The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-18
IN 0kAN0GAN COUNTY.
SOME OF THE NOTED MINES
A,1 what u Being Done 20 Develop
Them News From Other
Districts


r.8nlnz ssctlsns II ire NoTth west he SAD
Yesterday tl.ak Ea4s il generally snoEn -
zee 4sgglz Selsr - GEanogsn counEy IS satz-
assss 81 sa4 eastern portion % Ire county.
fgae Test % the o5kanozan river a19 *
fe~agsee na-fh 70 ens BrltlsA C9luEnoia hFe.
aaash asong TIE Okansxsu river an Esst
10 ere Afethow na0aatalrs- II r called th3
gold ks4stsT fro-n The fact thai al The H1sneS
founs n this sectlon are gold r5k1sss IA Gis-
sfretaon % other sections 90 TIE county
wae-e all the veins fsua1 pro4sce o13y
silver n tAis gold belt are sliGa1s7a
Palmer mountain Mount Elaez1aa ham Ciaz-
Esaes rssanfsIn and Kne sirnSikansesn- Ir.
Barney sad,
The BACK Rear nine. although
small ~eEa. prDsucea s. a little over year
with onIy fve-sfsnp NH ever s1s,ass
ia xoI4. ard i very likely 20 become. from
r,rszenE Iz8fe&ti0ns. ere % the richest gold
PRODUCERS In fne wors1- Unfortunately
this aasne is tle1 Up By litigation when.
however. now seems 70 be n a Eay Tor
speedy settlement As sooa as tflss = &C
eoup3sshe4 the mine Efli again start -
vita enlargee machinery and larger force
o. men than eTer. The War Eagle,
snail weir situated about 60 feet west OF
the Black Bear. has shown Itself oy de-
veloprnent 20 Be equally rich. ard - pro-
r01need By some mining experts 20 Dc even
richer thar the Black Bear mine Itself
Surrounding these properties and eon1gU-
Gus TO them ere over twenty claims owned
by the Palmer Mountain Tunnel Company.
which proposes 70 open them by an i'm
msnse tunnel. mining into the mountain
2. 40 feet, crossing fifteen distinct veins and
tapping the last vein. which - the Black
Bear. az a depth Of l.I5s feet.
This company expects 10 commence
work upon this tunnel within the next
sixty DAYS This Is the same tunnel men
- In ~ ar44 "a 81
published IN Monday mornings issue OF the
Post Inteilf geucer. On the same mountain.
and not far distant from the Black Bear
mine ia the Crane Summit mine ald al
though Il is but a short time since the dis
cOyeFy ~ its bodies Of ricn Ore, x has al
ready become wOri8-famous from the IN
usual richness OF the ores taken from il.
During the last ten days Of the Worlds
fair AZ Chicago there vas on exhibition
piece OF ore taken from this mine weigh
ing about eighty pounds. the intrinsic value
% which was estimated a. $50. II was pro
u0unced By all who saw ); 70 be the finest
specimen Of gold ore on exhibition al the
fair. This piece Of ore Is nov IL the posses
son % Mr. Fassetf, a. sssayer al Spo-
kane.
The Rainbow group OF mines. upon the
same mountains. are well known IN this
county for the richness and extenssyeness
OF iis ore bodies. During the last year
The Spokane mine. adjoining the Tri1ne
mine, has been put 70 a careful test and
so satisfactory has been the results the
owners are enisrzing their plant and VIII
extensively develop the mine A ten-stsmp
mill H. il operation upon the Triu1e mine.
