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Copper King and Olalla Mines Prospect Summary
Reports describe multiple claims around Olalla and Beaverdell with open cuts and shafts. Ore types include copper sulphides and red hematite with gold and silver values. Noted owners are John Buchan, John Kearns, C. A. Hisler, L. W. Shatford, Bromley & Lyon, John Knowles, and the Vancouver and Boundary Creek M. & D. Co. Production notes mention 15 cars shipped from Sally Group and about 800 tons of second class ore valued around 25 dollars per ton awaiting transport via Midway Vernon Railway development.
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John Buchan
Olulla
Copper King
Prince of Wales
John Kearns
Fairview
Homecrest
Strand
C. A. Hisler
Olalla
Waggon Road
Olalla Creek
L. W. Shatford
Comstock
Bromley & Lyon
S. W
John Knowles
Jalla
Kettle River
Sally Group of
Beaverdell
West Fork
Vancouver
Boundary Creek
Duncan and Bounty