The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-27
DICK wILLoUGHBY's FORTUNE.
Tho Old-Timer Of Alaska sells . Mine
for ESQ, 900.

for $50 900.
Dick wIlloughby, perhaps the best
known character In all Alaska and the
man who last year made his firSt visit In
thirty years out of the territory. coming
to Seattle and seeing for the nrst time
cord.ng to the Alaska News. made small
fortune by a sale Of some mining prop
erty. The News says.
Another sale Of mining property was
effected . few days ago involving $1,000
and the deal was conducted % quietly
ana with such little ostentation that II 10
doubtful II . dosen people know OF 1t q
all The sale IL q bona hdc. out-and-out
sale. there being no conditional bonds or
anything OF that sort connected with II.
and the cash IL now on deposit In one OF
the banks IN Gan Francisco Dick VIII
ioughby and Dick Johnson are the per-
sons who Will receive this lump sum, the
sale having been conducted through Mr..
George Gars.ds. assisted by Mr.. Charles
Garsids, who are representing Eastern
capital The property II known ~ the
Mountain King group Of claims ana lies
short distance above the Alaska-WEloagh-
ey Company's claims At F'unter bay. on
Admiralty island.
THE group consists o: eleven claims. the
Mountain King, Mountain Queen. Devil
Club. Alice Miller. Pungie Up. Pungls
Down, Coluubia, Washington. Cleveland.
PIRATE and Patterson. Their positions are
such that the ore can be mined and uiiled
very cheapiy. From the beach. two miles
distant, the ground rises very gently un-
I'll within q short distance from the lower
line OF the group. There the ascent be-
comes abrupt. IN some places being almost
PERCEPTIONS. The altitude Of the frst row
of claims approximates 500 feet. at which
point, and In fact extending some distance
along the mountain side. is a heavy belt OF
splendid timber. trees four and 1--WE feet
IN diameter being OF frequent occurrence.
The veins are true assure lying IN hori-
zonsai slate. ana are four In number. vary
Ing in width from two TO twelve feet A
tunnel can be driven IN ore on the trend
OF the vein and great depth can be secur-
ed. or q crosscCt run in lower down the
mountain at distance OF 10 feat wouh
cut al four OF the veins. The ore Ia quite
similar TO that from the Aiaska-Wfilough-
BY property. running well in free gold and
about 20 ~ per cent. in concentrates.
Considerable work has been done on ali
tire claims. principally In the nature OF
open cuts and short tunnels. AID quite
sufficient 70 show the character OF the ere
and the permanency OF the Lodges. The
Mountain King has probably received
more attention than any OF the others
and ss in share 70 Immediately aey.n TAX.
ing ore from. II % on the lower line OF
this claim that q ten stamp miii viii b
Immediately located The mill viii be
conplete in every respect. ard in add
ton 20 pover furnished By Peiton wheel
a steam plan. VIII Be used az an auxfl-
larry when the water becomes low. the
abundance CT timber a. hand making The
cost of the latter quite frshing. saw
mil VII also be built adjoining the stamp
MIL. Which IN sititioa 20 cutting lumber
for themselves VII probably have some
for custom trade A railroad may Be built
from the beach 20 tire nais. yEsca would
greatly facilitate niaftsrs
afr. George Gar.ide left for San Fran
cisco on the Mexico and viii purchase all
TIRE needed machinery and srpcristsnd t;s
erection Mr.. GArxsde Is \ man Who speaks
ga; very little concerning bis iaves.ments.
deals. etc. bot In . very quiet manner
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