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

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ore. Why . simple gosd mill h I'll that II
necessary. With ssanpa. plates. etc. The
idea sever occurs that the quartz .nay
contain suiphusess carrying gold. and lots
Of is. that cannot b amaignmased On
p;s:es. ard % j. goes into the taiiings and
IN lost These raen, IL they ever s3v the
cut Of FREE vanner. very likely thoaghs
.: . new ssyse Of spring bed They Won
der shy. uhen the ore gives battery sam
pie OF 50 per ton. they are only saving $40
on the Plates; ADD. granting shat the mill
10 provided With coDceafrstors to properly
PEELED 20 shus down the mill and wait
Why. AGAIN. Simply because they failed
90 open up the mine IN the first yaace 30
that the extraction Of Gre can keep pace
with the demand - the mill So they
must 20 back 10 isrse principles and open
up the mine 70 obtain . continuous sup
ply Of ore which . quarts mill demands
There 10 another xhy stiii untouched
upon here. and that II why do not mining
companies ses 20 IL that only competent
mil men. capable because Of long expert
ence and thorough knowiedge In the anal
gamatlon and concentration Of ores. are
psaced in charge Of these milling plants.
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hlnssions Of minerals are likely TO Be en-
counteredf II 10 because OF tue lack OF
these kind Of men around Oxanogan
county gold mills that asnaigam and rich
suiphurets can b PANIED from almost
every pile Of tsisings in this district. II Is
because Of the continuous binnders n one
way and another of the nature above
named that mining progress is retarded
brap -1 I'll "A -
correct and alter matters TO the general
benesi; Of all interested, and Oksuogan
viii take her proper place at the head OF
gold and silver producing sections OF the
Coast.
There has been nothing written here
with the intention Of rejecting discredit
on any one. The idea has been rather 70
point out and perhaps assist in correcting
some Of the mistakes which occur in every
new mining district. There are many a.
good mine and millmen in this a. in any
other mining section. Where they have
been employed the results obtained nave
been commensurate with. the wisdom Of
their employers in securing their services.
There Is. however, lesson which must be
learned sooner or later by all who seek TO
wrest fortunes from the earth's hidden
that it requires experienced. practical men
TO manage and direct the proper develop
rnent Of mines In order that they may
prove profitable to the investors. the
custom 10 still too prevalent to place in
charge OF this most important feature Of
the work. not those men whose knowledge
has been gained through long years Of
familiarity with the great book Of nature,
t.t.t &c., T.
sole knowledge Of geological and minera-
logical formations has been obtained from
the books in use in the mining schools
from Frybourgh to our own Coast. and
whose teachings must be revised with tho
discovery Of every new mining district
and the certain new combination Of min
erals found there"
The Conconully Oatiook Of July 1, says:
J. w. Pascoe and H. A. Harris have re-
Gently bought claim close TO the Belcher
mine, in the Lime belt, and will put men
At work in few days
The Triune and Spokane mills at Golden
are both running on high grade gold ore.
and both mines are looking better every
day.
Work on the st. Joe 10 progressing very
satisfac torily. The new shaft il down
forty five feet and has been tizabered the
entire distance. The lead is eight fee.
wide and well mineraiixed. Like al! prop
critics on the hill, the st. Joe only re-
quires development to make it paying
proposition.
Frank Rodgers. OF Bridgeport, Conn,
came in by private conveyance from Cou-
lee City Tuesday. and after resting . few
minutes At the Elliott hotel. went to the
Columbia mine on Mineral hill Mr.'Rog-
ers is presiden of the Bridgeport Mining
and Milling Company, which begun oper-
atoms here about year and half ago,
and Is az present developing the Columbia
mine. one Of their best properties on Min
erai hill.
A. Hansen. OF the Paulsen Mining Com
psny. was in town yesterday and in
formed Us tina. he had just pa. force of
men AZ work on the Paulsen mine a, Ruby
. hill. The shaft started and sunk sixty
: feet last fail viii he extended down to con-
meet with the tunnel. a distance of about
$50 feet. The Pauisen is . very promising
property. and the company will push the
work of development. notwithstanding
the low price of silver.
8. J. Sineock. the mining expert, has re-
turned from . trip to the Horse Springs
district. about fifteen miles northeas, of
Conconully. and is very enthusiastic over
the prospects Of the camp. ~ shown mp by
recent DEVELOPMENTS of the McConkey
group. He pronounces il one Of the most
wonderful surface showings in this Won
derfully rich mineral district. II is a
twelve-foot assure vein and has been
{ traced Tor near.y two miles. A shat, il
I being sunk on the vein aud NJ depth of
+; twenty feet the indications are more than
favorable for the development OF large
paying proposition.
Thomas Weir. the new superintendent
(. of the Monte Cristo mines, is a guest of
; the Rainier. For the past Eve years he
has been superintendent of the renowned
Granite Mountain mine. OF Granite. Mon..
No other mine OF modern times has
. yielded such u vast fortune within such
shor. space Of time as the Grants
Mountain. During the last eight wears
+ 81 80, 90 ounces Of silver have been taken
7. from it, and ia owners have divisfet.
( profits aggresasing $i3i1.e0 besides
/: raging for one Of the largest milling.
;. amalEsmaisng aud hosting plants in the
!; country. ci this sum nearly Sspnoo
we're acquired under Mr. Weir's superin-
!: tendency Il sas Is stated no. long ago
;; ths, The bottom had been reached in the
!. Granite Nauntain's orc bodies, " said he %
!: . rosT-! reporter. "aai this
!, IA not exactly true. During the pas, ,wo
: years n great deal VI money has been spen,
hy the company IN pas,ing in new
{. machinery. Wills this was being done