The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-10
a. PINNACLE OF ORE.
Tho biggest Thing in the Kaslo -Slocal
Mining Country.

Tho biggest Thing in the Kaslo .Slocan
Mining Country.
Thos. Shsarer, the discoverer of the
Shearor district, in Missoula county, has
been to the SLOGAN Lake mineral country.
He was asked by a Spokane Review re-
porter what Was the biggest thing he had
seen in that region, and replied:
"Well, on the Discovery claim in the
fully forty feet high. By getting above it
on tho mountain side and climbing a tree
ono may got on top Of the pinnacle or butte
OF ore. "a sample taken from the very top
assayed thirty-six ounces OF silver. I went
init the Kaslo region last spring with
several groups of mines. The Matte B.
group comprises three claims about one-halt
up Carpenter creek and two miles south
east Of the Hennessy group. The present
showing is two and ons-half to three feet
Of ore and vein matter, with sixteen inches
of solid ealena carrying ninety ounces OF
silver and rs to 40 per cent lead. Forma-
tions, black lime and schist.
The Chambers group. embodyin the
Chambers, Jay Gould and Eureka, is about
one-half mile below the Matte B. on the
r~ight-hand side Of Carpenter creek going
down. The vein occurs in granite and lime
and is capped with a h~oney-combed por-
VAyxy WA1O0S WAUA v " ! q AhA1 020IS
gives q hollow sound. Breaking through
this cap bodies Of ohlorides and galena are
exposed. The Chambers vein is more than
100 feet wide. II is traverssd by seams of
ore varying from six inches to forty feet in
thicknsss and carrying 80 to 120 ounces Of
silver per ton. The Gray Copper, situated
between the Chambers and Hennessy
groups, shows thirty inches of vein matter
with a twolve-inch dry ore pay streak as
saying 100 ounces silver and upward per
ton. The Governor and Monarch are two
likely prospects near the mouth of Shearer
creek, from which We nav no assays.
You may fancy my statement about the
big butte Of ore in the Chambers mine is q
fairy tale, too big for belief, but I can
assure you that it is the plain truth. Also
that the extent and richness of tho Kaslo-
SLOGAN mineral area is simply too big for
description. Why, I would have given
$1,000 q week for continued pleasant
weather. 1T was no use wishing, however,
and We had to come out. Since a small
store has been taken into the country it is
now possible to get supplies and many pros
pSctors will winter close up to the camps.
The upper camps will not be fairly open
until the latter part of May, but hundreds
will start up the mountains in February,
following the receding snow line and pros
pectinR as they CO..
"The proposed trip up the north fork of
Kaslo, down Seaton and up Carpenter
creeks will be easier, shorter and of moro
general service than any other. Leaving
Kaslo creek the camps opened by this trail
will be reached as follows: Montezuma on
Mcleod creek. Jardine's on Schroeder
creek. Brennan's between Bear gulch and
Glacier creek, Hsnnessy's and Seaton's on
Seaton creek, Chambers and Whites,
Chambers, Shearer d Co. g and Buchanan's
on Carpenter. I am satisfied this will be
the trail used, because it will be twenty-five
tn fNrfu W. Jloa chortau IN %[@ ol,o AI,. ---
other.
II brought down a number of ore sam
Jules from the upper country, which may be
The at the Office. Among the lot are brit
sight liver and carbonate ores from the Hen
% grol group, carrying 1000 to 1900 ounces
nix d asroup, carrying 400 TO LOO ounces sill
r ton; high grade galena and antimo-
l.A-~ liver from the big Chambers group.
assa ling 100 ounces OF silver per ton; high
grade galena from the Matte b., not tested.
There are also some elegant wire silver
specimens from the celebrated Number One
at Ainsworth, which will run away up in
the thousands per ton."