The Silvertonian
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issued: 2016-05-30
issued: 1899-05-13
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note: fo. ISlLVERTONIAN $2 Per Atn um. vrvAA£JUdL> "KJ Jot> "W'otflsr-' Neatly ^Promptly Done We can quote you bedrock prises ,-OLUME TWO. SILVEKTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1899. NUMBER 16 OOTHILL NOTES. [lie Lower Levels Arc Eewiviog Th. rnwpcetors' AUcniiou. liDtHlSIRIKE KEftl U.IrM trrAee •«.«."" ««* »• The Vufrn Fr««tlnn -Wh'«t •• »""■« l.son Anion- Ihe Mines. |\V[tl.!o the last few days, s strike luis Ln made on the Queen Fraction claim. I„t will no doubt lend to snother mino Ii„if opened up wi.bin sight of town. L Queen Fraction lies at the loot of [, (Hlens Farm flats »nd entends to the L.. shore, ci-bracing several hundred let of the Hhnre line and taking in the ■L,-. ol Gold creek. The claim is I,,,,! by David Matheson who holds ft [interest,JML.ndand 0. Strickland llw hold a M interest each. Thin clairo U located on May 24th. 1897, and ITisteoe- tho "Q«en emWrn** in L„r ol her Majesty's natal day. Two Lgsments have been done on the loperty, Mb on a largo ledge or dyke j porphrvriiic quartz which gave gold lint*- oi from $5. to *15. per ton and ■cressed hi value as depth was gained lis year it was decided to do the work |knew place near lhe lake shore, Jiere indications ol a ledge showed iu |« ilale formation A few home work overed the led-ce and eiposed a pay- (rt-ak ot Irom 8 to 15 inches of pay ore. Lt little work bas as vet been done, but Lii'li to show the ledge to be in place Jd coniinuous. and the ore to be im- |ovt»K with depth. The ore taken from _-p-tyitreak is a steel galena, carrying lp|..-r sulphi-les snd like all the Slocan , will run high in both silver and JmL rrito strike ol the vein is east a_- T^', lth *. dip to tbe north. The present .-k is teinis '■one at a point within J.* leet o( Uie Lake and a tunnel is belt *..irtt*J that will follow the b-inn.ni/. }.>,'■. i-hi- li in well defined. Tl.e pay- eak lies within two leet o( the bugs'* wall, which it appears to follow. litis Ht.ikuon tho Queen Fraction is in- nf tin- best surface s…
note: Titled Silverton Silvertonian from 1898-01-01 to 1898-01-29; titled The Silvertonian from 1898-02-12 onward. Published by James Cameron from 1898-01-01 to 1898-02-19; published by R.O. Matheson from 1898-02-26 to 1898-06-04; published by R.O. and Harry Matheson from 1898-06-01 to 1899-02-11; published by an unidentified party from 1899-02-25 to 1900-02-10; published by Matheson Bros. from 1900-02-17 and thereafter.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Silverton (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0312962
language: English
lat: 49.9508330
long: -117.3580560
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Silverton, B.C. : [publisher not identified]
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