1698 t o 1908 INCLUSIVE. *
CARIBOO-AMELIA MIHERAL CLAIMS. (1898).
These two o l a i m s f o m e r l y owned by the Cariboo Gold M i n - _ i n g and M i l l i n g Company, o f Spokane, hare now passed i n t o t h e ' T " p o s s e s s i o n o f the Cariboo C o n s o l i d a t e d Gold M i n i n g and M i l l i n g i Company, of Toronto, Robert J a f f e r y , P r e s i d e n t ; Geo.B.MoAuley, "\
M i n i n g Direotor,-with head o f f i c e s a t Camp Mo Kinney. C a p i t a l ". a took, $1,250,000.00, i n 1,250,000 shares o f $1.00 eaoh, now
quoted a t $1.25. I n a d d i t i o n t o the Cariboo and Amelia, the p r e s e n t company own the A l i o a, Emma, and Maple L e a f olaims t o the west, and the Saw Tooth F r a c t i o n , and the c o n t r o l l i n g i n -t e r e s -t i n -the Okanagan o l a i m -to -the e a s -t . The work of -the com-pany i s a t p r e s e n t oonfineo t o the Cariboo and Amelia olaims, and Superintendent Keane g i v e s the f o l l o w i n g as t h e r e s u l t o f the "year's"work; 7,530 tons o f ~ o r e crushed, 11, 000 ounces" of b u l l i o n
produced; v a l u e $12.00 p e r 02., $182,000. Two hundred and s i x t y ; tons o f c o n c e n t r a t e s produoed, v a l u e , $80 p e r t o n , $20,800. The mine development c o n s i s t e d o f 950 f e e t o f d r i f t i n g i n the f o u r t h
l e v e l , and two u p r a i s e s , o f 85 f e e t eaoh, t o t h e t h i r d l e v e l . The f o u r t h l e v e l i s 250 f e e t below the s u r f a c e a t s h a f t . The
s h a f t i s now being sunk t o the f i f t h l e v e l , which w i l l be 350 •, -f e e t below the s u r -f a c e when completed. Up t o Ootober 1 s t , 10 J stamps were i n o p e r a t i o n , sinoe then 20 stamps. The mine i s
equipped w i t h steam pump and h o i s t and compressor d r i l l s , and \ \ the m i l l w i t h a Gates rook d r u s h e r and W i l f l e y and Johnson oon- \ j o e n t r a t o r s ^ There-are between 50 and 60 men on t h e p a y - r o l l ^ —
THE CARIBOO. (1899).
The Cariboo-Mo Kinney Gold M i n i n g and M i l l i n g Co. L t d . owns the Cariboo and o t h e r o l a i m s . R . J a f f r a y i s p r e s i d e n t , and G.B.MoAulay managing d i r e c t o r . The year's work c o n s i s t s of d r i f t i n g on the
seoond l e v e l f o r 210 f e e t , on the t h i r d l e v e l f o r 540 f e e t , end on the f o u r t h l e v e l f o r 700 f e e t , a t o t a l of 1,450 f e e t . Raises have been made from the seoond l e v e l 155 f e e t , t h i r d l e v e l 170 f e e t , and from the f o u r t h l e v e l 200 f e e t , a t o t a l of 525 f e e t .
Output
Tons o r ore stoped and m i l l e d 12,670 Ounces of b u l l i o n produced 9,570 © $13 $124,410
Tons of c o n c e n t r a t e s produced, 542; v a l u e 22.000 T o t a l v a l u e $146,410 Number of stamps working, 20; number of men employed, 50.
CARIBOO-MCKIKBBY. ('1900).
