Show THE SKEENA RIVER COUNTRY special correspondence spokane wash aug 20 some of the best showings in the babine range in the skeena river country northeast of prince rupert island B C are owned by spokane and washington people according to fred birney of spokane who has just returned froin a stay of three months in the new mining ining field he said in the course of an interview there are large lignite coal fields in the vicinity of hazleton which the grand trunk Tr uvil pacific road has already secured and also big deposits of lignite on the reservation er which still belongs to the indians since selling their coal holdings to the railroad the indians of kiskius have become wealthy and have built a modern village dij saw mill and dairy and are now building a steamer for their own use the town of ableton az leton which has a population of 1100 including indians is the distributing center for the domineca Omi neca hunter basin and babine mining districts where rich copped and lead showings have recently been b een uncovered there are many spokane and former people among t the locators of these mineral lands james aromin has a splendid steel galena property formerly known as the dibble mine under tinder bond and is working it now with a big crew he has built a trail 30 miles from the mines to morristown and intends to hakea mine out of the prospect I 1 believe he has almost as good a showing in the dibble as he had at the now famous st eugene when he located that property A mine for which cash has been refused is also owned by mr simpson of spokane and has a good prospect harry hauser has a copper property at alder mere 30 miles upriver up river from hazleton which has created a good deal of excitement and also some coal properties ray grimball Trim ball formerly of spokane has located the mystery group which has values in gold and copper and has been extensively worked on the surface A group known as the copper cliff was located by D P mitchell W A pratt and louis mclaughlin of spokane and myse myself if we have a promising ledge and have good surface showings for several hundred feet feel along the vein no work has been done this summer but if the country opens up as it now seems likely to do we will incorporate n a company next year and begin development the carr brothers widely known in the northwestern country have a mining property in the hudsons Hud sons bay district nw now under bond to new york capitalists for the entire district seems to be a promising one and if the grand trunk pacific road is put through soon the country will become a prominent camp there are construction crews at frequent intervals from the mouth of the skeena river to al delmere der mere miles and the work is progressing rapidly shortly before I 1 left the district to return J F robertson a canadian mining expert started for the finley river country miles northeast of hazleton the best property there is owned by william and mark carr who have SO 80 men at work they have gone down through 86 feet of gravel and are taking out dirt that pays 10 a day to the man |