tissuring, along which the i>re-bodies have been formed by the imiiregnation or replacement of the country rock by gold- silver bearing pyrrhotitc, chalcopyrite and very linely disseminated 8!),28ft l,.'ihO.H;V) l,243,;ttiO !)7,n24 U0.0t)8 l,81!),r.80 2,0tf7,2«O 187,61!! 251,412 4.S4ti.870 $4,I18,tW7 AVKltAiiK NkI' SmKI.IKI- UkTI It.Vs, Ol! .AiTt At. YlKI.H V.\T,i Ks I'Kii Ton. Year. (ield. Sihir. Copper. Value. 1894 .. 2.00 „/.. 1 tiO '• i.4r. " 1.42 " 2 8»i>z. 2.41 " 2 34 •• l.tO " l.fltioi. 2.8.5% 2 10% 2.08', 1 32 ; »40 ti!) 3.-. ti7 32 ef) 18!);-. . . . 18!«i . 1897 . . . •,128,428 ton« 30 48 Averag 1.4li(i/.. 1.73% (32 05 Following are the ore shipments from the mines adjacent to Roasland from .lanuary Ist to .August 12th, 1H!I« : Le Roi •J7,7lM War Kagle L'O, IHii Centre Star ■J.:>~7 I'oorman . 4r):{ Iron Mask 2,14,5 Clitr 140 Veh et ;<50 Monte Christo 41<> Sunset No. 2 30 Deer Park t> (iiant fli Total .-)4,I05 The amount of ore shipped each week from the mines of f'.ossland now aveiages close to .'i,0)ll) tons, v.ilucd at .*i!l(l,0(10. WORKING MINES AND THE PAYROLL. The amount of the monthl,v payroll is always an imj.ortant factor in di'termiiiiiig the deu'i-'e of pri>spercy enjoyed by a communiiy. In Uossland the main reliance is, of course, i>n the mines ami to deteiiuine what the aveia'.^e monthly pa\ioll i» ,i canvass of the working mines was made on .August Ist with the fnlloHing ivsult : It was found that thetotal mimberof men directly in the employ of the companies then working to be l,tK)|, involving a monthly I'xpeiiditure of .•<|(!2,li!M). Il.id the ci'iisus been taken a few d.iya earher or liter the ninubi'r of workers wouUl have l]een consideralily larger as work on the (iood Friday and I'.iiilseye, employing thirty live and twelve men respectively, h.id Ikcm leiiiporarily sus|jended, while the Lily .May, NdrlluTn Belle, Mountain \'iew, Ued Mountain. IronCnh, Uodenck l)lni, llomcstaker. It. K. Lee, Maid of Krin, (iopher, Comuiaiidi'r, Mayllnwer, .St. KImo, Hii; Four .iml sever.il otlur luoperties were likely to resume operations at any time. The result of the iuvesti:,'ations is very concisely put in the following table, which shows not only the names of the properties then at work with the number of men employed and the amount of the uiolitlily payroll, but also the inimber of lineal feet of driftiiii; and sinking on each property and the greatest depth from tln> surface attained by the workings. »5 h ) V 1. First Building on War Eigle ground. 2. New Boarding House for War Eagle Miners. 3. War Eagle Mine, showing Dumps. Iron Mask, Mine. •^ >.=■ Nbiiic «f I'ni|u'rty. ig Dumps. 4 * i? It _ Abliottsfunl A1)0 Lincoln Atlanti.' ("ililu Centru Sr;ir Cliir Coluiiiliiii iV' KiiiiteiiHy . C(i|i|ifr WomliT I'c'ici'y Df.T r.irk Mvi^niiiH Star Kiii'i'kii (';;t) iMmito Cliristii ^ ('(iliiiiiiii I Nickel I'lale N(i. Olio |{')yal ( Ji'di'Ki' tV Kliiii'iici'. Until iV KmliiT Santa Ku.sa (ircni|i SiintluMii K.'llf, (lliult) . Todtsie iV \\ liiHi|iii|) . . . Sunset Nil. -J I Alabama fidldliiilitcr I Velvet I I'cirtlaiid , ninobell^ . ' Victory -'l'rinni|ili Vii'(,'iiiia . , War Kaylu White liear Tnlals li (S r» ■15 5 f>L' ti li 15 4 5 1-2 14 III .•fj 4 ;«) ;i;i (! •.'.Ml '"I •'•'I r,oj It; r>I i; :il '■I •_'4i •-•111 Hi 8 lilllf H'.wi I '.Ml i;c_' iV.II Iil7 'SM 4,ii.'iii li.iHNi Tinii liDii i,r>iNi .'II Id ■">,:to'il 1,7(1(1 4IIII i;ii(i Hiin iiiHi :.'iiii i,.Viii i;r>i) L'tio 41 II I: Ti'lll '.MO .MIOi l.L'IKlj 1,47111 i.iriii .•1,L'IM|! 4 -.'I I :i. 111(1 :i,.".()iii iiii.'ij 2."i.l 1(1(1 l,."i(MI ."(.(HHI r>,iMKij 1.7IMI 7(111 41(1 1-75 7111I1 7111 1 '.4H."> :t,iiu(i S7.") :i..")0(i l!l,.'ill(l i,."i(i(i .'i5 nil 5 1 lilHI 711 .MKI HII 211(1 L'lill 4,(1011 ;i.".ii '.'.IIKI ;!(i(i 1,11011 .■;.■.( 1 7;iii .Mill 17-. 7, •"'(III IlL'd l.:t.-.ii '.'(Id I'l III 115 2:iii 54 ;!(i(i 175 •.'.Ml 1511 1,450 :(4(i 1,{1J5 111.-. 150 ltd 100 ;id 115(1 •.'5(1 MIKI .■{.•til ,S,.'i(l(l 1175 4-.'5 lil5 l.dO|i.«ll02,H'.Ml BRITISH AMERICA CORPORATION, LIMITED. 'I'lie cliairiiL-iii of tliis cnriinr.iliiiii is llie Mari|iiis i.f llntl'eriii and Ava. \ ice iliainii.iii, Wliitaker Wiij;lit, Ksi|., (if liiindnn, and tlu^ resident directnr. ilnniinr.ilile I'. II. Maekiiiliisb. 'I'lie e.i|iilil .-ilnck is S7, .Mid 11(1(1, iif wliicli 85, (KKI, (1(1(1 have been |i;iid up, and tile fnlliiwiiiL; |iriiiper- tit's ill l{ii>Hland are iinw cnnlrnlled and beini; ii|n'iiited, viz.: tlio •' li(^ liui " mine, under Superintendent N. 'I'renear ; the " .Insie " tin in p, consist i 111,' of the •' .losie,'' '• I'oorman," '• Nnmlu'r ( hie,'' "West Le Koi." ••^oll Know," •• Snrprisi'. " .-md fractional eliiims. under Su|ier- inteiident .1. M. Lmii.' ; tlie •• Nickel Plate, " "llreat Western," •'loilden I'h.'iriot," and ••lioldi'ii ll.iwn," under .Superiiili'udenl W. .S. llasKiiis .iiid the ••rolumbia it Koiitenay" i,'ioup. under Siiperintoiidcnt 1 1 .1. .Mac- dollMd. Tho linaneial mamiuer at Uossl.ind is Kd»in Diir.iilt, and Win. A. ('aily'e is •.H'lieial fU|iei intendent and niili- iiiji eni,'ineer ill cliarm'. Work is prou'rossini,' rapidly on .•ill the above itniiips, and an soon as possible I'acli will lu' well eipiippeci for llioroUL;h and e.\tensive exploration and mining. The exceptional ailv,int.iL;es .-itroided by the rail- ways are beiiii; iilili/id, .-ind .'ill ore can lu' easily shipped direelly from 'he niiiios. .V short description is now sub- joined of the vvorkiiii,' properiie.n : — THE LE ROI MINE. The It. .\. I'lirpoiation owiih (he cnntrolliiif; iiilerest ill the now famnus l,e Idii niiiie, uliieli so far ban paid .*'H^.'5,0dd in di\ ideiids, and niiw has lai ,'i' reserves of ii 1 Hineltiiii{ ore ill si)rht. The early history of this mine in Well known, ho only a ilescriptioii of it a.s it is to-day will be a'teinpled. The main oru chute ia now known toemi- tiiiiie in streimlli and value to the lov e.st or 7dll foot level, .'dllioiiLlonna Tunnel. yj<#^ i, M- ■ •XT'- ^ m- 1 *,*fi? Virginia Mine, showing War Eagle and Le Roi across Centre Star Gulch, ■'"■ *•!*?