The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-16

fine themselves. however. to this county
alone in their mining operations. The
kootenay Consolidated Mining Company
has been recently organized Ia this city,
with the following officers: President.
William Bennison; vice president q. W.
Carter. secretary, II. ID. Cooley; treas
urer. r. G. Bronson, general manager.
T. K. Cloheey. The company is organized
for the purpose of operating in the Mc-
Murao mining district. East hoctenay.
where IL has q number OF valuable prop
critics. yielding ore assaylng IN value
from $50 to S2s0 10 the ton. They are
now at work opening le-foot vein Of
rich gray copper ore on the Boston, one
of their clalms which averages slSs 10 the
ton throughout the full width OF the vein.
Ii Is expected that they viii be able 10
commence shipping In the near future.
Besides the Boston, the company Is the
owner of four ether claims. upon three
o. which are situated veins carrying high
grade silver and gaiena ore. and varying
from ten inches 10 fifteen feet in width.
The remaining claim is a gold proposition,
showing $40 ore at the surface. Mr.
Clohecy, che general manager, Is pre-
eminently fitted for tho position ne holds.
having had over thirty years experience
in the operation OF mines in Idaho. lie
has thoroughly examined these properties
and also the Trail creek mines, and he
does not hesitate TO state that In the
strength aud character of its veins the
McMprdo district VIII compare favorabiy
with anything yet discovered al Trail
Some two weeks ago rich ind Of coal
vas made IN the mines OF the Great
Northern Coal Mining Company, cor
poration OF Everett men, operating on
The line of the Great Northern railroad
II promises rich results.
Everett Mining Exchange.
With view to aiding tn the yale and
developing OF mining properties ny inter-
estlng outside capital, the Everett MIN
ing Exchange was organised few months
aro, with ". r. Stockbrldge az president
and f. T. Can as secretary. Like similar
organizations elsewhere, the exchange -
orcan.zed for the purpose OF collecting
and recording correct statistics ana re-
ports of all the mines OF the Northwestern
states. including British Columbia Win
reports on file or private experts, the OK
change IL able TO give an investor A cor
rect statement Of the con1iuoh OF ths
mines the titles and present value,
amount Of ore in sight and It's prospective
vaI,e THE exchange has a register OF
mines and mining stocks for sale. and can
maka an honest test at the Everett
ameIter OF all ores from the mines Tor
sale. The exchange has NJ the present
time over 500 correspondents IN the t-4a'
ern states among investors, many %
H1pfu are AHAA4& SS~fF
Northwest.
Development OF the City ana County.
Thus. in the cursory survey embraced IN
4 few columns. the work wrought IN f-s-
erett In a few years has been IN me
IRE portrayed. The city has fhorousniT
equipped electric street railway seven
miles in length. and ia connection there
vgith a fine electric light plant for papiie
and domestic service. There - 6ooa
svstern OF waterworiss In operation, ana
the municipal affairs generally are up 70
the demands Of the times.
what me effect Of the fouHalng % t.F-
srrtt and It's Industries has been, coupled
win The Building OF the Everett & Aiohls
s(-risto railroad ard the creation % rev
propArty along rs line. IL very foreie'y
shown BIZ the increase Ia values a. as
rloses bv the county assessment asses
"a valuation. Snohomtsh county. -.
ssnS sei. IN 800. 81 -, III. in 1926. $3.50
ke~esssd valuation. Everett. 1880, sos,iss'
1895, sz.isi.f go.
Conservative Investment
k..he vreuert time Everett offers good
o.,oc~.,snity for conservative Investment
Ts,. foundation OF the city has been
nraasfv and deeply laid It's soiiatfy IS
,ssuras The experimental and doubtful
sfare has been passed. The period dur
fr4 whieh Evers1s has been building has
s.een one Of general depression all over