The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-15

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10 the Columbia river. ! found de-
selopment gork on the original dis
coyeries being prosecuted at a depth
OF from 50 to 80 feet ard that rich
ore bodies we're being developed on
that level. While there a twelve
foot body OF lead silver ore was struck
on the s)-foot level OF the Idaho mine.
which y owned in Portland. This ore
assays % ounces of silver and 20 per
cent OF lead per ton. Active develop
nent in tao shafts vas being done on
the War Eagle owned BY ST. Paul cap
itaiisfs, the same ore being found, and
the two shafts vii be connected with
that OF the Idaho mine, for work and
I ventilation purposes for the mutual
benefit OF both companies The Joint
tunnel will be 600 feet in length.
THE FAMOUS AgLIsoTos.
In the same mountain. one and
half miles distant, q tunnel Is being
driven on the 3Dtfoot level to tap the
/ Arlington mine. which was purchased
by Portland capitalists last fall. Every
indication shows that the tunnel is in
close proximity to the vein. which had
/ previously been developed by a shaft
until water drove the miners out.
There IS continuous chain of loca-
tons on the same lode from the Ar
lington on the south, distance OF
over three miles, to the west fork OF
Salmon river. On the opposite noun
. tain, and Just above Ruby City, q
cross cut Is being run to develop the
I Anaconda "a very rich mine on the
surfacet on the l50-foot level. This
mine is owned by Hall & Smith, rail-
/ road contractors, in conjunction with
Denver capitalists. Several stringers
OF rich ore had been cut, and the main
vein Is evidently quite near. Great
secrecy prevails with reference to the
I Development of all these mines with
the exception of the Idaho and War
Eagle.
! RICH MINES.
Perhaps the richest mines discovered
I thus far in this belt. known as the
Ruby district, are the Fourth of July,
( First Thought and Lenora The first
two are owned by Thomas Lawthian,
a noted mining expert of Denver and
I Salt Lake, and Byron Barlow, OF Ia
coma, and the latter by local parties.
Rich chiorides are present in the Le-
nora, although not in defined bodies.
( Ii il scattered through the one. but If
a body OF the same character develops,
il will prove very rich. This ore, on
the i5-foot level runs from lbs TO 800
ounces of silver per ton.
THE RICHEST SECTION.
/ North of the west fork of Salmon
river is Mineral Hill. in and about
which are located the Coneonully
mines. 4 great deal OF development
work has been done here. many of the
properties having from 100 TO $50 feet
OF work on ore. The veins are much
smaller than in the Ruby district. but
the ore is OF higher grade.
A 60 ton concentration has been
erected st ConcOnnlly City, which
lies Immediately under Mineral Hill,
by Tacoma and ST. Paul parties, ex-
Gov. Laughton being in charge. The
vicinity are the La Una. owned by
Thos. l.. Nixon of Tacoma; the
Lone Star, owned by A.
Lawrence and Allen G. Mason of
Tacoma, the Eureka, owned by Spo-
kane and Seattle parties, the Tough
Nut and Homestake. owned by the
Concentrating Company, the John
ArthHr, Lady of the Lake. okaBogan
Chief and Sunrise. principally owned
by local parties The first shipment
OF ore has just been made by r. l..
Nixon, from the Latina, to san Fran.
cisco, The ores of this vicinity run
100 TO GO ounces of silver per ton, and
il is confidently expected that the
present shipment will Weld 300 ounces
per ton. An ounce Of silver is worth
90 cents. There were 20 tons OF ore in
the shipment The LaUna product Is
n grey copper ore.
LIMESTONE BELr.
East OF Ruby aud Conconully cities.
and parallel with the OkanOgan river.
IS massive belt OF magnetism lime
stones. extending almost ii not to the
British line. In the middle OF this
belt d number OF rich discoveries Of
silver glance ore have recently been
made The ere j. frozen in the lime
formation The ore bodies are from
ten inches 10 tonr feet in thickness. II
is free milling silver ore. nothing but
sulphur and silver being present the
ore assays from 90 10 1900 ounces Of
silver per ton. This discovery is very
gratifying 70 the miners for the rea-
son that the ere can be handled on the
ground with simple appliances.
At the upper extremity OF the lime
belt and seven miles south OF the Brit
ish line Is Golden City. central point
in the Wannieut Lake gold belt the
first discoveries in which were made
in March and April of this year. At
the time OF my visit Golden City con
sisted OF one log house. and 500 mann
moth stakes. designating lots which
had been staked out One merchant.
, who occupied the only house, had "A
side of bacon, sack OF -four, and one
haired OF whisky. The WAnnicut Lake
ores are chiefly free milling gold, lit
tie silver being present The veins are
| strong and well defined, often cropping
, throughout two and three claims.
Close samples taken by me from
number al the properties in order 10
! ascertain their minimum value, yielded
, from $50 10 500 per tol; specimen a.
saws from the same properties yield
ing from 500 TO $50 600 per ton. OF
course the last specimen was virtually
nugget Of native gold. but a number
OF pieces Of ore in which but little free
gold was apparent 10 the eve, assayed
a. high as $1,000 per ton. This camp
being new. ~ feet Is perhaps the great
, est depth that has vet been reached on
, any uf the properties. except the Pin
! ncle. where tannel has been
{ driven on the eAfoot level. and
; the development has evidently been
/ very satisfactory At any rate lock-
and chains prevent admission, and the
; Z owner. who fes months ago Woald
! have taken SiEe for their claim, are
uoW asking quarter OF a million
The most prominent properties are tbs
, Jesse. oanej by local and SpaSans
persons, the Pinnacle and Rainbow
and the Black Bear and War Eagle
. controlled by raysen Every condition
for mining ard milling i admirable IL
{ this region. the winters being shori
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? abundant in the vlclugfy. Mule deel
+ are very pleuufal, a wei ss grouss
{ and water sowL 4 greater diversity
D OF mineral lakes would be hard 10 ms
= anywhere. The prevailing formations
E are granite. seyenlte. porphyry, lIn'
j. and slate.
c last wear from five 20 six days stag
2 ing we're necessary - reach tbes'
mines from the rival Quitting points
Eslensburgh and Spokane Falls Thi
season the time has been Tcducet o.
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