The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-04


Ma -.eer. mining development IA ,as
Northwest aas attracted more lafea
attention tnan that on tae FEs1as
Saturday mines IN TIE Aethow ass. - -.
TIE owners cf ire mines themselves 'A@
not given publicity 70 t1et- plans =.
r,ev.nsnt= s-fs re -rst inrsma.ton wateh
the genera public naa % anything nlcFe
thsr an ordinary mining prospect vas
tie Incorporation LAST msntS OF tAe "
day Gold Mining Company. Even 20"
:hs owners 81 the mines are retaccnt go
corning H. and visitors 20 fae ss."~S
ana 1i1iealty "A making personAs "a
speclon- White ether mining men hs ,,
been booming their properties os SAt'-
ing attention IN every possible way ths
Friday people have gone on qGletN N'Nn
their work az Development which .a@s
progressed so far that numerous sfleA'ef
returns have been received. All Oh "Ha~"
have been highly satisfactory
A r RarsetSh ore Of the lncoTporatofS'
was seen spy a reporter as soon a. the
articles OF Incorporation had been hieo'
nur he destined 20 Do interviewed. mas
much as any statements from hiih aIae.i-
have the appearance OF an at'eaaf' -
advertise th. properly. Yesterday. now
ever. when tae reporter suggested that
he might a, least give the history OF sne
discovery and development ot the c1a4nss'
Mr.. Burleisa sad:
Well. can hardly refuse y reqot*s
az THAI kind. The company owns AMo
quartz mining claims, known rsslScISrts
as the Friday aud the saturday, ~aieh
are in the Squaw creek MINING o.sLt 49,
IN Okanogan county tnry az ga na az.
six miles west ~ It's Junction Vita 'ne
Columbia. and ABOUT twenty miles noTta
Of Lake Caelan- The vein runs taroas ,
TIE claims in q general easieFly ana ~es.-
cry direction. and = plainly trAceApas on
me surface throughout their leusrh anu
through several claims beyond II either
direction. II seems 10 be contact 'tlH,
lying between granite and porpnTy
The claim was discovered IN me WIN
ter Of isei-5 some Flcn noat was ass roa -l
ice Mcdonald vent there 10 prospect IS-
fore The snow rs OF SAe hfoNna N tiae
day OF the week they initiated Crusos ;
example in naming his man. and calssd
ing day they discovered the extension OF
the lead and for i Ike reason c4ilea =
! the saturday.
was the result OF mere chance visit.
just after the Everett convention las,
May ] went up to the okanosan. more
Sor a little vacation than any thing else.
thinking that would look over the pros
poets while / Was there. happened
TO stop AZ Jacob Durr's camp FOR dinner.
and when he found who Was. ne IN
sisted on my going up and looking
Through the claims with him. l went ard
made pretty thorough inspection, the
result OF which was lease Tor sixteen
months. with the privilege Of forming 4
company 10 take the title IL | saw 1T
Tnis company, as you know, was moor
poratsd September 4. and 70 II the lessons.
after some hesitation and negotiations,
have conveyed the title.
by the way. there Is a romantic CO.
! through all ne stages by which the claims
. have been acquired. Friday marked the
discovery OF the first claim. The cay on
which the company was incorporates was
also Friday. though nobody planned par
ticulariy that X should be. The day on
which the title was finally delivered 10
the company was still another Fr.day. 20
that X there ne any truth IN the prover5-
aal unluexsness az that day fear the mlno
is doomed from the start.
''rhe development which we have done
has been extremely satisfactory. The vein
has been opened By a shaft from The sur
face, which follows down on the hang
ing nall a5out fifty feet. and also by tu1-
mel IA fest long, tnterseSting the vein az
a point a few feet west OF and about fif
teen feet lower than fhe shaft. There II
level run on the vein from tais tunnel
tfjy feet each way, At the point where
the tunnel intersects tie vein a winze has
been sunk eigaty-ulne feet, following the
loot wali. The vein dips 20 the north and
east into the hill al about 70 s1e grees. At
tae bottom u the wiaze the vein il cross
cut. and found 20 be about twelve feet
vide. The walls are perfect giving every
assurance ~ a TRUE asSGre From the
bottom o. The wfrze levels are driven. ard
f7at 10 me Nest : now sixty feet. that 20
the east fifty We are now planning 10
further open he mine for permanent
| working hy driving Il tunnel lower than
| ne bottom % he shaft This will be the
man entry through which % work the
nine ard drain oil that par; % Il above
| The tuanel. We shall then have about
| lo ieet Or or. over the tunnel AZ TIE po.Tss
wHere L Is driven. and bv drifting cas-.
and al
| - about - feet can ne gained I think
at q moderate computation this all
.Arbls1 enough ora - supply 200 tons a dav
f0r hve years. These improvements ana
othFr necessary additions Will OF coursa
require considerable canstal but 7 anticf.
pa'e 10 trouble III getting az much az We
need. 90 soon sne election * salts
| fart2r!ly settled and confidence ard pros
! perttF }fave returned We have rad a great
many inquire already FOR treasury stock
! none OF which has vet beer Issued TIE
interest nus manifested IS Sufficient
guarantee ma. We shall have no fro,Ytie ,n
bfttii}E al FFs n2ouaE we ueed and 80
n ne once II working order. bids fair 10
| isy Z good dividend on the stock.
The reporter bad the privilege OF LOOKING
over loTg Us. o assays ard srne;tar r.
turns. made under conditions Sagf~ielantfx,
extended an from specimens sufficiently
numerous 10 afford The troadest .,oaSff,Is
Test ~ the probable value OF the -,,g-,a,x
oatpo-- a httFe figuring showed general
average for tbs entire LIST OF fn Il, ne
ION. many % the specimens running far
A.gaer. One Of tire ASSAYS ran as high as
2@'&ss. and another sHS.7i. Smelling Pc
turns from tbs Tacoma sruester saouvss
tltt 2'-1l@ pounds % ore Yielded 4 30 ounces
| - god and rs ounces OF silver net vat7,e
si.ef3S2 and another report from 4fe. ~.,y.
srnelier showed z7.sa9 pounds % ore yieff-
lnS &Z o1rces OF gold and III ounces. a.
silver. net value SOFIA
scotch slrnflcases ara purchasing mines
IN tfe Rocky mountains.