The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-26
MINES AND MINING.
Reports From the Leading Dis
tricts i'm Washington.
GENERAL PROSPERITY IN AL.
Opinion or One OF tho Early Prospect
ors-Consrasting the Busy Camps With
the wild. Undevelcped Country.

f<1N4F1 Fzz>siks o. E<k&fS$k~ Wlb 4&NS
spent number OF years IN the mining
districts OF the state as rrcsp~ctor. ard
who has Just returned from tour OF the
camps. gave an interesting interview yes
teraay TO a Post-In;elligencer reporter
He sad:
One who is not actually interested in
mining does rot realize the amount or
money there is being expended TN the
development OF mines in this stare. Dur
ing the last few years have visited most
every mining camp in the state OF any
note. and IL affords me much pleasure TO
ind camps which a year ago were dead
today bustsy engaged in the development
OF their respective camps.
Il have been at Monte Cristo. Silverton.
Silver Creek and the districts adjacent 20
them. and ind miners at work on al
sides. At Monte Cristo. Silverton and Sil-
yer Greek new mines are being opened
which will doubtless prove tar superior
20 any that are now developed. and new
strikes are constantly being added 10 the
list.
The Monte cristo Company has a fun
force OF men at work on its properties.
Their mines are getting larger and richer
as they gain depth. and experts claim
that this district will be one OF the greatest
in America. Until recently some trouble
was encountered in saving the concen-
trates from some OF the best mines. but
now that obstacle is a thing OF the past.
They can and are concentrating success
fully any ore in the district.
On my way TO the Sound from the
Colville reservation stopped az Methow
and Sauaw Creek districts. On the Bur
leigh mines they are doing considerable
work, and was told that they had line
body OF ore at the bottom of their shaft.
"A contract has been let TO do some work
on the Gray Eagle mine loo-foot
tunnel will be run on the -Four Aces. This
property has been one OF the big shippers
of the camp. A contact has also been
let 10 run sao-foot tunnel on the Dia-
mond Queen. In fact. there are dozens
OF properties on which development work
is being done. and the camp has a bright
future.
Okanogan county Is coming 20 the front.
On Palmer mountain and Horse Spring
couiee a great many properties are being
worked. The steamer City of Ellensburg
took up cargo of machinery recently
for the Triune and wyandotte mines.
They have a stamp mill and concentration
IN connection with the Truine. and are
working day and night shifts to keep the
mill going. 4 short time ago they struck
a very rich body OF ore which runs high
In gold I am informed upon reliable au-
thority that dividends VIII soon be decia--
cd.
The Wyandotte Is also great property
and will doubtless be steady producer.
Several sales have been made recently
on Palmer mountain and Il promises TO
be the Palmer mountain ,sf olden days.
when everything was life and activity.
The McConkey group or mines In
Horse Spring Coaiee are a wonder ! ex-
aminei them and found strong lead
fwenty-eight feet wide which | traced
for over 5000 feet. He told me that il
would average si2 per ton in gold.
The Reservation is world beaten. and
I predict that the extreme north part
OF it will >pe one OF the richest mining
districts in this country. In fact. il is
part OF the Trail Creek belt. The coun-
try formation. the ledge matter and cap
ping are identically the same. but find
the ore assays very much higher than
in Trail Creek. Most all the lodges have
iron cappings. I have seen the Ia FTeur
ComStock and Copper Queen. They are
fine looking pros poets and in my opinion
will make wonderful producers. They
are situated between tho Fourth OF July
creek and Goose Moose creek
There are some wonderful showings on
Deadman creek, Lamber creek. Fox creek.
on the headwsters of Sans Poll river, and
around Curiew lake. The best looking
properties / saw were at Mascot camp
This camp is located directly south OF
Boundary creek, about three-quarters OF
mile south OF the line. and on the heal
waters OF Goose Moose creek. I was at
that camp about three weeks ago. The
owners. who were the diScoverers or the
camp. located about twenty claims. They
ran cross-cut on one OF the lodges a
distance of thirty-five feet, which gave
them six feet in depth. They were in solid
ore and had neither wall II Is almost
impossible to distinguish the differences
between the ores OF that camp and those
OF the lie Roi and War Eagle
There is some good placer ground on
Sheep creek and on Deadman creek.
was on the last named creek and did some
panning. obtaining as many as forty coll
ors In a single pan. The gold was light.
but believe coarse gold will be encoun-
tered on bed rock. There Is plenty OF
water 10 work these grounds on a large
scale
There viii be great amount OF de-
velopment done this fall. which means
that the Colviiie Indian reservation will
next spring be one OF the liveiiest districts
in the state OF Washington.
Seattle men should pay more attention
10 mining and assist the prospectors in
developing their claims, Prospectors. as n
rule. are willing 10 give up a good share
Of their claims for development. and there
is no business or investment today which
offers the inducements or opportunities
to capital that mining does. People in
this state should take into consideration
that mining will be one OF our creates.
industries. and u rests with them TO saw
when that day shall come. The time ss
now ripe. and II the proper attention Is
given II. we will witness another Cripple
Creek within the borders OF our own
slate"