The Cariboo-MoKinney M i n i n g and M i l l i n g Company, of Toronto, O n t a r i o , c o n t i n u e s t o be the o n l y company o p e r a t i n g on a
com-p a r a t i v e l y l a r g e s o a l e i n t h i s camcom-p. I t owns the Cariboo, Amelia, Okanagan, Saw Tooth, A l i c e , Emma, and Maple Leaf m i n e r a l olaims, a l l of which a d j o i n . From o f f i c i a l r e p o r t s submitted to the an-n u a l g e an-n e r a l meetian-ng of shareholders h e l d r e o e an-n t l y i an-n Toroan-nto,
t h e - f o l l o w i n g i n f o r m a t i o n i s taken:- " " During the past y e a r there were mined and m i l l e d 15, 238 tons
o f ore, whioh y i e l d e d 11,469 ozs. of g o l d b u l l i o n and 557 tons of c o n c e n t r a t e s . T h i s ore was taken f o r the most p a r t from the Saw Tooth and Okanagan olaims. The m i n i n g of ore was l a r g e l y i n
con-j u n c t i o n w i t h the f u r t h e r e x p l o r a t i o n o f the mine, consequently a c o n s i d e r a b l e p o r t i o n of the year's output was of ore e x t r a c t e d from d r i f t s and r a i s e s opened up i n the course of the development, whioh was c a r r i e d on, to the e a s t , on the Okanagan and, to the west, on the Cariboo. Development of the p r o p e r t y i n o l u d e d 4
s h a f t s , the main s h a f t being 370 f e e t i n depth, Owing to extended breaks i n th4 c o n t i n u i t y of the v e i n , both east and west of the v a r i o u s l e v e l s , the contemplated i n c r e a s e i n the c a p a c i t y of the Company's stamp m i l l was not made. To reduce the oost of e x p l o r a -t i o n of ground beyond where -the ledge was broken, b o r i n g w i -t h a diamond d r i l l was r e s o r t e d to, and t h i s was i n progress on the date of the s h a r e h o l d e r s ' meeting. The e r e c t i o n of a c y a n i d e - p l a n t f o r the treatment of the t a i l i n g s , s y s t e m a t i c t e s t s of whioh showed them t o c o n t a i n values o f from $2.20 to $4.80 p e r ton, i s favoured by t h the Managing D i r e c t o r , who i s of o p i n i o n t h a t i t would c o n s i d e r a b l y i n o r e a s e the q u a n t i t y of g o l d saved. Reoeipts from b u l l i o n f o r the y e a r were $160,831.85, and the balance of net p r o f i t was $53,148.02
of whioh the sum of $50,000 was p a i d to shareholders as d i v i d e n d s . The t o t a l amount t h i s mine has p a i d i n d i v i d e n d s t o date i s
$459,337. The payment of d i v i d e n d s has, however, been t e m p o r a r i l y suspended, and the p r o f i t s d e r i v e d from the mine are being a p p l i e d t o more e x t e n s i v e development of the p r o p e r t y , w i t h the objeot of e v e n t u a l l y i n c r e a s i n g i t s e a r n i n g power. The r e o e i p t s from b u l l i o n up to the 31st. December, 1899, amounted to the sum of $676,680.36,
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and to the 31st. Deoember, 1900, the t o t a l sum o f #837,512.21.
From an aooount o f the mine by Mr. Donald A. Boss, p u b l i s h e d l a s t August i n the B r i t i s h Columbia M i n i n g Beoord, i t I s l e a r n e d t h a t
the mining machinery i n c l u d e s 2 60 horse power h o r i z o n t a l r e t u r n tufeular b o i l e r s , a 1 0 - d r i l l Rand a i r compressor, and a 60 horse power l i n k - m o t i o n h o i s t , and t h a t the m i l l i s equipped w i t h 2 10-stamp b a t t e r i e s , a 60 horse power C o r l i s s engine, 2 Johnstone
Tanners, a W l l f l e y t a b l e , a Blake rook crusher, and a Gates c r u s h e r . CARIBOO MIflg. (1901).
