@prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . @prefix geo: . edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "BC Historical Newspapers"@en ; dcterms:contributor "Howse, A.E."@en ; dcterms:issued "2018-10-31"@en, "1905-01-16"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/similkameen/items/1.0373272/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ Three Thousand Square Miles of Mineral Area in the Similkameen, Not One-Tenth of which has been Prospected. Railway Transportation is all that is Required to Make this Country Blossom as the Rose—The Local Government is Pledged to Support It. Vol. v. No. 39. PRINCETON, B.C., SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, J 90 5. $2 a Year, in Advance, 11 01 MINING OF PROVINCE IN HEALTHY STATE Boundary Ore Shipments Show Marked Increase for the Year Both in Value and Tonnage—Transportation is all that is Required to Make the Similkameen Flourish. Capital, Like an Elephant on a Bridge, is Timid nntil Assured of Its Footing, Then Advances with Mighty Momentum—Boundary is Object Lesson for Intending Investors in Similkameen— Mining Paragraphs. 58- fl Boundary ore shipments in 1904 exceeded 818,000 tons. The growth of tonnage in four years was as follows : 1900, 99,730 tons ; iQQi, jwo>Qpo tons ; 1902, 507.545 ton-; 1903, 684,461 tons>-v^^- The large iron deposits in east Kootenay are to be developed by a C.P,R. syndicate. The output of the St. Eugene mine last month was 2i:ooo tons, of which 15,000 tons v ere silver-lead concentrates. According to an official return copper exports from Canada during the past four months were 10,221,951 pounds valued at $1,272,210, exclusive of gold and silver. The November pay roll of the Crow's Nest Pass Coal Co. amounted to $126,842. The Great Northern will not begin hauling ore from Phoenix until about February ist. Ten blast furnaces in three Boundary smelters are now in operation—six at Granby, two at the B.C. Copper and two at the Montreal & Boston. Snowden Bros, and Burr proprietors of the King Solomon on Copper mountain, have recently had assays made from ore taken from a 40-foot cut on their claim. Considering that the ore assayed was surface and unselected the returns are very satisfactory. Assays were made by two men of good repute in thei: profession, C. H. Wolf and J. O'Sullivan. They both gave copper values of over $9 per ton or a total of $10.12 including gold and silver returns. These miners are owners of other properties on Copper mountain which they were fortunate enough to locate during the rush a few years ago Should Copper mountain develop into a low grade camp it is satisfactory to note that an unlimited ore body will more than compensate for any deficiency in ^mde that may occur in the hundreds of 0 ims on the mountain. Mr. Snowden ■^■§■4 g°°d specimen of arsenical iron Ach was taken from the Roche river rtrict. There is a large body of it and ere is little doubt that it contains gold id possibly cobalt and copper although