, 1889-10-24
IN THE MINING FIELD.
F avorable Reports Made by Pros.
pectors to the Review"
Reporters.
Rich Rock Displayed From the
Rock Creek Country in
British Columbia.

John II. East, one of the pioneer
miners and prospectors of the Rich
Rock creek, ID. c., mining district, is In
the city for few days, making arrange.
ments for continuing tho development
work on his mining property in that
region. Mr.. East brought down with
him some of the richest specimens OF
ore over brought to Spokane Falls. II Is
generally known that Rock creek is
most promising camp, but owing TO its
inaccessibility 10 has not heretofore re-
coived the attention bestowed on other
mining districts more easy of access.
Mr. Fast was seen by representative
of tho REVIEW last night and furnished
some Information concerning the Rock
creek region which will be of interest.
Rock creek, as IL is generally called"
said lie, sis In the Okanogan region, and
in fact is part of IL, and is In British
Columbia, only q few miles over the line.
II is officially designated AS Yale mining
district. Rock creek was first discovered
placer mines were discovered and
worked there several years ago. Placer
and ss company ''ih5 from 'Vl. Vic.
toria are putting. in hydraulic
apparatus and will begin operations on
large scale in the spring. They have
been putting In fiume and making
other preparations during the past sum.
mer, and will have expended about $20,-
600 in improvements by the time they
are ready to begin active operations"
Mr.. East gave the following interest
ing facts concerning some OF the most
| important discoveries: Some of the
best claims are situated between Osoo-
yoos and Okanogan lakes. Among these
is the Wide West, owned by Hotter &
ore. The owners have run a l2o foot
tunnel and have gone down 100 feet. In
q distance of 100 feet the ledge has in
creased to width of IA feet, and the
ore assays as high as fifty-hve ounces
gold per on One stratum runs l65
ounces of silver.
An extension of the Wide West, ths
Empire, owned by company composed
of Swift, Malcolm, James, Oxley and
assays as high as twenty-five ounces
gold per ton.
The Stemwinder is owned by Sheehan
q Gwatkins, who have been doing con-
siderable work on the claim during the
past summer. This claim shows an
s.ioot vein of free gold ore, and is one Of
the most prominent claims on the ex-
| tension.
The Brown Bear is on the south extern
sion of the Stemwinder and Is owned by
Brumley Il Wilkinson. 1t has yielded
UP some fine specimens of free gold and
shows strong vein.
The Silver Crown is on an extension
| of the same ledge and shows free gold
very rich. The vein on which all these
claims are located can be traced the en-
| tire distance.
John Douglas, representing New York
capitalists, has been doing development
work on the Eureka for the past two
years. Mr.. Douglas has been running a
level all summer at a depth of 100 feet,
and is now going down another 100 feet,
and is working shifts night and day.
He has taken out large amount of ore.
hut is unable to ship IL owing to the abb
sence of transportation facilities.
The Cariboo and Amelia claims which
are owned by James Monaghan and
other Spokane Falls men, are very rich
in gold. The owners have not been do
ing much development work for some
time, preferring to wait for better trans
portation facilities. Next spring, how
ever, they intend to begin operating ex.
| The great drawback to the Rock creek
district, like many other new camps, is
the absence OF transportation facilities.
The nearest point OF communication by
river or rail il Marcus, on the Columbia
river, a distance of about 100 miles,
over q very indifferent wagon road
No ore has ever yet been shipped out
of the camp. All the ore Is of high
| grade. As an illustration, Ave assays
were made from the rock taken from the
cross-cut of one ledge and the average of
the five assays was $3.50 gold per ton.
Rock Greek is in north westerly di-
rection from Colville and is forty-five
miles by trail from Kettle River Falls,
which has been plated for u townsite In
anticipation of a railroad at no distant
day.
The Rock creek district Is perhaps the
best gold quartz district in the North
west, and gives promise of becoming a
camp soon o. of :, great great ,a;ad activity as
roads and secures anything like favora-
BILE facilities for shipping ores. The
operations of the placer claims will also
operate to its advantage.
AN oLD-TIME MINER.
w. IL. Jackson, superintendent of the
Little Donald mine, in the Warm
Springs camp, is a recent arrival in the
city. Mr., or, rather, "Footwall," Jack1
son, as his friends prefer to call him, has
mined for over a thousand years in all
the camps in America, and can do any
thing about mine from sewing sacks to
drawing his pay. He is typical, san
guine miner, to whom mines and min
ing appear with the sunny side up and
he gives very irridescent description of
the progress of developments in the
kootepai camp. He says that the Little
Donald is looking better than ever be-
fore; that Mt the bottom of 75-foot
shaft there are four feet of ore that give
smelter returns of 120 ounces of silver
and go per cent of lead per ton. For
some time he has been making prepara-
tions for extensive developments among
which is the erection of hoist capable
of sinking to depth of 500 feet. He re-
pfa nj I'D. ia Isafn
vicinity. Wherever work is in progress
prospects look better. Numerous trans
fers have recently been made, and in all
the camp presents very prosperous ap-
pearance. He also reports new gold
strike near the Poorman mine in the
said, ut is SO rich you can see 1t with
your mouth"