The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-10

kas mach the Appearances Of burnt Or fro0-
stained clay. and possesses high deEres
Of Elasticity. Some pronoGncs II faicose
substance, into which the mineral from
the quartz above has been precipisaied oy
the action Of water. While others call i
genuine clay czrbonste. Whateser Il =.
there Is mineral in is and parties claim 10
kave gotten assays Of $io5 ton IN SILVER.
Since this discovery on the Beicher. other
claims adjoining have been sunk On ana
the same thing encountered 1t . depth
varying from fifteen 20 twenty feet There
il evidently IN immense bed OF il under
lying the whole mountain. and should It
provs 70 b iii mineraiixed wiz b one Of
the greatest bonansas in the Northwest
Il 10 attracting . great deal OF attention.
and, during the pas. two weeks, has oeen
visited BY nearly every mining expert in
the country. Il has stimulated develop
ment work and prospecting IN that DIS
trict TO wonderful extent, and ali are
anxiorsly watching the progress OF ex-
pIorations on this new mineral phe-
nomenA
The Loomiston Journal says: A strike
OF lead carbonates on Fish lake, twelve
miles south OF Johnston. il attracting
good deaf Of attention where the charac-
ter Of this kind Of rock 10 known. Devel-
opment work 10 being commenced, and
active work viii soon be going on.
The Bridgeport mining and milling
properties On Mineral hill. adjoining Con.
conuiiy, are being worked and are show
ing good results. The work is under
charge Of Mr.. Wheeler. These properties
are all silver propositions and rank away
up in importance among the mines OF the
camp.
The recent strike in the Fourth of July
mine At Ruby shows some of the finest
specimens ever seen in the camp. They
are Of native wire silver. IN some instances
30 rich AZ to hold the rock together aftef
It is cracked open. This is the mine
where the great ,000.oot tunnel is TO be
run. arrangements for which are now be-
ing made.
Shay and McElroy. who have recently
purchased the Robinson and DiIiahaugh
property in the Lime belt, three miles east
Of Conconully. are at work developing.
and have struck some very fine and rich
silver ore. The prospects are aattering.
The minersl exhibit in the Mineral
palace is an object Of great interest. and
there is knot of people around il all
day. Some Of the visitors have not been
satisfied with merely looking at the speci-
mems. but have taken away some of the
smaller ones. The mining men are, how
ever, preparing TO replenish the stock Of
specimens and will doubtless send down
some Jumps Of ore which will be found too
heavy to carry away. The center of at
traction on the Fourth was the $500 gold
brick from the Blewett mines in the Pc
shsstin district. There vas . crowd con-
ssantiy around it. craning their necks to
get sight Of il, but it Was considered TO
be too strong temptation 70 some of the
light-fngered gentry and was removed
about 10 O'Clock at night and placed in .
safe deposit vault.
KETTLE FALLS. June 3O.-fSpeciai. The
Bonanza mine, which had been in litiga-
ton for some time, resumed work last
Monday under the most favorable cond-
tons. 50 far As the mine is concerned. but
should il be compelled to close owing to
the fall IN silver. it would work great hard
ship to many here.
The persons who were negotiating to
work the Young America had completed
arrangements to enter upon their contract
in ten days. but within the last few days
things have assumed q different aspect,
and that mine may remain idle.
TACOMA, July s-ISpecial.]- &c. r. Mar
tin was here today, and says: The Charles
Bigney placer mine in the Swank district.
Kiisitas county, was sold yesterday to
John Black, the original owner Of the "a
nous Black placer claim on the SSauk,
for $4,000. Mr.. Bigney has cleared up in
six weeks of this season. with txomen,
5000. Mr.. Black will probably put half
dozen men to work on the placer, which
at the price paid by him is considered
great bargain IN the Swauk district.
The Wilmans Mining Company is en-
gagged in opening up the ground in its
mines at Monte Cristo, and is getting
ready for stopping. which will begin as
soon as the tramway is ready to take away
the ore. Work is in progress on the
tramway and ore bins and will be finished
in thirty days, and the Wiimans proper
ties will be delivering ore at the terminus
Of the Everett & Monte Crisso railroad
within forty days.
DR.. f.. c. kiibourne has received letter
from ID. +. Crafts, the superintendent of
his mines in the SLOGAN district, saying
that in his Roadley claim he has struck a
chute OF ore twelve feet wide and thirty
feet long, which, he says. looks like q
blasted tlnshop." TO quote q proverbial
Englishman. 1t is right on the surface
and great crowds are going from the
neighporing camps 20 look at il,
The cable iramway at the Blewett Gold
Mining Company's properties in the Pc
shas;ia district - now in operation. and
the mill is working about fifty tons OF ore
daily. being in steady operation. The
tEamway can haul 100 tons daily. and the
mall has capacity of twenty additional
stamps. which will soon be added so Al TO
work the ore as fast a. il can 10 hauled