The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-14

bullion. but are now sinking a shaft a
the Atlas.
But instead OF mining and milling it,
own ore the Strathyre began to pay mora
attention 10 doing custom milling and
stopped development. Its charges for
milling were SO high that the miners r.
fused TO patronixe IL and IN the summer
OF 1888 Is was shut down. In the mean.
time work on the Silver Grown had been
suspended. and thus the two largest con
Germs dropped out OF the field But wek
on the Morning star went forward. and
after having some small lots milled ~
tonnage rates Messrs. Mangitt and Nc
Eachern rented the mill at 500 a month
They ruiised about 600 tons OF ore. which
paid them sss.e0o. and then gave up tho
less. at Tie beginning OF 1895. II has re-
manned closed ever since. and all that
ever seen OF the Strthyre Company
when some OF the officers make summer
trip 20 the camp 10 look at the property
Tho ore bins al the mill, which STANDS ~
the roadside. are filled with barren quartz
and this fact, combined with other CT
eumntances, has led some OF the miners
70 believe that the company has been
trying TO give the camp black eye,
with view OF freezing them out ana
buying them cut for "a song. As all -
claims are secured by crown grants. there
il no obstacle TO such policy.
But development has gone ahead In
small way In spite OF this handicap and
the few shipments made have shown ne
value OF the ore and the size and persna-
nence Of the deposits. The smuggisr wss
bought In i~ss by Thomas Elliot. and he mas
been working I'm IL OF and On ever sfnct-
He has a shaft down ITO feet and mas
seven feet Of ore, with only one wall
About q year ago he shipped three tons 70
the Tacoma smelser and IL returned I'D
gross per ton. OF which $40 TO so was ST.
Yer. ON this shipment he paid SIS q ton
FOR hauling 20 Peat.con. s. freight TO tn
coma and SO smelling charges. When cas
adds that Eniring greater depth than ~
feet costs Sis foot. a fair idea OF the total
cost OK setting the bullion out 81 the ora
can BE tarmef Another good showing
MAS mace by two car loads shipped from
the Nor aing Star 90 Tacoma. which r..
turned 500 ton. Including II ounces Of
silver.
Such returns and the tenacity OF the
owners In sticking 10 their claims have II
last O. AIRED q return OF confidence on tbs
part or capital. The Sferuwinder has been
bonded 10 Harry Rhodes II Co. Of YAM
eoavpg. fer ssae0a The Morning star and
Black Diamond have been bonded for
$50 sssa a " - Powell. formerly with the
Bank 81 Montreal az Vernon. on behalf Of
AT Es.silah syndicate headed by Mr..
Poweliss father. who is largely interested
in South African mines. The Silver Grown
is also likely 10 change hands through
the foreclosure OF mortgage held by y.
r. nackus OF the Washington National
bank. OF Seattle. The Mountalnslde has
also been bonded by Thomas Elliot Tar
1900
Meanwhile the miners have been goink
ahead with work as well as they Douif
with the means al hand. On the Coium.
ida Mr.. Morris has put down a shaft ,
feet and II nov stripping the Ledge. On
the Mountain Eagle a tunnel has bssa
run 30 feet 70 crOss-cut the ledge al thai
depth. On the Tiuhorn cross-cat tunnel
s. feet long struck the ledge today ana
showed up good ore. The Noantalnside
shows four feet Of good ore I'm the open
cuts. aAsaying s. 90 81 free milling soia
on the surface. On the Black diamond :
shaft IS feet deep shows four and one-haN
feet Of ore. ON the orc Eastante Coz.
Bernts Is running eross-eut and IN
soon start a tunnel, John stevens D.
sunk a shaft deep enough on the conses
To secure a crown grant. The Wessefn
Hui has an open cut showing the ienxs
nine feet wide. assays from II giving -
gois. - ounces silver. The Susie mas
large open cur on q blowout OF ore snos.
ing the ledge seven feet wide, from
which eigh, tons were shipped % ICONS
and netfed over 30 n ton. Esfye en "
mother lode and thG Wide Weat lode - ~
May1oxer, owned BY Messrs. 5heshan
and Gwatkins on which Is-f0nt sha1s
shows seven 20 eight feet Of ore. -.
The recent large bonds and others unos,
negotiation give the Fairvie~ msnsss
good ground to believe that tfsa year ".
witness large amount OF dexeiopfnsns
and the Introduction os machinery 'os
"s - L. X. HODGES