>■ 4 runnel. timt tvill iillnnl .'itii|ilr |ili assay viiliics in ^'hM ami siln'i- liavr Ihmii ulitaiiirl. A lai'ui' twu i'iiiii|iaiiiiii'iil sliiift is imu ilnwii 1.MII fcut, i>n a hIuIh' 111" 7- now beiii;^' continued easterly in ore. Smith fniiii the main vein about 200 feet, a crosn-eiit from the tunnel disclosed a parnllel vein with about .'10 inches of ore. I Inly nbout 70 feet of drifting has been done on this ItdLje. North from the main vein 22.'"i feet the cross cut sIiohm a ',) inch Vein of very tine siilphiile m-e. Twenty-live feet beyond that another ledi{e is cut, slioHim.' IH inches of line siilphidi' ore. .Mioiit ,'t5 feet still further iimtli another and very stion;.' vein, from 10 to 12 feet wide lietHeeii walls and carryinu ubmit live fmt of voiy line Hiilpbide me was fmind. This vein has been drifted on for t'lO or 70 feet and from the croppinijs mi the surface and its coiirsu underneath is contiileiitly believed to be the I'oorman-.losie vein. The ciosN-ciit was still continued to the north and at a distance of 1115 feet from the last named vein still another was cut. This is known as the Wnr KaL;le veiniind a por- tion of it is ill dispute between the Centre Star and Iron Mask companies. The apex of this vein shows mi the surface of the Centre St. ir for not less than 750 feet. \ shaft has been sunk frmn the surface to the tiiiiiiel level, a depth of ;i20 feet, shoniiio nre from top In bnttmu. The Vein itself has been drifted mi for fully 750 feet. It is a Very wiiie led^e and the me cliutes are all the way from ti inches to !( feet in width. Tliu me is of ;;iiiid payiiin 1,'rade. The inaiiHoeiiieiit intend shortly to start a triple com- partiiieiit vetrical shaft lu'iir the north s e line and close to the present incline shaft on the north '. 1 : 1. lb re will be elected the permanent works, cmisi^tiii!,' of a lari;o compressor plant and hoist operated by ilectrical power. When this shaft is sunk to a depth of (100 feet cross cuts to the diU'ereiit viitis will be run. The mine will be in 11 coiiditimi to mine, raise and ship fully 50t) tons of me per day. It is also the intention of the niana<;eiiieiit, when the above work is completed, to erect a combination plant suitable for millini; and coiicentratini; the low oimle ores of which they havi' elioriuous ipiantities. It is conservat- ively estimated that from .si2,5tlO.0O0 to 8:;,0II0,0(M) net are now in si^lit in this mine. The only me so far shiji- ped has 'len taken out in course of deveIo|mieiit. At tlu close of Lord .\berdeeir.s visit to the Centre Star mine, and when lonkiiii; at the ureal chamber of me dis- closed before him, he •iddiesseil Mr. Diirant, the late nianaf^er, and said: " Mr. iJuraiit, 1 would like to be an owner in this j,'reat mine." [NoTK. Since the above was written (ieori;e (locider- ham and T. HiiiTiii'i' iiiiil ciihiiui'il lllliiliullulll III II tlipln l'illll|iallllll'lll »kl|l sllilft, 'I'll,. Imlo HJliiUil ri'iilll HIX III (I'll Ici't III nil' Inl' llli' »l|iili' l('l|i,'lll iif lIll'KIt WlilkillU'H. At lllc .'ITTl I'll! IrM'l llli' .ill' linily llll« 111 I II lllifl.MJ nil fur II illMliimr III' I, (Mill ficl mill iluiijny ii|n.|iiliii||ll lm\i' ITCi'liI l,v lii'i'ii Nliillril al lliis |iiiiiil. Al tlut TiOII I'lmt \\\t\ r.iiiiiiilinii liiiH Ih'iii illirliil with tlu' iiiiiili \"W iiilii Inn mil wlii<'li I'liiiii's ill I'lniii till' Irmi Mimk iiikI Ih '.'..'t.MI feel in Irii'^lli. At II ilcjiili nf li'jri tci't iliiltini,' i-> iinn' in jiiu yicss n|iiiii till' M'iii, fur llni |ini|HiM' 111 ii|Miiiiii,' iin.iiliii- liliirk fur ilrvi'|ii|iiiii'iil. 'I'liim it will lu' hitii fmin the nlil Nil. 'J uilil li'St'l III llli' |ilr\iiiiiH nini|iiiny iluwii In lij,') fnul Irvt'l, till' iiiiiii' In \irlnally nnlniirlnil, lliil this iH iml all. In rxoaviitiii'.' mi tlii> Hiiifaci' fur tliK iii'W piiwi'i' |il.iiil II |iai'allrl M'ln wax ilisi'iiMTcil, an illiislialiiiii iif wliirli will III' f.'iinil mi |iii<^r 17. Ci'iikkciiIs li.iM' Ih'i'Ii iiiii mi Iwii nf till' linv-vf Irvi'ls wiiii'li liiivr lap- I HI I ill in li'ili;it |ii'ii\ lii'4 till' cmiliiiiiily ami vitliii' nf I|il> mi' willi ili'|illi. It iirmiii-M'M Id inakr in ilnclf ii iiiiiii> nf i'.{iinl 111' uii'ali'i- valiui tliiiii till' li'il;,'i' mi whiili lliu >» Imlo fnliiii' uf till' inim* was pirviiillsly liasi'il. A rmitriu't has lii'i'li let In llii' .Imins ('nnpiT Maniifai' liiriiii; ('iiin|iaiiy nf Mniiiiinl fm- thr inslallalinn nf niw , cniiiph'li' ami iiinri' pnwt'ifnl niaihliu'i'y. Tlii' Imi."! will «oii,'li Ihiity tniis ami will In' rapalih' nf lifliii',' iii;hi Inns ili'ai|wi'iL,'lil at till' spi't'il nf r.")!! ft'i'l |ii'r miiinli' fimn a ili'ptli I if L'.TIM) fii'l. Aintiysiilo thin iiiui'liinr will Im- niln iilril an liiLii'isnll Si'iyi'iinl air cnnipressnr nmniiially nf 411 ili'ill piiwiT. 'I'hi' uhnli' plant will lii' Imnsuit in ii nIiiI fraiiii' linililiii;^ invt'ii'il wiih ','alvaiiizi'il irmi. It is ex peott'il that I'veiythinii will lu' i niiiplrliil within llif iirM twn inniilhs anil tin- new plant will yivi' a winking rapa cily i)f nlMl imiH nf nil' pi'i' ilay. 'I'hi' inaihiniTy will all lie ipiiali'il liy I'li'iti iial pnwoi- fiiinishi'il liy tin- Wrst Kniiiinay I'liwri' anil Liuht i'n., ami wlini ciiiiipliliil it will 111' till' larm'nl Imisiinj; plant in tin' wmlil iisiii',' mi't'- liii'ity. Till' Hli'il 1,'alliiHs friinii' will aUn ho tlii' iiinst cmiiplute ami lallcsl t'Miiiil. A sot nf iirvv nlliiis fur llio rninpaiiy's Incal hnsim'ss, ami Imaiiliii',' ami mh'.'r Imnsi's fnv t iu' inini'rH iiri' al.sii niiili'i' cniisliiul imi, ami it is cmn piitt'il tliu tiital iiihI nf iinprnvi'iin'iits this sniinni'i- will iiiumitit In nvir SUlO.lMMI. THE IRON MASK. 'I'hi' Irmi Mask is mii' nf Iho Ldmip nf i-liinis wliirh was liist Ini'alril mi Ki'il Mmmlain. Its cxtn'mi- Iriinth is l,4."rj flit ami il.s cMii'ini' hreailtli lilldaml 4111 fnl iispir- tivi'ly at rillnri'iiil. It is Miirmiiiiliil liy tin' .Mni;wiinip. War l';ai,'U', Ci'iilro Star ami \ iii,'iiiia. 'I'hnnirh n was Incati'il ill l.'^'M it was imt nniil IS'.t.i that any innsiilcialili' ainniinl nf lU'vrlnpnu'nt wmk was ilmii'. Siiifr thru tin' linn Mask I'miipany, nf whirli Austin Cniliin, 'Jml, nt Spnkanr, is pii'siileiil, has ki'pt strailily al wmk. .\ shaft was Slink mi tlii' Nn. 1 Imh' in a iloptli nf :.'IMI fi'i't in pay- alilu nri', the value nf nhii'li fnnii this pailiciiliir wmk almio was I'stiinali'il al S7<',(i(ill. A IrVfl wasiliiM'ii smne little ilistant'o mi till' Inih' fmin Ihe hnltmn nf the shaft ami a win/.e sunk In a depth nf 1(10 feil lielnw Ihe linltmn nf Ihe .shaft level. Diiflin^ nn the Inile is iiiiw in pmnress at this pnini. The vi'iii raie^'e.s frmii three In Imiiiei'li feel in wullh ami the avenmo value nf the nie is ?"