The Cariboo-Mo Kinney M i n i n g and M i l l i n g Company L t d . o f Toronto, Seoretary, F.W.Thompson, 34 Yonge S t r e e t , Toronto; General
Superintendent, J.P.Keane, L o o a l Manager and Superintendent, Mr. B e t t s , i s the most important and, In f a c t , the o n l y s u c c e s s f u l l y working mine i n the camp, and i t i s t o i t that the p l a o e owes i t s v e r y e x i s t e n c e . The company owns the Okanagan, Saw Tooth, Amelia, Cariboo, A l i c e , Emma and Maple Leaf m i n e r a l c l a i m s , a l l a d j o i n i n g . The a c t u a l workings are a t present c o n f i n e d t o the f o u r f i r s t ment i o n e d and exmentend a l o n g menthe l e a d f o r from 1,700 mento 2,000 f e e ment , a ment -t a i n i n g a maximum dep-th o f 560 f e e -t , a l -t h o u g h -the main l e a d and others are t r a c e d beyond the p r o p e r t i e s each way by numerous open outs, p i t s , e t c .
The f o r m a t i o n of t h i s l o c a l i t y i s c h i e f l y composed o f h i g h l y a l t e r e d a r g i l l a c e o u s and quartzose rooks, a l t e r n a t i n g w i t h those o f a f i n e - g r a i n and igneous o r i g i n , c h i e f l y diabase, the whole h a y i n g a g e n e r a l n o r t h and south t r e n d . There are shown i n the v a r i o u s workings t o be a t l e a s t two important v e i n s c u t t i n g a c r o s s the
f o r m a t i o n ahftut E. and W. and h a v i n g a d i p to the south a t an angle v a r y i n g from 80 to 95 degrees, w h i l e a c r o s s - v e i n running about H.E;. and S.W. passes through the camp.
The o n l y one of these l e a d s whioh has, so f a r , been worked to a p r o f i t i s that upon which the Carlboo-MoKinney mine workings a r e . T h i s i s a q u a r t z v e i n of r a t h e r v a r i a b l e width, sometimes as much as 12 o r 14 f e e t , b u t averaging about f o u r f e e t .
The v e i n i s e v i d e n t l y continuous w i t h depth, and i s t r a c e a b l e throughout the camp by i t s outoroppings. The workings have demons-t r a demons-t e d demons-t h a demons-t i demons-t i s a l s o s u b j e c demons-t demons-to a s e r i e s o f f a u l demons-t s , which condemons-tinue t o the lowest l e v e l s and almost always throw the l e a d more o r l e s s t o the south, accompanied w i t h a crushed zone i n which values do not occur. T h i s f a u l t i n g i s a l s o accompanied w i t h two o r more l i n e s of b r e a k i n g o r s l i p p i n g to the e a s t , the whole being extremely com-p l i c a t e d , y e t h a v i n g s u f f i c i e n t r e g u l a r i t y t o enable the management t o estimate w i t h much exactness where to f i n d the v e i n again when i t i s cut o f f , as very f r e q u e n t l y occurs.
The q u a r t z i s u s u a l l y a b l u i s h white o o l o u r and i s m i n e r a l i s e d w i t h i r o n s u l p h i d e s , z i n c blende, galena, e t c , I n s m a l l bands,with
f r e e g o l d disseminated throughout and which i s f r e q u e n t l y v i s i b l e , more p a r t i c u l a r l y where the q u a r t z i s w h i t e r and the m i n e r a l i s a t i o n
sparse. The vaoues are not u n i f o r m throughout, but run i n pay
chutes, which seem t o d i p i n the l e a d to the e a s t . T h i s p r o p e r t y has been i n o p e r a t i o n about seven y e a r s , d u r i n g whioh time a c o n s i d e r a b l e amount has been p a i d i n d i v i d e n d s , amounting to date to $459,337.52. The o l d workings were from the outcrop and c o n s i s t e d of s h a l l o w
s h a f t s and a t u n n e l ; more recent work has, however, been more
MINNIE-HA-HA MINERAL CLAIM. (1898).
