, 1889-05-16
EARTH'S RICHES.
Z Interesting Letter From the
y Wannacut Lake Region.
The Lack Of Rail Transporta-
tiOn the Only Drawback.
A Rich Body OF High Grade Orc Discov-
cred In the Arlington Mine on
Ruby MOuntsin.


ested in the mines IN the Wanacut mining
regioa has just received letter from Col.
den City at Wanacut lake, from which n
REVIEW reporter WAS allowed to quote ~
follows:
"Our section ia now receiving the atten-
tion which it's woDdprfu resources merit
and deserve. Besid-s the score of pros.
pectors who are coming IN to search for
new discoveries of buried wealth, we have
lately been favored bv visits from capital.
ists and wealthy mining men. who in
every instance have gone away with favor
able im pressions OF the country and they
have beeL astonished at the number of
veins and the richness of the ore exposed.
They have but one unfavorahle comment
to make, and that il the present remote
ness Of the section from rail Transports
tion; but this objecl ion. they recognize.
Will 10 removed next year. They have
shown their appreciation of the
country by either purchasing or taxi
ing bonds on properties, which they
propose at once to develop. BY the time
the railroad reaches here there will be
from twenty to fifty mines in shape to
ship ore to the reduction works, and we
are in great hopes that by that time Spo
kane Falls will have works in operation,
that We may ship our ores to and save the
additional freight charges that we would
have to pay " we snip to Omaha or Denver.
Among the prominent men who have
visited the OkaRogan and Wanacut
country are Messrs Burke, Porter, Boss,
Ryan and Haley, Of tine Cnur dAlene
country; Captain Plummer, superinten-
dent OF the Granite mine at PhiilipsburR,
Montana; MIR. Smith from Colorado, who
was ut one time mayor of Silver Cliff;
Sam l, Silverman late of Helena but now
resident of Spokane Falls; Mr., Clifford
and y party Of New York capitalists. and
+. w. Wilmans OF Park City, Utah.
Among.
THR RESULTS
Of the visit of those gentlemen are the sale
of the War Eagle ANA Black Bear on Hun
ter mountain to Sllverman and others,
and also the Empire on the same noun
tain to Clifford; also the bonding OF the
Golden Crown on the same mountain to
Haley. The Pilgrim was also bonded to
Smith and claim IN the line belt and
another ut Ruby we're bonded tu Haley,
and the Fourth OF July at Ruby was sold
TO Silvermau and others ior big figures.
These parties do not rest with simply
bonding aud buying but Immediately put
men at work developing their properties.
The War Eagle and Black Bear at the
depth OF fifty ana thirty feet respectively
are showing up the richest ore bodies yet
The owners Of the lvanhoe on Palmer
mountain have a force at work sinking on
the ledge and at thlry feet In depth are
opening up II wonderfully rich body o!
ruby silver and free gold ore. Assess
meDt work on the Express has just been
Completed and shows the same
character of rich ore as the lvanhoe,
being ON the same vein. The owners
of tue Jessie and lriune have just COM
pefed tine assessment work on these claims.
The shaft on the Jessie IL now down sixty
feet and show u threr-toot vein OF solid
mineral assayiDg S243, gold and silver.
The shaft on the TriuDe has now reached
twenty feet in de- 9th aud the ore has I'M
proved IN richness and still retains ITS free
character, revealing
FINE PROSPECTS OF GOLD
in the pan, after pulyerization and wash.
ing. AS the shaft Is only n hole 4x6 feet.
sunk in an outcrop over 100 feet in width,
you may form some idea OF the amount OF
ept. very quiet and dull, hut this is owing
to the fact that most of Its inhabitants are
at work X on their claims doing assessment
work, and they camp near their claims
while doing the work. There has never
been any rush or excitement in the Wan
acut lake region and no effort has been
made on the part OF claim owners to create
one; but the character of the country is
suGn as to strike the fancy of all mining
men who have been here and valuations in.
crease in proportion to development OF
claims. And 1t is predicted very = neral
ly that within the near future Wan&cut
will take its place as second to no mining
CHmD IN the Northwest.