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GOLD FIELDS 
 
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 Britisli Coliiflibia . . 
 
 AND THE 
 
 State of Washington. 
 
 Trail Creek Dist, B.C., 
 
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 THE CENTRE OF 
 
 feRBAT MINERAL WEALTH 
 
 Th« Rayal Gol<l Hiolna Goiiipaii»'i Projwtlw Deic^be4. 
 
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 Royal Gold Mining Company* 
 
 CA'^ITALIZATION : 
 SfiOOfiOO Shares - - - J'ar Value $1.00 Bach 
 
 Stock Fully Paid Up and yon-Assessable. 
 
 ORGAMZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON. 
 
 825,0C0 shares of the Capital Stock In the Treasury for 
 development purposes. 
 
 OFFICES : 
 
 Spokane, Wash., and Rossland, B.C. 
 
 Officers : 
 
 President— J. G. McMillan. 
 
 Vice-President- Alex. Polson, 
 
 Secretary— D. D. Birks. 
 
 Treasurer— J. L. Whitney. 
 
 Trustees: 
 J. G. McMillan. a. Polson. 
 
 J. L. Whitney. c. W. Gekboth. 
 
 A, H. Stiles. 
 
 
 

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 BRITISH COLUMBIA'S MINERAL 
 WEALTH. 
 
 known country to-day is richer in 
 mineral wealth than British Co- 
 lumbia, from whose various mines 
 have been extracted during the past thirty- 
 seven years an immense output in gold, 
 silver, copper, lead, coal, etc., etc., aggre- 
 gating in value $100,000,000. As the most 
 primitive methods have only been employed 
 in mining, however, the full value of the 
 mineral resources of the country could not 
 even be approximately estimated ; but with 
 the recent commencement of the era of 
 scientific mining, and the greater facilities 
 for prospecting now enjoyed, it is assured 
 that the coming ,jreat development will 
 show an enormous richness hitherto past 
 comprehension. The name of British Co- 
 lumbia has in fact become the synonym 
 of mineral richness, and its treasure chests 
 are now open to the world. The recognized 
 and greatest authority on mineralogy in 
 Canada, Dr. G. M. Dawson, F.R.G.S., whc^ 
 for fifteen years was engaged in explor- 
 ing British Columbia, says : " The explor- 
 ations of the Geological Survey of Canada 
 have already resulted in placing on record 
 the occurrence of rich orps of gold and 
 silver in various places scattered along the 
 entire length of the Cordilleran (Rocky- 
 Mountain) region in Canada. * * » Because 
 a mountainous country, and till of late a 
 very remote one, the development of the 
 resources of British Columbia has here- 
 tofore been slow, but the preliminary diffi- 
 culties having been overcome, if is now^ 
 there is every reason to believ , on the 
 verge of an era of prosperity and expansion 
 of which it ii yet difficult to foresee the 
 amount or the end." 
 
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 KOOTENAY, B.C., AND COLVILLE 
 INDIAN RESERVATION, WASH. 
 
 HE extraordinary growth of tlie 
 mining industry in the Kootenay, 
 and the consequent rush to invest 
 money in a country which was barely 
 known five years ago, but which now takes 
 first place among the gold and silver pro- 
 ducers of the world, makes a brief des- 
 cription of the district and an epitome of 
 the reports a matter of much interest. Cali- 
 fornia in '49, Australia in '51, and Colorado 
 when Virginia City and Leadville were the 
 centres of attraction, had no greater rush 
 of miners and mining men ; and that the 
 enterprise of those who are pouring in 
 from all parts is being rewarded is evident, 
 by the satisfactory results and the pro- 
 mising prospects which each of the numer- 
 ous mines show as development is under- 
 gone. Prosperous cities are springing up 
 in every district, capitalists and merchants 
 being attracted by the stupendous minerU 
 resources of the country, which embraces 
 an extent of about 10,000 square miles. 
 
 The output of ore in 1895 aggregated 
 nearly $4,500,000.00, and during 1896 in- 
 creased to over $10,000,000.00. 
 
