The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-31

the Trail creek mining district for
months was brought down from Ross
land last evening by William Dunn
and William Sullivan. The tunnel on
The famous Cliff mine has struck the
ore body at a depth OF $50 feet, cut
ting a vein is feet i'm thickness, yield
ing assays of SIS in gold per ton.
simultaneously comes the announce
ment Of the sale Of the Cliff to Porter
brothers. who are supposed to repre-
sent the Kansas City Smelling COM
pany. for the sum of $4,000. con
siderable portion of which is said TO be
cash down.
No news could have caused greater
comment among the many Spokane
men who are interested in Trail creek
property. The Cliff claim was always
regarded as "A remarkable property.
owing 20 the enormous size OF the
ledge, which was the strongest IN the
camp. The surface ore. however, was
low grade, and many predicted that the
claim could never be worked with
profit This strike IS regarded as not
only positive proof Of the permanency
and value Of this property, but also as
certain indication of the tendency OF
low grade properties in this district
To improve to high grade as depth IL
gaincd-WhiCh means all the difference
between lodges that cannot be worked
and big bonanzas that viii pay regular
dividends.
The CHff mine was located i'm 1890
the original owners being Charles
Crossman and Gay ReeGA. The par
ties now selling are Samuel and
George Wharton, who owned three,
quarters; John II. Cook. who owned
one-siXth. and l.. l.. Tate, owner OF
one-twelfth interest.
Messrs. Dunn a Sullivan have also
been making IA sale Of their own prop
erty-the Maid of Erin. located about
one mile from the Cliff. This has been
bonded by John Nj. Burke OF Idaho
and others. the price stated being $780,
900.
Albert King Hiscock of Tacoma. son
of eX-United States Senator Hiscock
Of New York. has gone to Trail creek
to look after his mining interests. Mr..
| Hiscock is president of the Tacoma
Smelling company and one of the chief
| owners i'm the North Star mine on
| Trail creek. which a day or two ago
struck a four-foot ledge which car
| ries S125 in gold. The Gertrude has al
so turned out to be very rich. having
| shown a ledge the same width which
on the surface shows $55 in gold.
| These two claims are owned by Spo-
/ kane and Tacoma men and Will UNI
| doubtedly bring some rich returns.
The Sprague. Wash. correspondent
| Of the Spokesman-Revi says THAT
! gold in paying quantities is hidden i'm
| the rugged and barren hills south of
| Sprague has been demonstrated TO a
| certainty by a couple of prospectors
| who located a claim at Murrays spring
about "a month ago, and have since
! been engaged in developing IL. About
! two weeks ago "a number of samples
ont 20 "a "a raF II 4
| the returns were received. The ore is
| richer by far than the widest dreams
| of the two hardy prospectors. The re-
| turns show an average yield of $2i
richer by far than the widest dreams
| in gold TO the ton.
"A ledge six feet i'm width has been
| uncovered. and the miners are busily
! at work blasting out the rock. The
\ ledge can be traced miles. running III
4 a southwcstcrly direction. and much
/ excitement has been ocCasioned 10y tho
| strike Crowds visited the mine and
| there is likely 10 be a rush of locators
| turing the next few days. The ore Is
| free milling, and is apparently unlim
| tied in quantities.
1t is said here on good authority
| that the Great Northern will soon be
| gin the construction Of "A branch lin,
| from Harrington or some point a few
| miles west Of there. through the Graf
| creek country. touching at Spraguc
and passing southeast into the Pc
louise country, probably going through
ColfaX. \ fact that hears out thi
| assertion is that a force OF surveyor
has been at work some time in TIL
| country southeast Of here. and recent!
| a surveyors crew has been at worl
! between here and Harrington. 1t i
! said at Harrington that the Grea
Northern has ordered 100000 ties de
livered there during the summer from
Western Washington lumbermen."