The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-11
MINES AND MINING.
PIesty 81 Capital s~esrea for D~veI-
opaent-Rseh Deposits 81 Carbon
ate Ore-unbssnaea Conscience IN
Our Great Nfneral Resources.

II have manifested my fa4h Ia the
mines on the western slope OF the Cascade
mountains by my work." said James r.
Blackstone yesterday. and while others
nave extended their operations In districts
beyond our county and state limits. have
been content 20 do some russiing IN King
county. almost within sight OF Seattle.
and my first efforts we're directed In en-
listing capital in the development OF wha,
were then known az the Heinrich mines,
in the Miller creek district. and within the
boundary lines OF King county. THIS prop
erfy is now Incorporated under the name
OF the Baltimore and Seattle Company
Il am noH more particularly interested
IN the Cleopatra Mining Company. owning
the King Solomon. Cleopatra and Mark
Antony. ali on one ledge on Miller river,
IN King county, originally located by F.
ID. McNaughron and George A. Pratt the
latter part of July. At the instance of
these gentlemen i interested Wall street
capital In the development Of this prop
erry. and the company was organized on
September q with the following officers:
j. +. Blackstone. president. r. r. Spen-
Ger, treasurer. and u. -. Baxter, secre-
tary- The capitalization Is s.. o00. 600. but
none OF the stock has been offered 20 the
public. the company having capital SUI
fic.ent TO develop the mines and put them
on productive and paying basis.
'On October 1 We began work on the
property. and up TO the present We have
constructed ira.l over TWO and a half
miles 10 connect with the wagon road,
built our cabins. excavated ground for
blacksmith shop. with solid rock foun-a-
ton, laid in provisions for the winter, and
started tunnel 10 cross-cut the lead.
which on November l was In sixty-two
feet We are working two shifts OF ten
hours each. and our purpose is to increase
the force from time to time as we can
place the men 10 advantage.
TT has been asserted time and again by
men who should have known better that
there were no mines en- the western side
OF the Cascade range; that all the mines
and all the ore were confined to the east
ern slope.
1T has been frequently asserted that
the mines did not go deep. and were mere
ly surface deposits. easily exhausted and
not worthy of attention. These assertions
naturally created distrust and intimidated
capital. and where home people had no
faith 1t would naturally be inferred that
outside capital would be exceedingly slow
10 take hold. but IL wasn't. because 1t was
not prejudlced. and 4 investigated and
was convinced
THE King Solomon ledge Is big enough
10 convince the most skeptical. 1t is from
50 to 100 feet wide. we'll and clearly de-
fined. and is readily traceable for over a
per ton. II is a mammoth ledge that will
make a record. and its pay streak of from
three to six feet along the hanging wall
viii give the owners something to keep
them busy.
AT the point where the pay streak is
six feet in width the ore was sampled by
Mr.. Warner. who obtained results of $2l2
in gold and silver from three feet next the
hanging wall. while from the other three
feet OF the pay streak adjoining IL &120.S
in gold and silver was found. A shot put
In more recently has produced better re-
suits, uncoverfng splendid body of chic
ride ore assaying SSH ounces of silver
and $50 gold. This is as fine looking
chloride as one could see in Leadville or
any other camp In the United States.
We think we have TN the Cleopatra
group as good property as can be found In
Trail Creek or any other district, and by
early spring viii be In position to show by
development that our claim is well found
ed. because by that time We will be max
ing regular shipments.
Yes. / obtained the capital for the de-
velopment of what Is known as the Balti-
more and Seattle Company's property. on
Miller river. I.iis property embraces
seven claims. and at present they are run
ming tunnel which Is in 1s6 feet They
have shipped sixty tons, and the smelter
returns amounted to SIS per ton. This is
an excellent property. and VIII make a
splendid record.
The district Is certainly a district of
huge lodges One OF ne Baltimore and
Seattle group. the Dawn, is $50 feet from
wall 70 wall. and II is expected that the
tunnel now being driven VIII tap Ii at a
depth of s.ooo feet and will then be in 1000
feet.
THE county road is now completed
about i've miles, and although work was
begun on II rather late In the season. IL
viii aid very much In the development OF
the district. and instead Of using pack
trains. as heretofore. wagons can be
brought into requisition. and a large
amount of ore Will be shipped during the
next season.
Il have travelled In a great many min
ing states and territories. and have visited
a large number of mining camps and dis
tricts. hut have never seen anything so
promising have seen right here in our
own county of King, and that the mines
VIII justify the greatest expectations /
haven't the least doubt. Time will bear