 The most valuable discoveries of gold 
 and silver are those a few miles from the 
 international boundary line in the Trail 
 Creek district, situated on the west side 
 of the Columbia River, and bounded on the 
 south by the Colville Indian Reservation, 
 Washington, equaling in richness the famous 
 gold mines in the same locality, the extent 
 of mineral and the wealth of which as- 
 tonishes the mining world. Rossland is 
 the site of the great Le Roi, War Eagle, 
 O.K., and many other gold mines, the value 
 of the ore from which runs from $45.00 to 
 
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 125,000.00 per ton, and a place that has 
 grown in the first two years of its exis- 
 tence from a camp of a score of miners to 
 a city of 8000 people, whose numbers are 
 being increased by fresh arrivals daily. 
 
 South of Rossland a distance of six miles 
 is the international boundary line between 
 the United States and Canada, and the won- 
 derful mineral belt in which Rossland is 
 situated extends over the line a consider- 
 able distance into the State of Washingon, 
 where, until March, 1896, no development 
 of any kind could be done on account of: 
 that portion of the State being a part of 
 the Colville Indian Reservation. 
 
 Early in 1896, however, the U.S. govern- 
 ment, having recognized the fact that 
 Northern Wasihington is immensely rich in 
 minerals, threw open the reservation to 
 prospectors. Scores of men who had been 
 anxiously awaiting this opportunity rushed 
 in and staked many valuable claims. 
 
 Among these earlier locations are the 
 claims now owned by the Royal Gold 
 Mining Company. 
 
 PROPERTY, 
 
 The properties owned by this company 
 consist of three separate groups, viz. : The 
 Royal Gold group of seven claims, the Em- 
 pire group of seven claims, and the Pioneer 
 group of two claims. 
 
 The Royal Gold Group, consisting of the 
 " Royal Gold," " Gold Crown." " Granite 
 Mountain," " Gold Eagle," " Fernwell," 
 *' TuU " and " Florence "' mineral claims 
 is located on Crouger Mountain, ab'^^t 
 seven miles northwest of Northport and 
 three miles from the Columbia and Red 
 Mountain Railroad. 
 
East of this group are the celebrated 
 Mountain View and Coyote mines, the ores 
 •of which are identical with that taken from 
 prospect holes on the Royal Gold. 
 
 Surface assays from a ledge on the Royal 
 Gold gave a total value in gold, silver and 
 lead of $59.50. And on the same ledge, at 
 ten feet deep, the total assay value is $62.49. 
 On the Gold Crown, another ledge of con- 
 siderable w^idth gave a surface assay of 
 $10.05. 
 
 In addition to these ledges an excellent 
 iron capping of twenty to thirty feet width 
 runs across the group. And the experience 
 of the camp has been that these iron-capped 
 ledges require only depth to bring forth 
 good values. 
 
 The Empire Group, comprising the Green 
 Mountain, Max-Welton, Lexington, Cham- 
 pion, Empire, Wellington and Conglomerate 
 mineral claims, is situated on Grouse 
 Mountain, about one-half mile south of the 
 international boundary line, and about six 
 miles from Rossland, B.C. 
 
 It is also about three miles in an easterly 
 direction from the Columbia and Red 
 Mountain Railroad. 
 
 These properties are in the same belt of 
 f ree-ir illing ore, on which the Helen, 
 Knight Templar, Acme, Goldbug and other 
 valuable properties are working. 
 
 The trend of the several 'well-deflned 
 ledges running through these claimis is 
 south-easterly and north-westerly, and has 
 the same surface indications as those of 
 surrounding properties, having ore of mill- 
 ing and shipping value. 
 
 
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The Eureka and Standard of the Pioneer 
 group are about six miles from the famous 
 La Roi and War Eagle mines, in a south- 
 westerly direction, and about 2,000 feet 
 from the Columbia and Red Mountain Rail- 
 road. 
 
 Adjoining these claims on the west and 
 south-west are the Double Standard and 
 Great Republic group of mines, which now 
 have a large quantity of ore on the dumps. 
 Identical in qualits'- with that of the Le Roi 
 and War Eagle. 
 
 Adjoining our property on the north, but 
 just across the boundary line, is the Boun- 
 dary No. 2, which has a splendid showing 
 of sulphides and pyrrhotite ore, under the 
 usual iron-capping. 
 
 On the Eureka and Standard also is a 
 splendid iron capping, a part of which 
 carries native copper. 
 
 TITLE. 
 
 The Company has a perfect title to these 
 properties, there being no adverse claims or 
 conflicting locations of any kind. 
 
 OBJECTS, 
 
 To develop and work the sixteen mineral 
 claims, now owned by the company, on a 
 careful business basis, and to make them 
 dividend-paying mines as soon as energy, 
 enterprise and money can accomplish it. 
 
