«Sfc 111 i 1 *V f sk:----1 -ski1-' II II 1 W1 :»Kx . .T.v ■ ' ,.m,il.<; '■;f-" V R CU L ATI 0M IB 37S C0PI E §' -' £* - ^*m vj-Vt?>i *-» ir &/M V V> Vol,, 1, FORT STEELE SATURDAY, MARCH 28 th 1896. No, 22. *' THERE HE IS AGAIN. -i-M ;-i i M i:: :;: :: i-i++ The "Golden Era, publishes an interview with Cap't Armstrong,whioh bristles with restatements con- numinK the transportation facilities of the Fwfstlele section. Either the Golden $& has misunderstood Cap't Armstrong, or else that Gentleman is wofully deficient in knowledge appertaining to the water ways of East Kootenay Dipr trict. According to the Golden Era the Captain is credited with stating that if certain improvements were made in the neighbourhood of the Columbia Lakes,that nearly the whole trade of the upper country could be secured for Canada. Now, no one ought to know better than Cap't,Armstrong himself,that it is a matter almost praotioajr Q« impossibility to transport ore in any quantity from the North Star landing up the river to Canal Flats,and to make this portion of the river jnavigable for more than three months of the year, would require an immense expenditure on the part of the Govenninent,and even then the rapid current which boats would have to contend against,would make it extremely unlikely for any praotioal steamboat man to carry ore that way, while all the time there was a natural outlet down stream to the Great Northern at Jennings,over whioh oourse a heavily laden boat can travel easily in less than two days', while on the other hand it takes over two days for a light boat to reach even Canal Flats ,without speaking of the intervening portions between that point and Golden. Consequently if Cap't, Armstrong haa the inter- eats of the oountry at heart,he ought to impress Upon the Government the advisability of not only improving the Columbia river,but draw their attention to the fact,that it is of vital importance to the mining interests of this seotion of the district,that the already natural outlet for the ore oould be materially improved at a compar-1 atively small expenditure, and the work if Intel llgently carried on,would not take more than one season to bring to a satisfactory conclusioaj It Is an absurd and ridiculous idea to try and foroe trade in a dir-ection oontary to its natur al outlet,and is bound to fail in its object sooner or later. In the meantime the mine owners^ must suffer,and Mining being the principal industry on which all other interests depend,the whole oountry ia hampered in its onward progress., through the short sighted polioy of trying to bolster up and foster oertain partially established linp- -)* Viii*iS'' isfr?*^ i, rt$/lS$ fir Lp f I U ^..f/iy*',ii::c."-':' rotor .j t-enf B. 0.~-~~ ""**".'" ~. -'ip ~_. i' . V ALL OVER TOWN, It ia reported that the body of carbonates,(at the North Star) containing wire silver is much larger than expeoted, lying over the Galena in ! the roof of the drift, is some three or four inohes of lead crystals,above this formation is a large body of carbonates from eight to twelve feet thick,with wire silver interspersed throug^ the carbonates. It is , in all probability one of the largest bodies of carbonates ever found i: | in any mine,and the amount of Galena in sight would surprise even an expert mining man.At the present time,we know of no mine in the north wes that can be -worked as easily,and to ao small an outlay,as the North Star. 44 1;: m : : ;: i i-i: i : If you have a good mine,let the outside world '-•know it, dont follow the example of an oyster ; and keep your mouth olosed"except when you take : a drink"; For it is a duty that you owe to your :mine,to yourself,and to the distriot at large. , :The PROSPECTOR is here to publish a full and complete deacription of your mine or prospect,if you will:call in and see -us,and furnish the necessary data. THE INVIOTA GOLD MINES. This is the name of the English Company,engaged in hydraulic mining on Wild Horse creek. The new Superintendent Mr.James. Young , and Mr,Alexander. Mitchell,"who will attend to the financial . ' . affairs of the company"arrived at Fort Steele on the 14th Ult, The Gentlemen immediately went to Wild Horse,to look over the property,and will commence preparatory work at once. Mr.SKertchly, haa been appointed Assistant Supt'. •"..