This c l a i m l i e s n e a r l y 1,500 f e e t south o f the Cariboo and i s owned by the Minnie-ha-ha Cold M i n i n g Company, of Toronto; P r e s i d e n t , P r o f e s s o r H. Montgomery. C a p i t a l s t o c k , $1,000,000 i n 1,000,000 $1,00 shares, 525,000 of which have been s e t a s i d e as t r e a s u r y s t o c k . Present p r i c e o f shares, 19 cents. The work done on the c l a i m c o n s i s t s o f a working s h a f t 102 f e e t , w i t h 24 f e e t o f c r o s s c u t t i n g and 185 f e e t o f d r i f t i n g . The mine i s f u r -n i s h e d w i t h a double c y l i -n d e r h o i s t , steam pump a-nd d r i l l s .
There a r e good bunk houses, a boarding house, and an assay o f f i o e , e t c . , on the p r o p e r t i e s . The c h a r a c t e r o f the ore i s f r e e m i l l -i n g and c o n c e n t r a t -i n g , the v e -i n be-ing wh-ite q u a r t z , c a r r y -i n g -i r o n p y r i t e s and galena, w i t h a l i t t l e blende and o h a l o o p y r l t e . The mine i s under the superintendence o f M a j o r A i n s l e y Megraw.
South o f the Minnie-ha-ha i s the B i g Bug, upon whioh i s a 30 f o o t s h a f t .
THE MINNIE-HA-HA GROUP. (1899). :, . •
I ; Owned by the Minnie/ha-ha Gold M i n i n g and M i l l i n g Company, L t d . C o n s i s t s of the Minnie-ha-ha, Cariboo f r a c t i o n , and Golden
Sfrown F r a c t i o n M i n e r a l Claims. The P r e s i d e n t of the Company i s
p r o f e s s o r Montgomery, of Toronto. The work done c o n s i s t s of a
/working s h a f t 190 f e e t deep, w i t h o r o s s - o u t t i n g and d r i f t i n g a t / t h e 9 0 - f t . and 190 f o o t l e v e l s , and two u p r a i s e s , being a t o t a l
A o f 450 f e e t of d r i f t i n g and o r o s s - c u t t i n g . The mine i s equipped
/ w i t h a f i v e - d r i l l compressor, f o u r a i r d r i l l s , and double / M c y l i n d e r steam h o i s t .
of from $2.50 t o $4. p e r ton, and t o average about $2. being now s t o r e d up i n t h i s manner* I t i s proposed t o put i n a cyanide o u t f i t t o save
t h i s present l o s s , a number o f experiments h a v i n g been made whioh i n -d i c a t e a f a i r margin o f p r o f i t f o r such an a u x i l i a r y p l a n t .
CARIBOO GROUP. (1902).
T h i s group c o n s i s t s of the Cariboo, Amelia, Okanagan, A l i c e , Emma, Maple Leaf, and Saw Tooth F r a c t i o n , a l l a d j o i n i n g olaims, whioh a r e
owned by the Carlboo-MoKinney M i n i n g and M i l l i n g Company, Limited, of Toronto. The f o l l o w i n g comparative statement w i l l be o f i n t e r e s t : *
1900 1901 1902 Ore crushed 15,238 tons 16,862 tons 15,614 tons B u l l i o n produced 11,469 oz. 9,439 oz. 8,400 o z . Gonoentsates produced 557 tons. 428 tons. 550 tons Value o f b u l l i o n and
oonoent r a t e s $160,831.35 $137,024.79 $131,324.58 0 The r e p o r t p u b l i s h e d i n the p r e s s a f t e r the Company's l a s t a n n u a l meeting quoted the managing d i r e c t o r as having s t a t e d t h a t , o f the
15,614 tons of ore mined and m i l l e d i n 1902, 11,414 tons were taken from the Cariboo, 4,100 tons from the Okanagan, and 100 tons from ' the Saw Tooth F r a c t i o n ; that the average value of t h i s ore was $9.96
p e r t o n , o f whioh $6.95 o r 69.8# was e x t r a c t e d as f r e e g o l d by amalgamation, $1.74 o r 17.4$ was o b t a i n e d i n the oonoentrates and the r e -m a i n i n g $1.27 o r 12.8$ was l o s t i n the t a i l i n g s ; and that w h i l e no un-u s un-u a l development work had been done d un-u r i n g the year, y e t ore r e s e r v e s had been kept opened up w e l l I n advance o f the stopes. The develop-ment work done o o n s i s t e d o f 1,040 l i n e a l f e e t o f d r i f t l n g a n d 190 f e e t
of r a i s i n g , I n a l l 1,230 f e e t . The average number o f men employed f u l l time was 41, of whom 25 were underground, and 16 on the s u r f a c e l D i v i d e n d p a y i n g was resumed i n 1902, a f t e r an i n t e r v a l n e c e s s i t a t e d by a g r e a t d e a l o f development h a v i n g had t o be done the p r e v i o u s y e a r t o
r e c o v e r the f a u l t e d v e i n . The Company's aocounts show the t o t a l b u l l i o n r e o e i p t s t o the end o f 1902 to have been $1,105,861.58 and the t o t a l of d i v i d e n d s p a i d as $509,337.52.
