The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-25
SOME NEW MINES.
PROPERTIES N sn0AL BAT DIS
rrIcr THAT PROMISE WELL
Ore That Can Ne Mined an1 Loaded
Directly Onto sseaaeFs-seats tile
wen asa Capital Interested In
GooA Ciaims-The Channe COR-
~.-y-a Reported sale Amount
iag 10 100000.

Coed Cisims-The Channe Coa-
,eny-A reported Sale Amount
sag 10 100000.
G. ". Wills and J. Cream. OF the Shosi
Ray mining disrrice. a promising mineral
vs.xto, ara at the Butler hotel Mr.. Willis
IL, taking about the region last night said:
The Shcal Bay mining district Is sit
uated Is miles northwest OF Vancouver.
"a G The district includes Thuriew.
yaJees and other islands and the adjacent
mainland. The district is a most pecu-
hsr one. and may be described as noun
rsfns in the ocean. Between the da srsct
ard Vancouver island is JohnSon's
straits. which the Seattle and Alaska
steamers follow. and between the islands
and the mainland Is Cduires channel. with
sundry channels connecting II with john
sons straits. while the mainland is inter-
sected by Phillips arm and Frederic arm,
each from three to four miles long
This district had but TWO inhabitants
n year ago. but by reason OF the dis
covery of number OF good properties Il
has a population of about go. which bids
fair 10 increase 10 much Larger proper
tons
zone beauty OF the district is that ii
IL easily accessible. and the facilities for
marketing the ore by water at a very low
height rae are unsurpassed Tue noun
tsins rise sharply from the waters edge.
attaining an elevation OF from s.sDl 10 {. ~,
feet. with uayigahie water close TO the
shore- The rock formation Is granite.
dIorite slate and some syenite, with an oc-
easional belt of dolmite limestone.
THE chief prospecting 10 date has been
by canoe, the quartz showing AT the wa
ter edge. and TO a large exte1t the veins
are capped over, the quartz breaking
through In places The veins are strong,
Well defined and readily traceable. The
more the country Is explored the more
thoroughly is it found to be mineralized.
The character of the ore varies with the
locality. the westerly side OF the belt be-
iug quartz heavily charged with sulphur
cts. carrying gold. silver and usually a lit
tie copper. the latter increasing with
depth. while the easteriy.or mainland part
of the district shows more copper ct the
surface Magnetic iroa ore is found in all
the ore so far uncovered.
The Alexander mine on the west side
OF Phillips arm on the mainland. was the
first property to be prospected in the dis
trict. II now has 4 tunnel running straight
back from tide water a distance OF 10 feet.
with cross-cut OF sixty-eight feet, show
ing mineral for its entire distance. Fifty
per cent Oh tDiSs Will a
tratlng plant on the ground. would pay
to handle. The pay streak on which the
tunnel IL driven ranges from two TO FIVE
feet of shipping ore. The property is now
"a regular shipper of ore and sends about
fifty tons a month to the smeiter. the re-
turns on which net from $50 TO $50 per
ton, after paying smelter charges. On
this property at twelve feet below the sur
face a nine-inch streak was shipped to
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$50 TO the ton.
The Channe Mining Company. with
which / am connected was the next 10
commence operations. and has done more
development work than any other COM
pany in the district. This company owns
some eighteen claims. each 1.50ox1 500 feet.
The development work to date Is on the
Bobby Burns. A tunnel OF eighty feet
has been run. an open cross-cut of thirty
six feet has been made. and second tun-
mel OF twelve feet has been run. and also
an open cut of thirty-three feet. On the
Hetty Green a tunnel of fifty feet. shaft
thirty feet and a tunnel on the second levsl
OF thirty-eight feet have been excava;ed
On the Daniel Webster a shaft of thirty
two feet has been sunk. The Poodle Dog
has an eighty-foot tunnel. Ii is located
on Channe island. The Ingersoll,' situ-
ated on the easterly side of Phillips arm,
has thirty-foot tunnel and several open
cuts. 1t shows a good body OF chaivo-
pyrftes ore. carrying gold. The Channc
company is arranging 10 start work on
several other properties.
The British Columbia Development
Company. of which Lord Sudley is the
principal owner. and Capt. Mitchell. late
Of johannesburg. South Africa, mining
engineer who are heavily interested In the
SLOGAN and Trail creek districts. have re-
Gently acquired interests in the Shoal Bay
district, and are now developing the Shoe
Fly property.
Ernest Grant-Govan. OF London. a repre-
sentative of English capital. recently visit
ed the district. One result of his visit was
the purchase of a part of the Channe MIN
Ing Company's holdings. The company
represented by Grant-Govan will push
work on their property. number are
working more or less extensively at vari-
Gus points on Valdes island and Phillips
arm.
ION Thurlow Island. one and half
miles from Shoal bay. the Northern Belle
Mining Company. Of Seattle. of which DR..
Z. c. kiibourne IS president. is developing
the White Pine property. the work being
under the charge of John r. Wolcott, SUI
per.ntendent. with George W. Goe as
foreman. The characteristics energy of
Seattle has been shown IN this property
from the start, the Work being thoroughly
practical In every way. a large quantity
90 work has been accomplished. consider
ing the amount OF money expended Su-
perintendent woicott has the name of
looking after the interests OF MS men n
every way. and the result Is that be gets
the maximum of work out OF them. Re-
Gently they cut vein of thIrty-e.gn inch
es OF solid ore. and expect within the next
two weeks TO crosscut the main vein.
which shows over seven feet at the sur
face. Both Messrs. Woicott and Goe are
confident that the main VEN viii prove
to DC shipping ore.
''on Vasdss Island. near the Bobby
Burns grant. the Bully Boy and Queen
Bee group. both promising properties. are
being developed by Costello & McMorran,
the cannerymen. Associated with them
is Mr.. Cream. and I understand that quite
recently DR.. Carroll and G. B. Harris.
prominent Vancouver capitalists, have ae-
CURED interest IN the property.
lit is understood that a deal has about
been consummated by which one of the
properties in this district has been sold
for seo aa''
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