-« A.number of men have been employed to complete the new dam,put in new head boxes connecting the [ditoh with the dam,hew pressure boxes will be made,a new sluice will be run on the Qhtna olaim, also a new flume to the edge of the bank, an Electric light plant will be put in. The Company will employ about forty men,working two shifts, Supt'Young,and Mr .Mitchell, left on Tuesday Via the stage for Vancouver,where they will purohase 1600 feet of piping,and two No 4 Hoskins Giants and other machinery for the mine. Large results are looked for,and there is no doubt,that if man aged properly,a good clean up will be the result ML^Mi^l^-Wi 1 il'M i I i 114-i A change will take plaoe in the management of Mountain House on the 1st of April,Mr,Mm,Forsyth has leased the premises,and will renovate the house,and open for buainesa on the letof the month. The Bar will be supplied with the best brands of liquors and cigars,good accommodations will be ' afforded to the travelling publio, The Dining-Room will be under the supervision of Messers,Biffglnga, and Blodgett,who are experienced oaterer3 from the States. All the mining news in the Proapeotor SATURDAY, MARCH 28th, 1896. THE NIP AND TUCK. The Nip & Tuok Gold Hydraulic Mining Co,Ltd. has been formed to acquire the Placer mining lease and. property known as the Nip k Tuck olaims, situate on Wild'Horse creek in Fort Steele Mining District; and to oarry on the business of mining. Capital $.35,000, in shares of '\ 5. each. The Head Office is at Vancouver,B.C. the Direotors are A.W,Greery, J,M,Buxton and W.H.Carnsew,all of Vancouver, J.H.Kinnard is Superintendent and Manager at Fort Steele, Mr,Kinnard is pushing the preparatory work,and expects to have every thing in readinesa,by the time the new machinery arrives,but will commence washing the gravel, If there should be any delay arising' from the non appearance of the cor.'iing machinery. Mr.Kinnard, is a thorough plaoer miner,having had thirty six years experienoaee in California,and o ther plaoes.; +-: : :■: :■: : : :-++-:: : I'M + THE IN TERNATI'OHAL PLACER'CO. Thia Company has been at work during the winter, running a tunnel to strike what is .supposed to be the old ohannel. Last fall they sank a shaft some- forty feet, finding good pay gravel that run as high as 75<£ to the pan,on nooount of the superabundance of .water had to stop s inking,they '. then commenced to run a tunnel to reach the vioinf ity of the shaft, the tunnel is now in 265 feet, running through very hard rook,which is supposed to be the rim. they expect to reach the old channel in about 90 feet. THE OUTLOOK. There will be four large companies placer mining en-Wild Horse during the coming season, and with the new and. improved machinery which the several companies are putting in,Wild Horse will soon regain its old time reputation, ROUND TOWN. We understand that the Government will soon put in a new draw in the bridge at Fort Steele, The new draw will accommodate the Largest boat on; the river. Some 25 men went to work--on'the-different placer olaims up Wild Horse during the past week. We learn that a number of settlers have taken up ranches on the Skookum Chuck, during the last two reeks,they will form quite a settlement, there being some six or eight families t o follow the advance guard of pioneers. We are pleased to know that the Government has retired the Damphool tax bill,and given in exchange a bill that meets the views of all the mining men of the distriot. F.Norbury,has reoeived a communication from Mr,.'!ewett,Bostook,in which was enclosed a check for quite a large .'sum,to be applied to the hospital fund. About the 1st of May, 25.000 pounds of new and improved mining maohinery will reach Fort Steele,consigned to the Hip & Tuck Company. The Mather mill"!a crowded'with orders forlum- ,ber to be used in the mines." AttcnEion Proapectors and Miners If you want iyour mines listed for Inspection,send a desorip- I tion of your mine to the Seoretary of the raining ' Association, ■subscribe for THE prospector, .$ 1.50. for a year. No PROSPECTOR SUPPLEMENT, FROM SATURDAY, MARCH 21 at, 1096. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY. HUtor Golden Era. "-■ear Sir:- My attention has been called to an article in Your issue of the 8th of Feb ir; which it is stated that some of the North- "■' s'tar ore assayed 17.000 ounces to the ton. This is absolutely' incorrect,as no suoh assay was ever made. This ridiculous report originated in the Fort Steele Prospector,and was inserted without the authority of any of the North Star officials. In working the south drift,a small body of lead carbonates came to light which proved on examination to contain wire silver. The quantity of this kind of ore was too small to make any marked difference in the value of the shipment,and no assay was made. Yours faithfully,W,J.R.Cowell. Fort Steele B.C. Assayer of the il ,S, Mine. Feb 23rd,90. In reply to the above letter, We wish io inform the North Star Co, that the PROSPECTOR does not originate any startling or ridiculous reports of any kind, and from data in our possession we will say that "in our opinion" the report of Wire Silver in the North Star Mine, though startling, ' is:not ridiculous or untrue. And vie want it distinctly "understood that we did not originate the report', or ita aasay. value. BUT TO THE COHTARY IT CAME DIRECT FROM THE NORTH