 DEVELOPMENT. 
 
 Several thousands of dollars have already 
 been expended in prospecting and experting 
 the various claims, and establishing first 
 class quarters for the miners now engaged 
 in sinking a working shaft on the Royal 
 Gold claim. 
 
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 Machinery and a larger force of men will 
 be put on as soon as the conditions of the 
 work will permit. 
 
 To the following facts we especially call 
 attention : — 
 
 1. The company has sixteen full 
 claims in three separate groups, thus 
 affording good prospects in as many 
 different localities. 
 
 2. That s\irface assays were obtain- 
 ed running from ?2.65 to $59.50. 
 
 3. That there is on the claims 
 abundance of timber for all mining 
 purposes. 
 
 4. That the properties are all easily 
 accessible and close to transportation. 
 
 5. That we are essentially and em- 
 phatically a norking company. 
 
 6. That the stock is fully paid and 
 non-assessable, and that, according to 
 the by-laws, no indebtedness may be 
 incurred by the company. 
 
 7. That all individual stock of the 
 company is pooled until the mines 
 have been placed on a paying basis. 
 
 In view of the above facts, we believe 
 that we are offering to the public one of 
 the best investments of the rich Trail Creek 
 country. 
 
 No stock but Treasury stock is being 
 offered by the company, and all money 
 received from the sale of stock will be used 
 in developing the property. 
 
 A limited amount of Treasury stock is 
 on the market at the extremely low figure 
 otmlour cente per share. _ 
 
 Price acTvanced to 6 cents, 
 March 15th, 1897. 
 
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 For further information or stock, apply- 
 to the Secretary or McMillan & Whitney, 
 Rossland, B.C. 
 
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 THE ROYAL GOLD. 
 
 liosshttnl Miner, Jai.i,, "y 13th, 1897. 
 
 PROMISING GllOUV OF PROPERii .8 IN TJIE COLVILLE 
 INDIAN RESEI VATION. 
 
 Some very fine looliing f>: haB '^etn Inoujiht up from 
 the Royal Gohl group, on .lie (olvill'^ Reservation near 
 Northport, now being developed i.y a IJossIand company. 
 The ore was taken from a depMi «;i CO feet in a shaft, and 
 its value if* chiefly in silver It carries al out .IG in j^old 
 and probably 50 ounces in silver and a little lead. The 
 ore is on the han^j^ing wall.wliich is pniooth and almost 
 vertical. The clean ore varies iri width fi >m one to two 
 feet— averaging probably 18 inche-". All tlie ore now 
 being taken out in tlie sinkiig of the shaft is of shipi>ing 
 quality. 
 
 0"N THE RESERVATION. 
 
 liosslnvd miner, Novemler 25th, 189G. 
 
 ROYAL GOLD GROUP SHOWS A NICE BODV OF GALENA, 
 
 ORE. 
 
 Among the mining companies which are preparing to 
 push active development on the Reservation during ilio 
 winter is the Royal (^lold Mining Company, which i.as 
 just put in a complete stock of provisions and material 
 for several months' work. It wi'l work one of a group of 
 seven claims on Crouger Mountain, about seven miles 
 from Northport and four from the Columbia & Red 
 Mountain Railroad. The company al>o lias a group of 
 seven claims on Grouse Mountain, not far from the 
 Helen, Acme and (lohting, and a group of two adjoining 
 the Great Republic and Double Standard. 
 
 On the Royal Gold groupassays of .^oT in silver and lead 
 and f 2.40 in gold Avere obained. About 15 feet of work 
 lias been done o^ one of the four ledges already diFcov- 
 ered, and it discloses a vein carrying 12 to 15 inches of 
 galena, assaying as high as $62.50, and a good body of 
 quartz carrying iron. At u depth of about 12 or 13 feet 
 these ore bodies seem to be merging int(> one, in the form 
 of solid galena and pyritic iron ore, showin some signs 
 of copper. 
 
 The hanging wall is slate, and is separated from the 
 mineral by about one-half inch of talc, Avhile the other 
 side of the contact on the surface appears to be porv>hy- 
 ritic granite. The owners of an adjoining claim, which 
 has a heavy iron-capping easily traceable through the 
 Royal Gold, have done one assessment work, and at six 
 feet depth 1 xve a foot of solid iron carrying copper 
 pyrites. 
 
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 SOUTH OF THE LINE. 
 
