The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-12-02

have been sunk on the vein in distance
of six hundred feet, all showing remark
ably high grade ore; a lot of selected ore
from this mine has been sacked for ship
ment, estimated to be worth from
SIN TO EIGHT HUNDRED
Ounces per ton, leaving immense quaint
ties of one and two hundred dollar ore
yards. The Beaver mine lies parallel to
the Columbia and about half mile
apart, has an incline shaft upon it, show
ing strong vein of high grade, black
sulphuret ore. A contract will be let to
tunnel the Columbia and Beaver mines,
and rich developments may be conf
IDENTIFY looked for by spring. This min
ing enterprise has been under the direct
management of Colonel Brodhead, who
has been untiring in his efforts in the
developments Of this splendid property.
Three fourths of mile up Beaver gulch,
from the Columbia comes the noted Pill
grim mine. This, so far, is the best de
veloped property in the district, not only
having the natural Outcrop OF rich ore
upon the surface, but a well timbered
shaft has been sunk upon the vein, to
depth of ninety feet, the whole dimen-
sions of the shaft being in rich ore. Be-
low the shaft in the course of the vein,
the ore chute has perpendicular face OF
TWENTY-FIVE feet between the walls; eight
feet of the vein is high grade milling ore,
with an occasional strata of the very
richest ruby and native silver ore.
EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS
Have been made for the perfect develop
~ Il &1,n ne,
winter; a tunnel will tap the mine at a
depth of of 800 feet below the surface.
The Pilgrim mine is owned and operated
by San Francisco company under the
careful and economical management OF
Capt. +. Green, of Oakland, Cal. Be
tween the Columbia and Pilgrim mines
are situated the Sunbeam, Beaver Exten-
sion and Custer claims, all showing fine
indications upon the surface. with limited
developments thus far. We now cross
the dividing range between Beaver can
yon and Lake canyon, coming first to
the Cambria mine. On tins line prop
erty there are three openings within the
distance of probably $50 feet along the
vein. All of the openings show well
defined vein of high grade ore. On the
same belt of mineral extending from the
Pilgrim to the Cambria. we come to the
Wire Silver and Comstock mines. The
owners of the last two mentioned claims
have exhibited their faith and confidence
in their prospects by a systematic course
of development. They have extraorli-
nary rich ore, somewhat broken near the
surface, but it is safe to predict that
they
WILL Be RICHLY REWARDED
For their labor rs their prospecting pro-
crosses. In short distance westerly
from the above named mine we come to
the Scotia and the celebrated Lucky Boy
mine, the latter mentioned mine was
lately purchased by Col. H. c. Bidwell
Co., of New York. for the round sum
of $50, 600 This is one of the richest
mines in the district, and probably in
the world, as far as developed. The
chimney of ore has been uncovered along
the surface tor distance of seventy feet,
the vein averaging from five to seven
feet in width A tunnel is now being
driven which will cut the vein at depth
of two hundred feet. Col. Brodhead has
force of men now at work taking out
ore for shipment, the ore averaging
about 500 per ton, some assays running
into the thousands. A quartz mill will
be erected for the Lucky Boy as early as
practicable in the spring. Next to the
Lucky Boy, and adjoining the works of
the same, is the Scotia mine, upon the
same great lode of the Lucky Boy and
identical with it, The owners of this
valuable property are preparing to ex-
tend their developments the coming
year.