The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-12

Neshow. JULY s-Thls district might
fairly sss renamed the utners' addition 20
EeatEIe. for the principal properties are
ownsa aud are now bctnE detfto1sNd ~
seaffis capital. ard Seattle fHaa are INK
among the population = ofk On taTes u
the beat mines = being prosecuted - re-
attic nsen. and two more companies ase
expected 10 send rnsH II this week Thus
al minds sre farned saattleNafa, and ths
hopes n asch met caas.sax blast - sEa-
kane hase q fair prospect Of fTsiti3n
amonR nsw nock ~ inyestars- The els-
fract has bread keis q stT0as veins o.
Tsgts-beastnx saipAiGe ore, e ssiess 8 iass
proportion 10 high grade and VII pay for
shspfanr. aytn With the defective trans
pcrfatt0n facilities n1w afforded. Nffa
larger proportion i second grade. waiea
viii hawe 20 ~ sreAtezs on TIE gF0Baa
Engess a railroad should early hrsnE desgn
fzse cost eg trans f0T - lion 70 the s9sseiSwf
10 q reasonable saTnr3. Other requisites
fog mixing are AMPLE f1F she nse1nt@lns
on H. a0afh ss4e 81 ire &sfaew are Vel
fsssskayed wzan Pine an5 sne AaEsser sssses
cn she Rerth SIDE ofeF = like sappiy. Va
Ter. wAlse ret exactly abundant i seii-
ciess Tor Al neeAs exeu s. tAis ery sfa-.
s0n ara hgznaagra&s Era~A sx0sssTAsatlY
<zsrywEzre foF hnfze feed. Nature has
Scss ns~ part II v3EAinsy the rock N@ta
ns5nsr1is ard sssAcsfg the TsN materials
rsnxsssa Ear sutnize & e3ose At hand Il Fe-
rszsas bzt fe< HAD - Go he part and q q
snss wsa ysead TesCrna many fold.
81. ss1Aw Sreek. ske Palmer nour-
tar. Is ussnE deNn Tbs heoaoe Of cary
fssn1ssS S1e both 20 li-Aayssed ventures
Ser tie treatment Of she oEe ead . faasesii-
xea.zua 81 SIS character Like Palmer
xsszntaznl II has stamp Fsl8 which sent
TIRE greater psf - the xalas Gown TIE
creek Ia ne saElsnza snd has two arrastFas
wAtcA saved eyen less gold. 50 nat he
rzsntrs PECULIARLY talk q locating placer
ciaszns On the faknngs and making good
WAGES ~ working them A stamp mal,
well equipped With concsn1ratofs ana
usanagea by = aksllEul ard experienced
Mailman woEaia save enough q the assay
value Of the ore 70 pay vel. but TIE best
mining rnsn believe that some process Ter
the chemical treatment OF the ore 90 fhs
ground musr be devised and adopted and
that. until that l. done. the high-xraae ere
should he sreited and the seeend grads
be held in reserve on tire dump THIS u
being done at ali the mines where any
quantity Of ore II being produced and the
xmelter returns prove It's high value and
the wisdom Of this course.
The name % the Sauaw creek mining
district has been applied 20 the mineral
helt extending through the mountains on
both sides OF the Methow river from the
confluence OF the Twiap almost 70 Ives
landing, where the Msthow esnpsies into
The Columbia The Methow river rises IL
he glaciers OF the Cascade mountains on
tho opposite side Of tie summit, from ths
Cascade river and flows in a winding bat
generally easterly course and WITH 2 rapid
fan between mountains which break asay
in benches and ridges 20 q height 81 s,ssc
10 fose feet and IL - among these noun
tasns that the mineral discoveries we're
made. The belt Is about three miles vide
and probably ten miles long. With It's
center at Squaw creek. which flows Into
the Mathow from the wssf. where it
makes a bend TO the south. The geology
cal and mineral character % tbs belt Is
thus described b 5 g. pswsnRp. saper!a-
isndsnt 90 the Gray Eagle msne, who has
made a thorough study of II:
1.-The country rock 81 this hels : second
-ry granite. which is crossed ard cat IS
6fkss and birds eye porphyry. fesasste fsNr-
phyry and aiorlte. whaca mostly strike
northwest ard dip southwest. TIE vein
formation strikes a few 6egrees from
east and west ana dips norshssiy. cross
cutting the afkes a. an angle 81 about .
