Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-05-21
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..s.rxsssux Tiik wish Chas. y Sen-
= An Rsisssss 70 iren asd Csp-
-.
1 ,,ocrter o! the Posr- IsTruLzgEscEn
.seripe thas ldr. Chas- X. Jenusr bad
,swrsly receised some very encouraging
....ys grcm specimens Of one sent TO
~. Francisco. called On that Gentleman
.,awday, and from him received the
saIssinQ statement; .In 1869 Arthur A.
psusy, With q party Of psospecsors vent
- lsto ths osscade mountains 70 look
~ vlauabaeo, which they sugposed ex-
"a thsre In paying quan.itie'L from
- faes that they had posieed Indians
- srbstsnee for painting lheir faces,
1900 ths whites ts,Ok 10 be plumba9o.
gEe rartv male ari extended exploFa-
- a lie range, headed by an Indian
80. hut faibsd 20 ind any plemoaRo-
o. dsy A. A. Denny. while ON .
mcnusa2n. lool.ed across ieefi gorge
snd ssv 4 larj,s Isdes Of o0lotsd sub
azncs different from its surroundings
q serked his gay to the phase, and
found tbe Iedgs between s1xty and seven
n fsss thick, which proved to very rich
s,srnstlo iron ore. and 10 nov known ~
~ psnuy Iron Ledge. locations we're
sfIsrsar a made on that ledge. and fn-
furs invsstiQaiions showed that besides
tbs Denny ledge there we're sevefal 9TH
A. stry axtensive iron lodges In the I'm
nsdists sieinay. the largest OF which
II usrniisl 10, and 100 feet soash OF the
Denuy ledge, and nov known as the
clIf Iedgt, the thickness OF which ~
rsfuypsd by the United States mineral
s1rysyor, Who makes official suFVeJs OF
ninsfal.. 10 l3l feet. Four hundred feet
soush II Chf ledge, lies the Chief ledge,
I've knBdred feet south OF which lies
ne Gilman ledge. Claims we're aled on
these lodges shortly after their dfscov
cry, bat IN 1852 reiOeations wert made,
owing % The original claims beinR laid
oat inproperly. During the summer
II 1888 wtrk was prosecuted vigorously
b. the locatoss, With the view 70 pef
fscting title. Nine claims had been
locsisd 10 all, and from 20 10 rs men
2sfe kspf q work ail summer pfospecs.
ine and dsveltiping the claims. Oncisl
survsys wers ssade and applications for
pateuss nled. Fhlai proof was uiade 10
i6S4. paymeni for the land nladss TO the
0evsrnment and duplicate reSeipts re-
esivsd. The total expenditure Tor Ia
Dor and for the land Amounted % -,
900 fB aoid coin. Immediately after the
Ating Of th.s final proofs the nine
4n4fioas wersi consolidated by tbs tn
Nsporafson of The Denny Iron MininR
ocmpaay and She dseaing Ut the ses-
efsi eiAims 20 the cosnpNny. NO assay
n ores from anv Of the ledRes wAs
nls&e during all this time. About n
month ago che company sent SOME
pecinsens 20 lar. Price, one ot the lead
% ansAyern Of California. The CIR
nrnssas.ces which led 70 this were
athsr peculiar. j. ID. Dow, an old
1aIifornian, osllsd at tho cfiios of the
and sklle looking oser ths
psaiznens Of afe from the eli1efeni
sdRes, bis aitsntion was particularly
lftfaoted BY Que pieoe, vhish b. pioked
u and asked eheFe Il came from. He
sas sold that Ia MAS q pieca of ese from
Ne Denny lode. but sas a peof speai.
1sn, a. 10 contained 10 much sulphu.
ntss of irop and was worthless.
kftef csf<iiui sxAminatteo Of the
Ipsetmel,. be lepliea that u 'sas net sol
eheratfs Of lion. but Peacock copper
~. aHd very similar 10 the cfd which
h hsina sxtel,sively worked ~ Butte
rlfy, MeutartA Thia led % q more
invsstiealion until she com-
sany became ,hongincod shaa Mr.. Dew
uas probably eorfecs in his diagnosis.
l'eeclmtue we're % onos sess. 90 stated
hsiofe. 10 one OF the leading assayers in
Nm ffsneisco, FOE assay and cure enough
uhai Ne eosnpAny had believe1to be
ussfui only e curiosity, and ornamen
bal. Ne assayer reports 40 being ri
pee ceui copper, and contsinina eli 81
ysF to< silver. He adds at the bottom
q he ErPort ot the assay: The crude
- oelfssssd IN San Francisoo will read
" brtaa yon. 81 per ton Tlse iron
tpeelnsfn assayed 61k per cent iron,
W4 a hpronouliee6 by the sssAyer 'hrsar
akM trtu oresa In addition 10 the Iron
~ scpprf lAe locations mentioned
t>eN eefsr sbnense acpoeits ~ rnar-
RA y hlhe lntention Of the oompAny
" wiM1edlalskF ship one ton of the Pea
s1ek e,Rpst sild silver ere 70 san Fran
sssee 40 hani ihe aams tnilled, In case
- ntaxns ani equal 20 the assay, the
1I&u wiIl ens roads up % their
n1nss a<d ceaimence hsaiinSt thu efe isa
fo1s anoat % miles 70 q navigabie
fNn uhere n win be Transported
mo<s y SEATTLE FOE shipmsnt 10 the
Wy lfhs eompAnya foreman.
te11ss tronilA 81 Renton, rep<'rts she
1tPusii 70 hs very excessive, The
N 49, w1seh he faced up being en- feet IN
nfA II ne company can make
<1<e n shipping The ore 10 San
tlze1stA 4 vii BE- eommencsd and
1slansd unta . milreAa u eaiIl up %