The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-07

and II t-prexrsse1 wit ntrsrz3s- Bor-
rite and enzgeocsrs carry . farg. re-cen-
tags % coop<r ara silver and sometimes
carry geld r. s. Graham osrs anost ~ixh,
caa2n%z on rke west side ard extending over
the summit Of the mountain tsse principal
nnes among them hesnS tne Texas, Bank
or England and Potter Palmer. He locat-
ed fAe Potter Palmer himself 81 june, Iss<.
AID bought the Bank 90 England from
J. Ze1gnoors ard tire Texas from J. ".
AcGscoi He has put IN fwo pros pect.ng
tunnels on the Texas ca the west side %
the mountain. en- which be thinks he has
snail lead % cratcozife ard he has
gone out 20 get diamond drill for thor
ossgh prospecting. The ledge carries
hszrches OF rich copper ore which assays
hagh and quite an amount Of pure chalco-
cite assayfnG IS or - per cent copper sui
phidss besides gold and silver. was taken
OUT IN the fall OF LIS. The ore ~ worth
az least sII5 a ton On the Bruce claim on
the east side OF the mountain Nr. Wal
la1e has large deposit Of copper pyrftes
showing good ore Fl several places. which
averages - per cent. copper and q lit-
tie gold. The ore oufcrpos IN knobs In q
few PLACES and he has blown of some Of
these and made few eross-cuts.
Finds Wear Grand Forks.
The mineral discoveries along TIA north
FORK OF Kettle river have been extended
20 the mountains overlooking Grand Forks,
the gateway OF the district from the east.
A nile and half northeast OF the town
ID r. Mitchell. Con coSFrove and q. Mil
Ter have the on King and the Lily on a
forty-toot ledge % copper pyrites They
nave made several croSs-c-ts and obtain
ed assays OF s. 20 sI5 gold and z to 3
ounces silver. On the same ledge they
also OWL the Silver Con, an. Mr. Mitchell
and Evan Evans have the bonanza Lode
and the Saratoga On another mountain
70 the east OF the town Cap Rogers has
ths Lincoln OF an efghtsen-foot ledge Of
arsenical iron. carrying si3 10 So gold and
p per cent. copper, and on the same ledge
stephen Sanford has the Sanford On an
other ledge only one-foarth Of mile from
here Charles Stewart has the Blue and
Gray. with six feet OF ore asxayinx ST
gold and trace Of copper. and Mr.. San
ford has the Old Steve on which he has
not found .he walls ana which ASSAYS sla
gold ard silver. The Last Chance. an ex-
tension O. the Bite ard Gray and Old
Steve. owned by w. w Whitbeck. has
been cross-cut seven fest without show
ing walls and assays So in gold. silrer and
copper. The Eagle. which is on q sup
posed extension OF the volcanic mountain
deposit. ard IS owned BIZ James Mcconnell
fifty feet wide carrying raiena. on which
he has put down for shafts and has OBJ
tanned a crown grant. II assays 81 ounces
silver and z per cent lead
Coal ut Rock Creek.
In the midst OF the excitement over The
great discoveries OF the precious metals.
attention was for the time distracted last
fall By the announcement that w F.
Thompson had in October located a large
body OF col,ng coal near the mouth Of
Rock creek. some twelve miles west OF
Midway. He sank & shaft thirty feet. ami
wlli crosscut from Il with the Inteauon OF
sinking on the vein, which pitches north
ward into the mountain at an angle OF
about % degrees While the thickness OF
the seam has not been determined it IL GER
tasnly from four TO six feet thick. and q
test has shown IL TO make good coke. an
analyst giving ~ per cent. carbon. 20 per
cent. volatile matter. per cent ash and
10 sulphur. The deposit seems 10 be in a
small basin. the formation csasing both
above and below through being cut or by
volcanic rock. Mr. Thompson has located
500 acres or the deposit on behalf OF the
Kettle River Coal Company.
The existence OF coal in the vicinity
seems to have been already known. for
In 49,. while party of miners. among
whom were the late Okanogan Smith
and James Mcconnell. were running a
bed rock cut for a placer minins. fume
half a mile from the mouth Of Rock creek
they ran into a coal bed. In 1888 Mr. Nc
Connell located a claim on IL for Tiiton
stocker n Co. OF Spokane, who sunk a
2S-foot shaft and showed a e-foot vein
The formation extends nine miles down
Kettle river 20 within three and a half
miles OF Midway, where d. g. Corbin and
f. J. Roberts. OF the Spokane Falls a
Northern railroad. located l.aso acres In
ha. H. -
slides along the mountains as far down
the river as Grand Prairie.
on the subject Of this coal deposit
Mr.. Fowler says in his report. quoted
above:
The cretaceous rocks exposed west OF
Midway along the Kettle river AFFORD sew
erai outcrops Of coal seams This coal
is often simply Ignite. but In many
points j believe, viii he found on open
ing TO have become a true coal. by rea-
son OF the proximity OF eruptive rocks
which in places cut through and overIie
the coal measures. The area OF these
coal fields is great and the thickness Of
tho bed seems 10 be from three to six feet
some OF IL viii coke according 70 reports
OF Price & Son and the Canadian geolog-
teal survey. However. the topography is
such as 20 render prospecting the coei
easily ana cheapiy accomplished. eSpo-
ciaily at the mouth of Rock creek. The
coal formation extends CD nearly TO Mid
way from west OF Rock creek I have at
hand no analyses OF these Goals. They
seem 20 be nearly free from sulphur and
compare fsvorahiy with other British
Columbia Goals In appearance. They are
all Of cFetaceous age. The abundance Of
good wood and lack OF any special local
use has prevented their being opened"
Tho geography OF this district. which
a few years ago wss so iittie known. has
now been thoroughly mapped by ]. A.
Coryeu the surveyor. OF Midway. who
has published an excellent blue print
showing ali the roads and trails and the
location OF ulest OF the mining claims
lie Is preparing another showing Chris
tina lake on the east. which is now be-
ing invaded by prospectors. and Camp
Mckinney on the west.
No matter where man goes. he Is
sure 20 meet a Seattle man and 20 prove
the prcSerh. one OF the FIRST men encour-
tered az Greenwood was y. a Hosbrook.
formerly in the real estate business in Sc
attic and afterwards purser OF ths steam
CT WaSco. lie has been on boundary
creek four years and knows every mine
and miner in the district He has opened
n brokers ofice Al Greenwood and has
sor,s mining property which Is likely 70
make him rich. whsress bis many friends
on the Sound VII re5olc~.
L. X HODgES