degrees. In many eases The aikes are not
broken hv the veins AZ the snrfaee, has
are found 20 have been broken at sotne
nefse depth below The Groupings of the
surface OF the rock formation j. largely
covered hy soil undeFlata ~ glacial 60
mrft which makes prospecting rather
difficult. and the bed rock Is only seen ~
points where the dike contacts have lett
ridges or hogs backs not covered hf aegrf-
tus Standing on the feotwaA end aaeAiae
down the dip Of tie veins. the ore + found
"a weil.dennsa chusse dipping 70 ;hc len
hand at an angle Of e. % 6 degrees fre1n
the piano Of the vein. South Of The kei'
proper IN Black canycn. which runs p7Fsi'
ies With SQuaw creek. arr come veins ~
which the oxsdizet iron IS magnetic, not
hematite On The north side 81 this belt =
another 81 the sast feiaerite poFrhyTS
about hair rllle vice. IN which NUN
Der 81 locations have heea made on quarts
veins none Of which have heen prefed y
development wosk. Beyond this : belt
Of syenste extending nerth en- The etxtss
between Mcfarland mrd cell creeks. ~
which are veins carrying hftie Ea1ens.
,,,isprsckrf and sfshriss, afli mach richer
IN silver than the ORES et tie south bslt.
xonae tesrAhsdrfte carryins much more
both % silver and arsenic. Re quarts n
the three main veins. which fsrsa TIE let-
ter n ara have herr tracsa aud lrcated
ser nearly six Fniles east and wess, seesns
10 have relieved sn ia formation seam
..f florite perjury. which - broken &rt
replaced ~ quarts the quarts sometimes
showing fha Sicvfte - the h&uktng vail
sometimes 10 the fcoswnM. TIE CO O.
eurs ia chntrs following the lsne az breaks
IN this iiarite rorphyry scam.
s~rhe characteristics mineral 81 TIRE sur
face r. a wex-aike compact hsrsas'se Nls'
ins the erevfe&s IN the quartz rfohss p =
arising from the oxidation 81 the silTeFeal
sorts OF pyrites which are feund az grvats'
aeoFh. Free metallic geld T. Nt~y rarely
fouuc sn the quarts. Bat IRE ecaark - ffes
s-oia are generally fcene e. TIE hsasttts
iron Of the surface cr~. TIE Characters
tieS az the ere IN septh. naaxid ssea. are &
nvrttes compact hart erysss isesf. eoa
,airing a little geia. sFay*r. softer ~
rites carrying traces - sire and aFseuic
that IL rich Ia xesa further pyrste.
,atnerai carrying quite lttsle copper
trace. Of arsenic carrying moderate values
IN reli. = further salnauves mineral ~
saaaging tetraaedTsss q complicated fsss
,.osifscn earvslrg cnnssderaese s4lvcS AVE-
geld with little easantas ansssHeS'Ss arse
MO and zinc-"
The First Discovery.
rh. arst mineral discovery n this SIS
,,s,s vfaa made 81 the extreme eosis Res
- ne ns,t IN fss-. and here. soo. n 80
rsfns en- whlcA most development ass hs-ss
ass. Thi. Is she Red ~asvt. masth wsi
lasagsss hy y. a. burns g StiTef. Oh N'eie
aak asauasaIR Two aha esss-aa4 fHlss'
aaNshsawt as his konse. t'le 4'seeFsfy =.
- assas through aNars8 eTepF4nes NtiEl
~ sg.s...s rs. - feef. ard has ssssew traees
a. ihs 2a4asalag EagaaA}yn ssAisn. 81
sgns s&a ! astssst rs feet % cF2ssit ~
49, ara Naak two shafts - &asa p sect
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