The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-23
THE MINES OF LAKE CHELAN.
Three Gigantic Lodges on Company
Creek-Many Claims staked out.


During the past month or so interest IA
the mines or the Lake chelan country has
been conferred chiefly in the recent gold
strike on Company creek, i've miles from
the head OF the lake, and eleven from the
mouth Of the creek
'.Ai1 kinds OF Wild rumors we're In cir
oulatien heTeabouts." writes G Greenwood
10 the Post-Inteiligencer and various ac-
counts. more or less distorted have ap-
peared in the local and Spokane papers
Having just returned from the scene OF
the latest discovery. I submit the follow
ing account OF matters there. For some
time past. IL has been known that men
were IN at the head Of Company creek
They were supposed 10 be prospecting bat
when they returned II was given out that
nothing Of value had been found. But two
or the parties, Stiilwell and Brigham left
for Spokane and soon returned with two
others. who Immediately departed In their
company back 10 the head OF the creek
Then four men who lived at Stehekln
resolved TO Investigate for themselves. and
they found out the cause OF the mysterious
visits. But the secret had been we'll kept.
and seventeen claims had been located by
tho Spokane people The others, however.
secured twelve moro locations. and then
the news became public proprty. 50 the
writer. with four prospectors. resolved 10
see what had been found. 4 pack trail
was almost finished, and twelve miles OF
somewhat rough travelling with forty 70
nfty pounds apiece on our backs found
our little party IN the open park a mile
from the new claims. and next day we in
spected them
I'm size. at least. no exsggeration had
been made. Three gigantic lodges cut
through the mountains and across the
high ridge lying In the forks OF the creek
ana they are OF such colossal size az 10
amaze the oldest prospect0r In tho place
Tor the smallest vein is AZ least 100 feet in
width. From the opposite side Of the val
icy the two lower ones show with wonder
ful diztinctness. running to the very sum-
NIT or The mountain. and the line OF de
'narcaton between the ledge matter and
me country rock on each side is clearly
AMI sharply drawn. The uppermost vein
- said 70 he from so 10 500 feet wide and
All are exactly OF the same nature. The
ore Is not free milling. as at first reported
nut y pronounced 70 10 an iron sulphide
carrying gold. Assays have been made and
sre said % run from 81 - S36 70 the ton
~ goid. and tho pay streak Is nearly the
ful width Of tho ledge In places.
nature mas done all the prospecting
work that Is needed for the l0deg are ex-
posed to depth Of many hundreds or
ssst. and the ore Is all ready - ha rg,o
down n a concentration. But II fs an mon
question set whether II Is % high enough
grade 70 pay for operating II would con
centrate Wei. probably fifteen or twenty
tons into one. hat before ANYTHING c1tlia
he done wagon road must be hu1t ard
y concentration erected. provided Of course
that the proposition proves a paving one
and smelling test alone VIII demon,
sfrate this, The concentrates could easliv
be shipped down the lake 20 aha Cafnvnblf
thence % Nenatchee and over fsa Great
Northern "a Everett or Tacoma The
camp would labor under some disaa-
deep IN winter time ana snaasitfss ace
terrible AZ times. as evidenced hv the Great
piles ~ rock and tree trunks r,azeel here
snd there. ana IN any case the cancer-
frafor would have - 30 oue-half mile -
hilie or more below There IS annie
water and any amount - timber bar ths
rRniie ahould accept with caution che y,.f3
statements as "a the vast richness - ~.
s'-caHed free milling sul0hfaes written
OF ~ some Daners Nothing can ~ d,,,
this fall. and o. VIII ne june osf,~A .,.
snow has ieff Tho psrk The large fs.4rse
are pretty well si3k~i ~ ara there would
not seem 20 be- many smaller ones. from
present reports
VERY little deve'ouuent Nss l,esr a,,,
IN the Horseshoe basin eslena caa7p. fae
owners combining themselves 70 set0~ a.
Eexsuent work and much az trat n-tr b,
LEFT unattended - The fealctta -faf4, i-,
the Stehekin valley has 1s1 fo1t tunnel
sk q q
rye feet between walls aud carving
good grade of gray copper ana some ene
galena- There Is considerable Nra an tna
dump, bar none has been SAlnpct The
Portland capitalists oWc.nE The Blue n.NN
and Black Warrior claims are doing fhefr
Assessment work aut are DELAYED aV tre
non-arritsi ~ their powder, 80 pounds ~
whleh Is sttll az WcnAtrhre. h,fh tAe
steamer ana the sfake people refusing 20
carry a. TIE Two claims {n Question we're
purchased for So 80 Farce years aE.e. sut
have never been deVelene3 ami 30 WI re-
cessltate the expenditure cg isrre
amount az capital before any urssts are
made in either the Horseshoe baSla or The
Company creek camps.
Outside - Squaw creek. where every
thing = now shut down. tAe only camp
On the entire Chelan region THAI san &C.
worked tAe year round y the Meadow
creek camp fifteen miles below Gha hrad
81 the lake. ari the only msBo So me csc
ian basin iaat has ever psli IFS wav is tre