The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-25
MINES AND MINING.
ghe Wonderful Riches Of the
Great North Land.
4 LARGE MINING ENTERPRISE.
GrnAe Relations Between the Metrop-
oils Of Washington and Alaska
-.inlug Notes.


W. q. Bragg. Of St. Louis. II IN the city.
having just returned from AIaSks. whess
be has been g9s the parpose Of exarnsn-
Ing the mineral resources Of the country
and also 70 invest In some OF Tire most
promising mines. Replying - Inquiries
o. a Poss-InteIiigeneer reporter. NJ
Bragg said:
II was on my return from Alaska 90
Sc. Louis, and purposed goIag directly
through TO that city. bot was tndaeei
TO remain over in Seattle and becoFue aE-
anafntea xith It's egflxese--its rastilHg
mining men in particular a. | arn sfs-
gagged In mines. have noticed that the
Post -TniefligenIer n paying gfasat affsFl-
ton 10 the mineral resources OF the egun-
try and 20 the development ~ the mines
5a tho Pacific Northwest. and fhis led
me TO the conclusion that fhe-. Mss ac-
tive interest being taken 10 n.4fses tn se-
attic
Have you nate any purchases Tn
AIaskafv
Eyes. I have secured whaf I consider
= very valuable gold proposition On bef-
ner hay, distant from 5uneau about sixty
smiles. This property consists 81 ssx
claims on one continuous ledge. one
claim on o side ledge. two placer claims.
I've mill sites and three water rights.
making II a compsets proposition tn ey-
org respect. II Is situated a quarter Of
4 mile from tide water. which rakea u
a-<esnible by steamer and settles the
question Of cheap transportation 80 far
~ the shipment Of ores. concentrates or
bullion or tho receipts OF goods ard sup
plies are concerned.
Are your mines developed 10 any great
exfentT
"A main working tunnel has been driven
on the vein for distance Of 30 feet,
which encountered ore nearly the entire
{mfn rxrN n hf A.
there In SIX or seven feet of solid ore in
shs face OF the tunnel About hftg feet
from the face and 10 from the mouth.
shaft was sunk forty feet in ore all the
way Down. when Il MAS ercsseut about
thirteen feet. showing solid orc the whole
width. should judge there were fisiiy
eoe tons Of ore on the dump taken from
this tunnel shaft and drift
Have you had any assays made on
your oref"
Yes. there have been several deterrni-
nations made al juneau At the TreadNsii
and also In ssattlr. THE aasaya made In
Alaska gave returns high ~ s. ~ ia
gold with an average Of abont So To-day
received from Mr.. Fogardus certificates
from three determinations. No. | going
SIsl gold. No. 2. xz.tEas gold and 500 silver:
No. .. "a gold. This war not selected ore;
Il was taken Unfortunately from the
shaft. tunnel. drift and dump ! have
0&A&EtEU
covered with gold. no assays have ever
been made OF this class because ! only
regard the samples In tho light OF speci-
mems. for blind man can SEQ the gold
in them"
"can you work your mines permanently
Through tunneisS
yes. the tunnel IL working tunnel.
big enough to drive a mule through. aud
II aill be the main working funnel Of the
mine Nc stopping has heen done. and no
effort made TO take out ore oniy ~ II
came In the way Of driving ahead on the
work The walls are granite and slate.
and along the tunnel where the ore has
been taken out, they are perfectly Fngu-
lar and smooth. The mouth IL 80 feet
from the foot of the mountain. which has
an elevation of about 1900 feet above sea
level
"Arc you working the mines now7''
~ small force IL being worked on the
ledge but no work II being done on the
two rlarers. although the ground Is rich
ard the pay good. the gold. however. be.
ing rusty"
.T1ow Is II for water power1''
''srhefe IL scarcely no limit 10 the power
10 DO derived from Great Falls creek.
Montana and Tuckanut. Thesa three
streams have their junction at the foot
Of the claims. and AFFORD abundance Of
water for power on the quartz and placer
claims
II shall organize company under the
laws OF Washington. with headquarters
IN Seattle and St Louis. with capital xuf-
feient 20 put MIL and eoncentratoFs on
the property. There lz ore enough or
she dump and In sight In the mtne TO JUS
vffy the construction OF min ard make
thu enterprise one OF the best raying ones
IN the Northwest II has passed beyond
fh. prospec tins period II II mine. with
I'll tn. elements OF saceess before a. and
none % the risks % an undgveloped enter
prise. Alaska II tributary 10 Seattle and
she business men OF Seattle and the trade
Of this city Viii he greatly benefited by
The output Of the biz and rich mines OF
Alaska.
.'srhen yoa think Alaska II a permanent
mining country
"Most decidedly. think u the biggest
In the world. and some II the greatest
fortunes are yet to Re made in the mines
Of that territory. The little furry IN the
way Of immigration this sprlng "a hut a
drop IN the bucket TO that soon tn follow.
Permanent country cf course Il Is. aud
there 10 nothing like Il under the sua."