The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-06-26
THE MErHow GOLD FIELDS.
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. Favorable Report.
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Chelsn Eagle.
Al Murdoch. Ed Vroman and Eugene
Durham returned Sunday from the Met
how gold fields. and from Mr.. Murdoch it
is learned that the party located i've good
claims. He remarked that while the
lodges discovered are undoubtedly rich
there is being more made OF this find than
is warranted by the facts in the case. The
field of discovery is not boun6less. Every
thing in sight has been taken and hum
dreds who go there will be disappointed.
Mr.. Murdoch had the peculiar and not
altogether pleasant experience while out
on this trip of being taken for q deer by
some unknown hunter who fired several
shots at him, same OF which came uncOm-
fortabiy near bringing him down. There
was nothing in the report current here last
week that he was shot at by some one
guarding gold claim in that vicinity.
John c. fitzpatrick. one Of the owners of
the Highland Light claim and one Of the
first discoveries of the Squaw creek gold
field on the Methow. returned from Seattle
on Sunday evening, in company with
Me.srs John NJ. Hubbell, James West, Ed
Tabor and Mr.. Johnson. Mr.. Fitzpatrick
took some fine specimens Of free gold ore
TO Seattle about two weeks ago, and SAYS
the assays run all the way from $1,000 to
$4,000 per ton. He informed Leader re-
porter that he was on his way back to the
Methow. and it was the intention Of him
self and partners to so down on the High
land Light at once and see whether it
would hold out as rich as upon the sur
face. II il does, these gentlemen, as we'll
a. others fortunate enough to seca.e inter-
ests there. are millionaires and no mistake.
The SLOGAN District.
DIR. f. c. kilbourne has returned from
the SLOGAN mining district and tells of
much development work and the discov-
cry of valuable bodies of ore there. To .
PosT-lNrELLIGENcEa reporter he said:
The Washington is looking the finest
and most work is being done on il. 1t has
four feet of solid. clean shipping ore run
ming over l20 ounces of silver and 20 per
cent. lead besides eight 10 ten feet Of con-
centrating ore. The Blue Bird has eight
to eighteen inches of ore running 10
ounces. The Bonanza King, of the Noble
Five group has eight to twenty -four nches
Of shipping ore and about 600 sacks on
the dump. The Alpha, Grady's claim,
shows in the tunnel four feet of clean ore,
some running rs high as zoo ounces. The
Mountain Chief has six to twelve inches of
ore. averaging Ill ounces. and has re.
Gently struck chute running into the thou
| sands of ounces 10 the ton. The Northern
Belle has ten TO twenty-four inches OF
shipping ore and one To four feet Of con.
centratlng ore. and has one OF the longes,
chutes OF any mine in the camp. running
about TOO ounces in silver. The Lucky
| Jim AS supposed TO be no good, rs ali the
| work done last winter had shown no ore.
| 50 work was 10 be stopped on Saturday.
| But on Saturday night a telegram Was re.
| ceived from the superintendent, saying
| that they had struck ten feet o. ore The
| Alamo shows up two feet of solid ore OF a
| good grade. These are the mines on which
most work has been done, bat they are lot
| shipping yet. as the road from Bear Lake
| 10 kas!o is being repaired, but they will
| begin in two or three weeks There IL
s.ill from three To ten feet OF snow and
| walked SIX niles on II, but IL is me!,ins
| very fast
| The district is now VERY close 20 Seat.
tie, Tor the Great Northern through ser.
| vice brings kssio within two DAYS travel
ny wsy oil Bonner's Ferry. There will
| coon he railroad right into the district
for the Nelson & Fort Sheppard il being
| pushed right along work being carried on
from both ends and other points and i,
| will he finished by October. 60, !, very
| straight tina, the Canadian Pacific wiu
build from Rsvel.,oke down the Arrnx
Lakes and from Sakrsp % Ncs Beaver on
| s'ocan lake. The part OF the lne fror,
Sasusp TO New Denver vii! be bull, first
and connection made with j. by s,eame,
on the Arrow lakes. The con,rsc; 70,
clearing the trss i've miles Of the rish,-ot
~ay Of the kas!o-slocan road has been lei,
aud ,heard that the Canadian Pacific had
made an otter Of Sioo,0o for its charter
| which was refused -