_'."i per tmi. .\ main ailit level has lieeii ilriveii ill frniii the 'unleli siile nf the pi'npeiiy fur the wlinle It'iiiilh nf the ^(rniiiiil ami exteiiilin',' iiitn the War Kaj^'le Aetiie^ as a finsseiit it has inteiseeleil several niher klinnii nre Imilies. Ipmi line nf these, knnwii as No. 2, ail ive nperalimm are nnw ill full swim;. It has lieen npeiieil up liy a iliift fur lli'i feet ami has prnveil In lie a liinly nf nre vary im; fmin ."> to H feet ill thieknessaml aver.iniiiL; in valneahmit ff',\'<. The ilevelnpinelit nf this Inile is nnw lieilii,' sysleiiial ii ally pnsheii alieiel liy raising; ami sinpimf iinl the Imlk nf the lire fnr shipineiit is eniniiej frniii this pniiit. Aiinlhir shaft, calleil Nn. 2, has heeii sniik tn a ileplli nf l.Sd feet. Twn levels have heeii npeiieil mil mi the Inilu at 12(1 ami 180 feut respectively. The fmnier is in a tntal ilistaiice tn ihllenf 120 feet Hliil the liilter I;i0fi',l. Almvelhe I2(» flint level eiilisiileralih' Nlnpini.' has Im-iii ilmie ami a uninl ileal nf nl'i, lirnkell mil, Hnlnil nf W lliell HUM M'ly hi^ll Ulaile. (Ill the whiile, Imwever, this Hielimi nf Iheiniiie sliiiwsminf rather Inw uraile in unlil thniii^h ihe mpper iiiaiiitiiins ilH aveiaiie. The veins here lire nf larne size, ami shniilil a s|i<.jht iiiiprn\ einelil lake plai e in I he i|liilllty, I'l the evpiiise nf Kiirkin'4 '"' iliinnnsheil smiiewhat. they w ill piine a \aliliili|i' ailinnel In I he present lesniirees nf the emiipaiiy. (•tlier vein", wliiili are whnlly iiiliel In the siirfuee, tr.iM'ise the prnperty further In I Ik, ninth ami it is I he inlenlimi nf the niaiiiitleinelil In npeii llieiii lip ill the near fill lire. This will lie ilmie li\ cMi'miiiu I I'inss enl fmni III" main Inninl level wliieli will inleiseet llieiii ami pl'ive their value, whin, if siillieieiil eliemiiM^'eliienl JK mil with, an extensive selieino nf npeiatinns will lie iniliateil here. .\l plesellt .'10 '.iieli are einplnyeil nn ihu iniiie anil a leiinlar sliipnn til nf !,"( imis nf nre per iluy is lieiii'^ eireeleil, I he w Imle 'Ji lilii,' In I he ( '. I'. It. smeller al Trail. Neeilless In say with the fiiilil ies w lliell exist fur hieakili'.,' mil ore the shipnu'iits emilil lio lai'j^uly iiieieaseil. MONTE CHRISTO CONSOLIDATED. The .Mniiie Christn mine lies nil Mmite Chrisin .Mmin tain, ashi'il iliitanee iimthnf ihelnwii It is h I'nii.snli. ilalimi nf the .Mniite (hri'-tn, Cnlmina ami liinkeye, Nn. 2, iinlirai'iii;^ a Inlal area nt 42 aeics. lieiii'.; in slrmnr hamU nn expense has lieeii spareil ill piisliinu alieail i|e\ elnpinelits w itli all speeil sn as In plaee the mine mi ihe liasis nf a ri",'nlar me prnilneer. At Ihe siiifaeellie nn linilies wi're liy im means nf a prmiiisiiii,' de.si'iipl imi, lull liy '.;niiii,' ilnwii linlilly siK'i'ess has lieeii iiehieM'il, fnr ihe lire has i,'reatl\ iliipmveil, eanies nmre enppei ami eiimi'_'h '.^I'lil I like It payalile In ship. Twn tunnels IIIII in fmiii the siirfaee fnr nver •'■OH ami 1,20(1 feet ri"ipeeliM'ly. lia\e inler.sreleil the iiiaiii Imles mill a cniiHiileralile innmint nf iliiflniL,' has heeii ilmie nn tliein at tlie.se levels. The present nialiii;,'i'r, Mr. (i. I'fiimler, was anxiniis In lji-I ilnwii lielnw, ami fnr this piilpiiseii slalimi was exeavateil al a pniiil TCO feel ill fmin the iiiniitli nf Nn. 2 tnniitl ami an iiieline shaft enlii- meneiil. This m imw ilnwii a tnial ileptli nf lillO f|.|| fmin the sill line, mi the haii'^'iii',' wall nf the Inih' nmsi nf the way. It has, iinrenM'r, lieeii eairieil up ami eniineeleil w iih Nil. I tunnel. The Mnlite Christn imle is nlle nf the nint her Imles nf till ilisli'iet ami is Iraeeahlu the full li'in;th nf the elaiiii, lia\ iiiu' niiUinps ill smiie plaees HO feet in wiilllinf snliil p\ irlinliie, wliieli. hmvever, niily eairinB value in ileptli. At present npeiali'iim ale le-itrieteil in the iiiine nw iiij; In llli k nf pnwer ' irkiliL' the il rills a eelt ail i supply liuilin a I In Weil fnrwm kiii'.^ the N'iruiiiia. \\ hen the West Knnteiiay piiwei iniiipany '-'els sliirtei the Mmilo ( 'h. iatn emiipany will install a new 45 ill ill air emnpressiir, when nineli milliter prni.'re-s will lie pnssilile. The ('. I'. |{. hraiieh line, wliiili will shnilly lie eniisl rneteil, will pass the Mmile ( 'lirisin iliiinp in nliiainiii'^ the rei|iiisile ^laile In reaeh the War I'lanle Imi-I. This will lie nf '^leiil ailvaii- lie:i' III the fmnier eniiipany.as il will iiieiin inlilit innal laeilily iiiul j^realer eeniinmy in Iriinsp.irliiiL; nre frmn the mine In the sinellev. The mine will thus at an eiirly ilate he niie nf the liii;','est shippers in the ilislriet. .I.'hn W. .Maekay. nf I'.nnanza faiiie, ami ('. II, llnsnier, nf .Mniitreiil, ami the Cmkers nf .^an l''raiieise.i are nmler stni.il In he the piimipal shan-hnlilers in this i-mnpaiiy mill the Virginia. VIRGINIA MINE. Mr. (ien, rfiimler is alsn nianiejer nf this iiiilie. which ailjnins the 11 .Mask nn the War Kai^le leail. The pres- ent cniiipany assiiiiieil pnssessinii nf the eliiiiii last Deeelii- Inr, ami very wisely ileeiileil In ilevelnp the liiiile strai'^'ht way liy a ileep shaft hefme wastiiej tiiiie in useless surfaee ex|iemlil nres. Cmilrary In the !_'eiieial practice this shaft IS heiiii; sunk veilieilly ami it has iiiiaineila ileplh In ilate nf :(l,") feet. Il is expeeteil fr..iii lieiiriilj^s Nicktl Plati; Mint, showing War Eagltr Mine and Ktd Mountain in back ground. I H) >>' (I (t Great Western Mine< tf) I ))' il No. i Tunnel Columbia and Kootenay Miiu- J.^.^....*i * 5^ i^j^^^ — *^K3-fr- Josie I' .11:, showing Outcrop of Vein. tiikon mill ciilciil.KiiiiiH iiiado tlmt llic IimIc will dip into llio shaft .It ,1 ili'|illi i.f alpiiiit (i(H) iVut, Ipiit in (iir mean- tiiiii' li'VcU will III' iipi'iK'il at ilillfii'iit pMiiils. At :i(HI fei't a statimi W£is cut mit ami a I'l-cissriit ilii\cn lutho lndc, Al this piiiiit till' nrc hcHly was I'oiiikI to lie .'10 tVt'l wide, H fi'i't avti-.iuinj,' hmt ilMO t(i the tun. This rnn- siitiili's (ino of thf l>ii,",'i'si stiiki's rvi-i' ni.adi' ni thr Kn-s- l.and district and •j.nvt- the N'ii'Linna i.ank .is ;i prnvi-d mini' at itncL'. 