The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-20
HINES AND MINING
In Washington, Alaska and
British Columbia.
GOLD IN THE BLACK SANDS
being Prrdn need in Paying cusnfifas~
-Kxp>rfmenfs ~ the Mosta
of oscfte River.

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err states. On Tans Il Ea1 tne fptipNlaz
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xser 81 the MIXING sEseaEfFy ~ As&Dlls-
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svppsv a. sreeaa bezrh gold Fnis5zzg cafsf
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<rorrs fke black .arAs Of 80 Psesse r. pay
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srhseh ~ reality r. rnag8ette srrn gfoas
20 roweer By ths acffoa q wafer. Ire
gos6. II Anything. is 1rsr than The iron
rs presence was percepFsfste = almost
.xavw ran waShs1 hot TIE auestfe8 - sstv-
frx \ hy any known process was ere ffaaf
vas act easv q So atf0n ASST tfe present
tire. Tire nasnesv. Tegxssofs, F'tahara
axa Downs have b3en experffnersinz 81
o. raouth Of the osette river Nath sgs-
TEN knosn as tie fsanta. ard have oeen
oulfe successful. Trey have seeS aba 70
save a. per hour % tbs rnaa ard n1Acsss'if.
era they hsve bern doing this for several
esgrfhS. Their operators SeFs c9fisg flfs.
r. small say. bef they sre nos sfsabisz
20 enlarge their sphere ard fisfs e fae cc-
eexfon Of IRE sailing Of the vessel sits pro-
visions ard machinery.
There il practically no limit 20 The 1n2r-
atty o. shsx black sand. Il extends along
4t.e enftre Pacific coast from the Gait q
California 70 Alaska. sn4 taiN system. SOW
Chat II has been demonstrated. VIII work
. revolution ~ gold beach nlalss. East u
these gold mines. about ssgsrty miles, pc
4goieu-n Of good quality WAS recently liz
covered but explorations have rot been
sufficiently exfen1sd 10 demonstrate the
extent Of the territory. nor fhe value ~
ffe f1r6.
ssrte placer rninas on the Columbia ard
1ts tributaries. the yakima. Shake. Met
how. ssrllaEanlaen ard EsfH Ok. are open
snx up for ~ unusually active season, with
plenty Of water and ge1e pay ground 70
wash Prem the present outlook the
rfscer mines OF thu state viii pay better
this year than ever before. On the weef-
err slope or the f.sseates are the piaceTs
OF Sultan and Ru1y. that have paid fairy
we'll tn the past, ard they too. are having
. revival MS spring. Ia tsis class % mir
frg, n re ground Is rich. TIE results are
frumsdsate. like picking up twensx -aoliar
gold pieces ard the results are watched
With great Interest. IN swauk district
hart week. TIE most attractive fad MAS
beautiful specimen ~ wire. or Soci gold.
worth 80 Nearly all the placer miners
eIsip their gold from this eonntry direct 70
TIRE mist q, San Frsrciseo receiving from
81 20 81 per ounce. according 20 sbe fac
1ese. considerabie platinum II found Trtsn
~. aAsf IN many % the districts. Daf this
g. separated and sold a. fraction less than
che gold.
Alaska.
When the last steamer left Cock iairt
last week. the miners werT packing their
promising creeks The vessels aeN sailing
10 the snies es4arge passenger 81 asa give
sfsem the privilege 10 carry No. pounds os
bazxage.
''-rhs shipments q baillsn that ars Eognx
OCT are mainly from The Treaawefi the
Paid Eagle and tbs Comet
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rsngle Up. pangie Down Devil ciah.
Washington ard esRvslsns A. rlsnfer
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been sela 10 Fan Freneisea asen for sa-
90
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