. Kamloops mining camp [microform]. Mines and mineral resources; Agriculture; Mining law; Mines et ressources minières; Agriculture; Mines. TiiE COAL MINES. ot the first â Coal Hill was ecorded in the and is uwned Development slumbia. The St year. Imme- >ient work was ed Mr. Robert loroughly cap- uired only a o or 12 feet, ore produced. ;tory, the ore a value as being copper, 5er cent. The )ld and silver, k was pushed aft, which was Irift of 15 feet at the bottom crosscut going s and into the neral appears, 3ssland mining lich is OP the 3, but sufficient The bottom 35 feet. The endicular,
. Kamloops mining camp [microform]. Mines and mineral resources; Agriculture; Mining law; Mines et ressources minières; Agriculture; Mines. TiiE COAL MINES. ot the first â Coal Hill was ecorded in the and is uwned Development slumbia. The St year. Imme- >ient work was ed Mr. Robert loroughly cap- uired only a o or 12 feet, ore produced. ;tory, the ore a value as being copper, 5er cent. The )ld and silver, k was pushed aft, which was Irift of 15 feet at the bottom crosscut going s and into the neral appears, 3ssland mining lich is OP the 3, but sufficient The bottom 35 feet. The endicular, and he way down, ore is on the will run from d about $5 in .rge quantity of ting has been las been traced feet, the great ring its further its or pyrites and magnetic gold. The ore n panning the are frequently I now proposes ench below the â ein about 100 and about 140 t shaft will also the tunnel for of the tunnel I west. There ;he increasing jes down, that ill warrant a ase it is r o- 30t of the ' !1, e vein at the len completed of ore for a DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURES OF THOMPSON RIVER. THE NORTH r \OUR years ago a limited liability company was formed at Kamloops to develop the coal deposits of the North I'honipson. They lie about fifty-two miles due north of the city, and are situated on No-Whi- Kwalston Creek, at its junction with the Thompson on the easterly side. The main exposure occurs on the creek mentioned. The company put in a tunnel on the strike of the seam about 50 feet, and then a drift was made on the dip of the seam about 45 feet. Out of this opening- some 240 tons of coal was taken, mainly from the dip. This coal was brought down to Kamloops, and under- went sundry tests to deter- mine its value. It was assayed Ly W. Pellew- Harvey and Campbell Johnson, of Vancouver, who reported the following: PER CBNT. Coke 70 Fixed car- bon 61 Ash 8 Volatile matter (about) ... 25 Sulphur. I to i/^ Further were made as to the steam- ingqualities of the coal. A qu
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