'I he intcntiiin \» tn iMHiliniio tho shaft ihnvn tn thr I, Olio liMit li'Vid. At ."lOII fert anothcT rinssiiit will he I'Xti'MiliMl ti; cut the h'dc and afti-r that Icvt-hs will ho Mpi'neil L'Vi'iy lOO fei't, In the nir.intinii' iins-futs aiv hciiiL; driven nn the .'loo fnut level tn tap two niher ii'ins whieh lite kmiwii to traverse the properly. The olliee of the eonip.iny, whleh heri'li'fore has heen loeated in .Spok.me, has now l)een formally tnin^fernd ti' Kiissland. .and th's step shonld lie proi|ii(ti\e of L;o,id. GIANT MINE. Thedi.mi Mine is situate I on lied Monnlain. the uest lioMiid.iry lini' of the ( 'ity of Itossl.nid passintx throimh the property. T'lie (iiant is li.pnnded on the north liylhe Coxey and Novelty ; on tho west hy thetiold Kini,' .and l.illle D.irliiit; ; on the south hy the Kviiiin^;. 'I'honipson .mil California ; on the east hy the novelty .and Californii . Thotli.ant is approximately only ".'.THO feet west of the famous War K.'e.de. Two veins traverse the (iianl and liolh are hein^ ile\el- o) eil niyht and day. T'wn ears of ore, ahoul .'IL' lun^, are shipped every wei'k from die upper vein. A shaft is ln'iiiL; .sunk on the lower vein. It is now down 40 (eel. When the 100 foot level is reaehed a sl.ation will he cut and drifts run each w.iy across the ore hody. The shaft at present is all in ore of .ihout .*|0 ttrade in all values, lietler yrade ore is expected when the vein is cross cut. The in.inai,'eiiient have decided to put in a plant consist ill!,' of a ."i or 7 drill eipiupres..or, hoist ami pump. T'his will Ipc installed in-iile of HO ilays, iilnl air drills will he avail.alple hy the time the shaft on the hpwer vein reaclu'S the 100 fo.It level. A tunnel is heiiiL; run on the course of the iippi'r \ein t.p intersect the No. I shaft ,it .a depth of ahout l."iO feet . .\n upraise will he ni.ide to the sliat't and stopiiPi; ^'iipiind hlipcked out. The smeller returns fripiii this \ciii aver- .■11,'e heltteen ■*l.'"i .and .*lli per tipii. 'I he smeller cliarL,'e is tf".7."'. The ore is now lieinir shipped to the ( '. I'. I!, smelter ;it Trail. Thelliaur .-il present employs l.s nun. WHITE BEAR MINE. The While r..ar lies immclial.ly west of the I'd.iek Hear, the wisiern exleiision of the f.imous l,e lioi. Ii is owned Ipy a .'^pok.ine eoi por.it iipii, ihe lar'_'esl individual stockholder Ipciiil; .lohii ^ . Cole of Kossl.-iinl. A iiuinl fr of well kn.iwn T'pproiil'p capil.-ilists are als.p inierchtepl. The uiiiu' IS well eipiipped with machinery, incliidiiiLC liO horse power hoiler, .lir coui|iressor. hoist, pump .and air drills It li.iH now lieeii developed to a depth of ipver L'tJO feet, and inside of HO days the .'100 fool le\el will have heeii passed. The shaft is now i,'.piic_' down in ore whieh li.is jnst heeii eneoiinleied. ppU||i sjippe .pf lied .Moiint.ain adjoiiiiiui Ihe No. I ppii the wi'^l . It is one of the older lipcati. ins. heiiiij I.. MM I feel in leie.'th hy (iOO in Ipre.adth, and haviiu.' extr-akatural linlits. Il is traversed hy known veins which come into it fiipin Ihe No. I and Mipiiita. Ucvelopmeul wmk is lieiie/ com eiitraled on Ihe south or Nip. I vein. Il is ihe inlenlion of the eoinpaiiy to sink I he d.piilile cipiiip.irl meiil shiifi, now down (i.S feet ppii the N... I Vein, lo ,1 deplh of L'OO feel and then cross- cut noiih anil south !.• thoroughly explipre the claim. The present show lie,' in this sluift is very f.ivor.ahle. The ore is pyriholile and aisenic.il iippii e.iiruii',' f.iir values in j,'old and silver. .\ sli.ifl was sunk sppiiii time a^o on the noith vein .ind .assays from .*•"! to .'<."i'.l have heeii olplained. The pi.pj eitv is eipiilr.plled hy Ihe Montre.alt iold l-'ields. Liiiiited, and I!. Ii. I'ldw.ards i.eckie is iii.in;ii;er. THE COXEY. I >n Ihe wc--t slope of l!id .M.iiiiil aiii. apljoiniiu,' the (ii.iiit .Mine oil llip' iiipilh, IS the I'oxey. ipwiied hy the .Mipiitreal I'eil .Mipunlain Hold KiehK, l.iuiited. Two veins h.ave heen cppeiu'il up Ipy siirf.ice iiils, the iiio^i northerly of which shpp»> lii'.,di p;i;ide copper ipie. .\ tunnel is hciiii,' driven to lut lliis ledi;e al a depth of i.'."iO feet. This ttninel is now in ."i.'IO feel nwd ne.iiiiiL; the leili!e. The south vein -hows a laix'e outcrop of deeoiii- poseil sulidiides, hut no depth in any workini;s on this vein. 'I'lic properly, in .all prpph.ihility. is ti.iversed hy the north .and --oiilh vein which is now heiii:; developed on thu < iiant, and from which sliipmeiils aii' heiiiL,' made. It. (J. Kilwards I.eckie is m.an.iixer. IRON COLT. .\di oil linn the I'ohimhia and Kooieii.iy i,'roiipiin the vvi si is I he li-ppii CppIi mine. It i- owned hy .a piipvinci.il eomp.uiy, the |iriiicip.al stockli.p|ilers heiiip,' .\lessis. Win. Mac- kenzie, I'lesideiil of ihe Toronto Street li.iilway : T'hiuii.as lloll. of .Montreal; I', liiirns and diplin l''irL'Uson Me- ( 'rae, of Uo-sland. The iiiiiie is ippiippeil with a live ilrill Compressor and lioisl. ( iver l.ooineel of I iinnelline and cii,dily live feet of sh.ift w.prk h.ave heen done hy the coiiipany to dale, liolh veins have heen cr.iss cut hy the liinnel.at .a deplh of ahont JiOOt'cet. T'hes.piilh vein has hi en drifted on for l.'iO I'eet, showiim silicioiis ores lyiiij,' .■ih.iii,'siile of e.ach oiher. No ilrifiinLt has lieeii done on the lloll II vein, w hicli shows three feet of solid or,, in the tunnel. Il is the puliiil ioii of ihe eppiiip.iny Ipp ri-iiu.i' Hoik -liiiillv .and 'Pie sliipmeiils will heyiii willi ihe coin inencemciii of . ppeial loiis. OTHER NORTH BELT MINES. ilesides the inilies descril I'd .ahove there .ire in the Norlli Belt iii.any other iproiiiisinc,' pipppertiis, .and one ppi- two which are entitled to rank as proved mines. 'Ihe CTilV has heen and is a cnnsiderahle shipper. Il is locaii d ipiithc lied .Mountain on the ...nne vein as tho Montu ('ri--|pp, We>l ppf il alpiiii; the saiipe h di;e ai'e the t'on- solid.ilcd Si. Klm.p, Si. K.lii.o. N.prtliein Belle and Nevada, 1.11 ,ill of uhich a lai'.'e .1111011111 of wairk with salisfaelorily results has heen ihpiie. North of these claims lie the Norlhern Belle, (lo.pd l''ridny, ( loml llopp. aiiddreeii Mounl.iin, To the south the lied .Moiinl.an, Kvenini; ( Knnk.i t'.pr.), San ('"ralieiscn, .Xtlanlic ('aide iiiid Be^Kipiir ale the hest known. < hi .'Nlonte Crislip .Mipiiniain .are I he Kv eliiile; pSnar, Iron Ijoise, i'lnlerprise, (ieori;ia, C'itv of Sinpk.'ine, ('.and ('.and Idaho, several of which are hoinni lo ilevelip|i into hi^j mines, (hi Colinuhi.a Mouiilain are Ihe Nortli Star, M.ascot, Alhertii and others which sh.pw i^ppipiI ledi,'es and p.i)' ore. / w { )>l I (I >) -M m '-/ -V. '!