(1903).
A t Camp McKinney, t h e C a r i b o o McKlnney Co.mined and m i l l e d about 15,000 tons o f are, q u a r t z c a r r y i n g f r e e g o l d , h a v i n g a gross assay value o f $5.50 p e r ton. The development o f t h i s p r o p e r t y , however, has not o f l a t e been such as to g i v e encouragement; consequently, a t
the l a s t a n n u a l meeting o f the company, on the report of the s u p e r i n -tendent, dated DecernberZlst, 1903, the d i r e c t o r s gave i n s t r u c t i o n s t o c l e a n up a l l ore and suspend o p e r a t i o n s I n d e f i n i t e l y .
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4 t h . l e v e l , a depth of 357 f e e t .
From t h i s 4 t h . l e v e l , a t a p o i n t some 600 f e e t east of the s h a f t , a winze has been sunk 200 f e e t , w i t h a 5 t h . l e v e l 400 f e e t l o n g a t 100 f e e t , and two s m a l l i n t e r m e d i a t e l e v e l s a t 50 and 150 f e e t r e s -p e c t i v e l y . The 6th. l e v e l had not been s t a r t e d , but -p r e -p a r a t i o n s f o r so d o i n g were being made. T h i s winze I s operated by a compressed a i r h o i s t i n g p l a n t , the ore being h o i s t e d i n buckets and dumped i n t o a b i n on the l e v e l . The mine p l a n s are kept w e l l up t o date and are
oomplete. The f o l l o w i n g dimensions are taken from copies o f such k i n d l y f u r n i s h e d by the management:-Tunnel l e v e l s c a l e s 640 f e e t l o n g . 1 s t . rt " 320 " " 2nd. » " 950 « » 3rd. " " 1,400 M " 4 t h . " " 1,530 " " 4£ " " 175 » n 5 t h . n " 410 »
I n a d d i t i o n to t h i s there are Innumerable c r o s s - c u t s , winzes, e t c . , rendered necessary by the c o m p l i c a t e d o h a r a c t e r of the v e i n , and the v a r i o u s r a i s e s connecting the l e v e l s p r o v i d e an e f f i c i e n t system o f v e n t i l a t i o n . The work a t present seems to be o h l e f l y on and below
the 4 t h . l e v e l , I t being understood t h a t above t h a t p o i n t most of the f l r s t o l a s s ore has been removed, l e a v i n g , however, a c o n s i d e r -a b l e tonn-age o f second-cl-ass ore, whioh w i l l be mined when the st-amp-
stamp-i n g f a c stamp-i l stamp-i t stamp-i e s are stamp-i n c r e a s e d , as stamp-i s now contemplated.
