, 1889-04-18
PHENOM EMAIL WANNACUT'r
A COMBINATION OF UNUSUALLY
FAvORABLE CONDITIONs.
Dslishtful Climate Fine Agricultural
Lsuds-itsch Bodies Of bihorsnt
Characters OtOrs.

1lth instant your mining reporter quotes
the statement OF Captain John W. Plum
mer in regard to the mines Of the Ophir
Company 10 Wannucutt lake mining dis
trict as "s,mply phenomenal In regard to
the Tichnes OF the ore add the uni
formity and continuity of the leads" and
10 tn. same column the Hidden Treasure
mine at Wannscutt Is spoken OF as one Of
the phenomenal mines Of that district.
In using the word ph-nominal as re-
feIring to remarkable or unusual appear
ance, would state that that section OF
country is phenom,nal 10 many things. 1t
IN phpnominal az u mining district In pos-
ses.ing u combination OF more favorable
conditions than IL known IN any other
mining district in tue world--by this l
mean climate, altifude, accessibility re-
sources 20 agricultural country, water,
| timber. grass, water power, bodies OF ore,
| character Of mineral. variety OF forma-
tons, etc. Many districts have some OF
| thrse--but know OF no Other possessing
them ALL
Wannacutt has u climate that is p, rf-ct
for nine months in the year. aud where
| Que can work out Of doors without great
| physical discomfort every month in the
year; it's atltu lie ia from 250O to 5000 feet
above the sea level: most miuing districts
| are frou 5000 to IL 900 feet. ltis easy OF
| approach 10y rail. water or wagon. IL is
~ to easy build railroads to its mines as
from Spokane Falls to Davenport or Col
vile; by a small amount OF work the
| Okanouau and Columbia rivers can be-
made navlvabr; and as for wagon roads
| they .an oe made to any mine Ia the dis
| trirt with comparatively slight labor. Tho
OkanouaU valley In the district and the
| Methow valley and the Big bend country
! are as fine agricultural districts as any IN
| Washington territory, and can be de-
pended upon TO supply meat. grain, veHe
tables. fruit. tutter and -xns as fresh and
| cheap as they can be protur-d In
Spokane Fans. there is plenty OF
| hue water to be obtaiurd from tue streams
| and wells, an abundance or tinbtr for
building, miUinK aud domestic pnrpoees,
| aud the bills are covered with "a luxurians
| growth of bunch grass for vrszlun OF
| siocK. The Sinlaheken and the Si,nilki-
m.pn streams turDILh water power only
-xcrlled IN the territory 10y Spokane Falls.
| Let Us see what we have in the veins OF
| the district toat may he tprmed ph-Dom-
iDul. Flrnt may say there IL not in he
same area another district producing 20
| many different characters of ore. nor veins
carry lux such bodies OF ore ah exist in the
! Wannncut district Near Osooyos lake are
! large veins carrying hBe copper ores; far.
tber west Mr. Sui.h has u six.foot vein
| hat will run from 40 TO go per cent zinc.
Near Mt. Chapaca and south OF tbe
SimilkinIeen river are Nr. Snith'p noted
| group OF mines with ore bodies from three
to ten feet in width. rich in animoDial
| silver. Just east OF Wannscut
lake is the Hidden Treasure
! claim. mountain of imestone
scanned with hundreds Of veins Of quartz
| from an ioch t. five feet of thickness, alt
| showing the green and violet stains of
mineral--this Ore isa gray copper silver
| ore. One.half mlle wrst of Wannucut
lake is the l'riune lode, ls0 feet in width
| on toe out-crop. carrying free vold and au-
riterous snlphides In paying quantities.
There are 100000 tons OF quartz ia sight
| on this claim at depth Of only thirty
feet from the surface few hundred
yards southeast il the Gray Eagle. silver
lead vein. a little farther up the hill 10
| the Jessie. three foot vein carving free
| void, auriferous sul phide aud carbonates
| of lead. IL WAS tho exposure Of the rich
free Rold specimens from this nine that
| created the stau pede for Wannacut Y year
| ago and brought that section TO the potics
OF the mining world. On the top OF the
| hill are the lvaDhoe and Express claims.
showing II combination of tree gold, ma
tive silver and ruby silver. This quartz il
Al free milling ore.
A celebrated expert speaking of these
claims to the owners said he believed they
were on top Of one of those phenomenal
rich bodies OF ore that have made the great
mining Camps of the country. A few
mile south IL vein ten feet In width of
solid iron and copper pyrites. Whether
rich In the precious metals or not | cannot
say. but mention it rs an addition 10 the
phenotnena OF tho district. Sta farther
south Is the Pinnacle, which produced the
Richest body of free gold quartz found in
he district; near this CLAIM Is the Black
Bear and War Eagle, the property of the
Ophir Company referred to In the begin
ming OF this letter. As to the formations
in the district ws have al, the formations
that are distinctive in each Of the great
mining camps OF the world excepting
sandstone. We have the granite, syenite.
porpnyry, blue and woito limestone.
trachyte. slate and sh .les.
The lake itself is phenomenal in that its
waters possesses medical properties and
healing powers as we'll to the dyspeptic a.
TO the sufferer from cuts or outward sores.
lts properties being similar to the cels.
braIed Hunyadi-JanOs water Of Bohemia,
Not alone 10 the miner and stock. raiser
Is the country attractive, but the artist.
botanist, ge0l0gist. mineraloxist and bur
hunter Vail lind II full Of iutercnt to each.
and 1t will become In time - great resort
for the seeker after health, wealth, ulessure
Or knowledge. and when We have the mills
and the railroads, | niieve that district
wili be az phenominul in it's great produc.
HOO OF The precious minerals W. it IL in its
other peculiarit,es.
A. WANNACUTrxR.