The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-21
MINES AND MINING.
NEW DISCOVERIES IN THE BOUND
AIRY CREEK DISTRICT.
Purchase of the Gold Drop Claim
"A Seattle Man Tells of the Bustle
and Boom at Rossland.
E,unsav Cr.>. Tunes


Montreal Promoting & Prospecting Com
pany had definitely decided 10 purchase
the Cola Drop claim in Greenwood camp,
though expected, IS none the less crafty
ing. Ths, the company vii ever regret
the investment, no one who has had the
opportunity of seeing the property is even
likely TO seriously consider probable. Our
representative visited the Gold Drop last
week. Close 10 the mouth of the tunnel
can be seen where she grea. ledge Begins
from the footwall Mr.. Turner. the COM
psny's manager. says he nas asked sew
erai so-called experts. not TO mention pro-
fessional biologists. for a scientific defint-
non Of the formation here, but not one OF
them gave him an answer which satisfied
his curiosity The footwan is, however. a
kind OF diorite, and from II for the whole
distance OF the cumbersome 10 feet-.s
q well-rnineralized ledge, the iron and
copper pyrites in which glittered with
beautiful effect N the candle light.
while ago, before the powder smoke
spread dark covering over the rock, thu
sight may then not inaptIy have been
compared to the legendary tales among
the romances in the Arabian Nights" OF
wondrous subterranean caverns where the
walls are piled high with gold and pre-
c.ous stones. SO brilliant were the sc!nril-
la-ons OF the mass OF copper-!mpregnated
rock. Towards ne end of the TUNE! can
be traced the hang.ng-wan, judging from
the tale gouge running with Il, but beyond
tlEs the what may bel country rock IS SO
richly mineralized that the assumption
may possibly not be correct. With this
hugo ledge the ore is naturally low grade:
Il ii were otherwise, as Mr.. Turner re-
marked, "the mine would pay the debts
of the world" The tunnei is not by any
means the only work the company has
done on the claim since taking the bond.
&c az ItAs3y ma a
been well prospected. IN one or two IN
stances to a depth OF nearly 200 feet, with
q diamond drill.
Mr.. W. ". Gibbs recently returned from
a trip up Kettle river, visiting both Cam
yon and Cedar creeks. He says that the
condition OF affairs there now Is similar TO
what was experienced IN Boundary in 81.
The country is a promising field for pros
pec1ng. the characteristic formation be-
ing diorite. Mr.. Gibbs was particularly
impressed with the showing OF a claim
owned by Ed Sullivan and Alex Waddel.
some IS miles up the river from Rock
creek. The ore resembles that of the
Winnipeg and Is solid pyrrhotite with the
brown.sh shade impaired by copper. As
says by Mr.. Gibbs gave an average value
OF sl2. which from surface rock is very
fair returns. The owners intend TO put in
three or four months developing the prop
erty this winter.
Two more claims were found near the
Big Four group on Boundary Greek last
week, heavily capped with iron: and at
Kimberley camp an extension OF the KIM
berlcy claim was staked, the Garry Owen.
by Messrs. Robinson and Macarthur; be-
sides two extensions OF the Iron Chief
the Hamilton and Ironslces. The first
says made from rock from the new camp
were received this week and the result
sl.i0 in gold and So cents in silver-is not
nr sSfa tpl~ int IN
the SIZE OF the Big -Four deposit and that
the samples were taken not from an ore
body bat from iron Gaping. There are
six claims In the Big Four group and the
owners intend 20 take the wise course OF
doing at one time SIX assessments on one
ella IN. the Big Four itself.
During rhe past week a considerable
amount OF surface work has been done on
the Phoenix in Greenwood camp. Tho
Gaping was stripped for nearly 50 feet
and the owners have been rewarded by
finding some very pretty rock. full OF cop
per pyrites and containing azurite. They
had not yet struck the ore body IN forma-
ton, but the indications OF ITS proximity
are sufficiently clear.
AS the result Of little surface prospect
ing OF the new lron-capped leads UP Lost
creek. pyrrhotits has been uncovered This
is particularly the case on the Ballarat.
located by Robinson and Macarthur. where
they are preparing 10 sink on large body
OF II. While the gold tenure Is al present
undoubtedly low, II IL encoura ging 20 note
that tie true sulphide ore has been found
under the oxidszed cap.
Mr. Mcintosh. of Winnipeg. bought a
three-quarter interest in the Big Six from
Alex Wallace this week. There is good
showing on this claim, upon which the
assessment was recently done. The as
says ran above the average.
Fourteen men have been put 20 work on
the Old Victoria. in Camp Mckinney. THIS
claim was among the first iocauons-sf
no, the frst-stRked IN the country. One
OF the owners resides In Victoria. and an
other interest is controlled by Mrs. Dowd-
Eng, OF Rock creek. The property Is likely
10 Prove valuable.