STAR MINE. We would like to ask,why this report was not contradicted at the time,"if not true" instead of waiting "as we think" a kick from Montreal.Aa to the report, we will say, that the President of the Mining Association came to this office,and inquired if we had heard of the finding of wire silver in the North Star, we informed him that we had,but that we would wait and see' if it was correct.Later we were informed (and which we now know is true") that the report came direot from the mine. ( The Manager oan verify thia by calling at this office We have also received a letter, stating that the wire silver went 19.000 ozs, and up to the pres ent time,we have no reason to doubt the statement We have had specimens of WIRE SILVER,THAT IN OUR JUDGMENT,WAS AT LEAST 70^ SILVER. We will call the attention of the Company to the fact,that another strike of rich wire silver has been made in a different drift,FROM WHERE THE FIRST STRIKE WAS MADE. The following receipt may throw some light upon the matter, though the sample was not as good as we have seen, but it waa all that we oould get at this time. C 0 W E L L k W A L L I 11 G E R. A S S A Y E R S k' M E T A L L U RUSTS, A'SSAY CERTIFICATE. March 19th 1896. Sample from A.B.Grace. Description Carbonates and Wire Silver. Gold, Silver. 4.676. Ounoes. I hereby certify,that I have made a careful asaaj of the above aample for Silver, and find, it to contain the above quantities. 11. Arnold.Wallinger. As to Mr.Cowell,his assays or his affairs,we knovi nothing,He 3ays that he made no suoh a3say, Hla word to that effect ia enough, But when He says tha t the report orignated with the PROSPECTOR, He Is mistaken, Of the Managers of the mine,We will say,that they positively will not furnish any report of the doing3 at the mino,and we have never been able to get any information from the officials of the mine, And we take this opportunity to assure them THAT WE ARE HERE TO PUBLISH! ALL THE MINING NEWS OF THE DISTRIOT,and If possi-j ble we shall do no,and get the desired informa- 1 It ion from the best souroe possible,! Manager,) f «4 NEWS FROM THE MINES I'M i i i'l The Wasa Group of mines,distant about twenty miles in a northerly direction from Fort Steele, and five miles from the Kootenay river; are situated in a guloh of the Rooky Mountains on the ^ East side of the valley,and at an elevation of nearly 1500 feet above the rolling benoh lands which intervene between-the mountains and the river bottoms. The two principal claims are the "Wasa and the Mammoth". This property was discovered in 189.3. and is in the possession of Wm.'. Thompson. Wm.Haupt. Erio.'Sundon and Peter.Rosen- dale, who are the original locators. About 1300 feet from the qroppings,"which measure 20 feet across" a tunnel has been run in for a distanoe of 80 feet,tapping a vein of ore from 2 to 4 feet' in width, assaying 22$ copper,112 ounoes in silver,and % 10. in gold, the ore being Grey Copper, Red Oxide of Copper and Galena. The hanging wail being Porphyritic Slate,and the foot wall Black Slate, these claims are easy of aooess,it being possible to build:a waggon road at a small expense to within a short distance "a mile" of the workings.Good water-power right on the property, with any amount of timber on the surrounding mountain side. It will be strange if some enterprising capitalist does not soon take these claims in hand and develope them into producing mines, THE NORTH STAR. A large amount of ore has been taken out during t'fte past winter,it is estimated that there are 2400 tons at the company landing on the Kootenay rWer,ready for shipment,500 tons at McOinty's, ■and nearly 3000 tons on the dump,this is a grand showing for the mine,though it is not;the capaoit;1 of the output of the mine,for with force enough 100 tons daily oan be placed on the dump. Last week another strike of wire silver and carbonates wis made in af drift separate from where the former discovery was made, there is a strip in the roof of the drift some 15 feet in length covered with lead crystals and wire silver,parties who have aeen them, say that it is a beautiful sight, the crystals hanging from tho roof and sparkling with the wire silver. There is no doubt that the North Star is one of the largest Silver-lead properties on the continent. MORE CAPITAL COMING. It is reported that negotiations are pending for the purchase ('BY A STRONG SYNDICATE FROM THE UNITED STATES} of all the olaims near the North Star ,and not owned by the Mann Co. We hope the Sale will be oonsumated as it will be the means of bringing a large amount of capital into the oountry. "more anon", GOLD HILL. We have been informed that it IS the intention of ,•■■ of the owners of this property,to develope the mine during the coming season.the property is a low grade gold proposition,with a mountain of ore in sight. LILLIE MAY. Some veBy rich quartz waa brought in from this claim during the past week,it will be shipped to Spokane as soon as posaible. THE DARDENELLES; The Banks Bro'a are hard at work developing thia olaim,and the ore ia improving fast,the tunnel ia in 140 feet with a good showing of rioh ore. ■.'THE St EUGENE.. .Ore has been struck in the lower tunnel,which is o'f the same oharaoter as that in the tunnel above, There is between 2000 and 3000 tons of ore on the dump,the lead in the first tunnel is'7feet in width,Messers,Finch & Cronan are expeoted early in the spring. #ft ■M _■ 1 THE .PROSPECTOR, FORT STEELE SATURDAY MARCH 88th 1896. ■'■ " h If,' lM.