The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-13
MINES AND MINING.
The Rich and Accessible Ore Of
Miller River.
PROSPECTS OF SEATTLE MEN
The Three g.. Little Una. BROOKLYN
and Coney Groups-Cepper That
Can BE ouarried.
PROSPECTS OF SEATTLE MET

Almost nothing has been written or the
mines OF Miller river, in King county. yer
the mines are there, and me ore rom
them i 50 rich and SO easily accesSo-s
that the prediction is now freely tnsae
by parties who claim 10 be IN position
70 know that the fortunate owners VII
some time count their wealth by hundrs-ds
of thousands ard even millions AGier
river. which is a branch OF the Skykonisa.
has hardy become q familiar name. A
little more than a year ago TWO h2ruy
prospectors penetrated the mountainous
country through wsttlh X p-unges 70 the
Skykonish, and here and there Clipped on
pieces OF ore from projecting lodges
Claims then could be bought Tor song,
now they are held at thousands.
From Seattle 10 Skykomish City by rail
is e9ghty-five miles Four miles 70 the
southw ara is found the first Of the mines.
at present known as The Three 5. cain
II - owned by Snyder. Sage and SAN
der, al OF SkykoEiish City, and although
the vein has been uncovered for only a
few feet IL has been found 20 be six feet
wide. and 20 carry a high percentage OF
gold. with gslena and iron.
About another mile up the river IS the
Little Una group. which untn recently
was owned by Siagie and Sanders. IL Is
a copper proposition, with a great vein
eighty feet wide and ore In such abund-
ancs that Il has been described as "A
regular quarry" A two-thirIs interest
was recently sod nomina,iy 10 Skykomish
parties, but IL Is surnssed that Marcus
DAILY Is behind the purchasers and VIII
double his wealth In the new venture.
What Is known as the Brooklyn group
comes next, a mile and a half further on.
originally owned by Seattle people. In
GLIDING Dexter T. Sapp. Andrew Heinrich,
ID. " Baxter. George Pratt and Fred Nc
Naught- A main vein has been uIscov-
cred. from three 10 twelve feet wide, rich
In gold and silver. and carrying some cop
per. The proposition has Just been taken
John Collins. ". r. Brawiey and y. G.
Brawiey. in addition 20 the other Seattle
parties mentioned above, and company
wiz be Incorporated as soon as the papers
can be signed by Mr.. Sapp. who is in Col
orado, and returned 70 this city.
About haf mile on up Miller river Is
found the Coney group. containing All con-
centrating ore and thirteen inches Of
smelling ore. running s7o 90 the ton The
vein Is four feet wide and tunnel has
been driven q distance Of 49, feet Sapp.
Heinrich. Baxter and other Seattle men
are the owners. together with Baltimore
capitalists. and the prediction Is made
that the mines VIII yet produce untold
wealth
There are many specimens OF Miller
river ore IN the city. Some excellent
samples may be found in the Office of
County Surveyor Albro Gardner. and An
drew Heinrich. In the Bailey building has
table covered with II and talks about
nothing else. Perhaps the best cornmen-
tary on the ore IS that made by two ex-
peTienced mfn4ng men. who examined the
ore separately. Each one remarked az
soon as be saw the rock. THAT is the arst
Colorado ore ! have seen since coming
20 Washington"