The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-13

by The trail 20 the Coaey basin camp and
~. same distance 20 the Miller rsve-
camp. bst VIXEN one has p4ated a. per-
sos-s~. for several hours over the trails,
hs ls disposed 70 swear by all that "a
holy thai TIE distance Is twice a. gr.a-
Fsrft I. mus. b. Remembered tina. n IRIS
see-fon distances are re@konsd along sec-
tso- fs-ses T.sIie the trails are very crock
ea. Thus. for al practical purposes, zach
nile consists o. aso-. 3.es yards Then
again there Is great difference between
q mile on the level snd A nile I'D hsII.
ieaYtng over logs. roots ard rockA
The Pioneer Prospecsors
Prospecting In this district began while
the Great Northern was under cons.-uc-
ton IN 1859, but 81 was long time before
the patience OF the pioneers ~as rewarded
hy the incoming OF capital sufficient TO
Geveiop the mines on large scale. The
first COMETS were W. l. Sanders and
Archie Williamson. who each started on,
separately and met accidentally on Miller
river. In that year Ar. Sanders located
the Lynn No. ! and No on q ledge
rganlng down a canyon on the LEI, bank
OF the river. sbou. five miles above the
mouth and cutting across the stream.
Tie ledge runs Little west OF north
aad cas-. OF south. and is from three 70
six feet wide. with a is-.nch paysrreak
Of suloAIGe OF galena ore. with ssreaks
OF gray copper. The ledge has been un-
covered and traced for 400 fee. and the
paysircak is exposed for so feet. In
the same year and Oh the same eide CT
the river. two and half miles abose
the mouth. Mr.. Williamson located tho
Mona on an Iron cap 20 feet wide, be-
tween walls of lime and porpEyry. The
ledge carries iron and copper pyrites. bear
ing gold and silver, two assays from near
the surface giving. respectively. and 20
per cent. copper, SIS and s. silver. s. and
s. gold. TWO tunnels. Is and 50 feet.
have been run into ths ledge, but have
not cross-cut IL.
The King Solomon Led9e.
In the same year Mr.. Sanders ana
Michael Conway discovered The King
Solomon ledge, which has one of the
greatest surface showings in the district.
and probably In the Cascades. With the
walls rising directly from il on each side
10 height or 10 feet, the vein runs %
feet wide up a gorge 10 the summit and
thence across into the SDoquairaie cour-
try, having been traced about four miles,
They made two locations on 1t and had
assays made. but these were SO disap-
pointing that last year they abandoned
them. On January l, 1886. George A
Pratt and F. d. McNaughton relocated
the ledge. taking up the King Solomon
group Of six claims on IL, with the Cata-
raet and Shipper No. l on 7-foot ledge
IN the next gorge TO the north, which has
been traced 1900 feet. and the Balu-
more in the one beyond on five feet OF
ore. the Cataract ledge running into tho
King Solomon near the summit On the
hanging wall of the King Solomon Is
four or hve-foot paystreak OF solid anti
monial silver and gray copper, an aver
age sample OF which assayed 3ts ounces
silver and $40 gold. Several other pay
streaks are found across the width OF the
ledge, and average samples from different
parts OF II ASA yed S35. $40 and si01 IN gold
and silver. The ledge matter Is por-
phyritic quartz. much decomposed on the
surface. ard carries enough iow-grade
iron suIphurets to make II paying con-
centrating ore. The owners are about
closing negotiations which will enable
them 10 develop the property and intend
10 work on IL throughout the winter.
They will tap the ore chute at depth
OF 80 feet and drift; both ways TO the
walls, then tap It again At depth OK 600
feet.
A Mine That Has Paid.
While Messrs Sanders and Williamson
were prospecting up Miller river. Alex
ander Mccartney was working up 10 the
head OF Money creek and on August IS.
1882. dis covered the ledge which has gain
ga local fame as the Apex, and has pro-
duced an Increasing quantity OF ore every
year since its discovery. He made the
discovery near the lower end OF the gorge
or Milwaukee creek. the same gorge
which has been mentioned. the creek How
ing into Money creek from the south.
He traced the ledge up the gorge between
perpendicular walls OF syenite UP the west
side of the basin. where the camp now
stands and 1900 feet over the summit, 10
the headwaters of the middle fork OF the
Tolt He located the Milwaukee at the
lower outcrop with the Pomona. Apex
and Campbell on the extensions UP the
mountain g. r. Proctor has a one
eighth interest; Edwin Stevens. formerly
OF Everett. an eighth, and Miss Fanny
Stein. of Everett. one-quarter. At the
point OF discovery the ledge was - fee.
wide at one point IN the gorge IL widens
TO 20 feet and ar rs narrowest point up
the side OF the basin. where the first
tunnel was driven, II Is four feet In
the year 1898 a trail was cut up the
creek and a short tunnel was driven on
the ledge on the Apex claim for assess
ment work In the following year an
other TUNNEL was driven s. feet on the
ledge. about 90 feet below the upper
rim Of the basin. This summit Is 800
feet above the divide. between the Tolt
and Money creeks, there being i pass
at that point only $50 feet above the
sea In the second iRAHHl z S~fGah
high-grade ore. varying from 10 ~ inch
* in width. was struck. carrying galena,
steel galenl, antImonial silver. gray cop
per. fibrous iron sulphurets ana oxides %
from and lead. these last minerals occur
ring not only on the surface but FAR in
the tunnel In 1924 lois tons were shipped
~ thu smelter and returned S52eo IN gold.
silver and lead. SS OF the value being
gold Ia 1925 the mine was leased 10
- 49, WY
Stein. who STOPPED out the ere from the
second 20 The first tunnel. and took out
and shipped over 10 tons. which aver
aged about $50 lie also started an
other tunuuel about 30 feet below and
drove ig 10 feet running ~ feet through
the rccksisde before striking the ledge
which Vas there about i've fee; wide,
With s-inch paystEeak on the foot
wall The owners took the mine back
in December. 1895. and have since been
continuing the tunnel. which has. row
penetrated about 90 feet, IL ore all the
wav They have stopped up - feet for a
length OF ~ feet. and are working double
shifts They have shipped about 30 tons
" hisM-graae ore. which has returned
about 81. usually from IA TO ounces
gold N ounces silver and per cent. lead.
and nave 20 20 30 tons on the dump ready
Ia sAtn They have several hundred
IONS 81 saeond-gra8e ore on the dump
from the fsdEe outside OF the pay streak.
This carries SO 10 50, and viii pay TO
concentrate on The ground. So far. ne
ore shipped has paid for devesopns ~.
cuttias a tran seven miles. erecting
ea~,n ana all oiher expenses. ard the
nine is clear o. deaL Tbs Is IN FACE
90 the tact that packing - tae railroad
,-ast So a .on< ana railroad frelgat $
more. With a wagon road % TIE msne
TIE cos, Ok packing could he reduced 10
S. "a ton
seattle Men let TO York.
Prospecting and de>e. opne1t boz
ianrasshinx q ISs3 and tSs4. during wAtcA