The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-27
ANAYTO THEQUARTZ
Bids 0. ened for the New Road
Up Miller River.
The CONTRACT TO BE LET TO-DAY
Rich District Wear the City To he
Made Ae~esxSbie-SeasfIe Man
Finds q Mountain Of Ore.

IN the orirson os local mining men The
ce4ary commissioners deserve great deal
% cEe1sr for 5He aggressive way IN which
the work On The Miller river Wagon road
IS being Eszshed- The sarvey was comp set-
ed soma three weeks ago. Arrangements
for having thz grade work done are
a7oat eonplss -. ard the contract for the
roa1 and bridges VII probably ~
awarded today. beginning a. the Miller
river bridge OF the Great Northern rail-
rad the read f0<saxs the usain stream for
three miles AZ the forks OF the east sad
Ees- branches Of Miller river the road
turns 10 the right and follows on up the
Wess fork. commonly casIess Smith creek.
20 the mouth CO consy ereek. distance az
a little more than SIX -nE2es-
~ the meeting OF the couasy ccznrnls-
sseners Saturday BIDS we're opened for me
construction Of the road. which viii cross
the river three times. requiring three
BRIGGS. Some o. the bids are for the en-
tire work. while others are fer oaly po--
ton. ne cl11srs are. ]. A. Bailey. on
entire work. Ned Sneerogf, three bridges:
Mcdonald & Bryan. entire work. Bassi-
usorss a Seattle Mining and Reduction
c0DEanT. entire road; T. ]. Taysor <
Son. three bridges. Jonn Breckfurisgs.
entire road; l. c. Natal, three bridges
and one mile Of road. The bids vary from
$3.50 5y the Baltimore & Seattle Mining
and Re11eti5n company. 20 EssI.e5 les
taua:e}, by Il c.. Natal
The country that via Dc opened up and
made accessible by this wagon road Is
rich IN minerals. Numerous mining claims
we1 located prior 20 the present year. %
reach the most highly developed OF which
the commissioners were induced 20 appro-
pirate the necessary funds for the con-
stractioa OF the road. The wisdom Of the
Undertaking VIII soon be demonstrated
BY the amount OF ore shipped from the
various camps, which are being stirred
into renewed activity By the prospect OF
a means OF transport alton IL IS 20 he
hoped that the county VIII then not cease
in the performance OF the good work IN
I'll Money creek and other promising
camps in the locality are afforded a means
OF getting thssf proiucts to the smeiSsT.
The group CT mines having the best
showing is that owned BY Andrew Hem
rick, Dexter T. Sapp. and others of this
city. which was located ia isse by George
Platt and his associates The principal
mine OF the group. the Cogsy. Is focatef
on Coney creek, about a ME ard a half
beyond the end OF the survey for the way
on road. The owners have always been
active in its development and have ex-
pended considerable sums OF money in
the construction OF a tran and the driv-
ing OF tunnels on the vein. Several car
loads OF ore were shipped from The Coney
last year. which gave average returns OF
81 per ton in gold and siler. IL is under
stood that $4,000 was recently secured
from Eastern capitalists for development
purposes. and work Is nov being carried
on under a contract for driving SO feet OF
working tunnel. This mine alone is a suf-
lcient guarantee of the future OF Miller
river mining district.
Another group in this district that is
attracting considerable attention IS the
Little Una group. situated about five miles
from the Great Northern railroad and
along the route OF the wagon road. This
group was located by W. l.. Sanders. who
recently disposed OF an interest 30 ". L
Ransom, OF Toledo. o. The Little Una
group consists Or eight claims OF which
the Little Una and the Manlr1outh have
the best showing az present. being vide
leads and having an iron Gaping on the
surface. The formation IS granite and
syenite. The character OF the ore is py-
rites of iron and chalchopyrstes OF copper.
The ore on the LITTLE Una crops proni-
nenty on the surface. where it crosses a
gulch and the Gaping is worn away.
Here II shows a body of ors fifteen feet
wide. a portion OF the same or the hang
rig wall and foot wall being shipping ore
and the balance being rnineralized and
capab,e OF concentration.
The Toledo party has commenced de-
vesopnent work on the property. and
when a sufficient amount OF development
work has been. done To establish the
amount and character OF the ore reiuc-
ton works of some kind wil DO erected
upon the ground. The property is very
promising. although sufficient amount OF
work has not yet been done TO determine
the extent OF the ore bodies
There are many other groups In the dis
t.sct that show up wei on the surface.
but the two above described are the only
ones upon which any considerable amount
Of work is being done.