The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-03
MINES AND MINERS.
Much Development Work Going
on at Silver Creek.
RICHES or okAMocAM COUNTY.
Activity - The Swsuk DistFiet-SuppIles
fer Monte CTisto-Ths stehskia
Clasma-Notes.

Activity - too 8WoOk O1oeR1ce-OOppt1oG
fer Monte Criseo-rhe stehskia
Clasms-Nesss.
B. A. Laseii. postmaster OF Galena. and
J. n. Scott were in the city last week.
having brought down number of speci-
mems of ore for the mineral palace from
speaks hopefully Of the prospects of the
season there. saying:
"A good deal of work ID going on in the
lower part of the district and men have
been working on the Orc Fina all winter.
running in two tunnels forty-hve feet each
and opening four-foot vein OF ore. Work
has just been started on the Fanny. which
Is very promising piece OF property. aud
. seventy-dve-f0ot tunnel will be run into
it. They are also working near the
springs on the Bear creek claims,
where they have . four-foot vein OF
free gold ore running $lS to so.
Besides these there are . number Of
parties doing assessment work. The
Beatrice and Sunset and the Belcher
and other mines are so far ur that they
are still under deep snow'and cannot be
worked yet. The snow is melting last,
however, and though there was more last
winter than ever before. there have been
very few slides. We have . wagon road
from Index to Galena at the mouth OF
Silver creek. 30 that We only have to take
ore and supplies up and down the creek on
pack horses aud can now ship at half the
former costs. 1t would be good thing to
build . railroad from Index on the Great
Northern up the Skykomish north fork
to Gaiena, for there is an easy route up the
valley. there 10 fine timber there aud Sill
yer creek 10 fairly lined with mines on
both sides. We intend to begin shipping
ore to the smelter at Everett this week.
There is lots ready and more can be gotten
out easily"
Ross CAMP, WASH. June 2o.-[Special. +
We have just named this new camp in the
Cascade mountains on the eastern slope
how We got here and have developed such
good prospects. Myself and son and
Frank Schuneman lett Pasco on May 20
with twelve horses and mining outfit for
Leavenworth. where We arrived ten days
latter. and met J. J. Ross. our partner.
There We bought our supplies and took .
few days rest before starting to the mines.
During that time we disposed Of an
eighth interest in the P.-I. mine and adj
joining claims to the firm OF Benson Il
Fohien for 5000. We reached the mine
soon and have been busily engaged ever
since in cutting trails, building houses,
etc. We have set men to work on the
P.-L. claim and shall run tunnel forty to
fifty feet, where We expect to cut the ledge
at seventy-five to 100 feet from the upper
surface. We put in three shots today and
took out ten tons of ore that looks fine.
We shall load part Of this ore on our
horses and send them down tomorrow to
Leavenworth and have them pack sup
plies back.
This camp Is beginning to swarm with
prospectors Charles Kane. an old time
California prospector. came here q few
days ago with nine pack horses. He was
one OF the discoveries of this district last
year.
The Little Giant tunnel, seven miles
from here up the river. is in 10 feet, and
they have struck . ledge of free gold.
We shall start tunnel on our group of
four claims on Cascade creek in about two
weeks.
There will be lots Of development work
done this summer around here, and an
tieipaie great mining camp here in the
near future. The snow Is all gone IN the
lower mountains. and tho weather is fine.
Strawberries and wild berries Of all kinds
will soon be ripe. and then We shall he
feeding on strawberry short cake. CHINA.
mon bear and deer are plentiful. and We
do not have TO go far from camp for fresh
steaks. All the prospectors here are
pleased with the country and satisfied
with the outlook. We think many GOOD
things Will turn up during the season.
JAMES A. HILLYER
ASauk letter in Ellensburg Capital says:
Delig & Powers have been running their
monitor tor about two weeks with Henry
Gorham 1T the nozzle. and have moved
more dirt than was ever moved on the
Swauk with . hydraulic in the same
length of time, and with very gratifying
results
b. c. Pitchers new rig is all in place.
HIS giant arrived in good order. You can
look Tor the biggest cleanup and some Of
the !arges, nuggets ever seen IN ki;t.ias
county or the state OF Washington.
{. 4, II. Biguey is taking out an average
Of s1uo PER month drifting with two men.
I. +. Measher's outpu; IS from $50 20 $50
per day tor the las; three weeks with him.
self ana one man.
The Green Tree mine has shat down to
put IN large plant.
Gus Ne son, on Liberty Point, il taking
out good pay. so Is Alfred Fiodine IN the
same claim. Whitmore 4 Co, on the
same point. are just getting in the rivers
Old bed and are getting good paw.
L. I'll. Jansen and the Wlland Bros.
made their isrSi cleanup on last SATURDAY.
which Was iorsy-one ounces. Pretty good
for three men in one month.
George Nlrisn has struck a .nlendia
prospect IN his Summit quartz m. ne on
"a1iiafns creek. Ii goes anoa, $i.co per
ton Tree gold. Whether ii IS only a poe set
or al through the ledge is no, known vet.
III the ledge is ali as good il Is q BONANZA
as the ledge Is Owe. i've feet De; seen walls
The Buck Horn IS turning on, some
very good rock a; present The owners
have about completed arrangements for
putting ap t,ve-ssanp mil, with q Cali.
fornia company. IL wlll he settled within
thirty dsya
Lows. June - Special. Every in.
dicatson points TO the lac, at ,hls VIII r..
one Of the great mining camps Of the
country, Not oniy that, bat Their. Will y.
m any good farms opened Gp. With Mr..
q. ". isc0dea rode over the hills where
eoa ID sec the range, Never before have
! seen 50 good stock range. Baneh grass
saving Ike reid Of grain, lakes IN every
direction, and hundreds of acres ,aat vii