|PWpMP^P»Pjpp]WP*ppMP^P /V/MtSlfK- ■&%=z%^BZ*\%hH life ■ { T^sO* "'*" ••-'"-. -•-- y^spncrl ■■ - - . V, vpl>' ft/ BACKED DOWN, Since our Provincial Government has backed down on the Assessment Act, in. regard to mines and minerals. Our old friend,and pioneer, Dave.Griffith, has decided to abandon his trip'down the river on a shingle,and now offers the "Historic Shingle"for sale.We would suggest that the Government buy it,and give it a prominent place in their, Cabinet of Curiosities. ■1 i'i: i :: : :-:-m mm- MORE LIGHT. We have been promised,by a party connected with the erection of "the bridge at Fort Steels,the oorrept cost of the same,and we are assured that it will differ considerably from the amount put down by the Chief Commissfoner of Lands and Works'iin his report. Let us have all the Light possible on the subject,for the benefit of the tax payers of the district. j .... ..-. ■!.:'i.'-.■:■: i i-i-i-ii i-;-:-i ',."-,. ■ BETTER-LATE THAN NEVER. A "Son of -Erin-"who failed to1 celebrate the 17th of old Ireland, has been making up for lost,dur- the last few days. ,' THE PEOPLES BRIDGE AT THE St,'MARY'S. We understand that it is the intention of a number of the residents to subscribe with labor and tapney,to put in a bridge at the Robinson Crossing -Of the St Marys river, there is no more needed - ,.■ want in the distri ot, as at present those coming to and from Fort Steele,frow the North Star,and St,Marys Prairie have to take the Mission road which is many miles longer than the road which .-— fV»+: connects with the proposed bridge. ■I-i- !■ I 1-1+ I 1 "!■ l-i'M.i i PARTNERSHIP We learn that R.D.Mather and Mr.Jones,have formed a partnership in the Saw Milling and Shingle Business, and have let a contract for 5,000 feet of logs. The new firm is getting a Shingle mill from Kalispel. Fred,Hazen,has gone to Golden for a load of farm implements for the Cranbrooke estat*x We learn that Colonel Baker,has decided to go trvto farming extensively this season. 5;K\. ■>r-... jjfcS'-'* <., ■4* ■' / ..* * i., ,v^:*v.,,;Hi^'»** y '■'-) """ - "A \/y^W ■. i ■'•< :.\ PPH SltCKH i» H.B. (ftoe*. COURT .PROCEEDINGS,BEFORE T. McVittie,and Chas. Maclean, J.P's. A Chinaman,appeared before their Honour's,lor ■ f"Hitting the pipe",and was defended by R.L.T. Galbraith,whose eloquence on behalf of hia client \ failed to soften the obiurate heart of their Worahip's'.and the unfortunate hitter of the pipe had to donate to the.Provincial Treasury,$ 10. and costs. The prosecution was conducted in a very able manner by Conn-, r.ble Barnes. 444 -;--: 4-k-m Mi-:-! i SUBSCRIBE FOR THE PROSPECTOR. Hi COMMISSION RECEIVED. The President of the Fort Steele mining assoo has just received his Commission as one of th I Presidents of the North West Mining Aasociati is very handsomely gotten up, We take pleasure in announcing that the Pres of the Mining Association, has had several in 'from parties East about the purchase of Gold Silver properties, and he hopes to arrange fo isale of several prospects shortly. iation e Vice on, it 1 ident ' quires.; and r the i'i M : i M : m We hear that a Bond is being arranged by R. Galbraith on a Copper property at Windermere. L.T." ltMM4-*-«IW W-** '*■ ■ THE PROSPECTOR, PORT STEELE SATURDAY MA, R'OH 28th, 1B96. CARLIN k D U R I C K. 0 EN E R A L M B f C H A » D I S E. AGENTS FOR THE CALIFORNIA GIANT POWDER COMPAUY. MINING, SUPPLIES 5c HARDWARE, AGENTS FOR SLATER k SWS CELEBRATED SHOES. I'll tl'H TRAMWAY CO. EXPRESS THROUGH RATE 10* PER POUND. FREIGHT, GOLDEN TO FORT STEELE, Class A 1 3,00 Class B \ 2.50. Class C 5 1,00, Olasa D % 1.50. T.H.B.Coohrane, Pres. 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Forsyth proprietor. This ia one of the best appointed Hotels in the Fort Steele District. Every room is comfortably furnished, TILE MOUNTAIN HOUSE DINING ROOM, Is under the management of Messers,BIOQINGS & BLODGETT, When you visit Fort Steele you will miss it if you dont stop at the Mountain House. TTT4-T-r++l MM iMM l-l i-| |.| H-l-lt-1- .1 A M E S, II I 0 II W A R D E N. Tonsorial Artist. S II A V I N 0 k if A I R C U T T I N G, Everything neat and olean. -:-4-l-l I i i M II M II I i I I M Mill I || || 1 | M-ll II tt'l II