, 1889-06-06

Of lode mining has begun 10 real earnest.
Thih waa brought about by such men IA
Al w Wheeler. Or. w. A. H-ndryx. Tnouias
Mum and OF hers. VIM for the past six
years have been busily engaged in open.
ing up
VEINS or MINERAL.
Within the psat two years Major G B.
! Wright, l. G, Diiluian, Jorn e, D"v-n.
port. j, N. Squirr ana u rumhpr OF other
energetic sId moui-d ulen have taken
hold ia the country, which is sufficient
| guarantee that the mines are permanent
and paying. James +. Warhner IL now
making his second visit to the country in
u month. and 1t is not at all improba bile
but whet one Of the camps will
get the benefit of his skill
and business saRacity. To attempt
thorough and detailed desCrlLtlon or the
hundreds of claims located and ptospected
IN Warm Springs district would only tire
the reader and occupy too nuch space.
For four mites in length .funninv northtrly
and southery, and extending back on me
aiountaius for ut least three miles has this
wonderful belt OF mineral oeen traced anu
claimed. The formation is principally y
lime, throu h which runs dykes OF schist
The veins are all strong and well dehned.
IN many iDsta Octs h wing bold and
prominent outcrop. 1t only being necessary
To scrape away the surfdce and begin
sackiux and shipping ore. The nlountain
on which il situated the mines OF the
Warm Springs district rises gradually
II om the shores OF the lake. The princi-
pal Urts of leads are found on the com.
paratively level benches that relieve the
abrup,ness OF the otherwise steep hills.
SWIFT MouSTAIN STREAMS.
course their way down to the lake furnish.
my ample clear, cool fie.h water for all
PURPOSES. The prop'rty OF the Pacific
Bullion. Mining Company. OF which MIR.
l. G. Dil!man OF this city is usnager, con
sis, ing of the Spokane and Trinkett iodrs,
is situated about one mile. Oy trail, from
thu steamboat landing. Their vein is we'll
d, fned and strong and has been located
along the outcrop. n distance OF at least
three miles. The silver.lead ore begins at
the surface in paying quantity and extends
down to unknow depth. As the continu-
ity of the ledge on he surface Is 80 great
it Ia demonstrated fact in mining that
the bottom of these mines will never ba
reached. Quite a quantity of ore IL mined
and ready tu snip. an amount easily aug.
mented from the reservesin sight Jhese
mines are now being worked by contract
and doubtless will furnish vast quantities
of shipping ore. % the north OF the Pa
ci &c companys ground, and on the same
vein is the Pine lode, the property OF +.
r. Steele of this city and E. j. Merrin. On
this claim
PAY ORE
is exposed ia several places along Its
course and it bids fair to become az vslua.
BILE n any in the district. The Little
Donald mine, the property of J. C. Daven.
port and others is also located on this
vein but south of the claims above de-
scrlbed. Higher up the mountain and on
another bench Ia the Sunlight group.
owned by Dr. F. e. Cooper. Itis not at
all improbable that u st. Louis mining
company will purchase the doctors inter
ests in the near future. l.. G. Ditlman
and J. N. Souires of Spokane Falls. both
former being the Ohio and the latter
the Tiger. These gentlemen propose do
ing considerable development work this
season. and will possibly ship considerable
of their product. The Highland lode.
owned by Rykert, Shockley & Olson,
loca'ed on the portherly slope Of Cedar
creek, is an exceptionally fine appearing
mine. II carries quite body OF coarse
graz ned galena, averaging we'll 10 silver
contents. TIE justly famed No. mine is
situated about four miles from the land
rug, oy tTdii, ouI
A WAGON ROAD
win soon be constructed between the
points. This 10 the mine that was pur-
chased for quite u sum last July by Majo
G. Il. Wright when but a mere prospect.
Mr.. Wright immediately, with his char
acteristic energy, began u course OF sys-
tematic development and commenced ship
ping ore and now the No. takes its place
-, L. af 81 lla hno Of thn
northwest. The ore assays from 60 ounces
no into the th0u.ands per ton in silver.
about three tons per day ia being shipped
at present which av, RACES about S20O ger
ton. which is II remark able showing for a
mine whose existence WAS scarcely known
one short year ago. This mine has been
stocked for 5000 900 in Portland and un-
doubtedly will make u record for itself
second to no other mine IN the British
possessions. Considering the short time
that this lead has been in the hands of
Major Wright and associates, an aston
ishingly large amount Of development
work has been done aud an immense
quantity of high grade ore clipped. The
lead has been traced and opened out fer
HUNDREDS OF FEET
along the surface, a cross cut tunnel nearly
4U0 feet in length run to drain the mine,
In the territory described there are
scores of claims that are deserving Of
special mention, but it would require a
page of this issue to give them proper
mention.
Coffee creek empties into the lake four
miles south of Ainsworth. or Warm
Spring landing. w. M. Hennessey, Viii.
liam Hanson and Pat McNeeme, who are
backed in their operations by Mr.. z. ]:
Steele, q capitalist aud real estate dealer of
Spokane Falls, have made several valuable
discoveries about cne mile from the lake