The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-31
INES AND MINING.
ne Work Of Development in
Silver Creek District.
i REVIVAL IN THE OLD CAMP.
lsosfIe Men Inferesscd-Th yandaiia
and It's Deep workinxs-IAck
OF Transportation.

TIE revival that has overtaker the
xmfnsng districts throughout TIRE North
nesf has been SLOW in reaching Silver
fSesk. but that district Is a. last begin
nlnE 70 feel the first fhrobs % new lfe.
A enc time the most formidable rival
y Monte cristo. IL fell back IN the race
tkfssgss lack Of capital and facilities for
ne transportation OF ore. IL was thought
the orsz Of the district were mainly
GtTer. but they really carry high per
eenf3Se OF geld. copper and lead. with q
al psrcentage Of silver.
The prt1ci5sal mine in the district. and
ono showing the greatest amount OF
Xseiopna9rt, is tbs Vandalia. which con-
9sts o1 group of four claims with mil
Eie- This u one Of the few properties
- the Cascades that has reached TO the
a1snsty or whaf might De termed a de-
SxioPta mifes and ia this respect the
sanaaila divides honcrH with Monte Girls
% It's workings c9nssst Of tunnels.
sAaris and drifts. ags reEatsng about l.sso
20, and the greatest depth AT which tae
Is tapped IL abort 1850 feet II is
tpesed up systematically with ore sx-
>ossno~&0 ali the workings. moderate
estimates 1eLcins thu amount in sight
- 1900 toris with sfventy tons on tho
dump in sa<ks ready 20 ship. worth
sbost 80 per fan. Jsbe average of the
ere would probably be from Sc TO so
pr ton In gold. silver and lead. With
good wagon road 10 the Great North
Gro railroad at Index. ten miles distant
fruzn the mine, the Eandalia would at
sncs become n steady ore shipper and
}kke proper rank among the paying
utnee Of the Pacific Northwest
On the West fork of Silver creek and
r Edison canyon. are found some very
fomising properties that are IN various
fsf AksE f..xls.
<dch II tracezbie for about six miles.
from fifty 10 one hundred feet in
Dfdth. with four orc chuteS from three
70 SIX feet In width. A tunnel has been
trssn In on this claim 100 feet. which
vi develop the adjoining properties on
iAs same ledge. The assays show from
40 10 ss19 gold. IA ounces silver and
pr cent. copper, the average being about
~ This ledge Is located for six miles.
The Edison Is embraced In a group
n Twelve claims. owned By Peter chiodo,
ef seattls. who has spent several years
kaown as the Red Rose. White Rose.
Louise. Rather, Jesse. Maggie, Leo,
Northern Light. Juno. and Emma The
Ned Rose shows a vein from five TO sew
q feet wide. on which there Is tunnel
Mty feet making good showing OF
xe. The Louise. on which the main
working tunnel OF the group Is located.
has Is feet Of pyrites ore. The tunnel,
vhich Is twenty feet. is In a solid body
y ore that gives returns OF from 81 10
"A N In gold. The Louise. Edison and led
nsc claims will all be worked through
lks tunnel. The White Rose IL cing
teveloped by a tunnel now In eighty
shree feet. which Is run on the vein.
lsilowing the ore, the pay chute OF witch
eighteen inches In width.
The Rather has tunnel on a vein
Raced from Silver creek into II Intc Girls
% district The ore Ii iron pyr ties assay.
6K s. gold. and the tunnel, which is IN
abont twenty feet. Is in solid ore. THO
Monarch. which Is an extension OF The
kzttlsr. shows more copper, and aSsasa
Is gold si4 silver and per cent. copper.
fhe Jesse has wen defined vein six
pet wide. running high In copper. TIE
Leo and Northern Light are on ledgSs
rom three to -four feet in width. giving
hi assays In gold and silver. The Juno
big blowout. fully seventy .tlvc feet
width. of iron pyrltes that carry con-
sderable gold. the highest assays being
s. In gold.
i The Emma. lying paraiih with Silver
seek. which was takea up principally
pr mill Site has n tunnai IN twenty
bet, the ore assaying $50 in Eoid ard
f'yer. The Hidden Tr assure. RAYMOND
fnd Ely. Nhaiebsck and LYDIA, are also
)fomisipg claims In various stages Ct
kyeicpment. owned BIZ tbs same party
Reently by Joe carrigan almost within
kae limits OF Mineral City. This ledge had
seen sramped over for several years by
Mfyerd hundred prospcctors and miners
I'll Il remained FOR Joe Carrlgan TO mako
she discovery. Tho ledge = four feet wide,
siih SIX inches OF ore on one side and one
8neh on the other. between perpendicular
3satls Of granite aad porphyry. The ledge
Id traced for 100 feet
81 The Imperial, adjoining the Anna. n
3fatentsd claim on which tho townsifa OF
Mineral City IS located, Is being developed
b tunnel. No walls have been found on
BIS property. Assays show silver and gold
alues 10 the amount Of ses
The Comet No. Is owned BY Leslie
X'onket and SArrlgan. and s. situated
Hree-quarters or a mile from Mineral
lFy. on the west fork Of Silver creek II
as one tunnel IN fifty feet and another
x~nty-fiye feet. the lower tunnel rhovwsrs-
solid ore body two and one-half feet IN
4 nth. while the upper tunnel shows ahon,
4 inches. The vein Is four 20 ak feet
|sde and the ore ASSAYS 81 gold niue
sncss silver and per cent copper.
The Morning star. owned hv Maxweu
ID others. Is under dewesaprae-sa and -
Aaksng fac showing IA high graAe ore
fem three h four men ara all steadily
Fnnlofsd On this mine. which Promises %
snk among the first shippers of the ats
b..
The Anaconda chtcf, among small
y Fetn Of mines ono mile from Gaiena,
Bows large out-crop ofcnpner
Work en- the wagon road - thu Silver
REX mines has unfortunately been dis
bHtinuet, through the negligence. II "a
hie 90 The Seattle subscribers 80 the read
sprovement Ia paving their subscriptions
Ne commissioners % Snehanlsh county
% agreed 20 carry the read through -
|srnieti%fs. IN case the mine owners ard
Ehers Interested did certain amount az
efk or contributed enough % have the
erk done. While some af shesi have re-
feSacd readily. others have held back
ha for small, deficiency the district VIII
Fchsesy safycr for necessary franxeorta.
en facilities this season