The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-25

Hainsworth's efforts "a iSee to induce
Psstsourg capitalists TO take IL up were
unavasiiag- The Rouses. however. were
confident OF the value OF the claim and. 70
prove IL. they packed cut two tons OF orc
In lsSl- It was not well sorted and had TO
be packed AZ great expense over the Cas-
cAde pass and down the Stehek.n 10 the
feed OF Lake Chefan. q distance OF 81
miles. then shipped by steamer 10 Chelsn.
hauled Eve miles to the Columbia river,
shipped by steamer 20 Wenatchee, 70
miles, and hauled BY the Great Northern
railroad to Everett The smelter returns
showed 81. = ton for all values. which
about paid the enormous cost OF transport
tation and the smelling charges The ore
carries from 10 to 80 ounces Of silver.
several dollars IN gold and 80 TO 60 per
cent Of lead and this grade could be SEE
cured by careful work in suficsent guam
.ity FOR shipment. A cable tramway from
the mine TO the Cascade valley could be
constructed st no greater expense than in
other districts and. II ii were desired q,
treat It on the ground. there IS ample
water power for all purposes Arrange
ments are now being made for the devei-
opment OF this property.
Below the Boston claim this grea. ledge
forks north and south and series of par
ailsl locations has been made on the two
forks The division occurs on the Chicago,
owned by Gilbert Landre and Jack Benz
ming. the south fork being mainly galera
ore and the north forA black sulphurets.
On the Chicago a tunnel has been started
to strike the same ledge under a slide from
the glacier ant on the north fork a short
tunnel has been run On the west extern
sion of the north fork Is the Seattle. on
which c. III. Landers and Gilbert Landre
have made an open cut 20 feet showing six
feet Of ore. Adjoining this on the west
Mr.. Landre has the Detroit. on which
15-foot tunnel shows SIX feet OF black sui
phurets. assay!ng 90 to 70 ounces silver and
= gold. On the south fork OF this ledge
Mr.. Landre has the Brooklyn. originally
named the Buffalo. showing 10 feet OF ore;
he and c. III. Landers have the Franklin,
formerly called the New York. with the
same width OF ore; and Mr.. Landre has
the Rainbow. formerly the Cincinnati.
showing several streaks or galena which
aggregate two feet
The Parallel Lodges.
On . parallel ledge. whira cuts through
the crags south OF the Foston glacier,
Charles and douglas Almond and others
have the Frisco and an eastern extension.
on which q is-foot tunnel shows a six-foot
ledge, all mineralized. with .wo pay
s,reaks OF galena. two and four inches
wide. assays of which snow about zoo
ounces Of silver. On another ledge half q
mile north Of the Boston and extending
the e Dorado group OF Ave claims owned
by William Mckay, John Slater, John
Millett and Richard Hoiyoke. The ledge
varies from three 10 eight feet wide. with
an average OF four feet and carries black
sulphurets. iron sulphides and a little lead.
cross-cut has been started 1000 feet
above the creek with view OF tapping the
ledge at great depth and is in 80 feet and
q drift has been run 70 feet on the ledge.
showing ore which assays 100 ounces and
upwards In silver ard IS to 81 gold. On an
other ledge on the same mountain are tho
Bunker Hill and Sullivan. owned by Will
tam Mertaugh, Charles Simpson, George
w. Boles and Alexander Monroe. The
ledge is about 20 inches wide with streak
OF galena three or four inches wide which
has assayed So ounces silver. On another
ledge, parallel with the Boston on the
south, which has been traced for 5000 feet
over the summit TO the head Of the south
fork of Thunder creek. Mr.. Landre has tho
Denver. on which the ore rs shown by a %
foot tunnel. The ledge Is nine feet wide.
broken by granite horses and on one wall
has Is inches Of quartz carrying galena,
steel galena, sulphide5 and little ruby
silver. On the other wall Is a two-inch
streak Of solid galena with a well miner
allied streak OF two inches Of tale gouge
against IL, the galena assaying 26o ounces
silver $50 gold. An average assay OF the
whole ledge shows SIS in gold, silver. lead
and copper. most of the value being cop
per. On the west extension Messrs. Lam
DIRE and Landers have the Morning Star,
in which 20-foot tunnel shows a streak
about an inch and half wide on each
wall. OF galena and copper and iron sui
phides. with a small feeder running across.
The same parties have the ST.. Paul on the
east extension. where the ledge shows
about the same width as on the Denver.
with four feet OF ore assaying about $50
for all values.
The Silver Queen Group.
The largest group in the district IS the
IA patented claims OF the Silver Queen
Mining 4 Smelling Company. OF these the
Midas and Diamond are on ledge parai-
lei with the Boston. between the Denver
and Frisco lodges, Graphing out in a mar
row seam on the side OF gorge where a
cascade leaps over the smooth bedrock.
A tunnel run 80 feet on this cropping
showed the ledge 10 widen 10 four feet
with is inches OF solid galena, black sui
phurets and suiph!des- A thousand feet