The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-22
THE PASSING THRONG.

Mr. ana MIS-. T.. b. I1OulHs, Oh Aspen, COL,
arc registered at the Grand. Mr.. ThomaR is .
mining exnert OF considerable note aud is at the
head OF some large properties at Aspen. He is
general manager of the Brooks Mining, Transpor-
tation aud Drainage Tunnel Company, and OF the
Loyal League, Mountain Ranger and Midnight
mines. eli of which are dividend-paying prop
critics except the last named. "The tunnel
enterprise" said he, isis . big onAL We started
at a low point in the valley and are driving the
tunnel in on the contact through the properties
OF various mines. We are already in 1000 feet
and we have contracts for about 5000 feet fur
ther. The tunnel will open all the mines at an
average depth OF 1900 feet, and through it tho
properties will be drained and the ore hauled
out on cars instead OF being hoisted to the top
of the vein. Aspen 10 the best silver
camp in the world today, and can stand
up longer. because its ores are all high grade
brittle silver. The camp is only about twelve
years old. and in that time more than 500, O3o,eco
has been taken out of its mines. The Moilie
Gibson Tor the past two years has never paid
less than $40, co.. a month in dividends and they
often have run as high as 500, COO q month. One
car load OF Its ore was sold Tor 1878, 600. the high
est price ever paid for a car load OF ore. Some
of the stuff runs 95 per cent. pure silver. More
money has been taken out of the Aspen mine,
but it IL an older mine. When ]. D. Hooper had
taken out $4,000 it wa thought that he had
taken the cream. Since then between $4,000. 90
and sl3.0O,oO has besn taken out of the mine.
hare are thirty or forty producing mines
around Aspen, but the miners are very dis
couraged over the low price OF silver, and many
of them are looking for gold properties. In fact,
that is the reason for my visit out here. l am
going to look at some properties Of this class in
British Columbia. Before going up there, how
evef, / want to take a LOOK at Monte Cristo, if I
can get in there"
George Z. Ffunder, of Spokane. who has
charge Of the preparations of the Washington
Worlds fair mineral exhibit, is stopping at the
Grand. 81 have completed my work of collect
ing samples east of che mountains" said he,
'and am now at work on this side of the range.
For the past week I have been over at Gray's
Harbor. making arrangements for shipping a
ton or two of the gold-bea-ing black sand found
on the beach over there. This sand 10 oxidized
iron, carrying gold, the assay value Of which is
from IS to $50 per ton, and in stresks 1t runs q,
high as 800 q ton. There are millions OF tons OF
the stuff in sight, the entire beach extending
about twenty miles south OF Peterson's point
consisting of this sand. 1t is from four to six
feet deep ana extends to Il slough seven miles
from the shore OF the ocean, which 10 al lar in
land as il has been found. 1t has been washed
up from some goid-bearing reef in the ocean.
The gold IN this sand being oxidized
1t will not amalgsmate with QUICKSILVER,
and considerable money has been spent ia
trying to find q cheap process of extracting
it In taking a quantity of the stun to the Worlds
fair it is expected to distribute samples of the
deposit among chemists and metallurgical ex-
perts from all parts of the world, in tho hope
that they may become interested in finding q
solution of the problem Of separating the gold
oheaply. All the precious metal samples for the
exhibit We're collected during the summer, and
a large part of them wete on exhibition at the
Tacoma ey position. Other specimens are stored
st snoquaimie, Anacortes. snokane and Eilens-
burg. | sm now engaged in collecting speci-
mems of our coal, COKE, building stone. marble.
lime, pottery. IRE clays. etc, and these are now
na~.F..D IN r. thA
Eliensburg, east OF the mountains. Those / col
lect on this side win be stored here and at
Tacoma"
G. II. Ando, the Japanese merchant, in an in.
terview with a PosT-ISTELLIegSCER reporter
yesterday. sad: 1.-The Empress of India. which
arrived AZ Victoria, Il. C., on December 20.
brought several important items OF news from
Japan. More correct details were furnished
about the collision OF the Japanese man-of-wsr
Chisnima and the English steamer Rsyenua
than the reports in the seattle papers some time
ego. Tho Chishims is e torpedo boat recently
built ia France, and was just on her way 20
Japan. The accident occurred on an In and sea
of Japan. and the Chishima was sunk. The
officer in command and several other Officers.
including q French engineer. together with
seveaty-ive Of the crew, were lost. in all about
ninety. Only fifteen escape! with their lives
he GfiIeeFs and men on board the Caishima
We're a. experienced seansn who were selected
b. the government especially Ia bring the new
vessel from France The Chishima's route was
direct IL kobe from Hongkong, but on
account of The rough weather she changed her
course and put in q, Syasaki on Novercb er a
she lett Ayasaki on November = for Kobe. al
though the weathe. was still stormy. The col
ilsioa took place on the morning Of November
50. Just cut of Kobe. The Raveuua was g large
steamer with 3 tonnage of $3.50, while the CaT,.
EiuaG's was only zoo. TIL cause Il the collision
Is uu%uawn. The Fourth Imperial congress
wa formally opened al Tokyo OH Eovtrnbar 70.
the en- peror oeing pre- emit On December / the
first session was held and Count Inonye made
sspeech. The term Will last ninety days"
business man IN Baltimore, WHO owns con.
siderable real estate in Seattle, has written a
letter 10 James Bothwcll, OF this city. conn ain.
Ing tAa. the h0te! accommodation of Seattle 90
nos rank with tho-e of Portland or san Fran.
cisco. aad suggesting that those Interested In
ADVANCING tie clty'n interests should take stem,
= nu.sa ana op Ia the Denny hotel. He thinks
that most o. the tTansconsineniai tourists are
a0sc u pay tor ATst-c.sss hotel accommodation
and that i. these were furnished here those
visitors wolAd make their stay longer IN the
cl,F ana become better acquainted with It's al
yEnia g, acd that thi. would particularly be
tAe case next summer. when a anger numn .r OF
tourists taaQ usual - expected TO yssi, the
Pacific coast.
A / tTaw3ey, assistant manager Of the Union
EsectrIc Company. arrived home last night from
'1v last, accompanied by his brids, aud il
stepping at the E&iuIe-.
III. J. suadbeEg. formerly Of ;hi. city. II
AaH ~ Aasasd. aAess As LAS sa.e1sd upoa the