The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-27
MONTE CRISTO MINES.
Millions Expended in the De-
velopment Of the District.
GOLD. SILVER AND LEAD.
The Nfnes ~ TIE Cascades Alfalfa
Great Depth asa Grow Richer
- they Go Down.

II sse rrraax o. 1851 9hsre we're reports
~ sxsexsssy4 discoveries az rserso1s metals
"a 10 Cascade range. "a fE5 ssssrScks on
ne aez1xafs<S - sas sxzgts ard say-
kaxa1m7 rivers. TneEc esszs1r<s Esrs al
sazn4nx-one hesag kro1n a. the Sozfe
CrAsse. the ether s. silver creek, ard cotn
r. ghs early STAGES OF thesr development
Ners reached BY an sntr1cass ard diEssssst
svzz baaze6 ssaaz fas sxykoxnAsh river
ard silver crsek.
rano Wa sEtah13zsze5 On Silver creek
6ss miles fFom fts junction Eitn re SKY
ko~ulsE1 river. known as 2sr~ras tity, asa3
zrz1zss this rok1t torfuc1s Fn0axistn frs8
Id 60 N1ste -s4zto ezrsz, distant sbo8t
<osr miles SIZE ~ side these atstriesz.
them "a she9x infancy, stFaxgie1 for ssI-
yrensey, frzs 1re was fae faseftie Eilh
<sa ussnfnx pussic. then ire otaeT. f3s
faassv Monte Trsstc frfGnr raiaess. through
better seHeTzlzsssD. ard by this means y
VAS enan8e1 20 sssEIzs capital THIS, In
brsef - this early history - the frst
district t1at commanded fne capital for
eegescps1enf ~ the Cascade range--a esaafa
ssx rszzsnt aIxzs exte1dfnx from the Starras
10 Alaska p~rslxsensly eczptiemns1 by
Talnzng expexzs and ge0iog1sts 49, being
a2efsn 81 precious ulsta@s. or II any sx-
sNea III TIE szESg9ed region. s. Mzs 30 re-
fsaepory ard resaiiiegs Is character that II
eossd rot be refused by any Of TIE knows
~szesaods % SIS gkilIed aastaEl1relK5s-
TasFs vas deep-rooEed pTsJs9tce and an
almost thaoetas.tis country 10 overcome.
DIT capital ozse enlisted and properly IL
rsefe1 has wafkse wonderful changes IN
tie pact f7vs years. and the Monte crlsto
~ today gives tangible evidence Of the
mineral wezsfh Of these mountains.
The Work eeompiishea.
II f. not TIE purpose OF thls article 20
ester fntD learned discussion OF the gee-
fogsesi character Of the district or the
manner of re formation by erupti0ns or
siz1ss3 scticrs Mature. however. al a
great work u Placing these fnineraiz ia
position for more economical wofklug
/. than - most ~ sh~ sne~a districts. En-
nbtsag the pussser TO drive III on the veins
Or ore h0cfrs from ft- sarfacA AMI follex-
sns Rem 5ares-.v on their course 10 almost
sny extent. Tits ossvistez the necessity
of expensive ranssrsr4e shafts ard
more sxos.~ivs hosz.fnx works and plants
for S~sp Development. This method %
rorkssx almost entirety ~ tunnel Is not
esrsne4 20 aonts srfsto. II If found in
nssrfy - the Districts ia tia Caseo8es.
Millions I'm 81
n ha1 cnsn an open secret that the
Toaksfeisesr Fsad heen enlisted ia the
1enss tsxzsse ussnc-. and 40 these great
esps.xazts ard gaeis friends we're given
ert1fs for their saSaciiy IN taking hold
OF enterprises that were usuaily carried
through 20 sacctsefui issue. confidence In
the uin-s ~ Aoate cristo. ard IN fact al
ske Yniaez % ~ Cascades. was At once
restored. when tbs usfnes changed hands.
