The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-06-12

Richer than any mine that has been
discovered on this coast n a century is
the new mine in Washington, near the
little city OF Everett"
The speaker stood on the wharf yester-
day and said he was resident of the State
of Washington and came from the locality
in which the new mine is situated. He
looked like a miner. was built like one,
but he declined to state his business or his
mission here, stating that his name was
StTOnge. and in answer to numerous Ques-
tions, he said:
The first shipment of ore from a new
mine near Everett is on board the Una
tilla, that arrived here this morning.
There are $50 tons of il and it was bought
by the Selby Smelling Works. which are
located at Port Costa, IN this State, for a
lump sum OF S200,000 spot cash. The ore
is really worth, at the lowest calculation.
a million dollars.
ION, l know what you are going to say,
now" he continued. You think the
men who sold " million dollars worth of
ore for $500, 600 are idiots or else my story
e Is 81 a9 a ''' or BOTH Likely the latter
The CALL reporter regarded the
speakers hereulean proportions and then
said, in a deprecating way, "No-Oh, no.
y gu may be wrong You may be right"
That means something or nothing or
anything" replied the miner. But look
here, don't l care a - whether You be-
lieve my story or not, it's true. The rich
est mine ever discovered on the Pacific
Coast Is the mine near Everett. from which
the ore on the Umatilla was taken, and /
don't bar any of the '49 mines or any others
since, including the tabled Pegleg. The
ore contains gold and silver and baser
metals. In the precious metals it will
run over 500 ton, and there are millions
Of tons of 1t IN sight Now, the reason OF
the present sale is because the men who
own the mine are poor. They've got min
ing sense, though, aud they have sold this
first shipment Of ore for song, because
they had no ready cash to do anything
with, that IS, carrying on the work of open
ing up their find, and since the bust of the
boom up there people want man TO pay
spot cash for all he gets, be it much or
little. These fellows concluded it would
be better to sell little of the ore cheap
and get on their feet financially rather
than to sell an interest in the mine, and
they've done it, You hear me, and know
what Pm talking about. When the Selby
Smelling Works pays almost $40 a ton for
ore there IL something in it. You go and
see Captain Holmes" and the miner shut
up like a clam and walked away.
Captain Holmes of the Umatilla was
found at the Lick House and was asked
concerning the story told by the miner
Sronge from Washington. In reply he
said:
st is true brought down $50 tons of
ore from the newly developed mine near
Everett, Wash. and it is also true that
the ore Is valued al $500, 600. Now as TO
the story that it is worth a million | can
not say l got it from good authority that
the ore was worth Quadruple the am cunt
OF Its valuation as given 10 US, and | was
Ia
that you have been told, and the informa-
tlon came from people in Everett. | don't
pretend to vouch for anything, but there
Is no question hat what the owners of the
n ife claim that 1t is a bonanza and that
TIE people Of the surrounding country are
cdnvinced that the stories told are true.
Nj heard tie same story in Everett as 10
the\Sale 81 the present lot of $50 tons of
ore on board ship 1t was bargained for,
as | was told, months ago, long before the
real value was known by its owners. " ho
were at the time short of ready money and
needed cash to develop the mine. As
was told certain amounts of cash were ad-
vaDced them and this ore is in payment OF
the loan.
"Of course all kinds of stories are afloat,
but there seems 10 be a wonderful una
niminity among men who should be posted
as to the value of ore as 10 the richness Of
the mine
The Umatilla, as soon as she discharges
her other cage, viii 60 to Port Costa with
the ore and deliver il to the Selby Smelt-
ing Works. That's all know"
Then q gentleman who is interested in
the Se!by Smelling Works and in many
paying mines was hunted up and at, first
refused to be interviewed, then only IN
less it was guaranteed that his name
should not be given. His interview was
bre- but to the point, and it is given YER
batim.
yes. we've heard of the Everett ore.
Yes, we're going to crush it. Yes, it is
valuable. Don't know whether we've
bought it or not; but let me say this, the
Selby Smelling Works only brushes its
own ore. and if it is true we've paid
100000 for $50 tons Of ore you can gamble
II is worth the work of crushing it. That
all I've got to say. Can't see what -
business IL is of the newspapers anyhow"
There is no stock in the Everett mine or
the mine near Everett, Wash, for sale,
and II IS underst God that the money raised
from the present shipment of ore is to be
applied TO the work of extending the mine
and erecting machinery for smelling the
ore and reducing it to what Is known as
concentrates" before shipping it.
The ore is securely sacked IN very small
sacks, and no one will be allowed to eX-
anime 1t previous to its being delivered to
the Selby works. and it is not probable it
willEbe open to inspection then.