■'■ MSI', Oil rill t [ it \>> \ ii )') 4 THE HOMESTAKE MINES. Next to the Lilv Maj' llic Iliniifstiikc is llu' oldest location in Kossliiiul district, Imviiiij biu'ii stakiil .sevural wifks prior to itiiy of tlio iii the siiikiiit,' of the shaft. .-V 7-drill liii;ersoll-Seri,'e:inl .air compressor ,'iiid lai;,'e hoist are in place ready for work. DEER PARK, The Deer Park mine is considered one of the most proiiiisini; in the South Hell. It is owned hy a Toronto comp.iiiy and a iicijority of the slock is liehi in Toronto. F. A. >Iiillioll.iiid is i,'eiier,il manajier. ll is now opened to a depth of ;i7'"> fei't I'V .i shaft, which shows a nice liody of sliippinj; ore in the lioltoiu, and drifts have lieeii run at the ,")0. loo, l.'iO and L'OO f,Hil levels, all of which developed lari,'e liodies of i|iiai'lz and concenlratiiii,' ore. The maiia!;eiiient now purposes to e is located at the foot of Deer Park mo ntaiii on the old Dewdney trail and is the ,sceiie of the lirst dis- covery of mineral in the Trail Creek mining district. It is eipiipped with a ij-drill air compressor, HO luuse power boiler and 40 horse powi'r hoist. The ground is traversed by three ilistiuct veins, all of which have been prospected more or less. Tht; No. 1 shaft is down lOS feet on an incline which followed ore all the way. .\ tuiiin'l ](i."(feet loll!,' intersects this shaft ai 1116 45 foo* level and is also in ore all the way. At the 100 foot level in the sli.ift the vein has been drifted oii for 170 feet both east .and west, : '.lowing a contiinioiis chute of ore froir ne to three feet vide. This ore will aver,i','e Sl."> per to ,, 4.'"i tons liaviiu; bei'ii shipped to the Trail smelter last winter. Shalt No. 2 is 80 feet deep on the No. 2 vein and is in ore all the way. Till! No, ,'! shaft is 00 feel dee]! and is also sunk on the No. 2 vein all the way in ore. Both these wcU'ki,iL;s show a bi'tter grade of ore than is described in the work- ings of the No. I vein. The property is under bond to the Hriti^h Caiiailiaii Finance Corpipration of London, Kiiglaiid, a sulislautial first payment having been made, and this corporation intends to start work on a largi' sc.ile in October. •Adjoining tlu' Lily May on the west is the Mlack H(U'se imiieral claim. COMMANDER MINE, ( •lie mile e.ist of Hosslaml and ,il the fool of Coluiiiliiii nioiintain is the Coiiiin.iiider mine. It is owned by a Spokane corporation, bul ,i provincial compauy is being organizecl to take it over. Tlu' new comiiany will be known as the Commander Cii^isolidaled Mining and Smelting Company. W. .1. Mariis, m.iuagiiig director of the Le Ifoi, is one of the largest stockholders and will oe president of the new company, Tlii! mine is eipiippeil witha4-drill eompre.^sor, 00 horse power boiler, 40 hor.Hc power hoist, etc. 'i'lie buildings consist of a shaft house 4((xH0aiid four other out biiihliugs 20\;!0. The workings consist of a vertical shaft 200 feet deep. Drifts have been run on the vein at the loO foot level 140 feet east ami 100 feet west. On the 200 foot level a ci'o.sscut was run 70 feet, exposing both walls of the li'ilge. The east drift on this level is DO feet and the west drift IliO feet long. The ledge has an average width of 40 feel and carries about three feet of i)yritic ore averaging 81S to the (f ^l(. 2r> r-i II o z s in .a O b S a o U Hi .a TJ ■- i « e vvu »ii»i)eMilo,'i; and I'hocnix, ad jninini,' tlic Sunset ; the (iraiid I'rize, ^'oun;; America and Koih^ricli l»lni. near the Ueer Park ; the Zihor and Kast St. Louis, near the Lily May : the Mayllowif, Cm li'W, lilueliird and llattie lirown, north of the Ilouu'Staki- (;roup, and the Celtic <,)ueen, Trill)y, Xion, Tii^er, Inele Saiu and Crown I'uint i,'r(iup to the east. « >n all of these a lar]t;e amount of work has been done and on tlie Crown Point and .Mayllower ^ood hi .lies of pay oie have liecn developed. ^ Creek to the connection with the Hed Mnuntain Hallway. This creek drains a wide area and the valley throutjh whichit runs j,'ives the elevation of the " Victory-Triumph" and " \ elvet " miiu'S a panoramic view of mountain scenci.\ uiisurpasaeil in liritish Columhia. .\11 the mines in this distiict are exceptionally favured hyn.iture. The main hraucli of Sheep Creek all'onls a very lar^e amount of water jiower which can be inexpen- sively ulilised for minini^' and millini^ purposes. The present prospects of the district are particularly lirii;ht Its Iniililini; mines are iri the hands of strou'.,' and respun- si'ile cump.udes aiul it bids fair to be . Uoyle, manaijer, are liie eldest locatinns and first Crown (irants in this district. "The "Victory" has been located since IS'.ll, although not inider its pre- sent n.iiue. .\ very lariie lissure ••( ipiart/, in which chutes of rich copper-silver appear at intervals, has been develc>i)cd to a depth i>f -'."lO feet by means of atmiiu-l, the moiitli of which, with a part} of the ore taken out is shown in the accompanyius; ilhistration. In the ])hot(i- graph the walls of the \ein, some '2'> feet apart, are distinctly visd)le. The apparatus at the mouth of the tunnel is a Sibley stove used bir veiitilatin;.; the mine, and a very elieip .'ind elfective apparatus il is, larLtely useil durini; the development of mines where fuel is plenty and tianspiutation dillicult. The "Triumph" which lies between the "Victory" and the " N'elvet " is on ll.itter ;.,'round than the " Victory" and is beiuL; developc'il by means of a shaft on a vein of yteud)er and h.ive been continued since that time. On an averai,'e a force of :{l) men has been employed, and the mine is now bciiii,' dovel.>|ieil below the KIM" foot and Kill foot levels. To date upwards of l.'JtIO feet of development work li.is been done- and the results are very .s.atisfactory. Shipments of ore to the amount of ioli tons h.avo 'ecu made. These gave a net result of about .