The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-13
MINES AND MINING.


Goat Lake camp ~ fh4 A0ot4 Crlot0 dis
trtct embraces . country shout two miles
water three-QuarteTs Of mile In length
by one-auarter Of mil4 wide. entirely
surrounded By mountains excepting at
Elliott creek. Sowing from the lake and
forming It's outlet. The stream dcws
northwest four miles and empttes into the
south fork Of the sauk river.
The mines are located on the mountains
Immediately surrounding the lake on
series OF ledees running northeastefiy and
southwesteriy ~ . general thing Tho
elevation OF the lake II 7.000 fest above SEA
level. and the mines are 81 IN altitude of
from 500 to 5000 feet. The mountains ara
quite PERCEPTIONS. the shore lire affcrding
level ground sufhctent for wagon roads.
trails. etc
The Goat Lake Mining Company. incor-
porated under the laws Of Washington.
has seven claims. on fvs Of which work
+ being done. These comprise the Great
Western. Washington. Suffer, Glory Of the
Mountain. Lola Montex. A tunnel 10 being
run from the level Of the lake that win
cross-cut the ledge at depth Of SEQ feet
below tho outcrop. and the length viii be
80 feet At this depth II Is anticipated
that the ore body win probably more
than maintain its width Of twenty feet.
which II the width at the outcrop. The
wallis Of this ledge are both solid granite.
with small streak OF tale on either side.
From the mouth Of this main working
tunnel Il n 600 fest to the contemplated
reduction works at the outlet of Goat
lake. which - q stream forty feet wide
ana with three 20 four feet depth all the
year round. There n . fall of 500 feet in
$50 running feet. affording excellent water
power to run all the machinery necessary.
In the same vicinity there is an abundance
I'm has $<Rpe Axtvx at
and 1t this point It IL proposed to con-
struct the buildings necessary for treat
Ing the ores and operating the mines. The
ore OF this group ut the outcrop assayed
$40 gold. N.20 silver. Five feet from tho
surface II went $3.50 gold. $3.50 silver.
Eight feet from tho surface. S27.3 gold.
s1s4 silver. Twelve feet in. s42.4s gold and
3l@ silver. showing that value Increases
with depth and giving great encourage
ment for deep development.
This will also constitute the main work
Ing tunnel from mines not belonging to
this corporation. located at q greater alti-
tude. These are known as the Navajo.
Mexican. Spanish and Reliance, owned by
CONN & Sons.
The Nevada and the Eldorado are To-
Gated at the head of Goat lake at an ele-
walton OF 300 feet. The Nevada shows a
width OF twenty feet from wall to wall.
with pay streak OF from one and half
TO three feet at the discovery. A tunnel
has been driven 100 feet below the crop
pings. which is In fourteen feet, and IL Is
the purpose Of the company. which Is
known as the Elliott Greek Mining Conn.,
pany. to push work on this tunnel during
the entire winter. The indications point
TO solid vein within the next 100 feet
The ore is a quartz sulphide, decomposed
and easily worked.
|, The Eldorado. which n also owned by
the same company. has q tunnel In fif-
teen feet, showing q ledge twelve feet
wide. with 2 pay streak from fifteen
inches to two feet. This carries suiphide
ore with fine steel galena.
One hundred feet above where this tun-
mel has been driven there Is vein eight
feet wide Of solid ore which will be
tapped at depth OF 100 feet. On the sur
face 1t Is beautiful quartz with indica-
tons or changing to steel galena below.
The ore can be conveyed by tramway
over an easy grade to the reduction works
contemplated at the outlet OF the lake.
Coffin and Sons, OF Seattle. own fourteen
mines individually. and control about
eight moro on which assessment work has
been done for the past three or four
years. There arc three groups in the four
teen mines. while there are two groups
Included In the eight. The lodges show
from two to eight feet OF pay ore.
The Bon Ton has from four to eight feet
OF pay ore and all are promising proper
ties.
The Penn Mining Company. a Pennsyl-
wanna incorporation. owns from twenty
nve 10 thirty Claims on Goat lake and VIZ
ctnity. and has expended a large amount
OF money In development and in the con-
strucffon of buildings. tramways and
wagon roads. II has two engines in place,
one Tor hosting purposes, the other for
running the drills with compressed air.
II has started large working tunnel
seven and one-half feet loo feet above the
level OF the lake. and 1t is IN $50 feet, the
company expecting 10 cut the Foggy and
Augusta Lodges at about 1900 feet The
company viii take ore out through this
tunnel to the reduction works on Elliott
creek. 1t IL hauling in material, keeping
two teams and q pack train constantly
employed on the road from the warehouse
1T BARLOW pass on the Monte Cristo rail-
road TO the lake IL Is the purpose to keep
the road open all winter and to prosecute
work energeticasiy
Among the improvements contemplated
by this company Is mill for the reduc-
ton OF IT'S own ores, and the construction
or railroad 10 connect sfs property with
the Monte cristo road. Preliminary sur
veys of this road have already been made.
and a per cent. grade has been found A
telephone already connects the mines with
the warehouse at Barlow pass.
All Indications point 20 very brisk sea-
son In Goat lake district during the COM
ing year.