3-085-881 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Gold in British Columbia: plan, 1898. 'Sketch plan showing the relative positions of the Associated Gold Mines of British Columbia Limited. The Numbers refer to the Ninety-six Mines...For the purpose of acquiring and developing ninety-six of what are believed to be the most valuable and promising mining properties in the province, and also to acquire from time to time...similar properties, the Associated Gold Mines of British Columbia was incorporated on Jan. 14, 1898, with a capital of half a million. It is also intended to carry on the gainful business of transport and trading in machinery, tools, mining implements, food, clothing, and all the necessaries of life and industry, the profits of which are likely to be enormous. The properties which have been acquired promise, in the judgment of competent authorities, to yield extraordinary results. The most valuable claims have been selected..The encircled numbers show the approximate locations...the ninety-six mines are spread over a considerable area..The districts comprise Lillooet, Yale, Kamloops, Lardeau, Kootenay, and the islands and inlets on the Pacific Coast above Vancouver. Many of the latter being close to navigable waters, the ores can be transported to the smelters at slight cost.' From "Illustrated London News", 1898.