 JRossland Miner, December 29th, 1896. 
 
 "MVCn WORK GOING ON IN THE COLVILLE BESBRVATIOJT. 
 
 SOME FINE ORE SHOWINGS. 
 
 Great Republic and Double Standard — Grouse 
 
 Mountain Properties — Rich Mountain View — 
 
 Good Shipping and Smelting Facilities. 
 
 The mines on the south side of the international 
 boundary liue are steadily pusliing forward and attract- 
 ing more attention every day. Tliat tlie ricli mineral 
 belt which has built up Uossland and made Trail Creek 
 a famous name throughout the world extends southward 
 into the United States, there can bo little doubt. 
 
 A comparatively short dista.ice from the Deer Park 
 a'ld Silver Bell brings one to the boundary line, beside 
 which and adjoining the Columbia & lied Mountain Hail- 
 way, are the Great liepublic and Double Standard mines, 
 both of which have ore for shipment. This ore, which is 
 of verjr good grade, resembles that of Home of the best 
 mines in the South Belt. 
 
 To the east of these is the Helen group, which has a 
 vast body of practically free milling ore of fair grade, 
 and across the line from it are a great many claims locat- 
 ed after the opening of the reservation last spring, but as 
 yet very little developed. Among these recent locations 
 IS a group of seven claims, owned by the Royal Gold 
 Mining Company, on which are several broad ledges of 
 free milling rock, assaying from ;tf2 to $4 per ton on the 
 surface. 
 
 Assessment work on other properties on Grouse Moun- 
 tain has disclosed some very fine looking ore, which, 
 though probably more refractory than the surface rock, 
 Avill give much higher values. Several companies have 
 announced their intention to vigorously prosecute devel- 
 opnisnt work in the spring. 
 
 To the west and southwest of the G "'>at Republic and 
 J>"Uble Standard, are many splendid prospects on Sheep 
 Creek and i's tributaries ; Avhile a little further south is 
 ihe Coyote, on which a 100 foot shaft is now being sunk, 
 and the Mountain View with its assayn from near the 
 surface of over $100, making it the coveted prize of more 
 than one prospector last spring. 
 
 Near these two claims is another group of claims owned 
 by the Royal Gold Mining Company, on Avhich they are 
 Jiow actively pushing development. 
 
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 In 'this locality there is not o:ily the iron cap, with 
 good gold valatis underneath characteristic of the Trail 
 Creek country, but there are also galena ledges assaying 
 from $50 to $i) on the surface. A ledge of this kind now 
 opened on the Royal Gold shows the most marked fea- 
 tures of a true fissure vein Between the slate hanging 
 wall and the mineral is a regular seam of tAlc of nearly 
 an inch in thickness ; next to that is the pay rock vary- 
 ing in width from one to two feet, while the whole 
 shaft is in a mineralized quartz, carryinsj considerable 
 iron in addition to the galena. Tne outlook. for some 
 good mines in this lociility is very promising. A little 
 farther west are the Flat Creek properties, one of which 
 w;H bonded a few days ago for .i?30,000, and of which 
 splendid reports are given. 
 
 The ownerjj of mining property on the Reservation are 
 jubilant over the proposed smelter at Northport, as it 
 means for them smelting and transportation at the 
 lowest rates without the expense of duty or sampling. 
 It is predicted that before -July. 1897, a score of companies 
 Avill be producing ore in shipping quantities and of pay- 
 ing values from mines all within live miles of a line ad- 
 joining Rossland and Northport. 
 
 300 TONS IN SIGHT. 
 
 Rossland Miner, January 13th, 1897. 
 
 O.K. HAS THAT QUANTITY OF HIGH GBAUE ORB 
 BLOCKED OUT. 
 
 LEDGE IS FIVE FEET WIDE. 
 
 Gold in Visible Quantities can be seen all through iU 
 
 Manager Warner of the O.K. is not yet able to say what 
 is the extent of the ore body showing visible gold opened 
 in the upper workings of the mine last week. He said 
 yesterday he had already blocked out what he believed to 
 be about 300 tons. This body of ore is 'iO feet one way, 25 
 feet another, and over 5 feet thick. This would make 
 300 tons, allowing 12 cubic feet to the ton. 
 
 The discovery was made Thursday in the driving of the 
 tunnel on what is known as No. 11 level. This is the upper 
 of the three tunnels now being driven into O.K. mountain 
 on the O.K. vein, its face is further into the mountain 
 than any of the others, and the discovery is therefore very 
 important. 
 