TIE work OF orenfng them up IN sys-
teznaiie manner began and SC rapidly vas
A. carried on that old miners long accas-
tor ri 10 rapid work on the Consstock
we're surprised. and n New fork ard the
East Moats cristo was better known than
hy residents az Washington under the
shadow OF the Cascades.
The Group Of Mines.
Tho properties embraced in the hold
sngs Of the Monte cristo people consist OF
sfe following. Aysfery. Pride OF the
Woods Pride Of the M5untasus Cara
SIDE IAne. Sidney. Hannah. Glacier. Rob
Roy. Tncss Sam. Emma Moore. Orphan
Toy. Jennie u. seventy-F'our. Seventy
SIX. Ranger. Sentinel, Congress IRON
clad. Ibex. SATURDAY. Stratus. Home
stake. keystone. Norwegian. Rantoui.
washington and others. aggregaang be-
tween ftsy and sixty. many es which
have been secured By paters. They arc
located on several Lodges throughout the
district. and are in different stages Of de-
velopmeat. the chief work. however. be-
fnz confined 70 TIE Mystery. Pride Of the
Weeds ard Pride Of the Mountains.
The Mystery has ahou. aaf0 feet OF IN
terEToana workings. consisting Of tunnels
ard levels. No. being IN 200 feat making
tributary 70 ( about 5ag feet OF stopping
ground IN the lover ,i~pths- No = tunnel
r. IN 80 feet while Ne. penetrates the
mountain. These three Isxel~ or openings
are 80 feet apart, and al tho ground e
practically eper@H between them and 20
depth 81 200 feas. During a period Cow
ersug six months. the Mystery pradtcea
1850 kous q ore. while the Pride for the
same perlsd pFssIiaced 9.5xs1, The large sun.
rel uaw hsiDw run between the Pride ana
of isa feet. will give q total depth q
SO feet. ~ sc feet loser tran The nrss-
eat wofkinea. Thus the seiution ef tba
Question OF she minerals OF the Cascades
rasng deep Is hesnE salvat beyond doubt
e. abs prup@fsy. and another question,
that ~ Increased value 90 she ores az
thai asusA Is also being solved 90 the en-
tire satisfaction az those wbo are most IN
teresfed Tae width az the ore bodies Is
from two % afieea feet. snd contisnaas
Character of the orc.
In general character. the ores ~ Monte
Crtsta are constituted 81 salegO and
iran pyFstes. tire latter carrying gold The
cTvs run from 81 10 - IN gold. s 10 81
IN silver ana from % = PER cent. lead
A aeNfan fraser & Chalmers conoea-
traitor at tbe junction az the two basins
where san town of Monte tflsto Hes en-
ah1es the company 90 enuvtrt the loser
grsae ofes q TIRE Sistriet into q COM
ftSk AfiN EsNEEG&AtAN6H A&&sE4E easier OF
transportation.
These works involved an outlay az up-
wards ~ s@a,sso ana Tire output il from
fea ~ t&a tons per month. This Is
owned and operated ~ the uaited Con
eentvetion Coupauy. having a capital ~
SsasesA
From the concentration an extensive
system % trsmwsys- costing ever sieae0.
reaches 20 ire xariens natnas.
sax Rand drills are usea in she mines
operated by coaapgrsses air aud ran BY
esecsficttv EeucFatsi see feet distant
II fact. 81 she modern appliances eF the
sssa~s Improved character are hrounhf into
rwslaisistoa tn the Monse t'rtsto district
last wear aeouf - fsen were rfsafsiovesl
IL the Monte srietS faines. the usantsly
Payroll running about SIC - The faree
has heen Increased tbsa year ara ghe nam.
Ner ernrtesea 81 pfRernt B. ahu4t @F
W II Satten. 81 New York. hak last
taken Charge 1t ere snlrvs as sslperlntsgs.s-
ont Ms. Sutton has ha8 several years
sSfserlsssee n Colorado ans tlsliforna AeF
comes tc Washington htGA1y Fe,owlnenssex
as an experienced sni1tng uaau. , Draa,e
ssEh~oa. whe NaS been wtss TIE eauananv
SEQ - organization actsng - sha cana-