HOISTING PLANT. The p l a n t a t the h o i s t i n g s h a f t oomprises a 60 horse power double-geared f r l o t l o n h o i s t of the Union I r o n Works p a t t e r n ; 2 r e t u r n f l u e t u b u l a r b o i l e r s , wood f i r e d and o f 50 and 60 horse power r e s p e c t i v e l y , t o g e t h e r w i t h h e a t e r s , pumps, e t c These same b o i l e r s supply steam t o a 1 0 - d r i l l Rand a i r compressor which operates the h o i s t a t the winze and a l s o the a i r d r i l l s . The oage i s a Rosdon
s a f e t y , c a r r y i n g one o a r whioh holds ahout one ton o f ore. The average output of the mine f o r the l a s t two y e a r s has been about 16,000 tons e r annum, h a v i n g a gross recovered value o f about $150,000, o r between 9, and $10. p e r t o n .
There were about 60 ire a employed underground, two s h i f t s of 8 hours being ran i n the mine g e n e r a l l y and three i n the winze.
The ore i s loaded i n a o a r i n the mine from chutes, and i s then h o i s t e d t o the s u r f a c e and trammed about 360 f e e t to an ore r e c e i v i n g b i n , I n t o which i t i s dumped. From here i t i s a g a i n f i l l e d i n t o a o a r and trammed over a covered t r e s t l e f o r 400 f e e t t o the s t a m p - m i l l ,
where i t i s dumped o v e r a g r i z z l y and broken by a crusher, f a l l i n g i n t o b i n s behind the stamps, I n t o which l a t t e r i t I s f e d by automatic
f e e d e r s .
Stamp-mill. The s t a m p - m i l l , o l d and not v e r y w e l l housed o r equipped, weems e f f T o l e n t and economical. I t c o n s i s t s of f o u r 5-8tamp batteries weight of stamps, 850 l b s ; 98 drops p e r minute of from 5& t o 7 inches
i n the o r d e r 1, 5, 2, 4, 3, d i s c h a r g e , 5& t o 6£ inohea through a No. 6 o r 7 d i a g o n a l s l o t s c r e e n . Of the v a l u e s reoovered, about 86$ a r e
caught on the p l a t e s , and 14$ reoovered i n c o n c e n t r a t e s , of whioh t h r e e tons are saved f o r eaoh 100 tons of ore stamped. Ihe disoharge from the p l a t e s pa sses through mercury t r a p s and to s e t t l i n g tanks,from whenoe i t i s f e d t o two Johnstone and one W h l f l e y c o n c e n t r a t i n g t a b l e s .
The t a i l i n g s from the t a b l e s run out and are Impounded by two dams, some 20,000 tons, whioh a r e r e p o r t e d , t o c o n t a i n v a l u e s to the e x t e n t
ANNIE L. MINERAL CLAIM. (1898).
A f r a c t i o n a l c l a i m , a d j o i n i n g the S a i l o r on the n o r t h . T h i s
p r o p e r t y has r e c e n t l y been i n c o r p o r a t e d i n Spokane, and i s now . - J owned by the L i t t l e Cariboo Gold M i n i n g Company; c a p i t a l s t o c k , r
' $100,000, i n 1,900,000 10-oent shares. A s m a l l s h a f t , IS f e e t , has been sunk i n a 4-foot r e i n of b l u i s h q u a r t z , o a r r y i n g a s m a l l amount o f p y r i t e s * t h i s s h a f t i s being sunk SO f e e t *
The Dolphin, l y i n g south west o f the An4ie L. i s one o f the o l d l o c a t i o n s * A t u n n e l 75 f e e t has boen run to i n t e r a e o t one of the three v e i n s i n the c l a i m . The v e i n o f q u a r t z i s about 8 f e e t wide, showing p y r i t e s and galena, g i v i n g a f a i r assay i n g o l d *
The Eureka, east of the Dolphin, i s a l s o one o f the o l d l o c a t i o n s , and i s vwned by a new York Company* A g r e a t d e a l of work has been done on t h i s p r o p e r t y i n foxmer y e a r s , but n o t h i n g l a t e l y *
PANDRE AND ALMA MINERAL CLAIMS. (1898)*
