The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-07
INES AND MINING.
...rxrArS OF ORE on THE NORTH
ronK OF KETTLE RIVER.
Work On The Volcanic,
he PathAnaer. the Msaaeth and
- ArDlngton-Engii Begin
- uasc Faith In British Colum-
haar Mineral PrOsDeets-Notes
v,ea l1afns anA ProsDecsoFs.

~. volcx nc mountain. situated about
-s.ve rrf,es UP the river from Grand
rnrks. i, the central point OF attraction
!. ftss country. and even were there no
-.rfacIe OF mineral in view IL would be .
Seht 70 see. says Mining The mountain
- abruptly about Loo feet from the
ssv,r bottom, and its whole face looking
! - The southwest has slid OF. leaving ex-
-sesd on the nearly perpendicular surface
I'M chutes or ore 90 feet or more IN
rs1th and running dsagonaIiy across the
- a the slide. The ore contains large
eerceufage Of iron pyrites, which. be-
sernine oxidized and being washed down
- mountain by the rains. has stained IL
Nm blood-red s.reaks. which can be seen
- miles. and even the soil at the base IL
"a x.th rust croppings OF ore may De
,rseed Tor so feet in a n0rfhcas.srIy dircc-
sIon from the top Of the slide. and az the
farthess extremity. where the ledge dips
urd<y porphyry dyke, chunks OK ore may
3 chipped Of the surface X A. Brown.
- present owner or the Volcanic. drove
tunnel 3l5 feet into the base Of the noun
tain 10 tap the ledge. but failed la his pur-
- TIE property is nov under lease TO
larsen 4 Biewett for a period OF fifteen
.ea1S, conditioned upon developing the
nine and building a smeiter 10 reduce the
ore Boarding. houses. blacksmith shop.
asaay Office, trail TO the mines. and other
nscoosary improvements incident to begin
slng active work. are nearly completed.
a the development Of tie Volcanic Will
lepeud IN large measure tbs immediate
activity OF this camp.
surrounding the Volcanic il Z large
uoup Of Claims. unceyeioped at present
3eyeud assessmen, work. many OF which
61vs great promise. The properties in this
It's La ~ f-.r
propoeitoas-
Another famous claim on the North fori.
b The Pathfinder. owned by Thomas Park
lrson and William Pfeifer. and situated
b nortEea sIeriy direction from the Vol
exuic- This has for surface indications
ore groupings for several hundred feet
along TIE surface. Where the indications
we've strcngest a twentysoof shaft was
sunk. cnttinx through the vein. which
dipe 10 the north. a cross-cut Is being
run 81 present In solid ore. which assays
item 10 10 t3I In gold. silver and copper.
1he ore contains quartz mixed In the lime.
pySites Of iron and copper. and arsenical
hon. No walls have yet been found in
this vein. but every Indication points TO q
tremendous body Of ore. The Pathfinder
b situated on Dooiiftic mountain. and sur
rounding II are score OF claims similar
70 Il and having large surface showtngs.
ooms Of which have been sufficiently de-
s6pped to disclose large bodies Of ore,
netahly the Pathfinder Fraction. owned
b Ackirk. Kelly 4 Mckay. the. Center
City. owned by Bennett 4 Larsen: the
Standard and wellington. owned By Evan
Evans, Of Burke. Idaho. the Tiger. own
- By Charles Washburn. tho Hidden
1roaoure, by PfcifeF 4 Parkinson: the
1ttls Winnie and Winton. by Frank
o>anechesf.
About three-quarters OF q mile below the
yath6nder. on the same mountain and
north Of the Hornet creek. Is the Mann
moth, owned by Evan Evans and II. w.
Holahan. On this claim ore was struck
within three feet OF the surface and con-
tnued solid In the bottom of 5x6 incline.
The ore 10 Of good quality. showing yellow
ireS and peacock copper, and assayed
E-8 gold. silver and copper at the surface
The vein here dips to the north and runs
apparently northeast and southwest
Joining the Mammoth on the northwest Is
the Arlington. owned by Frank Stone
chest On this claim a twenty foot tunnel
has been run. going I'm where yellow car
Donates appear in the iron Gaping, en-
tountering ledge OF good-loo'king ore be-
tween walls Of diorite. The ore shows
pyrites Of iron and copper. Below the Ar
lihston and overlapping II little Is the
Mlidea. owned by j. Pringgold. who has
sunk twelye-foot shaft into n mixed
quarts formation and struck some solid
orr Of the same general character as the
Mammoth and Arlington ores. The Chris
tina which joins the Miidea on the west,
owned by Frank Hogan and A. Hageibcrg,
presents something of contrast to tie
ether prospects In this vicinity. There
uefe the same heavy iron stains. but
wien The owners went down they found
decpmposed iron quartz. from which they
PANIED out free gold. A twenty foot tun-
rfi has been driven and now solid ledge
q quartz five feet thick shows UP in tho
6ce Of H.