Wild Horse Gold: 0050.0448

MINING NEWS

 

EAST KOOTENAY – From the Prospector.

            Considerable hydraulic work is being done on the Wild Horse placers this year.  One of the Chinese companies will make a clean-up in about a month.

 

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            Felix Cock will shortly commence work on his claims at Chinatown on the Wild Horse.  The claims are known as the Black Diamond and Armor Plate.  The Black Diamond is a galena property carrying gold and copper.  The Armor Plate is gold quartz carrying excellent values.

0050.0448: Wild Horse Gold

Wild Horse placer mines being worked.

Medium:  Newspaper - Text
Date:  September 5, 1900
Pages:  6
Publisher:  The Nelson Economist
Collection:  Columbia Basin Institute (0050)

Keywords:

hydraulic placers chinese claims galena gold copper

Subjects:

People arrow Cockarrow
Industry arrow Mining arrow Equipment arrow Hydraulic Miningarrow
Industry arrow Mining arrow Mining Claims arrow Armor Platearrow
Industry arrow Mining arrow Mining Claims arrow Black Diamondarrow
Industry arrow Mining arrow Gold Mining arrow Wild Horse Creekarrow

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