The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-03
MINES AND MINING.
NORTH FORK or KETTLE RIVER
The sWOndcrfni Volcanic a1A Other
Mines Of That Section Described


Mines Of That Section Described.
The August issue OF Mining contains
the following Interesting write-ur OF sns
north fork % Kettle river:
the Volcanic mountain, situated atcus
twelve miles 1c the river from GRAD
Forks. 10 the central cofn, Of attraction
IN tais country. and II there were no par
sscle Of mineral in view IL would be sight
70 see. The mountain rises abruptly from
the river bottom about 80 feet and
ia whole face looking 20 the nourhwes.
has sid CT. leaving exposed On the near
~ perpendicular surface solid cauieS az
ore 20 feet or more IN width and running
ctaxonsily across the face OF the aide
The ore contains a large percentage u
iron ayritss which, becoming oxs9sze4
and being washed down me mountain by
the rains. has stained Il with eEoo6-rea
ssTeaks which can be seen for niles and
even the sosi az sts base - red with rust
Groupings OF ore may De traced for go
feet IN nortneasssrly direction from
the top OF the slide. and AZ the sarthsss
extremity, where the ledge dips under
porphyry dyke. chunks 0. ore may DO
Clipped or the surface.
r. A. Brown. ire present owner OF .hs
Volcanic. drove q tunnel 3sS feet into
The base OF the mountain % tap the ledge,
bat failed In his purpose. The properly
Is now uEdsr lease 10 Larsen * B4ewstt
for q period OF fifteen years, conditioned
Upon developing the rnlne and building q
sneltsr TO reduce the ore. Boarding
houses blacksmith shop. assay Office. trad
10 the mines. ard other necessary I'm
provements incident to beginning active
work are nearly completed. On the de-
ys.o5nsnt Of tee Volcanic Will depend In
large measure the immediate activity OF
this camp.
Surrounding the Volcanic Is. a large
group OF claims undeveIoped al present
beyond assessment work. many % which
give great promise The properties In
this vicinity ere mostly aow-gr4Ae suielt-
Ing proposst!ons-
Another famous claim on the North
Fork Is the Pathfinder. owned by Thomas
Parkinson srd William pfe;fer. and stu
atef IN northsAsssriy direction from the
Foscanic. This has for surface indics-
tons ore Groupings for several hundred
feet along the surface and where the In
cications we're strongest q A-ioot shaft
was sunk. cutting through the vein which
dips 10 the north, and cross-cEt Is be-
Ing run at present IN solid ore which as
says from fi-s0 TO ssl In gold. silver ard
copper. The ore contains quartz mixed
In the lime, pyrites Of iron and copper
and arsenical Iron No walls have yet
been found 20 this vein. but every lndica-
ton points to q tremendous body Of ore.
The Pathfinder II situated on Dolittls
mountain and surrounding Il are score
OF claims similar 10 Il and having large
surface sho~ings. some OF which have
bean sufficiently developed 10 disclose
large bodies OF ore. notably the Pathnna-
er fraction. owned BY MeKirk. Kelly &
Mckay. the Center City. owned By Ben
nett 81 Larsen. the Standard and Weiling-
ton. owned by Evan Evans. OF Burke
Idaho: the Tiger. owned by Charles Wash
burn: the Hidden Treasure, owned by
Pfetfer a Parkinson: the Little Winnie
and Wtntor. owned by Frank Sfonechess
About three quarters OF a mile below
tho Pathfinder. on the same mountain
and north OF Hornet creek, is the Mann
moth. owned by Evan Evans and H. w.
EoiAhan. On this claim ore was struck
within three feet Of the surface and con-
tinued solid In the bottom OF 5xs incline.
The ore Is Of good quality. showing yell
low iron and peacock copper. and assayed
SIS gold. silver and copper at the sur
face. The vein here dips 20 the north
ana runs apparently northeast aud south
west.
Joining the Mammoth on the north
west Is the Arlington, owned by Frank
Stonschest. On this claim 20-soot tun-
nei has been run. going in where yellow
caroorates appear on the iron Gaping,
encogntersng a ledge Of Sooa-looklng ere
between walls OF atorf;e. The ore shows
pyrftes az iron and copper.
Below the Arlington and overlapping 4.
a little IS the Misdea OWNED by Joe PTfns-
gold. who sank a ts-foot shaft into mixed
quartz formation and struck some solid
ore OF the same general character IS the
Mammoth and Arlington ores.
The Christina. Which Joins the Mildea
on the west. owned by Frank Hogan and
A. HagslhsTg. presents something OF
contrast 70 the other prospects IL this vi
entity There were the same heavy from
stains hur when The owners wcat down
they found a aecon posed quartz. from
which they PANIED eut free gola. \ -
foot tunnel has been driven and row
solid ledge % quartz i've feet thick shows
rp IN the sacs OF Il.