Mining Review
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2011-09-02
issued: 1897-10-23
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note: VOL. 1. 20. SANSON, B, C/,vSATURDAY, OCTOBER 23,;1897. PRIGE FIVE CENTS. \% Different Sections of tne Country Described. :; Great Opportunities Before the Country. The following vis from ��������� the Toronto Telegrami Matthew Byrne, originally of Ireland, But later of Australia and South Africa, who has been in the British Columbia mining fields in the' interests of Johannesburg capitalits,.is at the Queen's on his way home to the old country. Mr. Byrne has spent 40 years,of his life in the mines, and "is a mining expert of the practical kind, ��������� and "a careful examination of tlie British ,, Columbia mines, or 'rather, claims, has convinced him that that the country'-' \ ...-- o' ' ' HAS'A KUTUKE ; "���������' ' , in'mining. "Wildcat has held; back the country in more ways than -one,"1 said Mr. Byrne, ' and money is being spent on claims that will never amount to anything, but there are some wori- . derful lodes, or ledges as you call them, ���������in the country. * ������������������* * I went from Rwssland to Sandon and found that ",.. they have, some remarkably rich ore ��������� thercl, There are about .25 shipping claims_ there arid they..o.n.rry- so Riv.ch lead th it .the rise in that rnetal will ��������� about compensate the miners for all the fall in silver. There are very few mines about.New,Denver proper, but' there are'some good claims at Five ..'.';. Mile creek^ about five milesout, and also at'.Ten Mile creek arid -Twelve Mile croek on Sloean lake, going down towards Slocnn City. At Lemon creek, six miles below Sloean City, there are ������������������ several-,,very, .promising claims tliat, 'carry a large percentage of free gold and there are some good silver claims i. there as'well. At Cariboo creek they, .'��������������������������� .havea very promising valley in which there are several large bodies of ore. . It is not very high grade, ' but will run $20,or 30,to the ton, and is easily ; mined and got. out; From Cariboo" creek I crossed …
note: Print Run: 1897-1903 Frequency: Weekly
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Sandon (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0183527
language: English
lat: 49.975556
long: -117.227222
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Sandon B.C. : Cliffe and Son
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