 The ore is being taken out with great care and sacked. 
 Seven sacks were taken out yesterday. How rich it is it 
 
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 is imposfiible to say. This will probably not be known 
 till the ore is run through the O.K. mill. It undoubtedly 
 runs $25,000 to $50,000 to the ton. 
 
 Surface indications on the Royal Gold Mining Co.'s 
 claims in the Empire Group are identical with those on 
 the O.K. 
 
 LOTS OP MACHINERY. 
 
 Eossland Miner, November 20th, 1896. 
 
 ROSSLAND'S MINES ARE NOW EQUirx^ED "WITH 
 160 POWER DRILLS. 
 
 MORE PLANTS ORDERED. 
 
 In another year Kooiem.ijs Machineri/ Equipment 
 will be Unequalled except by the Rand. . 
 
 It Is almost impogsible to keep pace with the orders for 
 machinery in the Kossland camp. We now have a capa- 
 city of 160 rock drills Avithin a radius of three miks of 
 Kossland. These drills are operated by compressed air. 
 One year ago tliere were but 1 wo drills in the whole camp. 
 The Le Roi had a seven-drill compressor in operation, and 
 the War Eagle had a temporary three-drill plant. 
 
 We have grown from 10 drills to 160 drills in a single 
 year. We are now using more rock drills than the entire 
 Cceur d'Alfene district of Idaho. Orders are already placed 
 for a half dozen new compressor plants to he delivered 
 within the next three months. In less lime than that wo 
 shall have 200 drills in operation. 
 
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 SHIPS 100 TONS PER DAY. 
 
 Rossland Miner, December 29th, 1896. 
 
 WAR EAGLE'S MEW SHAFT IS TURNING OUT $80 ORE. 
 
 Work in the West Chute — Good Grade, Arsenical Ore 
 Discovered on the Fault. 
 
 Attention has already been called to the great record 
 «s an ore-producer being made by the War Eagle just 
 now. The mine is now shipping to the Trail smelter 100 
 tons of ore per day. More men are employed in the mine 
 than ever before, and the mine never looked so well. The 
 ore in the shaft being sunk from the No. 2 tunnel Is of 
 
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 surprising richness in both gold and copper. Its value in 
 boili gold and copper is about $80 per ton. The appear- 
 ance of the ore certainly indicates that it is of uncommon 
 quality. It is speckled all over with pyrites of copper.and 
 carries no waste. 
 
 The average value of all the ore being shipped by the 
 War Eagle now is perhaps not far from $35 per ton, so 
 that the product of each day being 100 tons is worth 
 $3,5U0. A month's business, such as is now being done by 
 the mine, will yield over $100,000. 
 
 Several claims owned by the Koyal Gold Mining Co . 
 have iron caps greater in extent than those found on the 
 War ICagle. 
 
 THE WAR EAGLE SMELTER. 
 
 Rossland Miner^ January 14, 1897. 
 
 T. G. BT.ACKSTOCK SAY8 HIS SYNDICATE FAVORS THR 
 NORTHPORT SITE. 
 
 Smelters will not he built in the Province he thinks 
 until Crowd's Nest Line is located, 
 
 Toronto World : Ever since the purchase of the War 
 Eagle by the Gooderham-Blackstoek-Cox syndicate and 
 its consolidation with other properties, the Rossland and 
 Spokane press has been speculating upon the effect the 
 big deal would have upon the proposition for a smelter at 
 the town of North port, just to the south of the boundary 
 line. It seems to be the opinion out West that the new 
 company would require a new smelter to handle the pro- 
 duct of their groups of Trail Creek and Slocan mines. 
 
 With a view to ascertaining the situation, a World repre- 
 sentative yei terday afternoon waited upon Messrs. Geo. 
 Gooderham andT. C. Blackstock,andhe was assured that 
 the syndicate does not intend to put up a smelter. Mr. 
 Blackstock stated that, in company with other mining 
 corporations they are financially interested to a certain 
 extent in the Northport smelter, which, he understood, 
 would soon be erected. 
 
 In the course of further conversation Mr. Blackstock 
 asserted that, although all the mine owners in Rossland 
 were anxious for the construction of as many smelters as 
 possible, it was his opinion that none would be built on 
 this side of the line until it was known where the Crow's 
 Nest Pass railway was going to run. 
 
