The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03

north fork Of Kettle river. on which r. A
Brown has located the Iron Cap and Vol
canIc. The mountain, which rises l5Oo
feet above the river, and juts far out into
the valley Is so covered with oxidized
iron that its red hue Is noticeable at dis
lance OF several miles. This Gaping COW
ers a huge deposit OF iron and copper
pyrltes cropping all around tho mountain.
bat which IL viii take q vast amount OF
prospecting 70 define Mr.. Brown ran
tunnel s45 feet into what he calls the juno
ton Of contacts. his theory being that two
great lodges. coo and 500 feet wide. fork
In this mountain. His tunnel did not
strike the ore and he finally leased the
Volcanic and the wolverine. on the ex-
tension OF the ledge westward. TO Neils
Larson and Edward Biewstt. they to oper-
ate the mine for fifteen years and pay
Brown Is per cent. of the net proceeds
The lessees went TO work on con-
siderable scale. with confidence that there
is one ore chute 600 feet wide. with two
others also OF great size. They pro-
nounce the ledge OF low grade. but to be
OF such great size that II can be probably
mined After doing considerable work
the lease was cancelled, and Mr.. Brown
incorporated a company with s24ooo.ooo
capital stock 70 proceed with develop
ruenfs Extensions on what ia supposed 70
20 the westward. To the south. further
down the north fork. Robert Clark. for
merry OF Seattle has on the Seattle claim
q similar low-grsfe deposit from 200 10 800
feet wide and numerous locations have
been made on supposed extensions. Loca-
lions on this belt have been extended
across the north fork and up Pass creek,
where 80 feet IL an ordinary width OF a
ledge, and DO feet no longer arouses sur
prise.
Deadwood's Mother Ledge.
Desdwood camp. few miles east OF Cop
per camp. has, on the Mother Lode. q con-
tact vein ot pyrites 100 feet wide. and
traced TO a length OF 1850 feet. small
shaft defining each wall ard showing the
ore. which carries = 70 SIS gold and per
cent copper. on the surface, 70 fmprovs
with depth. This ledge has also been
bonded 70 Col John Weir SunSs. has
ledge * feet wide which has been traced
for 40 feet. and the Crown Silver has enc
traced to a width Of 80 feet.
Big Ledge. OF Greenwood.
Across Boundary creek, on the summit
81 the Gold range. 70 the Greenwood
ca-ap. on the Sfemwiadsr. Farrell a
Midgeor. Of butte. have sunk e shaft be-
tween two ieH~A. and crosscut ore seven
rest vide. and have also shaft on an
other n feet wide. which carries IS 10 $50
EftI ,
most active development r. being prose-
cutea on TIE S7cwsho. Cold Drop and
Monarch by the Montreal Prospecting q
T1svein rnsrt Conrarv. which bought
them last spring. There are three lodges
Of sod hse airing pvrltes from 80 20 80 feet
vide on which about 22S feet Of develop
ment had been done e. that time. ASSAYS
from the Monarch ranging from IS 20 So
god aaa Der cent. COPPER The ru--
ya-sff
hoe. on The several claims 70 a depth OF
90 feet FOR the purpose % defining the
value ard extent or the ore Bodies.
summit Camp " Similar.
To ~. northeast OF Greenwood IL n.
Summit camp on series 81 parallel
ietres o. pyrftes % about The same char
s~tar Tn. Orc rfnoro. Bonded 70 Johr
VI Burke. % Rosslan6 has two edges OF
ry~i.eS each 50 feat vide teHned BY 9
shart a~e ~ross-cut. sll - mineral which
averages so gold anf = Ger cent copper.
The Emma. or the SEINE ledge. owned By
Farre,} e NldTsen faE = SHAFT ZIP feet
deer from Which drifts have been run y
feet 81 n ere 8Rsy other loca sfons show
o~e u fhe same extent ard character and
several sa'ss have been made including
that ~ the Arsbei groups % : e BAN
hsrwsr % salt Lake ard ths cordlcx 20
Capt Adams, o. Montreal
Good Concentrating Ore.
To- CHIEF characteristic. - he ore Of
Whites or Central. camp IS that u -
much hirher n wo5i and silver. ans wIII
concentrate. The Cey o. Ixneoin has
r7ost DEVELOPMENT. a. stght-Soot ls6r. 81
rrsv COPPER ard EzADhuretx Being shown
90 ~ t52- focs surrsl. a Ta-foo; SHAFT
ans fss-sant eross-cct. few tons shsr-
30 fra-o ~hseh returned 81 god. three
ounces silver. PER cent copper. TIE No.
: Aas ITO edges % srav cooSsr SRI ga
lera Ter ard tro feet aide respectively.
"a Ea-sso1 &asft On - smaller showing
CONCENTRATING ore w5tch averages 80 god
sr6 x ounces silver TIE Rob Roy. on
- ssTe lsdxe. shows ss1 Sset o. gray
ccprer. fro-r witch sT-fsce ere ssSsvs 80
ounces O. silver ara 50 geld. The No 7.
Rca Rny ard Falcon have been oanee8 20
CO... Nesr Ear development. o. the Golden
po3 t1s Pyrfte Smelling Company, %
Butte. e&s large body Of ry-stss sz4