These two c l a i m s t o the n o r t h of the Eureka, upon whioh a n i c e , though s m a l l v e i n o f white q u a r t z , c a r r y i n g g o l d , has been d i s c o v e r e d * On the Pandre a w o r k i n g s h a f t has been s t a r t e d , now down 12 f e e t * The v e i n has a l s o been opened up f o r 100 f e e t . On the Alma, two s h a f t s have been sunk on the v e i n to a depth of 10 f e e t eaoh, a t which depth the v e i n would appear to be about 18 inches wide*
WATERLOO MINERAL CIAIM. (1898)
T h i s c l a i m i s about 2000 f e e t east o f the Cariboo and i s supposed t o be on the same r e i n . I t i s owned by the Waterloo Gold M i n i n g Company, o f Spokane, w i t h head o f f i c e s a t Camp
MoKinney. C a p i t a l s t o c k , $100,000 , i n 1,000,000 10-oent shares, now quoted a t 9 c e n t s . The q u a r t z i s o f a b l u i s h c o l o u r , s i m i l a r
i n c h a r a c t e r t o the Cariboo, and bunches c o n t a i n i n g f r e e g o l d have been met w i t h i n s i n k i n g No. 2 s h a f t . The v e i n i s w e l l - d e f i n e d , and aye rages over 6 f e e t i n width. Two s h a f t s have been sunk on a v e i n , 390 f e e t a p a r t , the west o r No. 1 s h a f t i s 4£ by 9 f e e t and i s 50 f e e t deep; the east o r No. 2 s h a f t I s 5 by 7 f e e t , and 70 f e e t deep.
A d j o i n i n g t h i s c l a i m on the west, and between i t and the Cariboo, i s the Wiarton; t i t l e . Crown g r a n t , owned by the Camp MoKinney Development Co. C a p i t a l s t o c k , $600,000 i n $1.00 shares. No work has been done on t h i s c l a i m t h i s year.
The Fonteney. T i t l e , Crown Grant, a d j o i n s the Wiarton on the e a s t , the s i d e l i n e being 60 f e e t from the east s h a f t o f t h a t o l a i m . There i s an 80 f o o t s h a f t showing 5 f e e t o f s u l p h i d e ore, a l s o a n open t r e n c h exposing the e a s t e r l y and w e s t e r l y Waterloo v e i n . A d j o i n i n g t h i s p r o p e r t y on the south eastare the Vernon, t i t l e , Crown g r a n t , and the I s l a n d e r j u s t surveyed f o r Crown grant.
(1899).
Is owned by the Waterloo M i n i n g and M i l l i n g Company,Ltd* which has put i n a stamp m i l l (5 stamps), w i t h c o n c e n t r a t o r , a steam h o i s t , and a pump. The c h a r a c t e r o f the 6re i s f r e e - m i l l i n g and c o n c e n t r a t i n g , running about the same value as that o f t h e Cariboo. As the m i l l has o n l y been running a s h o r t time, no r e -turns are y e t a v a i l a b l e .
(1901).
The Waterloo M i l l i n g and M i n i n g Company's mine was not i n o p e r a t i o n , and as nothing s p e o i a l c o u l d be seen i t was not i n
-spected. On the west end o f the p r o p e r t y t h e r e i s a s h a f t down 50 f e e t on a q u a r t z v e i n , w h i l e 300 f e e t away there i s a seoond s h a f t down 80 f e e t , a t the 60-foot l e v e l of whioh some 300 f e e t o f d r i f t i n g had been done* There i s a s m a l l h o i s t w i t h v e r t i c a l
b o i l e r , and the company e r e o t e d i n the F a l l o f 1899 a 5 stamp m i l l , w i t h a Blake c r u s h e r and Johnstone c o n c e n t r a t o r , operated by a 40 horse power b o i l e r and e n g i n e — a v e r y complete l i t t l e p l a n t . The m i l l i s r e p o r t e d t o have been ran f o r a month I n 1899, r e t u r n i n g $2,000. but i t has s i n c e o n l y been worked spasmodloally. The v e i n
i s r e p o r t e d to be about 4 f e e t wide, running east and west c o n s i s t -ing o f a b l u i s h quartz w i t h bands o f s u l p h i d e s , and B a l d t o o a r r y f a i r values on g o l d w h i l e near the s u r f a c e f r e e g o l d i s t o be seen
i n the q u a r t s . The p r o p e r t y seems to have some m e r i t , and the reason o f I t s abandonment does not appear q u i t e c l e a r .
