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Newspaper
Silverton Silvertonian
Location
Silverton, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Sep 07, 1901
Page
1
At the Boson mine a new ore body in No 3 tunnel extends over 700 feet from the mouth with a three foot strike of galena containing large quantities of grey copper. No 2 tunnel shows a two foot wide shoot of clean cube galena. The mine employs 22 men and its dividend paying Busin is managed by W H Sandiford, continuing to profit despite weak markets.
Cross & Co report rapid activity at the Hewitt mine with ore encountered above Nu 6 tunnel and output exceeding 100 tons weekly. Contractor progress includes 125 feet of Nu 6 in August, 50 workers under Foreman P Dwyer, tramway hauling, and building a new terminal and loading station at the mouth of the tunnel.
The Rambler ledge was traced from the Sandon slate into granite at 700 feet depth, exposing a 200 foot ore shute with extremely high grade silver averaging about 600 ozs per ton. It is the first vein to extend from slate into granite, and the ore body in the older formation is larger and richer than in the slate.
Stone and Knight of Spokane begin diamond drilling in No 5 Tunnel to test depth and continuity of the Payne era ore body. They will explore for new ore sites below current workings and plan tunneling from the Sandon side. In No 8 Tunnel a second drill explores below old workings where large ore bodies were found.
This week Hewitt shipments total 100 tons with the Fourth of July claim adding 7 tons from Slovan City. Slocan Star led with 108 tons and other mines like American Boy Goodenough Ivanhoe Last Change Noble Five contributed as well. Bonded work at Gatineau and Simcoe on Ten Mile Creek began, Noble of Pittsburg and Wrighter of Spokane visiting Slocan. Prices: Silver 584 Lake copper 16 25. Lead around 4 37 46. English lead 11 17 86d. copper 6635.
Vincent Lade and brother Jas Lade, former foremen at Triane mine, staked two claims named Golden Lade and Little Pie on vacant ground near Triane creek. A visit with Andrew Ferguson yielded two sacks of rich ore and carbonates from a ledge six inches to three feet wide, prompting Lade to resign from Triune and plan full work on the Golden Lade group.
An old column explains a method to trap a mosquito by letting it land then halting breathing. It describes pinching the insect from under its wings and killing it without moving, using a finger to strike or slay the bug. The piece also notes flags at half mast for E. J. Duchesnay after a fatal rock fall in a tunnel on the Pacific division line.
Local events report Surveyor Bartlett has laid out the pipeline from Hume creek to the reservoir site for the waterworks company. The ditch is dug and ready for pipe layers though progress on the reservoir stalls due to available Slocan carpenters being engaged elsewhere and lumber for the tank sitting on the ground.
The Red Mountain wagon road is completed from the Galena Mines road to the camp and work began this week on the Eight Mile side. The completed stretch has a fine grade and is described as one of the district's best road sections.
A leading citizen recounts a ten pound trout tale after losing a gold ring at Four Mile creek. The item shifts to labor topics with the P. R. track strike ending and resumed work on a burned trestle. Also notes a successful drill and purse, Ladysmith Leader debut, and Revelstoke official Fauquier’s trial commitment for a near three thousand dollar shortage.
The piece notes warnings of imminent conflict as the Sultan orders cannons ready for quick delivery while world powers eye the tense scene. It contrasts fear with hope for progress as nations proceed with caution, avoiding war, amid charged rhetoric and press commentary from the era.
In a brief comic exchange, a colonel’s surprising interest in mathematics is noted, alongside Noho discovering a single hip pocket in his new trousers. He weighs whether to carry a gun or use the pocket, revealing a lighthearted tension between fashion and function.
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