, 1889-02-07

can be worked and ore shipped every
month In the yeur.
Being asked to describe the properties
In which he was personally interested Mr..
Schepuster said there was little to describe
az sufficient work had not as yet been
done upon any Of the claims in the dis
trict to warrant any lengthy description.
or the several claims In which he had an
ownership. the one that had attracted the
most attention and showed the greatest
amuont OF development work was the
"Jessie." lt 10 q vein of quartz, three
feet In width, line of outcrop nearly north
and south. outcrops continuous through
out the 1900 feet of the claim, in slate
formation, and about 300 feet east of and
parallel with the magnetism limestone
form alton, the footwall Of the ledge Ia
qusrtzyte. the ledge dips but about 10
degrees from the plane Of the horizon. An
incline has been run on the vein for o dis
tance OF sixty feet from the outcrop, and
so far 1t has preserved its width OF three
feet and varies but little in character from
the outcrop. 1t apparently will bring up
in the contact between the slate and
limestone formations, to which 1t Ia Dip
ping as straight AZ IL can so. The miner
alization OF the quartz is principally iron
pyutes, and arsenate Of lead, carrying
considerable gold and q small percentage
Of silver. The free gold in the
vein is from decomposition Of
the sulphides and arsenates and many
specimens sparkling with gold have been
taken out. The assays Of the ore run from
$40 TO $l73, 900 per ton; all the assays of
the decomposed or loose stuff in the mine
produces but little free milling ore. and
consequently II cannot be treated or mar
keted until transportation by rail can be
had. The Occident is q vein of quartz
Ave to seven feet in width. intersects the
Jessie at right angles and runs west from
the Jessie to the limestone formation be-
fere mentioned; only twelve feet of work
has been done upon 1t. It assays $28 80
in gold and Sl.60 In silver, and is consd-
The Jessie and Occident are about three
fourths OF q mile west of Golden City.
Tie Triune 10 about half mile west of
Golden City and Is phenomenal property,
its 0utcrops extend in north and s,uth
course throughout the length Of the claim
and into the Spokane claim on the south,
its outcrop is from 100 TO $50 feet in
width, and it 10 safe to state that there
are SO, 900 tons of quartz within twenty
feet Of the surface Oh the one claim; one
shaft twenty. seven feet, and another fifteen
in depth constitute the present de-
velopment. The assays from this ledge
vary from $6 to 8640 per ton, principally y
gold. Much OF the quarts Is free milling
gold quartz but the presence of some lead
in some parts of the ledge would render
1T difficult to work the greater portion of
the quartz by the free process. The ledge
has been sampled by q prominent metal
urRist who reported the average of the
lode at 1850 gold per ton. Considering
the surface, this average would make it a
valuable claim If it did not 60 down but
30 feet. The ledge is In granate forna.
ton about 800 feet east of the slate for
nation In which the Jessie lies, and there
is reason to believe that 1t will in depth
be found to be contact vein between the
granite and slate. IL the lode proves to
be permanent and carries the body and
grade it does at the surface, 1t will be one
The gold is mixed through the quartz and
is coarser and hervier than in the Jessie
and of very fine quality.
The Silent Friend caim is one mile
| southwest of Golden City. is in slate for.
nation, course of vein north and south.
width of outcrop 60 feet. An open
cut of 20 feet across the outcrop
constitutes the present development the
quartz carries considerable antimonv and
iron pyrites; it assays S22 As In gold TO
the ton. Asked as to other claims of note
in the district he said that there were
about 300 locations made in the district,
| ranging from the widest of wildcats up
! to as promising surface showings as can
be found in any district in the United
| States. Commencing at the southwestern
corner of the district near Loomis u Noyes
store and going north on the range be-
tween Palmer and Wannacut lakes, he
would mention the Pinnacle, the richest
| claim at the surface yet discovered in the
district, many specimens being one.third
gold. This property was bonded to
Messrs. Barlow and Buckley of Tacoma.
The Black Bear and War Eagle, now
bonded to Messrs. Bailey and Freese OF
this city; the Valley Queen and Lake View
in which Spokane gentlemen are inter.
ested; the Rainbow, Coyote and Gro vn
Prince, a.Rroup of fine prospects; about
three miles west OF Golden City Ia u group
of very promising prospects consisting OF
the lvanhoe, Express, Windsor, Pullman
and another Lake View. The ore in these
claims is very rich in gold and silver and
possess the advantage of being free
fl ON any base minerals, anu are perfectly
free milling ores; north of these are the
Lucky Bob and the Floey b.; east of these
the Orintal and Nevada, the former has a
fine showing and is now being developed
by the owners, Messrs. Davis and Null
holland of Ruby, Near the Jessie is the
Madge b., Powderly, Lucky Fraction.
Melvina. Contact, and New Hope. Upon
the latter a l00.foot shaft will be sunk at
once. Near the Truine is the Spokane,
an extension south. partly owned by
Messrs. Squiers and Guse of this city; the
Wide West and Gray Eagle and near the
Silent Friend are the Cornucopia and Co.
umbus. To the east of Wanuacut lake is
the Hidden Treasure in limestone, owned
by Saul Kaminsky, Jones and others.
which ahows a fine body of hrn ida ora at