The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-16

Fest q neariy sosa orh. Ard. wsshanf
doubt, ~ this fosaS IS lhs fnNsf snrfans
sfowang IN the baa5a Samples III ore
tfona tlIia adlt across kae entire fenr feet
bars gfven assay refnrnts uf from 10 "a
34s9.ie per ton, rnAisly silver. his Iora-
ton 4 Fathsv high. and II vii take soune
capital to pat Il IN working share.
The &seensIon. the wess extsnston ~ The
5iac5sr, discovered and Owned ~ II. e
hunsakgr. contains within It's lines the
loot wall vein OF shss hels. tia veins skow-
M an average width * two feet. Tbs
eiatm Is dsveicye1 by . tkslytv.foos tunnel
ard two Or three s1nais shafts. The ore
here - silver. principalIy, and OF the SAME
character as II carried in the same vein II.
tie Raeen and Glacier legations. The A..
ceEason extension. owneEl b. the same par
y . also bus continuation % this vein,
and altho0gh high IN alfitude looks jssst a.
promising as any 81 The 0theg three loca-
tsons.
This i tndesd q vsry strong and rieh
vein e has been traced from the valley 10
tie crest q the range, isl whien isnrth Is
EMBRACED the silver Omen. the Giaeier
TIE Ascension and the Ascension Exfen-
niofi locations . sissanse 81 600 feet.
Thr0ughouS that Length ia shows yerF rich
groupings Of ore. and st every point where
sinking has been done on the vein, il snowa
al increased width and fichness IN depth.
The vein ascends the nioantain 70 q beighs
OF ss1t9 feet as straight - = line; as some
points = shows very narrow, while At
others the ef0pplngs show = solid vein six
feet IN width. The groupings ali show .
very rich class Of ore. carrying ruby. brittle
and native silver, with little galena, iron
and sntimony.
The Ascension and Ascension Extension
are now under bond 10 j. III. Wise. q p0F-
ton Of the purchase price having been
paid down, and the balance 70 Be paid dur
ing next season. Tie consideration of this
sale II flo.0ua. Mr.. Wise will begin work
on the property early next spring.
During this season J. H. Wise hes en-.
pended about s. coo IN drifting and tunnel
ing, endeav0ring 20 strike the silver belt
farther % the east in the right hsad basin
AZ thss point Il Is covered deep with slide
and moss. and although rich float has
been found at the foot sd the hill, no sur
face groupings are 10 be found In doing
this work Mr.. Wise has encountered some
good ore. bat not in sufficient quantity 20
pay. Next season be will start tunnel IN
az the bottom OF the mountain, which win
be driven in until this belt has been cut
WeEk has been pushed rapidly on the
johnson property, commencing early last
spring in both work on the mine itself
aud the construction Of cabins, trails etc
A good pack trail leads frern the valley 20
the mine. half way befwean which are sit
aAted the mine cahiua. The mlne IL de-
seioped by an open cut IS feet long. which
shows mp several Fish veins 81 Told-bearing
ore. and IN running this cut 125 tons Of
hrss-claas ore Was taken out and piled up
on the dump. Below eEsasscnt tunnel liz
feet long cuts the different veins at = depta
Of 50 feet. On the dump ut this tunnel is =
pile OF Is tons OF ore. from which sample
tests have given an average return 81 over
500 per ton. This property viii be sxtsn-
sivsIy worked next season.