@prefix ns0: . @prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . ns0:identifierAIP "49b67618-12c1-4718-a6c6-cf08cfddd9d3"@en ; edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:issued "2016-05-30"@en, "1901-03-16"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/silsil/items/1.0313013/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ \\ Nm^o^v4$..WtaJ A tooal la THE in 15i_ie True Clv!c Barometer, VOLUME FOUR. 8ILVERT0N, BRITISH COLUMBIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, ls»01. NUMBER 37 Mine**' , We Have the Goods the WW People want. t\\ general line of ^T% O-rocoxIes, Boots ds Siloes and Ghent©* r-cim.isl^-Irie:s. Prices And Quality Will Be Found Right. A. JEFFREYS: BTbRE IM UNION HALL, SILVERTON, B. 0. NEWS OF THE WEEK. General Ninii; i:j5 News Around the District. From. A TRAMWAY H SIXTY DAYS, p. BXJRBJS & co WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN ALL KINDS OF FrffeSH AND SALT MEATS RETAIL STORES AT Silverton. Nelaon, Trail, Ymir. Kaalo, Sandon. New Denver. Cascade City, Grand Forks, Sirdar Midway and Greenwood. MAILORDERS PROMPTLY AND CAREFULLY ATTENDED TO. HEAD OFFICE NELSON, B. 0. THE VICTORIA* ♦£■ c>*HOTEL> SILVERTON R 0. THE BEST FURNISHED HOTEL IN THE SLOCAN. SPECIAL ATTENTION' TO THE TRAVELLING PUBLIC. TABLE UNSURPASSED IN THE NORTHWEST. 0AR FURNISHED WITH THE BEST PROCURABLE BRANDS. :•: JAS. BOWES Proprietor. :•: On Monday J. E. Gibson of ^en- nlngton, Vt. and F. J. Holmari ol Spokane, Wish., two of the principal owners of the Hewett mine arrived in town and went up to inspect that property accompanied by one of the local j management,C. T. Cms*. The voting j owners were well pleased wiih the condition of the property and its rapid I development under foreman P. Dwyer, j who minted them through tlio various ! workings of the minp. The Hewett syndicate is a closei corporation consisting of J. E. Gllmon. F. J. Holman. It. fnsinper, W, A. Root and Cross & Co, and have made a decided success ol the property, having, In jess thin two year, deve'oped it from a mere likely prospect into a mine that this year ranks as thn second shipper in the Slocan Mining Division, being onty surpassed by tlio well known Payne mine at Sandon. As a result of thia week's visit of tlio owners, a snrface tramway soir.o 2000 feet in length will tie hnilt at oncetoconnect thn No.fi tunnel with tho wagon road, which will also lio extended some I distance up tha lilil It is the exf>ecta- I tion to have this tramway ImlH and in 'operation within the next sixty days. ' During the summer the hull '.Ing accommodations at the mine will lie more than i doubled and • large force of men will be int to work just as soon aa tin's can be done and the tramway is completed. The Hewett has large bodies of ore blocked out, and aa soon as the transportation facilities are afforded it will nive the Payne mine a close run for the first place on die shipping list. :f\\:f. Flat wire ropes from one-half inch in thickness to six to eight inch in width are preferred to tlie round ropes. Large skips, hoisting from four to twelve tons or ore, are in general use at all the big shafts. These skips are filled from shoots and are self-dumping when hoisted to the surface. Air compressing plants form a very important item in the make-up of equipment, and are about equally devilled between the Ingersoll and Rand makes. Although but little is said of diamond drills, we are aware of the fact that this must useful implement is in general use in the big mines in exploring new ground and it is daily becoming more popular. For pumping purposes the Knowles, Kidler and Snow take the lead A large Ridler pump is in operation in the Silver Bow mine Ihat rai