The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-07-31

Csaakey eroap 1Foooufy. 6obIrea9uRy
and Everett einimo-was made - LOomis-
tos Lass Friday evening. b which =. =.
Nes,onkey aod C5umm boad the group 20
Ms:ser & Kommran. This il the deal mon
tisssed shres weeks ego II the Journal. snd
VS. made q that time - stated. but the
provisions did hot suit Miller & Komm-
raa. and Mr.. MeCooksy finally changed Is
&c suit them Active work has bssa going
on for some time. snd nov that
tL- bond 10 given it 10 beginning 70
Iesk out what m immense proposition
tk. HorSe Creek Conies mines are.
Nj McConkey Vas In town Satur-
day last and STATED that the sub-Tressury
or tho main lead VS. shout $50 feet vide.
TIE ore asssys about % ton in gold and
81 in silver clear acroes. He advised
NJ not to publish the figures. - outsiders
vs,4iid not credit them. The nsv company
n.ass commence work inside OF thirty
Days. and may consummase the deal any
tree BY paying 500, 600. but have eighteen
usgnths 70 make the 6nal payment In A
bgs!ness ONCE will bo opened in Loomis-
tas. and Mr.. Miller will have charge OF the
na;aiing and mill department. As many
n,sa viii be put 70 work - will b neces-
sssJ TO mine and keep the mill running
;oonfs. July 2a-fSpsciai. Mining
rsattsrs are commencing 70 move In the
god belt w. H. Blick and George 3.
esaith recently ran eighteen tons Of ore
fs.m the Okanogsn claim, Golden. through
f,ss Triuns mill. and Melted $40. and c.
H. echepuster ran fifteen tons Of Triune
cse through the same mill and Melted Sis.
as.si later Mr.. SShepuster ran ninety-eight
teas ~ 18th the result Of . 37s<-ounce brick
Ns-rsh &527. These runs are In contrast
an run Of 800 tons Of Triune ore net
tsag &5O6 90. made BY experienced ANAL
r@snators some time since, whereas Mr..
ESs,epustsF does not claim to be an expert
efss,ed mill man. 1t is generally conceded
that there 10 . large loss by light gold
Ls:ng carried of in the water In all Of these
rsns, in all cases the result being far below
tss mill run assay.
This il . golden opportunity for some
railling and amaigamating expert to over
essTne the loss. and correspondents il so
hsited BY the Trune company on the
problem The controlling interests in
t;ssse properties are owned by the pros
ssactors Who located the claims over five
ysars ago, and they have not the means to
experiment with, but would be willing to
rslease IN interest 70 some competsnt man
STAT could save the precious metals in the
ssee. No concentrates have been saved in
sac above runs.
The Posf-INTELIfGRxcER correspondent
visited the Horse Spring coulee properties
Tor the first time last week and found that
saese claims have not been overestimated,
there being m enormous amount Of ore in
sight and considerable work going on. A
sample of surface rock on one Of the Nc
tonkey claims at . place where the ledge
was 100 feet wide panned considerable free
gold. Mr.. McConkey has run fifty-foot
samuel st the base OF the hill at the south
sast extremity Of the claims. and
iatcnds 70 work the tunnel fifty
feet further, which will give q
sspth Of 800 feet on the properties. One
ii the pecuIiarities Of this chain Of leads is
sae south side, there being Ave Of these in
distance Of not over 100 feet with well.
sistined slate walls, and . body of high
s-ads free milling quarts varying from
eight to ten feet in width between them.
any one OF these spurs would make good
prospect.
tae Monarch claim. owned by Carpenter
4 Son, which he has bonded in tho inter-
ast OF Guy G. Phinney, of Seattle. This
aiaim il tbs northwest extension OF the
AcConkcy group. They have uncovered
LIE surface between walls over twenty
Sect. and have sunk shaft about ten feet
snd will prosecute the work to the depth
IT City feet. A shot fired while the Posr-
tSrxLLIaENcER correspondent was there
uncovered = line face Of mineral. North
xest and adjoining the Monarch are the
claims Of Tyler & Parker. Of North Yak
ina. These properties are looking we'll,
and the owners will soon either erect a
sniil or make some arrangement to have
sheir ore run through q custom mill.
Judge NJ. g. Barney has returned from
the East, where he has been forming a
company to develop the Rush group OF
claims on Mount Chapaca. The company
silI be known a. the Rush Mining. Mill
ing and Smelling Company. They have
sheir certificates ready aud will organize
at once. John Boyd, of Loomiston, will
he secretary.
SSoouALNfE, July 29.--Mr. Taylor d.
Macleod, mining man from Seattle. has
Sceu shsFccttHS tuo rtetCuef Neootet
mines, fifteen miles northeast Of Snoqual-
ME. Mr.. Macleod. in company with
George Cole and +. J. Kinsey. jr., went a
.eek ago last Thursday rs far ~ the camp,
which lies :. 900 feet below the mines. Fri
dav morning the trip was made to the
driit mouth, which was attended with con-
siderable danger, owing to . snowslide
that lay along the mountain. In one
place i, was nearly perpendicular for
twenty five or thirty feet and glazed with
Ice. In order TO surmount this steps had
to be cut with pick This last vestige OF
the exceptional hard winter will disappear
within few days. There ~ill then prob
ably be no more snow in this locality for
several months. Mr.. Macleod would not
give his ideas regarding the mines.
Death Of Matthias =. Oten.