The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-29
Rossiand Miui,g Notes.
RosSland Miner.

The smelter at Trail is now running
regularly and Is able to take care OF the
ore hauled by the railroad.
The ore in the new shaft of the Great
Western continues to show improV e.nent
IN values and also in appearance.
Mitchell Bros. who have contract with
the Trail smelter TO haul coke and sup
plies from Sayward 20 Trail, and matte IN
return. have now nine teams engaged and
are handling car a day each way
Charles Bates and partners have sold
the Little Giant group TO d Seattle syndi-
cafe represented by Capt. Oroo,e FOR slo.-
s.sts Of four Claims. the Little Giant. Tile
II. Copper King and Little Vitte.
y new shaft was recently started on the
Phoenix. about 30 feet west OF the old
one. 1t is now down about twenty feet
and shows considerable pyrrhotite- AS
the ore In the Old shaft was always white
iron. il is hoped by the management that
the change in character may prove to be
indicative OF better values.
Last Saturday the Columbia & Western
railway hauled more ore TO the Smelter at
Trail than has been done in any one day
since Il began operating. The days work
consisted OF four trains. amounting 20
twenty-seven cars. of about twe.ve tons
each. The ore was principally from tho
LIE R0i and War Eagle mines.
Mugwump tunnel No. /. which was
started in broken vein matter. on Thurs
day evening broke into sold ground. Both
walls were well defined. but only four
inches apart. the vein being niled with de-
compost matter. This morning the wa. is
were eighteen inches apart and widening.
The ven is entirely filed with ore six TO
ten inches Of which. next to the hanging
wall. is arsenica. ron. The Mugwump
people are tubiiant.
For some time past Lookout mountain
mas been regarded as one OF the most
promising sections OF the mineral belE
around Ross.and This has been chiefly
owing TO the marve.ous development. OF
the q. X. Sovereign. Enough work has
been done on this calm to demons ,rafs
thai u contains two strong veins Of good
grade ore. one of these veins. the small
er and most northerly. passes through Inc
Imperial ana Boice Gains. which belong
70 49, imperial God Mining Company.
The other VEN. an which the Sovereign
people are doing most Of their work a I
present. passes INTO the Emma r. and L.
y. Debs. These TWO Gains. with the
which w II. Taylor & Co have sold 10
Il. =. Shaubut. OF London. England. Mr..
Snaubtst pure Aased them for some friends
in he old country. ami The Consideration
Is understood to be between $1,000 ana
5000
Waterloo camp brings a sensatio on the
public this week. number CT samples
OF free milling goa quartz brought over
from the Maud ;, d cam situa ted not
far from the Apacae and about a milo
south Of the Aaron's Isle. We're assayed
BY Richard Marsh and went as follows:
No. j. 81 -. No. >. s.. 50: No. ,. 81 VI: No.
{. So. 50. No. s. SIS ~. No. s. So 90: No. {.
So The ore from which these ASSAYS
were obtained was taken from various
places for a distance Of 800 feet along
ledge sixty feet wide. Tie samples were
maze Cp ~ &. r.. Elmer. Gre OF the own
ers CT the Maud : There are three
Gains II the grOGp-s3e Maud \. Silver
Tarad sni Stow Drift. The Ledge runs
throGga a. shree claims. bat IL Was lot
found % be as rica anywhere as on The
Maud ;. Some OF the quartz vas ta;ckIy
studded NTH god. bat the Samp.es for
assay showed TO gold that could Re sesa
without a glass.