The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-24
THE METnOW MINES.
Good Mines. Good Prospects,
Good Business for Seattle.
WHAT THE DISTRICT IS DOING.
The Harvest That spokane n Reaping
From the Trail Greek Mines in
British Columbia.

W. r. Tanner, of the Angso-American
Mining and Investment Company, with
Offices In RoSsland and Spokane. IL in tho
city and will eSsa bsish branch 7siice
here. OF which James r. Hayden, IT.. vii
have ca2rge-
Mr.. Tanner is extensively Interested in
the Methow valley mining district, being
chief owner In the Gray Eagle mine lie
considers the Squaw creek mines IN the
Methow valley directly tributary TO Sc
attic. In an interview last night he said.
1T is Seatsle's oxn failing II these
mines are not developed TO pour their
revenue into the city as the Trail creek
mines into Spokane. Large sums. x2.0ee
or $500 a month, are spent in advertising
the mineral districts adjacent to Spo-
Kane. This brings in Eastern capital and
amply repays investment in advertising
Seattle should do the same
THE Methow Ia an ideal mining as
trict. The transportation facilities are
fair. and one great advantage Is that you
can work the fun year. Supplies are
cheaper there than In Seattle. The ore
Is silicious, and can be amalgamated and
concentrated. II Is much harder rock
than in Trail creek The ore can be
treated on the ground I understand they
have organized a chiorination company.
which has bought the Paymaster and
Highland Light mines. These are In the
sams vein with the Hidden Treasure
which is bound to make some men in Sc
attic rich. With chlorination works on
the ground the ore can be reduced and
shipped In the form OF bullion.
"The mines of the Methow are show
ing wonderfully well for the small amount
expended In their development Not a
carload of ore has been shipped out OF
that district that has brought less than
$40 per ton There have probably beer
thirty or forty carloads shipped alto
geiher The last shipment from the
Gray Eagle netted S. a ton. They talk
about the mining possibilities of the Col
vile Indian reservation There Is moth
Ing to show for the excitement. They
have no mines and no transportation.
The Methow has made a showing.
There Is Prof Longhammer. now IN
the Okanos,Si country, who Is shipping
out some machinery from Chicago TO
treat ore In the Wyandotte group OF
mines. The machinery Will go to Wenat-
chez and from there viii be shipped w
the Columbia river to Wyandotte. lie
claims to have a new process of treat
ing ore in the ground l showed him
samples from the Methow while In Spo-
kane and he offered to treat II IN the
ground for $50 per ton.
There are several mines on one vein
at Squaw creek. There Is the Monitor
which has been bonded by Andrew F.
looking over the property. On the same
vein is the Friday mine OF Capt Grisgs.
Work is being continuously pushed on
both these mines. Then there are the
Savage Queen. Diamond Flush and Gray
Eagle. The latter has been In litigation.
which is now settled. and Development
work will proceed at once. The Gray
Eagle has been developed down 40 feet
There is a drift at the fifty-foot level
of 100 feet. and at the f00-foot level OF
thirty-five feet. The mine covers three
continuous claims. Within short time
a tunnel will be run in from the river
and II will give 800 feet of Stopping ground
on the Gray Eagle and 800 feet on the
Savage Queen and Diamond Flush.
I'm regard to the transportation ques-
tjAn. which is now being agitated among
some mining men In Seattle, think Capt.
Griggs, who now runs the steamer from
wenatchee to the mines, Is willing to
make q reduction. and think he has sur
ficient influence with the officials OF the
railroad to induce them to meet any OF his
propositions half way. Unless Seattle
takes hold OF this matter right away and
secures the trade Of this tributary mining
district 1t will be won by Spokane, which
IS making every effort In that direction.
They are liable to get 1t before the end OF
this season unless a counter influence
turns the trade another way.
Mr.. Tanner is also interested IN Trail
creek properties. and he does not say that
the Methow valley Is superior to that dis
trict In speaking of that district. he
said:
"A large amount of prospecting and de-
velopment work in that camp has placed
its permanency and magnitude beyond
doubt. The district has been highly rec
commended by such mining experts as
Clarence King, Henry and Louis Janin.
4 Covington johnson. W. Diet Benedicts Ed
ward Blewett and Allen l.. Dickerman.
1.-THE prevailing rock Is green stone.
mostly diorite. syenite and porphyry. The
ore il n mixture of pyrrhotite, chalcopy-
right iron pyrites. mispeckel and quartz.
Some Of II is all metallic. The amount OF
copper varies. The ore IS adapted for mat
ting. and can be run many times into one
by slagging of the iron, leaving the prod
uct rich aurferous matter. The ore II
In great demand by smeiters on account OF
its iron. and as low rate as 81 per ton for
treatment is being made. The greatest ex-
pense in connection with the ore has been
the cost Of transportation. as II had to be
hauled TO Trail landing and then be
shipped by river and rail to smeiters In
Montana and Washington. This will be
saved now. az the railroad is about COM
pleted 20 Trail. where reduction plant OF
80 tons capacity q day has been built, and
they are already eniarging its capacity.
.'Rossland. the British Columbia town
Of the Masn at the nAies. one year ago
was a ranch. II has today over thirty ho-
tells and restaurants. electric lights, water
system. business blocks. good schools and
churches. and $50 people. with pay roll
OF over $4,000 per month Capital has been
invested In the SLOGAN and Kootenai dis
tricts. which has given immense returns.
"a conservative estimate OF the ship
ping mines OF Trail Greek Is over twenty.
which will be increased thgs year. The
lie Rot. War Eagle, Josie. Center Star and
Jumbo mines are situated In the North belt
which Is on the north side of Rossland.
These properties are operated by the lat
est machinery and electricity. The lie
Roi mine has an Incline shaft 800 feet deep.
with many drifts and numerous lesser
shafts. cuts and drifts. with 5a.nsD tons OF
ore IN sight. From careful average daily
samples taken from the 2e9-foot level 20
the 50-foot level. an assay value OF less
than 800 per ton was seldom returned.
The width OF the vein has not been deter
mined. The shaft follows one wall in ore
all the time. Two years ago lie Rol stock
could be bought for less than Is cents
share: today IL cannot be purchased for
less than $ per share. and is paying big
dividends monthly
THE War Eagle mine is also a record
breaker. IL is developed by two tunnels
from which ore g being taken, bu. anoth-
er large tunnel - being driven 70 tap the
ore bodies over 30 feet lower than the low
est workings. Early In Isa5 the War Eagle
stock cost IT cents, now s. is the least II
can be bought for In less than a year the
mines profits were over $50 co. The Josie
mine has tunnel 80 feet long. with
strong ore chute the whole length. She
has made many shipments. one large re-
cent shipment averaging $50 per ton. one
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