The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-28
ms AND MINING.
-. nevessD0ent ~ the 81e Tun-
-. Wh1eh Now HAS, Reschsd
eeaag ns<k - Impvoseaeat In
.pesaasiss Facilities - Notes
- Oeher Tsstrtcss.

:S e.ss wash, Nov. z-.--SpeeiaIs Since
- 1910 TIC interest IN mining ssoges-
' 49,. -. men steadily tncrsassng A.
- his section gave free silver almost
- 1870 ycse. ss1ss the ss@s1i0r Of Nc
SIS - s- ~e~tasn}y has Increased confidence.
- -.~rsanesss free silver men a9ms. there
- - rnsre capssal Invested shaa II slse
;;.sS-sl hsa been reversed
z 49, Is mere mining development 1ow
- a fhan eyer besors Ia this section.
- being oyes 10 men al work, and no
-, men ia the camp,
{ q - Ilxsss~drxught steamboat II being
~ = Wenzfchee TO run on she Oksno-
- vsyer. The route viii materially short
q -. ~ hss; By wagon on freight. and con-
j -ssnnntsy lessen freight rates and All
~ sreaf aid 10 Seattle wholesale houses
= ~.nc,ving the consumers here.
~ pziueY Mountain Gold Mining and
$50, Company Is steadily progressing
80 afs BIZ tunnel into Palmer mountain.
{ -. Arft wsrk has beer very @i0w arb
1nkoeio1s. y large amount Of dead work
S~vtnx seen SoEe. on account OF the COM
ornv brsng compelled 10 move large
! ,S<rnennf OF loose earth In the open cut At
& ~ fAcu, This earth has been a<sd 10 make
- rpeund near the mousn Of the tunnel.
S - which blacksmith shop. tool house
Ssl other necessary buildings viii be
Srnrned ~ once convenient 20 toe work
Teroaofore the character OF The ground
- keen such that great care haa been
S1ennssfy TO prevent accidents. and tenn
! Srgnry supports have been used tefore
& - pseusSneat tlmbers could be put IN.
- naw the work Il on solid rock.
& - character OF rock IL different from
- hogetofore found on Palmer mountain.
= Al. -
luntton. being heavily fnIneraiizsi and
~unyfne from . trace 20 Si.zs In gold. The
1Intafinx ii remarkably solid and seems
1nnahje Of standing any amount Of press
n timber men are now sqaaring the
s 6nkere for the portal. which viii be mass-
- - vel az somewhat ornamental.
Il 4 nood wagon road has been constructed
- town 10 the tunnel upon which 70
III the necessary supplies.
- Company also has force Of men
{. uegk grading the bed for the hume or
4mss Couiee creek west OF Palmer mount
=, and in the spring a power house will
= erected and an electric plant put in,
- whsn these improvements are com
feted the company will perform the work
= the tannes by electric power. besides
h1rntehinx all the power needed for MIN
8 - o. Palmer mountain.
- other mining project In okanogan
- ever developed such WIDESPREAD In
isost Is this tunnel. every mai. bringing
1tlsfs 81 inquiry.
he Wyandoste company IL receiving re-
~ fest Of lumber which II Is using 20
~. the frame of the cyanide process
MI II has been building on the Ssimil-
t1m<en river. The cornuaDy probably
M hot start M the milt until spring
ny have force Of men AZ work devel-
R19 their ninek. TO be nrep8rea TO keep
~ NH running steadily when orce
Started.
0e Ivanhos company has twenty man
ot work on their property on Palmer
nesstasn and IL row dawn over 40 feet
= the Incline shaft. which IL on the ledge
~ b showing M remarkably rich Gre
he Trlune company. al Golden. have
~ cleaned up a very successful run IN
- tesl-stasup mill ard Will probably
- the mill again untn spring. but will
forc~ OF miners at work all win
41sveIopins their property which = In
4eeslrx In richness "a deeth Is gained.
As okarosan Gold Mining Company, OF
bekane has a iarw. force Of men al work
n thssr group OF mines at Golden and
III continue development work during
~ winter
er I.anshamer has bonded the famous