REPORT OF WALTER SCOTT, MINING RECOrder. I have the honour to submit my annual report on the Arrow Lake Mining Division for the year ending December 31st, 1907. On the Millie Mack, situated on Caribou creek, 16 miles east of Burton, Mr. H. E. Foster has kept a force of men working all year, and there are 200 tons of ore sacked up ready for shipment, as soon as the snow will permit, for rawhiding. On the Big Ledge, situated at Pingston creek, comprising 25 claims, no development has been done this season, just the ordinary assessment work. This claim shows a large deposit of zinc ore, averaging 30% zinc. OFFICE STATISTICS--ARROW LAKE MINING DIVISION. ROSSLAND DISTRICT. :0: TRAIL CREEK MINING DIVISION. REPORT OF J. KIRKUP, GOLD COMMISSIONER. I have the honour to submit my report of mining operations in the Trail Creek Mining Division during the year 1907 Mining in this division during the past year was confined principally to the three large companies which are successfully operating on Red Mountain, viz.:-the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company of Canada, Limited; the Le Roi Mining Company, Limited, and the Le Roi No. 2, Limited; the Consolidated White Bear Mining Company, Limited, having closed down in the latter part of the month of October, and the Giant-California Mining Company not having commenced operations until the early part of the month of July. In addition to the foregoing, some three or four small properties were worked under lease during the latter part of the year. The shipments of ore are somewhat in excess of those of the previous year, the output being, approximately, 289,056 dry tons, of an approximate gross value of $3,040,937, the reduction in value being attributed, largely, to the fall in the price of copper. The average number of men employed during the year was 780, which number will undoubtedly be largely increased during the coming year, the prospects for a much larger output being very favourable. Centre Star, War Eagle, Idaho and Iron Mask. These properties, which are adjoining, are owned and are being operated continuously by the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company, of Canada, Limited, the shipments during the year consisting of 135,662 tons of ore, which was treated at the company's smelter at Trail. The main shaft, which is on the Centre Star mine, has attained a depth of 1,975 feet from the collar, and it is the intention of the management to shortly commence the sinking of this shaft to a further depth of 350 feet. Mining was carried on during the year in the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th levels in the Centre Star, the 4th, 5th, 6th, 11th and 12th levels in the War Eagle, the 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 11th and 12th levels in the Idaho, which correspond with the same levels in the Centre Star; the 400-foot and 600-foot levels in the Iron Mask, the 400-foot level in this property connecting with the 6th level in the War Eagle, all of which levels are run from the main shaft. Development work during the year consisted of sinking a shaft on the Idaho to a depth of 300 feet, thereby connecting with the 4th level; sinking main shaft on the Centre Star 187 feet, making such shaft a total depth of 1,975 feet; tunnelling, 11,111 feet; raising, 693 feet; winzing, 141.5 feet, and diamond drilling, 8,616.7 feet; the total underground workings of these properties being approximately 17 miles. The average number of men employed during the year was 370, and the addition to the plant during the year is valued at $134,000. Le Roi, Black These properties are owned and operated by the Le Roi Mining Company, Limited, the shipments of ore during the year being 110,410 tons, taken from the different levels down to the 1,350 feet, about 20,000 tons of which was treated at the Trail smelter and the balance at the company's smelter at Northport, in the State of Washington. Development work during the year con sisted of sinking the main shaft a distance of 216.5 feet (such shaft now having attained a depth of 1,650 feet); driving, 2,567 feet; raising, 375.5 feet; cross-cutting, 1,636.5 feet, and diamond drilling, 3,740.5 feet. In addition to the foregoing, the following work was done on properties under option by this Company-Spitzee mineral claim, drifting, 610 feet; cross-cutting, 78.5 feet; diamond drilling, 1,864 feet; Townsite mineral claim, drifting 408.5 feet; cross-cutting, 28.5 feet; winzing, 19 feet, and diamond drilling, 113.5 feet; the average number of men employed during the year being 245. Josie, Annie, Annie These properties are adjoining, and are owned and operated by the LeRoi No. 2, Limited, and from them, during the year, 22,198 tons of ore were shipped, in addition to which 12,963 tons of ore were treated at the company's mill on the ground. The main shaft, which is 900 feet deep, is situate on the Josie mine, and from it levels are run at the following depths: 100, 300, 500, 700, and 900 feet, the 400 and 600-foot levels being connected with the others through winzes; there are also three surface tunnels, two of which are on the Josie and one on the