DU MARAIS' OPINION. 
 
 Rossland Miner, Nov. 20th, 1896. 
 
 CONSIDERS THE CAMP OP BUTTE MOST SIMILAR TO 
 THAT OF R0S8LAND. 
 
 IMPBESSIONS FAVOBABLE. 
 
 Eossland icill he a Great, Low Grade Ore Camp 
 
 with Smelters as near the Mines as Sufficient 
 
 Water can he Obtained, 
 
 Emile M. tlu Marais, Avho came to Rossland to make a 
 report to the Freiic!; Govonmient on the mineral re- 
 sources of the Trail Creek camp, concluded his work 
 this week, and will go to Nelson and the Sloca'^: country 
 shortly. During his visit here M. dii Mar" •* ha,8 ini- 
 pressed himself on those who have had the ^ 'asure of 
 meeting him as a most painstaking, consciei ^ous aiMl 
 capable mining man. His report will in some respects be 
 the most complete ever made on this camp. It will be 
 sent to the French Minister of Commerce, and will be for 
 the use of the French investing public. 
 
 The work of M. du Marais has been very extensive. 
 He was first sent to the gold fields of Northern Siberia, 
 and was there five months. Recently he has been in 
 Montana and Colorado. 
 
 In order to obtain from M. du Marais such an ex* ;- 
 sion of his views on the Trail Creek camp as he is at 
 liberty to give to the public, The Miner submitted to him 
 a number of questions, with the request that he make the 
 answers in writing, which he has had the courtesy to do. 
 The questions and answers follow : 
 
 " What are your impressions of the eamp— favorable or 
 unfavorable ? *' 
 
 •' Although the camp is a little new to give" a definite 
 opinion, I can say that my Impression ia^favorable. The 
 camp seems to be remarkable for its extent^njod its power- 
 ful mineralization." 
 
 " Have you observed any other formation like that 
 here ? " 
 
 " Of course the formation has its own distinctive 
 character, but it seems to me that the mining camp of . 
 Butte is the most similar to the Rossland camp.'* 
 
 *' In what respect is this camp like Butte ?" 
 
 •• As In Butte the ore deposits are in wide fractures in 
 the country rook, and very often go through the walls im- 
 pregnating the country rock. As In Butte the value in 
 
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 copper is rarely found near the surface, but in Butte tl>e 
 rock is very alterable granite, in which the feldspar may 
 be decomposed and replaced by iron and copper pyrites, 
 giving the enormous ore bodies of the Anaconda -^ncl 
 Rarus mines. In Rossland the rock being much harder 
 it cannot be decomposed by water, and the large ore body 
 beyond the vein itself can be found only in the places 
 where the rock is fractured. In Butte there is no gold — 
 only silver ; in Rossland the value is mostly in gold." 
 
 •* ''o you think we can successfully treat our low grade 
 ores ? " 
 
 " I think that the future of the camp is exactly In the 
 low grade ores. Every year the»*e Is some improvement 
 in the treatment of such ore. I hope that the new rail- 
 road from the Crow's Nest Pass will be built very soon, 
 and bring at low price the fuel necessary for mining an<l 
 smelting purposes. At that time the price of smelting' 
 will be largely reduced. It is very probable too that for 
 very silicious and low grade ores Pome chemical process, 
 such as cyanide or chlorination, will be successfully used. 
 The reduction of the price of treatment will be the most 
 important factor in the rapid development of the camp, 
 for it seems to me that Rossland will become a large 
 camp for low grade ore rather than a smull camp for 
 high grade ores." 
 
 '« Will the tendency be to establish smelters in or near 
 the camp ? " 
 
 •* With such low grade ore abundant in the camp the 
 best place for treating seems to be the one nearest the 
 mines with abundant supply of water at all seasons. I 
 do not know if it is possible to bring to Rossland a suffi- 
 cient quantity of water at reasonable exijense. If jiot, 
 It is very easy to find on the banks of the Columbia river 
 some good place, when the output of the camp will be 
 too great for the Trail smelter to handle." 
 
 •• Do you tliink French capital will be attracted to 
 British Columbia?" 
 
 •' French capitalists are a little slow to invest in new 
 countries, but they prefer the sure profits from low grade 
 camps to the enormous but less certain profits of ex- 
 traordinarily rich districts. The time may come when 
 a few mor£ mines have paid dividends, when they will, 
 invest pretty largelj^," 
 
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