the results being satisfactory IN the ex-
IRENE This mine. see, was also men
toned by Gen. Metcalfe. The fvanhoe
mine. which has hitherto been worked and
the GRE shipped % Butte. Helena and
other points for treatment, with results
sufficient 70 pay al expenses Of develop
Ing the mine thus far. now has a mill al
the mine. OF thirty-fve tons capacity per
day. The mine viii continue TO be ex-
tenslvely work. the ore running all the
way from 500 70 500 per ton. The orc
group. near the Iyanhoe show large ore
bodies and are very rich Ia gold The
Bunker Hill and LeadviIle mines also
situated upon this mountain. are showing
themselves upon development 70 be very
rich. About ten miles north from thc town
% Johnston ~ Mount Eliemaham. and
the SsFnilkameeu river country. In which
Is located the Dexter. Julia and the Okano-
gan Smith mines. also the Wyandotte
group. upon which Is now being erected a
sixty-ion capacity mil This is new
cyanide process. discovery. or invention
81 Or. LanEhammer. who has charge OF
the work AID who expects 10 have s. COM
pleted and in working order by July next
There Is a large amount OF very rich ore
upon the dump al these mines ready 10
be miiied upon the completion OF the mill
Or. LanEhammcr Is without doubt one OF
best naineral0gists and mining experts In
the United States, and only consented 70
erect his min upon these properties after
he rad made 4 thorough examination OF
them in person.
About one mile vest Of the wyaudotte
group = situated the famous Rush group.
on Mount Chapaca- This group r. being
extensively worked With the most favor
able results Many rich discoveries have
been made upon Gold Efnl, ahoat six miles
south of Mount Chapaca. and in tho same
trend with the Rush group. most not
able being the z P!uribus ard Frankie
Girl. both situated anon the Same ledge
These properties have ledge seven feet
wide. with pay streak OF about three
feet in Width from which ASSAYS have been
made running as high as g 80 in gold
About two miles south from here en- Doug
las mountain are situated the pourlas e.
dorado. Hopeful. Suunyside and Iron King
all % them having large. well-dsHne6
lodges and being very rich in gold. About
one mile so1th from here and across whst
rs called Tosts Coulee. ts Mount rneas
upon which has hsen discovered several
tfou cap lodges &irnest II noe quite gseu-
teal wtsh thc Irca cap lodges q the Tran
Greek country.
Aoo4f "tght niles southeast from the
fowu ~ l.ocmisto0 is situated che ceieb~a,-
- M1Conkey g-oup ~ mines These have
'arEe led9eE extra ordinarily rieh IN goa
and are being extensively aeYeiore..
Nauv 1taer mines En this part oT the
eauntFy which ARE E0o8 raysnx mines
rirh. - mentioned. bet presume yos-
space VIZ rot permit
The Nethow country. - the uvser-
crn portion NJ the county. fS randy corn
inE 20 sAe front Many Eo0a uavfnw mines
are locatr2 here anf thn couufr- a. Faf~s
extensively operated tn. wfth astoria h ~
results There is re doeht thf~k ~ .he
general richness ana rT-eusivtrsss ~ me
oFe hoalcs ~ that section. AH ~ OIsre-
San couafy -oalf easily tse made t~sh-.f--,.
tn IRIS rftF Seattle js ere natural a-t1s+
fog az that vaet eeantrv. su6 by res-
s'nf'@e e#orf vffae the rarf 81 yagrr pss-r.
sbe wauI8 ~reeise ar ths. srase - $50
-aartfT. Fhr steamer city - sTfzr.e. ..-..
So new p'esoE hetwe~n Weastraee ~, -he
Columbia rtfFT an ere FIRE af she gs-ss.
NortaFrr rsl'~0st &. ta 7eHrsnr-s 1s-ss-~ ,-
t'lf t'&&81Ea1 silver fpren fv-sfxhs r~t.e
I from te@ fHNn ~ 5<r0-sfs-an- -rakf-r --s~
comma nlcsfi7n asrees wlth ere ssaR,s-t
p raG hst hr Impressed zrf,h the p,e--
rf1ce7ee ot yoar r.tT fss re~erss h.-s,1a
a@f activity tT'7resses RE w1th -~a -.
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go etstas a7 tfe Paei7r cosst. ans "a ?
r. tHtt prosper an3 fu6Iriozss i-,sss-
meat az eror. 7vHneaf q her sssa-est -rs
make the l'ssHrEzs, country 49, - -
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thr war4t e sae-s 90 uts thar a, 49,.
saot oe ulaae u0e~ ths oa~s - $50,
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