Poorman. Development work during the year consisted of driving, 3,010 feet; raising, 276 feet; diamond drilling, 5,608 feet; the average number of men employed during the year being 110. White Bear. This property is owned by the Consolidated White Bear Mining Company, Ltd., and was operated during the year until about the 20th October, when, on account of the low price of copper, it was considered advisable to close down. Shipments during that time consisted of 2,641 tons of ore and 310.67 tons of concentrates, representing, approximately, 5,000 tons of low grade ore; the average number of men employed being 25. Giant-California. These properties have recently been acquired by the Giant-California Mining Company, and operations were started on the properties early in July, 1907, since which date about 25 men have been steadily employed on development work. The tunnel in the California has been extended 1,000 feet, and a shaft in such tunnel has been sunk over 200 feet. On the Giant some 500 feet of work has been done, consisting of tunnelling and upraising. It is the intention of this company to sink the shaft in the California to a depth of about 550 feet and then drive in an easterly direction and connect with the 6th level of the Le Roi, No. 2, whose workings are now up to the east line of the California, where a good class of ore is being taken out, and which lead undoubtedly extends into the ground of this company. Nest Egg. This property, situate in what is known as the south belt, was worked for a short time in the latter part of the year, under lease, by some working miners, during which time 47 tons of ore were shipped, the value of which did not justify the carrying on of such work by hand; consequently, work was stopped. This property, also situated in the south belt, was worked under lease by some working miners during a short time in the fall of the year, 37 tons of ore being shipped, the value of which was exceptionally good, but, on account of the smallness of the vein and the necessary amount of development work required, it was found impossible to make wages, and they were therefore compelled to surrender their lease. Olla Podrida. Evening Star. This property, lying immediately north of the City of Rossland, is being worked under lease by some working miners, the shipment of ore to the end of the year consisting of 96 tons, the value of which was fairly good Inland Empire. These properties, owned by the Inland Empire Mining and Milling Company, Limited, are situated on Grenville mountain, in the extreme western portion of this district, about 4.5 miles from the Columbia and Western Railway and connected therewith by a good waggon road running within a short distance from the workings on the property. Development work during the year consisted of 40 feet of cross-cutting and straightening the shaft, which is now 170 feet in depth, situate on the Inland Empire claim; sinking a shaft 40 feet deep on the Berlin claim, with very satisfactory results, the ledge having widened from 5.5 feet on the surface to 9 feet at the bottom of the shaft, carrying good values, together with several open cuts on the surface. In addition to the foregoing, the following improvements were made on the surface: Constructing a saw-mill, 24 feet by 50 feet, with a capacity of 10,000 feet per day, for the purpose of cutting lumber and timber for the development of the mine; three dwelling-houses and barn; shaft and engine-house, 35 by 85 feet, together with the installation of a 70 h.p. boiler and 30 h.p. hoisting engine, at a total cost of $15,000, thereby enabling the company to carry on development work on a fairly large scale. In addition to the foregoing, very little work was done, other than the necessary assessment work, which is very small compared with that of a few years ago, although very much the same as last year, as shown by the accompanying office statistics. OFFICE STATISTICS.-TRAIL CREEK MINING DIVISION. REPORT OF W. G. McMYNN, GOLD COMMISSIONER. I have the honour to submit my annual report on mining operations in the Greenwood Mining Division during the year 1907. The result of the year's output of ore for the district is not up to expectations, as operations were handicapped by the strikes of the coal miners, which curtailed the supply of coal and coke, the severity of the weather during last winter, which to some extent disorganised the railway service, and the labour conditions. For purposes of comparison, the following table gives the production of ore, in tons, in the Boundary District for the last eight years: Ore shipment returns from the several producing mines of the Boundary District for 1907, as far as they can be ascertained and the figures secured, were as follows, in dry tons :— Granby Con. M. S. & P. Co.'s mines, near Phoenix... Dominion Copper Co.'s mines, near Phoenix (Brooklyn-Idaho).. 613,537 tons. 18,274 11 (Oro Denoro). (Rawhide) Summit (Mountain Rose) 11 Deadwood (Sunset).... At the Granby mines, owned by the Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Company, Limited, Phoenix, the most important camp in the Greenwood Mining Division, the |