Daily Colonist (1884-10-29) by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: British Columbia; Newspapers
Published: 1884-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

Indians <£uict mid Miners Happy.

The steamer Ancon arrived from Alaska yesterday morning with about 215 passengers and over 100 miners from the different mines in Alaska and Cassiar. Mi 1 . M. Hayes, a native of Oharlottotown, P. E. I., was a passenger by the steamer and furnishes us with some valuable information in reference to the output uf the plnoor mines at "Silver Bow Basin," three utiles from Junoau City. As a genera) ■thing during the past season the miners have been very successful, all claims paying well, and on an average they Would pan out about §10 por day to the mini; of -course some have dona very much better. At Juneau City there are about 300 min--ora, one hundred and fifty of whom are •employed by the company who are working on the "Paris Lode" on Douglas Island, of which Mr. John 'I readwoll is the manager. The Paris Lode is over GOO foot in width and 1,500 feet in length, and the ledge will oxtond over two miles in length. This is probably the largest and richest quartz ledge in the world. All the ledge is taken up by different companies, who are preparing for extensive operations during the coming season. It, will be remembered that on the up trip of tho Ancon she had on board a largo consignment of quartz and sawmill machinery for the Paris Lode company,' which they have beon engaged all summer in preparing to place in position. 'The machinery is now all complete and .next suason we may hear of aome wonderful outputs of gold. The company's sawmill is an extensivo one and will be able to more than supply lumber and timber for tho country. The weather during the past season has been unusually favorable to mining operations, and very little trouble has been experienced in any particular. Tho Indians have been quiet, and many of them are working in the quartz mills and at the mines for $2.50 and $2.75 per day. Practical white miners are paid $4 per day. Board is as cheap as in Victoria, being on the averago $5 per week.

A rough estimate of the amount of tho total output on "Silver Bow Basin" will be between $75,000 and $80,000, by tho twelve companies who are operating claims there'. All. the miners are well satisfied with (heir season's work, and tho prospect looks very bright for the coming season, and no donbt the number attracted thuro will bo large.

On Lewis river four men have been operating a find on a bar of the stream and in seven weeks took out about $4,000. At this time tho river rose in height, and thoy ■went to tho foit to remain for tho winter.

Mr. llobort Armour, manager of the North Pacific Trading and Packing Co ., was ako a passenger by tho^ Ancon. Mr. Armour iB postmaster at Klawack, where the headquarters of tho company nro. The season's output has boon 0,000 cases aud 400 barrels of salmon, while tho company's Bawmill has turned out 1,000,000 foot of lumber, which has beon shipped to .

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