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• WATERLOO MIHEHAL CLAIM (1902)
The Waterloo Consolidated Mining and M i l l i n g Company, L t d . , of Spokane * Washington, appears to have s e t t l e d down to the steady development of the Waterloo F r a o t i o n M i n e r a l claim* Late i n the y e a r the new management commenced an a c t i v e p o l i o y of development and
s i n c e then a l a r g e r h o i s t i n g engine than the one p r e v i o u s l y i n use has been- i n s t a l l e d at the mine, the shaft has been deepened from the 160-foot l e v e l to the 260-foot l e v e l , and c r o s s - c u t t i n g to cut the v e i n at the deeper l e v e l i s i n progross. Of the 100 f e e t of s i n k i n g and 150 f e e t o f d r i f t i n g reported as have comprised the y e a rfs
development woric,vit i s probably some part of the work must be
c r e d i t e d to 1903# However, the f a c t remains that ore of good grade occurs i n the d r i f t s at the 150-foot l e v e l , and that the outlook f o r the p r o p e r t y beiag worked at a p r o f i t to the shareholders i s b r i g h t e r now than at any p r e v i o u s time s i n c e the company was organized*
!Ili,4rf''-^Q^E^^i.at^ QwaoA't^y the Camp MoKinney Development C o . L t d .
which b a r ^ r e s p e c t i v e l y 52 f e e t , 52 f e e t ,
ant-60 / e e t » ^ ^ i f M M o n e 89 f e e t of d r i f t i n g , The r e i n appears f S , ^ o 'be/^bout 3, f e e t wide, and of the sama aharaoter aa the Waterloo
aiS "Ca r i b o o , be t we en whioh olaims the property i a s i t u a t e d *
A' Banner and. Granite., owned by the Camp MoKinney Jfiineat have
v h a j l a good deal\ p£ work do#e dn^ihesi, land a five-ajwj|> a l i i and ^ o a a e e n t r a t o r p t f e a e h have been "lunning^for some tinte with very
vv: j s a t i s f a c t o r y • r e f n i l t a , " have been' erected, but I have not been a b l e
I t q o b f r i n & o o u r ^ ^ ; ^ -: • •
*Ehe Kamloopa m i n e r a l c l a i m , owned Vy toe MoKinneyKamloops M i n -l i g Co, has one working s h a f t 70 f e e t deep, 1 shaft 40 f e e t , on the v e i n , and two prospecting s h a f t s of 12 and 15 f e e t r e s p e c t i v e
-She mine i s equipped w i t h steam h o i s t , pump, two machine 11a, and a 25 h . p . b o i l e r .
OPS MINING CLAIM. (1901)
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nney-Kamloops Co. P r e s i d e n t , T.Mo-Auley, o f M o n t r e a l , amloops mining c l a i m , l y i n g between the S a i l o r and
\.and i T r e c t l y south o f the Cariboo, On t h i s a shaft,,--;. d w i t h water, has 'bee a . sank f o r 100 f e e t and from Tit
l M | p ^ The hoiatJ.ng Riant o o n
-^ -^ -^ i w * ? » 1 s i n k i n g piinipl'fift-4 machine''dritl;--~air f o r \fl piped from the Minniehaha compressor* £he property
V i n March, 1S00, and has not been worked s i n c e .
