The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-23
Ldwars 5fewesr Tells % Trip 60 Trail
The Indrssry OnIy In Its
Infancy.

came. Assays OF this ore MAZE BY James
LASisv. asaTeF. OF Seattle. tbs seek.
STOW - Per cent. copper. eissen ounces
silver aud tS.Is gold. giving total value
Of Eis per ton.
We now have about 100 tors on the
dump. ready for shipment. and vii Dc
able 20 continue shipments without inter-
ruption
When II Is remembered TIA. these mines
ere % saf water. almost witAsn a stones
throw Of a rood harbor. the advantages
VIII Be readily comDreAen1ed by Mining
men who have had so contend with high
TRANSPORTATION rates by wagon roads. rail-
roads ard trails. Here we can load
steamer at the mines ard UNLOAD her at
TIE shelters for S. per ton freight. II -
the hanfsouest proposition / ever saw.
II computing copper vasues the smeiter
Rates are placed al s cents per pound. or
dollar q unit. while the commercial
value - about IL cents A. this rate the
ores OF the Van Anda would be worth
about Size per ton. and this would be the
general average of the ore that 10 now
coming out Of the mine We have had
ASSAYS as high as $50 and $500 per ton
from the mine. and al present we are fnG-
Ing ore carrying free gold. In fact. the
gold values are increasing as We 60
down.
The Eastern visitors who ACCOMPANIED
me 10 the mine we're simply delighted.
and were able with their own eyes to con-
hrzn the truth Of the reports about the
ore and thu mines They had seen favor
ably located mines before. but nothing
that could compare with the Van Anda
for convenience and beauty Of surround
in<s.
There Is no question OF title here. be-
cause we are Possessed OF a crown grant
from the government covering tho 800
acres embraced In this properly. We have
al anA erat@ lat
this property. besides water rights, water
power and an excellent harbor where the
largest ships eaa lead Ia perfect safety.
Speaking OF the water power, we have
two fresh water lakes az an elevation
above as sufficient 10 furnish al the DOW
er necessary to run mining and milling
machinery without limit. This viii be
made available as we proceed in the work
or Development. We have made 10 effort
TO sell stock preeerring to demonstrate
ths peEmanency OF the veins and the high
ore values through our own Individual
Efforts The public hae not been invited
nor solicited TO take n share OF the stock.
We have paid our own way and are piac-
Ing the mine where IL viii be sought as
an investment. and not for speculative
value Friends solicited shares at the
early Inauguration OF the enterprise ard
were given options al 10 cents a share.
Samples OF the ore that we are now
be seen at room sis. Bailey block. They
surpa1ss anything ever brought to Seattle
from Trail creek. Cripple creek or airy OF
the districts that are attracting such uni
versaI attention. and for average value
they viii hold their own and speak for
themselves.
While the interest In mining has In
creased a hundreifoid within the past
year In this portion of the Northwest. and
has ire zA
In the output. We have scarcely commenced
To mine We are just making the little
preiinninarsaS Capital has been slow 10
comprehend the magnitude OF the ore
bodies and tfls extent and number OF the
mining districts Tho hard times, while
they have been tough on 10 ell. have re-
suited ln good IN that they have driven
hundreds and thousands % men lnso the
mountains 20 seek the fortunes that regu-
lar and legitimate business refused 10
Yield These men. while new 70 the bust
ness have caught on with a degree of
intelligence thai Is characteristic OF the
American people. snd they are making new
discoveries In every direction. and hidden
wealth Is being rovealed WHARF rs pres-
enoe had long been concealed, AID It's
presence doubted
The discoveries are becoming so nurner-
Gus that Il viii be utterly Impossible for
the reduction works now in operation, 70
consume and handle the preduct; this
VIII compel additional and greater plants.
and the Success attending those already
established Is a guarantee 70 those 20 come.
The ores on this coast must al. or nearly
al BE- reduced BY smelting process. and
there il ssa country "a the world 60 favor
ably situated for large retgsction plants o.
this description az Puget Sound Wa
have cheap fuels. cheap siaxes. with cheap
transportation by rail and water. ana We
haya a eourdless mineral region from
which 20 draw the ores.
IN tha past ten days I have visited
gaxsiana. Boundary creek. GraEt Forks.
Greenwood camp Mckinney and Fair
view. ] TANK tbs mineral belt extends
from RoSsiard ciear through 20 the coast
the came chara cteristics ere found al
fA~ourh tbs country. They are discover
fns sO-ae wonderful DEPOSITS. A. Camp
KfrNlnusy. whtie 7 was there. they Tn
covered a body OF lad ans silver ere ~
.a.-, reas vide the lead being steel galeUa
- rAa e-@s. character On Rock creek
t1,~v hava also fouad the same class o. ore
thst - being rafness az Koss an6. A. Fair
view there - the ggssatesf showing q Tree
ryflff-x quarts ever saw. Neither TIE Ila-
kasA nor the Horsss-ass gn8ne e n Il
Tee Morning Ssa- has IN Immense body,
uhleh they sr~ taking fvotn tfe saTtAcs
~. avmrarr being - per ton The nasHe
=. t,~se~ bon.s for ssa 90 Fairview. While
n "a difficult q access. esos 1alF 10 -
s.f,,. ora % thn richest and oass Sis--icts
A Frat section Ct re country,
I'm Boundary Greek an interested IN
ere VaicAsar. Iron ca snf wolverine.
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,-earms-t~-. FFe nas certainly. ~ MS seiec-
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s,ss n a-v csunery. Mr.. Brown has heii
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