The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-24
Back From the Methow.

James r. Hayden. jr, and W. q. Tan
ner have returned from the Methow and
report the camp ftourishing.
You leave here on the Great Northern
at 10 y. m, go aboard the steamer at Wen
atchee next morning. and are at Ives that
evening. with the mines fiye miles up the
Methow." said Mr.. Tanner. yesterday.
Tho trip up the river on the steamer FL
lensourg is one of the finest in the West.
The steamer Is always in swift water. but
under the skiilfui management OF Capt
George McMasters and Pilot Cliff Griggs.
she makes time. Yes, We visited great
many properties where work Is progress
ing. The Friday and Saturday are working
three shifts. They are down now IS5 feet,
and are naxious 10 get greater depth so
as to run levels and get to stopIng, so they
can make large shipments regularly. The
ore is more uniform in depth and very
rich. The Friday and Saturday will be
dividend payers this year. The Monitor
is in fine ore, down 70 feet and pushing
work. 1t joins the Friday and Saturday
on the west and the Queen property on
the east.
What is the Diamond Queen going to
do? We let a contract to drive 4 tunnel
in the Queen on the vein 100 feet about
800 feet below the 5o-foot tunnel. The vein
has been opened in five places on the two
properties and is about six feet wide on
the surface. We brought a good many sam
pies for assay which Mr.. Bogardus is now
assaying. We viii push work and put the
company on the shipping list soon. The
Tuesday Company has some rich pros
poets. and Martin is getting his camp In
shape 10 push work.
The Highland Light Company has let
a contract and shipped in supplies. The
vein is tripped for considerable distance
on the surface and shaft is now down
S. feet. which win be sunk deeper. The
Hidden Treasure people are all wearing
smiles. They are drifting and stopping and
viii soon make regular shipments. The
Gray Eagle is making big shipment and
has couple OF cars already at the steam
er landing. II is on the same vein, think
as the Diamond Flush. Savage Queen and
Friday groups There are so many pros
poets being opened up il is hard TO keep
track of them ALL We met several Spo-
kane people in camp. and Spokane man
always takes hold OF something. There is
a vast difference in the ore from Tran
creek ore Ii is much easier mined and
can be worked OF the ground. There Is
considerable work going on all along the
Methow and on different creeks running
into Ii. The Red Shirt at Silver has been
sold and they viii put In a 4o-stamp mill.
are working thirty men. Nichsls. from st.
Paul. is working a force of men on the
Twisp. He has been working his men
on the road up the Methow with the ex-
pectation of help, which has not shown up.
He wants 10 ship ore. bat says he VIII
wait till the road is completed between
Gold creek and Squaw creek. II Is too bad
that part of tho state money cannot
be appropriated there. as very little would
complete IL. Mr. Nichols has been pur-
chasing his supplies In Spokane. but Mr.
Hayden showed him that he could lay
them down cheaper from here. and prom
ised that Seattle would assist him on the
road, and Mr. Nichols viii be here next
week -