*'.) per ton. This ore was taken out durinu di'Velopmenl . No stopin,' has been done. There are several thousand tons of cue lyinj,' on the sur- face but as the cost of trans] loit is so heavy it is not though desirable by the manaj.;enient to ship any large (piantities until cheaper means of transport .and treatment are established. There .are also \nyitv (piantities of ore reserves in the mine which can lie easily and cheaply worked when the proper time arrives. I'ntil receiitlv this 'iio|erty w.is oper.ited by the New (iold Fields of I!. ('., Ltd., of which Sir Charles Tupper, r.art M.P., is the eliairm.in. lull since the 1st .liini', IH'.W, it has bi'cii under the coiiliol of the " N'elvel Mines Limited," wh'eli compaiiv eaiiu' into existence a short lime a'^'o with a capital of 1 1 (III. 01 10. 'I'he head ollice of the Company is 'Jo I.eadenh.ill Strei't, London, K.C., F.nnland, ;ind W. .\. Stearns is the Secri'tary. It is the intention of the Comp.iny for the present to ileveloii this property c.iiefnlly .and tlioioiiirhly with a view later on of Working it on a large sjale. Only sample sliinmcnts of ore will be m.ide during the next I'J nn nths. The pre- sent .ippe.irance of tlii' property has evei;; i idication of developing into a good pay mine in the near future, .lames .Morrish M.L.\L .\L. ir. manager , and has directed all the work on the mine since it was purchased by .Sir Charles Tnpper's company. ,M SALMON RIVER DISTRICT. TOWN OF YMIR. The Town of Vmir is beautifully sitii.iti'd in the v.illey of S.dmoii liver, on the Nelson .ind Fort She|ipard rail- way, about •_'(! mill's from Nelson and liO from Uossland. 'I'hough the Salmon Hiver district foiuis a portion of the Ni'Isoii mining illv ision its mines ,ire principally operated by Uossland companies. On either side ot the town the mountains rise to a beighl of about o.lHlO feet. Opposite the town Wild Horse and Hear Circles joii. the Salmon. On these eiei'ks are respectively the Vmir and llundee minims. Kuuning through the town is t.luaitz Creek which has tlie Itiillioii property working about a mile and a half from its mouth. About a niib' below the town Porcupine and iioiilder creeks enter the Salmon, on the former are the .lubilee and lolia properties. .\t points two and four miles north of the to«n Stewart and liairett creeks How into the Salmon, on the latter creek is situated the Porto Hico mine. .\U these creeks have an average length of about 11.' miles, it cm be seen that ii very laige area of miner.il lands is immediately tributary to Vmir. The location of the camp gives it sph'iidid faciilities for the treatment of its ores. Wateipower is within easy re.ich of any of its properties. There is a smelter 18 mill's distant at Nel ■on. another 40 miles distant at North- port, and another .'iO miles dist.uit at Tr.iil. Two of these smelters are in direct r.iilway communication with the camp, giving the bcuelit of competition in smelter rates with only il nominal diU'ereiiee in freight rates. The town of Vmir was surveyed in the 8]iring of 1807. Previous to that a number of settlers had "pipiatted " on the siti' recoi;ni/.ing tli.it it was bounii to become an im- portant business ccntio at .-iii I'lirly d.-ito owing to the miner.il discoveries in the neighborhood. Today the town ran boast of one block built up almost solidly with business houses, besides a great number ot' business places scaller.'d i'\er the town site. It has two chnrches — Presbylcri 111 .ind .Methodist and the I'rocineial ( ioverii- mei it is I ill ildi III,' .a commodious and Ii.-indsomc school house. The lesideiit population now iiiimbeis .ibuut .'illO. PORTO RICO MINE. The Porto Hieo mine is six miles west of Porto Kico Sidili'_' on the Nelson and Fort Sheppard liailway. This mine is one of the properties of t'le C.inadian Pacilic Kxploratioii Co . Limited, of London, Kiigla ml, which has a capital of t.'iOO.OIKI 'i'he ch.iirmaii is Lord Powerscourt and the managing director is \V. IL Corboiild. A. I?. Irwin is general niinager and lleiiiy Kelioe is the com- pany's mining engineer. 28 •^ *% 3 o JQ e v: 'If Tlie Porto Rico group consists of the following Crown granted inincnil cliiinis: Port1() feet. Fine bodies of liigli grade free milling ore have been opened up in each of tlie tliree tunnels, some of the assays from Imlk samples running from i^^oO to $."mO in gold per ton. .\ trial shipment of three lots of ore consisting of 41 tons was m.ide to the Trail Xmeltor which gave average returns of ?77.liO gold per ton. The company is at present erecting a ten stamp drill and tive drill Rand coni]ives3or, also hu aerial tramway 2,.')00 feet in length to transjiort the ore fnmi tlie mine to the mill. This planrwill lie in operation liy October 1st of this year. There is autlicient ore at ]iresent blocked out to keep the mill running for nearly a year without count- ing on further development work which will be actively contiinied. THE DUNDEE MINE. The Dundee (iol.l Mining t'ouipauy owns the " Parker." •'Old Rill," " LiuJiLheart," " White Pine " and " Kl.m- dykei" and the fractions "Kitten" " Kdua," ".Xunie.' comprising in all about ;{r)0 acres, and being about 1 [ miles ni an air line from Ymir. The work done so far on the projierty consists of a shaft sunk on the "Parker," the central claim, iitlO feet in depth, with ;!(M( feet of drifts and cr,0ll0 worth of ore in sight, and arrangements are contemplated by the company to erect a lOstam]) mill on the Salmon river, and connect the mine with the mill by an overhead cable conveyor. The machinery on the ground consists of a 20-horse ])ower hoisting engine, .'to-horse power boiler and two iron ore cars. The president of the company is the Ion. T. Mayne Daly and .1. L. Parker, M.E., is superintendent. Adjoi-iing the Tamarac is the l-tica group, consisting of three claims, with a shaft down 40 feet, THE YMIR MINE. About tive miles from the mouth of Wild Horse creek is situated the Ymir mine. Leading from the town to the mine is ,in e.xiellent waggon road This mine is now lirepiiring a site for a 40-st.'im)i mill and an air compressiu' is already installed. 