The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-18


penetrated 10 feet II VIII cut through
the mountain and tap the Fcgxy ledss on
the sauk side ~ . depsh At 80 feet. ana
may be extended 70 tap tho Augusta also.
This tunnd - ssx and half feet wide ana
seven feet high and win b used - main
working tunnel. A survey has been maos
Tor . tramuay line over TWO miles long.
down the north shore Of the lake 70 the
mil site 1.-the foot Of the falls. and ,
teaechons lire Il being stretched along TITS
ronts- In the spring. by which line IL -
expected that the tunnel will have cur
through the mountain. II Is proposed 70
erect . concentration NJ this point. to gen
crate eEcctrici.y by the power Of Ellsctf
creek and conduct u to the mine to run
the machinery. and TO remove the hea1-
quarters from the present site on the lake
to the building In course OF erection at
this point A survey has also been made
for . railroad from the Sank bridge one
and q half miles above Barlow pass. down
the south fork Of the Sank and up Elliott
creek 10 the concentrated. distance OK
eight miles from the connection with me
Everett 4 Monte Cristo railroad The ex-
ecutlon OF ali these plans VIII follow on
the completion Of the tunnel. which viii
b driven ahead Al winter. At present
about thirty men are employed BY the
company under Mr.. Jamsson as superin-
Other Mineral Lodges
One OF the best-iooking and widest hedges
crops out directly under the granite c-iffs
. few hundred feet above the north shore
Of the lake. and on this J. w. Coffin and
have the Glory Of the Mountains. Suffer
and Lola Montex. with the Washington
and Great Western on spurs running in
from the west. The ledge appears 10 have
been broken over by slide rock. but IN
tunnel driven forty feet across 1t appears
20 be STRENGTHENING up from . pitch OF Is
degrees, and shows twenty feet OF ore
divided BY horse Of oorphyry. The ledge
matter is porphyritic quartz and is pretty
evenly impregnated with white iron and
sulphIdes. A eamp.s taken across eight
feet Of ore assayed 81 50 gold. $3.50 silver.
and another from twelve feet further in
gave $50 gold, $50 silver. The owners
have Incorporated as the Goat Lake Gold
Mining Company. with $4,000 capital
stock in SIS shares, and are driving
from the shore Of the lake which
IL expected to tap the ledge In 80 feet at
. depth Of 500 feet. and = now In sixty
feet.
From this point up the lake. running up
the mountain parallel with the
Glory, is series OF lodges ex-
tending to the basin waE. The
first OF these is the Lily OF the West.
owned by DR.. McCulloch. J. W. Coffin,
Miss II. X. Conn and e. c. English. The
ledge crops out eighteen inches wide with
. foot OF mineral arsenic beside II and
pitches into the mountain cross-cut
tunnel to tap II Is In thirty-f1ve feet. The
same parties have the Hunter on a small
streak OF ore. running into the Lily and
parallel with II J. w. Conn has the Union
on lodge OF quartz carrying arsenical
iron and iron sulphtdes, which crops out
eighteen inches to four feet wide. A cross
cut tunnel Is being run to tap 1t In forty
feet.
Nevada and II Dorado.
Next above this Is the Nevada, which.
together with the Ell Dorado, running up
= gtiich from the side OF the basin to the
has recently been Incorporated as
the Elliott Greek Gold Mining Company
by John w. Pratt, c. A. Riddle, n. C.
Paige. c. B. Coffin and n. W. Coffin. The
Nevada ledge Is ten or twelve feet wide.
with eighteen to thirty-six inches OF pay
ore on the groupings. carrying supplies
and little gaIena. assaying about 50 gold.
but the ore becoming richer as develop
ment advaneexS This 10 q popularity OF
the district. At Monte Cristo 81 outcrop-
ping led to $5 ore Two short prospect
tunnels have been run on the ledge. one
about sixty feet above the other. The FL
Dorado ledge crops several hundred feet
along the g,fich and Is ten or twelve feet
vide. showing eight 10 eighteen inches of
pay ore carrying a fne-grained arsenical
Iron. sulphides and galena In soft blue
quartz. A tunnel has been run thirty fest,
the pay streaks. which appear to
be running together.
Between the Nevada and FL Dorado ].
W. Coffin has the Baltimore on a ledge
from three to ave feet wide. with six to
eighteen inches OF pay ore. carrying iron
sulph'des rich in galena. Assays from the
croppinss show about IS gold. So silver.
On q similar ledge with a cropp.ng Of
about four feet OF sulphide ore Mr.. Coffin
and his sons have the Republican. Above
the Ell Dorado Mr.. Conn and the Penn
Mining Company have the Waterfall on a
nve-foos ledge showing from eighteen
Inches TO four feet Of pay ore, and the
Black Jack on q parallel ledge, similar in
aze and character. Above this, In the
rim Of tina basin. VI. W. and c. b. CONN
have the Brooklyn. showing twelve to
driving tunnel Under the rocky prom
ontory In the center OF the basin is the
Little Giant, owned by J. W. Coffin. E. G..
English and DR.. Mcculloch. The ledge -
eight feet wide. with a pay streak ranging
from eighteen inches to It's full width. car
rying sulphide ore. A cross-cut Is In thir-
~ feet and VIII tap the ledge In about 80
feet more.
Running up the center Of the basin to
the south OF the Penn camp is the Bon
ron group OF Eve claims, on as many par
si,el IcGges. owned by ]. W. Coffin, r. G.
English. DR.. McCulioch and the Penn
Mining Company. The main ledge Is from
ten 20 twelve feet wide with four to eight
feet OF chalcopyrite, peacock copper and
Iron su'phsdes. IL CROPS out for GO feet
and has broken over on rhe surface. but
appears to straighten up and 70 be run
ming into the Little Giant Assays have
shown SIG to ST god and silver. and the
other lodges In the group carry similar
ora. On the south slae Of the basin, run
ming up under the great glacier. C. r. and
~. ". Coffin have the San Francisco on
ledge about the same width as The Bon
Ton. and are driving a tunnel on Il below
the glacier. To the south OF this Dr. Me-
II. w. Coffin. e c.. English ana
the Penn Mining Company have the Sum-
set on a Ledge carrying three feet OF iron
rvrites and arsenicsi Iron, which assays
sz7-sSS gold and silver. 4 eross-cut tunnel
20 tap X IN 30 feet has been driven twen-
ty-ywo feet. The Sacramento. ownes, BY
c. 3. and 81 ". Coffin. Is an extension on
the Sunset up the mountain. On the south
side Of the lake the Penn Mining Company
and II. W. Coffin have the Grea, Southern
on a fog- or five-fcos ledge OF similar ore
TO the Glory 81 Ahe Mountains. on which
Two short tunnels have been run. Fur
ther tosn towards the foot % the lake
fh@ same parties have The Three Star on a
ledge eight 20 twelve feet wide. with three
70 seven feet ~ pure hart white Quartz.
ia~gesy crystagtzea ana carrying iron ssrf-
palses. A tanned has been started on this
l~ssge. Tire interests which The Penn
Mining Company has in these clans .osnt-
~ with tire Germs have recently been