The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-16
SHEEP CREEK MINES.
inscription Of the New District
Of Alaska.
go vElns 81 nIoH-oRADE &c
-. n<sse Laid for mush uerk n 1880
.-rrsTssed TssAnssfsa works SD
sasrew Gs9ge Railway.


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Tuscan Free Press
- ebesp Greek belt. bearing srnsll veins
& go. xrzzzss gid aEsa silver ores. il bus .
~tz.anasson OF the ruinezai beit running
- ssss 70 vest through liver Pow baain
zzz.e ais helk. from basin 20 basin. are
<,ssez stse e1atfnuous iineof claims The
- eas sscEsng eiAsEns on the divide be-
.rz<s fhe two basins are she Jumbo, or The
So Boz basin side. on which the East
= AlaskA MlEl add Mining Compeny this
1xzBn efsctsa tsnStAnp min ard tram
&c knd The f1olconda on the Sheep creek
80 che GsolconIfz IL The discovery claim
z - Ehesp Greek basin, being located first
! e easEmsr Of 1887 BY AssSrs. fioxarz.
zsessz kna sseEes. A few days later the
Ez<s<s, now ons Of the nsost valuable
,s..az ID the basin. was located By tie same
sz-5;ss. shortly after the discovery 81
80 fae Claims Mesrs. Anderson and
19aosds came on the ground. aud secured
ussbIe locations also. The year following
*e MAie parties discovered kha Silver
4ssen. and during the following fail the
i2akuia property wns located.
- sxEenslvS Development work wasdone
Z skeep GEsek basin until this summer.
zsfk commenced early in the spring on
Il zl,ysr Qnesn and Glacier locations and
= lhs johnson property. and J. II. Wise
Is ~ pas In about $3.50 in developing
ens slaims discovered BY him est spring
& Hnnsakes has also done considerable
~ On hts Ascension mine during sae
~ TO s1aa9ns.
TfIK s1LTKB QrEKs.
ms claim has been worked steadily all
nsaer. raining most Of the time gang
Il trom ssn 70 fifteen men. A prospect
&ail xkz Erst sunk on the vein. bat after
IsssAing depth Of about City feet. owlng
ne ysfy rainy season. II was found I'M
kzstieahle 10 continue this. A. the shaft
~ Always very vet. 80 tunnel was
hs;isd IN bslow on The vein. The mouth
4 lbIs tunnel Is $50 feet below the shaft.
I'D andsF the shaft epta he vein 1t 4 depth
i eighty feet THIS shaft Is rs feet
tem he upper end line. dividing the
k1sss Queen and Glacier, aud by the time
q end line II reached. the vein viii he cut
e feet deep. shortly this shalt aud tun-
u I'll Be connected Another iannel, on
- .xsne Fsin. was sfartsss in 10 seet helow
4snpr<F tunnel. and ultimately sll these
zNksHks will be connected By shafts. The
oyer tunnel has reached length OF III
- showing the entirs length ; continn-
81 sssn. and In 1bs breast Is now exposed
10 isst Of very rich ore. The lower tun.
~ i In 10 Feet, showing two feet Of GRE
tsa h The breast. h0fne distance was ran
4 thiz turned before o we'll -dehned vein was
mspunseged. chs ground being very much
kslen np. but for the last 100 feet good
ixefoet vein ha3 been followed. which hes
ssldsd xery rich ore, In doing this work
kzss lens Of ere have been shipped 10 san
f4hsssco. which has given ga average re-
m q 30 per ton.
Tie smelling returns show that tie lox-
f5 Fxasse af ore shipped. which eame d.
Hetly from the surface workings. run 81
Hsness s!ivsF aud 81 in gold 60 the ION; the
fsst.esass ere cars returns % Saf ounces
|<slFes And sc gold per tan. This ore shows
mpst hsAntisui specimens OF native. wire,
ANY and brittle silver, choice pieces 81
khseh bare given Assay returns OF over
tssfso per Ton.
AZ this work has been done en- what
feEmsA the foot wall vein, which lies ia
q rsa ines between black State and greene
tssas. aF shisl. Running parallel are two
ssass dstssnef veins, az distance Of only
~ lses apart. which will be est shortly By
sEues-eaI from the end ol The lower tamsaai.
gsnnsl il thirty feet om tne hanging
"a vein shows a solid. weli-deEiasa vein
pa issE IN width. bearing the same char
tsss es ore as in the FooE.waIl vein,
s'sseash rot quite 50 well min
szlzad Much ore from saks
sse ekn be sorted oct and shspped. bat. as
$50. e viii make = high-gFssle con-
+ s<etrsisng ore. The intermediates vein car
- ; width from twelye 10 iogrtesa inches
mfne character OF ore and Is well defined.
n sfoescuE tssssss .he end og the lover
Anns I'll cat both tnese veins in dts
aAN q ahoas twenty tive Eset and al
~sAh u ahoug I29 feet
tAsnppef workings Of the Silver Queen
kstiaae are 80 teet alpaye che valley, the
ssa<F Itself being so sesg ahovs salt water
Hsrs
sslll laEer erozssnt tunnel has been
Nssse4 10 - feet heiow .he central work.
- vhleh. Il is calculated, when in -
- ~ eas the veins At $ depth OK iN1
~ 1hiS tunnel viii se sirsvrn into the
MS anEsnE the ecmlng winter.
~ tee intention If the owners Of the
FaftEsx 70 niaks arrangements shis winter
Ne erection OF q concentrating plant al
- hsns capacity, a naFrow gauge railway
- ias nwaeh 70 the sails. pruhally mule
- iFese TIE NIL to thu foot Of The slnpe.
g saeEt wire tramway from the valley
3 aAs msne This woTk wsli probably
= aeas next season.
AAfEethef there has been deas ga she
Nssf Queen Ger shis season. including
- tunnels aria cFcsscas twenty ieeA
- - teet q development work. OAt III
~ saeat sixty ions OF ore have been
7peas wh4eh has averaged In the neigh.
$3.50 q 80 per fen. 0T xi2,ysu Aside
- Nezk 50 tie mine. considerable has
- sosas n the wsy II erecting buildings.
&asss aaa sFaa wUrk Bas the hroceests
Ns efe shipments have considerably
- ss&n pssa All e < gsefsyss al this seASaa's
saasnt wefs, and tlss Sasue Is nos Ia
''as'h y sissa handsomely next season.
- sas tasaelcs Aes sllpn, the west exsen-
- e We SssNvr useen. this SEASON x1tso
- satsnsis3 IN Development work. Run
- snfsaEh tAss location i 3 saasinNs-
sae sAHss taFee parallel yeaas ran
safaaEh seye 0ssecp. Zach vetn has
4 - ~ saaFv ~ aeve9opaeaf. The fcot.
80 has fogty-taet t1nnSi 90 si.
- seews a sesst veln 81 rasy and
- aissf ers. AeSat 80 feet above.
- -. eEossent has cat the sela -
= sseetg-hys feef showing - ssx
- = tsfr Eseh ora. THIS taaaei with
- = EFaana Is now under lease b A
ssssNs eAa latsEssas 10 take out ere this
- saa sAgF In thr spFiAg. 1atS veaa.
Nlesa tM-a EaEs. 81 ~. a-aeEa-.a .s,..a.