'I'his mine with its exceptionally large body of ore should in the near future be one of the greatest producers in the province. The ore is galena, pyrites of imu and (piartz, all carrying in gold. On the same creek a little furiher up are such properties as the KIsie, lilackcock and Wren, on all of which work is being actively ]iushed. THE JUBILEE MINE. The .lubilee mine is situated about a mile and a half from Ymir and tibout half a mile from the railway. It is owned by the Mountain (ioat Mining Company, of Rosa- land, of which l{oss Thompson is president. It is traversed by a strong ledge of (piartz carrying pyrites and blend with traces of galena in seams froi.; an inch to two feet in width. Astonishing values have been obtained from picked specimens of this ore assays running from $2 000 to $,'i,000 per ton in several instai.ces. The development consists of ;i shaft sunk for til/ feet in well luineralized vein matter and a tunnel lui the vein now in about loO feet at a depth below the shaft of 100 feet. This tunnel shows 7J feet of good ore on the face. A small force is kept steadily at work opening up the mine. 1st ;t9,002 lbs. at .*'J5.07 per ton 5=488.811 2nd 2r),(i04 " ;J4.47 " 280 ;!!l On the dump are 1,500 tons of concentrating ore, which, added to the ire in the mine, amounis to nearly a ipiarter million doll.irs' worth of ore already opened up. The "Dundee" was the hrsi mine to put in machiiierv ill the Ymir district. < »peratioiis commenced in Septem- ber, 181Mi, iiiid have been continuously kept up. The force at lirst was only three men for three months, and then averaged fifteen men for the balance of the time. The principal otficers of the company are C'h.arles Dundee, presidei; , Ernest Kennedy, secretary-treasurer, and .1. L. Parkci, '.I.E., superintendent. THE TAMARAC GROUP. The Kenneth Mining and Develoimient Company, Limi- ted, o]ierates the Tamarac group of claims, consisting of the Tamarac, Racatatn October and Dinner Bucket, com- prising 170 acres. This property is close to the town of Ymir, being about 2h miles northeast, and is about one THE SALMO CONSOLIDATED. South of Ymir are the towns of Salmo and Erie, which also promise to be im|iortaiit mining centres. The group of four ])roperties belonging to the Salmo Consolidated (■old Mining and Development Company is situated about ten miles .southeast of Salmo, on the Nelson and Fort Sheppard Ry. The company is vigorously developing its projierties, in a practical and progressive manner, which has served to ipiickly transform a group of claims with promising surface indication! into a mine. The development consists of two shafts and a tunnel. Shaft No. 2, at the deiith of 125 feet, presents a very rich appearance, being entirely in ore, carrying values aver- aging $:f0.00 in gold and silver. Cros.scutting at this deiith is now in progress, when the width of the lead will be finally determined. The uompany, while now in a position to ship its product, will await the speedy instal- lation of its own concentrating [dant, when the yield will be very much increased, the ore concentrating readily three into one. Five parallel leads running through the group gives ample scope for development. The main lodge is white cpiartz carrying g •I • m^ A. ^ RsHHB HVK HH ' .... on I f It^ 1 i '* . 1^ ■H V ' ^'V| !,' -IfrMji Bi ^^B III r< i i>\V)'r in uv.iilikl>U' fiT III! iiiiiiiiii{ |iiii|ii>sr.s, tin' ('niii|iiiiiy Imviiii,' fciiiii'd tile wiiter riijlits nf Slii'i'|i cicfk, its )ii(i|)- crty fXti'inlidK In tlic stii'iuii iiii'iiliniicil. I )cm'1ii|iimoiiI wiiik i^ lii'lii;.' coiitiiMioiislv iminIumI iiiidir Ciiivfiil mid iiitillim'iit iimiiii;ii'iiii'iit. .luiiifH Cliiiiiilu'is iH pri'siiloiit Hiul Clmrlrs Ui'iiipHlur, nf KnsHlaiid, Houivl.iry. Kriu is sitimtfd at the juiictiini nf tlio Nortii KniU hIiIi till' iiiuiii Saliiinii liver, L'p llic valley nf llic fninuT lliiic aro many tine |irns|it'c'lH nii Hliiili wiprk is bciii',' ilniu' at till) pri'si'iil time, and at least, niic iiiiiii', tlii' Sernnd Ui'lii'f. nwnrd liy llic Kreni'li »yiidicalc" nf Sii(d oyclnidftl liloworR for mipplyiiiK tlir blast fiiriiiu'fH, a (lyimnid fur liijlitiiij,' llio ]ilntit with Ixitli liiT and iMt'iiiiilt'Hci'iit lanipH, and a niacliiiic hIii>i> in wliioli all tin' snitdliir ropair wnik is done. 'I'lic (illiur 1iuiMin){H anil iipjiliaMd'H cDnipriitiiiv; tbc plant arc a luatti' Hainplini; and sackin),' liiinst', lilackHiMilli Nliup. bi'ifk carpenter slicip ami Htdri'lmusi^ in wliiuli a laryu Rtiick of tlu' IiiiiIh and Hiip]iliuH iixiil almnl the wurkH in always kept i>n hand ; brick i,'eMeial idlice, brick asmiy ollice and a lirick dwcllin){ Iiihiho for the use cif the Knper- iutenilent. For the cheaj) and expi'ditiuiis nnlnadint; id' ore, a Hi't of lire linnkern in liicaleil eln»e tn the Haniplinj.' mill, and the ore nnloaded intii the biuikers from dum|i earn rnn on top of them by means of an incline track coiuiectinu w ith one of the 8pnri from the S. K. iV N. main line. When thu ore in reipiired for Hamp1in;{, it is taken from the blinkers in push cars holding; 1.1 tons and dnniped into a i.'(( by ](t lilake pattern crnsher, which has a record of ,'!(1() tons of ore crushed in 12 hours. The jiresi'iit supply of lime rock is brmiHht to the smelter in cars from a ipiarry about half a mile distant from the smelter on the line of the S. K. iV II. railway, but a new ipiarry i< imw beiie^ openeil up at a site only about 1,()(M» feet distant from the slam|iin;; mill, iiiid to which the lime rock will be conveyed by a i^ravily tram- way which is at present under construction. A supply of water for the various pur]inKes for which it is reipiired iiroiind the works, as well as for furuishini; the city of Northport with an ample supply for domestic uses, and tire protection, is brouyht from nce|i Creek in a tliime 11, bill) feet loni!, to a wooden tank loc.ited at an elevation of 175 feet above the plant, and holilini,' ILTi.lHK) u'allons of water, from which separate mams lead to the smelter and the city. The problem of icmovini,' slai,', which is iplito dillicult and expeiisivi' in some pl.ices, is here made ea.sy and inexiienaive by the use of |iowerful streams of water which strike the molten sle,' as it Hows from the fore hearths of the blast fnrnai'e, i,'i'anulatinL,' it into drains aboiil the size of coarse sand, and conveyilii,' it in a Hume, lined with iron to ]irevent wear, into the C'olnmbiii river. The low ijrailc niatto is also i;raniilatcil by .a soniowhat similar process, elevated into bins by means of H bucket elevator and from which it is drawn oil' into push cars and t.ikeii to the calcinim,' furnace. .Amoie,' the many new improvements which have been iiiirodiiceil into the ))l.iiit is a machine for makiiii,' tine dust and calciucH into bricks, before treatment in tliu blast furnaces, which obviates a possible loss oil account of the lineness of the material before brickini;. Work was commenced ii|ioii the plant in .