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Keyword: galena

Babylon Mine

While tunneling for ore body at Babylon Mine, an unexpected vein was uncovered which looks to yield substantial values in gold and silver.

Internal ID: 0050.0190
Medium:Newspaper
Date: April 12th 1898

Marvellous Creston

Creston has proved it is remarkable fertile for growing fruit, but many don't know that Mr. Rykert was the first who planted a fruit tree there, much to the laughter of his fellow man. Now Creston is also known for mining, ranching, logging camps, sawmills and so on.

Internal ID: 0052.0192
Medium:Newspaper
Date: August 1st 1907

Last Chance Mine

Newspaper excerpt Nelson Tribune - group of claims near Kuskanook yields high quality ore showing gold, silver and lead.

Internal ID: 0050.0235
Medium:Newspaper
Date: April 19th 1898

Golden Age Mine

Railway construction workers uncover ten inches of solid galena while working on a right of way through Golden Age Mine property.

Internal ID: 0050.0250
Medium:Newspaper
Date: August 4th 1898

St. Eugene Mine

Newspaper excerpt from the Phoenix Pioneer - telling of the purchase of St. Eugene mine for $7000 and in six years third interest in mine is valued at $3 million.

Internal ID: 0051.0420
Medium:Newspaper
Date: November 1st 1900

Wild Horse Gold

Wild Horse placer mines being worked.

Internal ID: 0050.0448
Medium:Newspaper
Date: September 5th 1900

Mining Partners

Col. Baker and son, V. Hyde Baker secured a bond on very valuable property lying on south fork of St. Mary's river. Property has 6 claims on it.

Internal ID: 0052.0513
Medium:Newspaper
Date: June 26th 1897

Bonded on Bugaboo Creek

Samples of gold quartz and galena was brought down from the head of Bugaboo Creek, development work to begin shortly.

Internal ID: 0051.0521
Medium:Newspaper
Date: July 29th 1897

Silver Crescent Syndicate Ltd.

Article reporting on the samples of gold quartz, galena and carbonates brought down from the claims belonging to Silver Crescent Syndicate.

Internal ID: 0051.0524
Medium:Newspaper
Date: July 29th 1897

East Kootenay Survey

Correspondent makes a trip through the East Kootenay and tells the story of the future that awaits the people who will devote their energies and talents to gathering the bountiful harvest of wealth that nature has in waiting for them in that valley.

Internal ID: 0050.0560
Medium:Newspaper
Date: August 5th 1897

Bugaboo Creek Property

Newspaper excerpt from Herald - reporting samples of good looking galena and carbonates sent to town.

Internal ID: 0051.0601
Medium:Newspaper
Date: September 2nd 1897

Seen As Important

Telegram received from Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works agreeing to grant money for wagon road from North Star Mine to Kootenay River, provided certain amount of ore is shipped out of mine.

Internal ID: 0051.0881
Medium:Newspaper
Date: May 27th 1893