The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-04-19
GREAT BODIES OF ORE |
Mining Developments in Sno-
homish County.
FOUR PROMISING DISTRICTS.
The Work ae Monte Cristo, Goat Lake
and sflverton The Little Chief
Group silver Greek.

tiguous and are at the headwaters OF the
Sank. StiIiaguamish. Skyk0mish and Sno-
qUalmie rivers, about fifty miles from Pu-
get sound and seven years ago
almost that far from roads or
settlements. In ISIS some hardy min
peaks Of Western Washington. and with
packs on their backs they started TO cut
their way through the almost impene-
trable forest lying between the Sound and
the mountains Sometimes wading UP
the streams and sometimes cutting
trail through the underbrush and fallen
timber, a weeks journey brought them
to Sllyerton and Monte cristo.
Lodges they found on every hand, and
when their assays showed value from SO
10 500, there was an in-pouring OF pros
pectors, who soon had staked out and
claimed nearly every foot of the noun
tain slopes. The lodges were large and
the leads could be traced on hill and in
gulch some places for four or five miles.
For a time excitement ran high. But at
length came the relapse. The prospectors
were poor. the ore all required smelling,
and TO be smeited had TO be transported
TO the Sound Without roads that was
impossible and the rush OF prospectors
passed on to new districts.
Some parties who had been Interested
in the prospects continued work and sent
men East who interested Gardner ana
Charles l.. Colby. Colgate Hoyt and JONI
d Rockefeller in the country Iney sent
an expert to report upon the project, and
his report being favorable, they sent an
other on his return another. and hnaiiy
having five reports by as many Inherent
mining experts, the number Closing with
Alton l.. Diekerman. they determined up
on developing the prospects OF the Monte
Cristo district and bonded number OF
properties.
The ore being concentrating they built
a concentration capable OF concentrating
go tons Of ore daily. For transportation,
they decided upon a standard gauge rail-
road from the mines 10 the Sound. The
length Of the road is sixty miles and the
elevation at the concentrator 1900 feet.
AT the Sound terminal OF the road
smeiter of large capacity was built to
smelt the ores of Monte Cristo. as well
as those of other districts. The road.
concentration and smelter were completed
IN the fall Of 1893. In the spring Of 1884
the tramways were put in running order
to deliver the ore to the concentration and
since that time the entire plant has run
steadily.
The property upon which the most de-
velopment work has been done is the
Mystery. Pride of the Woods and Pride
OF the Mountains lead. The Mystery lie .
just beyond the big concentration and is
connected with Ii by a wire rope tram
about a half mile in length.
Tunnel No. 1 on this claim has been run
through the mountain a distance of 100
feet. Tunnel No. 2. $50 feet below. has
been run about the same distance. Tun-
nel No. is $50 feet still lower. 1t has been
run 1900 feet through the Mystery and
the Pride of tho Woods and is to be con-
tinued by the u.s. Of Burleiyh drills into
the Pride OF the Mountains ground All
OF these tunnels lie in ore varying from
two to five feet in width. The largest lode
and richest ore Is near the middle OF the
mountain in the lower tunnel.
As has been said. the width Of the vein
In the Mystery varies from two to five
feet. through IL runs pay streak of from
six inches to two feet in width. which Is
all mineral and which carries about SIS
per ton in gold The remainder of the ore
Is mixed mineral and quartz. The aver
age value of the whole vein is about $40
per ton. The cost OF mining and deliver
ing the rock at the concentration is tribe
less than 81. About 100 tons per day is
being taken out of the two upper tunnels.
The ore concentrates tol
The Pride of the Mountains is simply
an extension OF the Mystery and Pride of
the Woods lead upon another ridge 2,0o0
feet or more above the concentration Two
tunnels have been run into the hill and
about twenty-five tons per day of rock,
averaging about $50 per ton, is taken out.
The pay streak on this side OF the gulch
runs about 800 per ton. AT present the
ore is run down over a wire tram crossinr.
the Sank guich to the summit of Mystery
hill and thence to the concentration When
tunnel No. 3 OF the Mystery is EXTENDED,
TO the Pride the ore will be taken through
that tunnel TO the Mystery tram and the
-. 81.
away with. When this lower tunnel is
completed Il will have about SO feet OF
pay rock above IL In the Pride. This ore Is
also highly concentrating Just to the
right OF the Mystery lies the Golden
Chord. which contains a body of fine ore
The ore assays wali but a considerable
portion OF the value is lost In the gaugue
The ore from the Chord. like that of the
Mystery and Pride. is delivered at the
corcen,ra;or by wire tram. A little
further 10 the south in Seventy-Six gulch
the Colby-HoytR Rockefeller syndicate has
force OF men a; work doing tunnel WORK
on group OF claims
Beyond these lies the d. & b., the WORK
on which was the chief Improvement OF
the camp last year. This property 4.
owned by Snohomish parties In Angus,
of last year some local parties OF small
financial backing secured lease and sd
at work force OF men doing tunnel wort
and contracted with the owner of a mach
train TO pack out three carloads of or.
This was done and the smeIter returns
OF the ore We're about SI9 per ton Win
this they pushed development work unit
they mad sufficient showing of ore Il
induce tram company TO trust them 10,
a wire iramNay, which late in the vaa,
they completed at cost OF s.ase tn,
| then commenced shipping from the low,
tunnel. where the ore went as hish =,
! 80 smelter returns. Only the nav strsaL
1 which Is from six to eighteen inches !,
/ width is shipped, as the company has NJ
means OF concentrating the mikes ore
~ costs them 81 per ton to mine the ore
/ = !" per ton TO ship II TO the smelter an
/ s. per ton smel,er charges. The orc sh~,,,,
| assays from so TO Si5e per ton.
These are all the properties which 49,
I nov being worked An OF the s,ro,,,l
| WITHIN the vicinity OF the railroad is tat
On ana with the opening OF spring rnuc,
development work will he done.
The most important OF this deyelonrn.,
! Work Is that being done In the Cos, lsk.
country. ahoH, three miles east Of Nom,
| tr!Sio. oY the McIntoshsS. OF Pf,.xb,-,.
| This Is over the mountain from a. - =,
| roaS and the problem OF transnort,,,.r,
| - serious one, Two years arm ~ al
| considerable Development work .,S ~
| showing being good. last year pu, in 80,
S@A"" IN development work. sarye, ~ -
sihie railroad routes. etc. The resuli :
thls vas 'hai they determined to hu,Is
tai oA1 -toaud The mountain 10 come,
, with the Monte Cristo road mr. ., -.
/ threuSh the mountains ard deliver 80
ore AT Monte CFisto, No one knows 49,,
course has hccn decided on. bat tho ~.
within the past two months bonded -.
erA properties on the line OF IN. pro,,,ss
tunnel and announce that they Mi :.
forty men At work as soon "a sn-I,,
| opens NA"A'q
| The ora N.htrh c.~rsas -. .