The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-07
Properties In Washington That
Promise Much for the state. and
Furnishing of Supprie--The De-
vefopmesf of the Highland Light.

and Il - gratifying 70 observe taar there
has been no cessation IN carrying on the
work OK the mine.
TN my observation" said Mr. Palmer.
"the srst obstacle that the owners Of min
ing property meet wlth is almost always
lack Of necessary capital to coutsnae the
plans OF development their property may
need. With the exception Of % 0oa shares
Of treasury stock sold during July and Au-
gust, the common stockholders OF the
Highland Light have voluntarily paid for
the work being done on the property, and
expect 10 make the mine in the summer Of
1857 regular shipper. and the stock pro-
portlonaiely valuable
Since the beginning Of the work IN An
gust this eoE1lpsny has built and equsapea
q complete hosting plant. WITH go 81 Of
steel cable. ard has alsJ go s(sfng
quarters. a shaft house. Wet ore
cribs. etc. The shaft = "a sunk TO
depth on the vein &C. ICED besides drift
ing al the ll5-fo6E fevei ~ what four
months ago was ali specliIaepn = now a
proved fact. and there Is n1sioager any
doubt that the Highland LIN vein is a
continuous nsase extendlAk to a
great deFsR and ca1Fyinx<ich goid-hearins
quartz IN more ths syang quantity. The
sinksngepf o. sharHss shown that the
ore ms comm strong in the vein. ard
the wajts have STEADILY widened 10 four
and fivezbet. anas<rraiEh;ened 10. and the
pay stre shows mass of high-grads
ore, contiFN4k for the entire depth Of the
shaft Tni Are Is high-zra6e shipping ore.
and will be red continually during 1897.
Car load shipments TO the Everett smelter
have shown IL 70 have sufficient value.
after paving al expenses Of mining. freight
and treatment charges 70 yield between
$40 and so per ton net profit TO the COM
psny."
what Is done with lower grade OF High
land Light ore7''
concentrating crib. The company has had
expert tests made Of the concentrating
qualities Of this ore and II Is found 10
readily concentrate six tons TO one. J. a
James, the vice president Of the company
owns a complete and weli-equipped stamp
mill and concentration al Methow. pre-
pared to reduce this ore 10 concentrates
when the quantity Is sufficient TO keep the
mill running constantly.
THE Highland Light is fully equipped
10 continue It's development work right
through the winter season as climatic con-
ditions az Sauaw Creek do not interfere
with mining operations at any season OF
the year. The company has shipped in
its winter supplies. and has closed this
week new contract for sinking the shaft
another ieo feet. and by spring expects 70
Light shaft, which will make IL the deep
est shaft IN the Squaw Creek district.
The development of mining properties
I'm this district has shown too much in
eiination for grasx-root tunneilng and en-
deavoring 20 make a successful mining
enterprise from the iD0-foot level and
above. so much so that G r Emery. a
prominent Colorado mining man. who Wis
tied the camp year ago. In a certain
sense was right when quoted as saying
that there was not mine in the camp
FOR I'm Colorado a property - not looked
upon as a mine unless IL has a shaft to
show pay ore al the depth of 90 or 900 feet
Speaking 81 Colorado mining recalls 20
me that an old Colorado mining man, who
was fresh from the Cripple Creek camp,
when recently in the Highland Light Of
fee stated 30 me- on seeing the Highland
Light ore that 80 more nearly resemhIed
the best Cripple Creek ore than any ore
he had seen outside OF Cripple Creek"
What - the character OF Highland
Ligbt ore2"
1T IS concentrating and a very hard min
ersiized blush quartz. carrying fine and
coarse sulphidez Ciron pyrites) in compact
layers. varying from six 20 twelve inches
in width, We have found hy repeated ex-
perimental tests that the gold Is carried rs
the highest value IN rross-secttous Of sam
plcs. including sulphldes and quartz to-
gether
'sThe indications sre hat the summer Of
1897 WIN b. the most prosperous the car1p
has ever known. Kew locations Of merit
have been made this fall. and I am I'm
pressed with the fact that the tiassth at
tanned on the Highland Light shaft Is
proving for the benefit 81 the entire Me-
thow region tire permanently Of the Assure
veins AMI % - likely to result IN attract
ing much carital for dcvelonr1ent o. other
properties OF merit heretofore Idle ons
waiting for some leading property 10 prove
nv the Investment Of capital what All mines
must have 70 be successful. and that is
depth on their veins ard orc 81 high
enough grade ~ give liberal margin over
and above the expense Of mining. shipping
and reduction.
81 might add THAI - those Who from fha
rrst locations made have had interests IN
the S4uaw Greek camp. u = gratifying %
see that tAe Highland Light. which ha~
always beeu the favorite property IN the
camp. - now being 20 successfully devel-
crs~s ana orsra'e>s While ono good mine
does not necessarily make Sooi mining
camp IN Squaw CresfS Z; Is more than Ike
" 20. owing - the fact that the veins are
generally of ths xsTN@ character zrf All
thar Is needed r. a limited amount % capt
tai 80 gain depth and ther@by abundant
stopping rise"
as the natural topography ~ The eoun-
cry conapcive 20 tunuelins. or must tha
mining - property generally be by hoist
lnr she ore 80
'7g3oth methods - development are use~f
For instance. the protected 5rN-fo0, cross
cat - the Uighlsus light taps TIE weir AZ
a depth - nearly - feet 81 that rrcp-
ersy winch deserves the invest rlYssg7f 81 ~ ~
ftsi car hs eperatA8 entirely iu3er~ndeut
og BOOSTING ard ne additional expense in
coawNetten herewith
"Whie visiting the c1rrr IN AuEa1wf 7
found sHvar5ahiv sH supplies more eor-
venieurly bought IN seattle. and - Cou-sa
ihe Highland TSEAt - constantly s1frf,lfesf
an3 e,luipre8 from Seattle markets TIA
TgtueA rredea road hnEt ny Con-
tractor rsohev Is Ytow open ror trsv-
81 ana next season Sssttis VIII becs- -
y,-eat FROM t21a subscriptions - generously
snsse for fhtS we~E ~ means ~ this
rasa az - ths ore from fAe Sluaw Geek
rAnaH Has an easy down grade haa1 60 The
sseAsrer On the Columbia river. a. ha't ne
cost ~ fs~ruer frelghting. wNsch Is Errat
Involvement - thA work ~ ~ proper -