\u'.^ust, l.S!t7, and the funiiices blown in on .binuaiy 'Jlst., 18!IH, since which time there has never been a shut down on .iccoum of accidents or for repairs, a fact which speaks volumes for the skill displayed in the iIcsIl;!! and construction of the plant, and the ellicieiicy of the manai,'i'ment and snjier- intendency which keeps the |il;i.it thorouiihly up to date in all respects, and provides it with every possible labor- saving device for the tre.itnu'iit of ore at a minimum of coat. WEST KOOTENAY POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY. The falls of the Kootenay river known as Honninijton Falls have been h.irnessed. and the ]iiiwer is now beini,' electrically transmitted to liossland, a distance of ,'!(! miles. Bonnington Falls is an ideal site for such a |ilant, the river at that point being 4110 feet wide, while the water rushes over a high gr.inite dill' with a fall of ,14 feet. The determiimtion to utilize the water iioweratHonning- ton Falls for the devoloimient of power led to the organiza- tion of the West Kootenay I'ower and Tiight Company. Thu coticeptiun and eonnnencement of the works are largely duo to the etrorts of Oliver Diirant and Sir Charles UoHH, It.irt., of llalnagowan, llosshiro, Scotland, the former being president of the company and the hitter a director, and for a time engineer. The charter was obtained in the name of 1'. .\. Ijaigey of Itiitte, Mont., president of the Centre Star Mining and Snudting Com- pany ; Oliver Durant, manager of the name eoinpHiiy and ('. K. llosiiier, manager C. 1' 15. telegraphs. I'riiiiary BurM'ys wi're made early in 'il7, but it was .Inly of that year before the location of the jilant was linally settled mill actual coiiKt ruction begun. I'he plans of the company contemplate the ultimate utilization of the entire three falls, which will give (ilt,(MIO horse power, the middle falls, which is now ntilizuil, developing about 'JO.dUO liorsu I power. The site of the company's power plant is about midway betwcn Nelson and Kobson, on a branch line of the Canadian I'acillc Uailway. The power is supplied by two pair of Victor turbines directly conne<'ted to two 7'J."> K. w. Canadian (ieneral Kleclric ("oiiipany's generators of the revolving field type. The voltage is taken from the generators at 1.001) volts and ste|ipeil up by transformuih to 20,000 volts, at which pre-suri' it is transmitted over llii^ company's high tension lines to the sub-station at Uo-Hsland. Thi'i'u the power is stepped down to 2,000 Volts for distribution to the dillereiit mines in the immediate vicinity as well as for lighting the city of l{oss« land. .Since the introduction of this electric power in Hosaland, the cost of mining operations foriiurly using steam as a jiower factor 1ms been practically cm in two, and judging from the numerous applic.itions for ]iower the company is reciuviiig, it will be only a ipiestion of a short time until it will be necessary to greatly increase the capacity of the plant, a contingency which has alieady been provided for. The power company is at present building a duplicate anxilliary high tension line over the entire distance, between Monniiigton Falls and Kosslaiid. which, when completed, will be a double safety to the continuous operation of the |dant, as all the appsratiis in the gener- ating and substations is in duplicate, lirandi power lines are also being built to the Trail snudter anil the reduction works of the l'.ritish Columbia Bnllion Extract- ing Company at .Silica. TOWN OF TRAIL. 'I'he only important town in the Trail Creek milling division, besides Kosslaiid, is Trail. It is situated on the I'olumbi.i river at the mouth of Trail creek and is one of the oldest settled business eeiities in Kontenay. It owes its pri'ient importance principally to the big smelter located there in IH'.tll by F. .August lleiiize. but now owned by the Canadian I'acilic l{;ulway. It also does a large amount of business with the various ininiiig, timber and railway camps along the Columbia river, while right behind the town rises Lookout iiiounlain, to which there is a good wagon road, and on which are located some of the most promising uinlevelo]ied properties in the Trail Creek district. The town is well su]iplieil with hotels and retail busi- ness houses of .-il! descriptions, liesides the snudter, it has a sawmill, a machine shop and foundry, and a large brewery. It is lighted by electricity and has a good .system of water works. The school and church facilities are ample, and the press is represented by !i weekly news- paper. The population now nuinliers about I,."iO0, and is r.ipidly on the increase. It is the heailr|narters of the Columbia and Western Railway, and in all likelihood will soon have direct connections with the towns of the .Salmon river valley, by me.ans of a new railway crossing the Columbia river at Ilock Island. 7 S'j 34 British Columbia Bullion Extraction Company's Electro-Chemical Ore Reduction Works at Silica, near Rossland. ill Le Roi Company's Smelter at Northport, Wash, HALCYON HOT SPRINGS: ARROW LAKE. Nntiii't', li)'yi>iiil (ImiiIiI, Iihh h ^rciil Htiii>>-liiiii(iti williiii Hu' |in>i'iiiitM iif tlu' Kniiicimyn- Ni't milv iiiiminilM iiinl tiinhcr, not niily ^jriiit, wiitiTttiiv" I'xint, Imt i|iiiti' rriiiiil,\ , llu' uali'in cit tilt' llali',VMii S|iriMi{M, Iiciiik iiiiitlyHiil. l'M|||tll|Nlll'i|iait- liM'iil at( lttik\va,waH (ililaiiiril. Ill IiIh i'i'|iort that I'liiiiU'iit I aiitlinrity saiil : " 1 liavi' vinilid tilt' hilt HpriiiLtH on Ar- rmv Lake, mi tlu' Ciiliiiiiliiik River. 'I'lii'sc H|irini{s art' ri'iiiarkaliU'. Twu ini|Hirt,'iiit sjiriiii^s uniti' til fiinii till' Niip|ily iif tlui liallis lit tin" llaKyiiii 11(1- ti'l. Till' iiiiist re- iiiarkalili' features iiliiiut this water iirt' the lliiih ciilitellts ill Miliea and the Illl'IJi' IIIIKIIIIll llf li- tliiiim jiiisiiit. I jii(li,'o these, frniii the speelriisenpie invest iuat inns tn lie aliiiiit tt'ii linns tiif iiiiiinfilii fifi!oXr-^iP'^ , m I I,: