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


when Chief Moses reservation, COM
yrissng the western half o. Okanogan
county, vas thrown open 70 settlement In
zsg ths flrst section 70 draw the atten-
zion OF prospectors was fae Salmon rVeF
district, IN which the towns OF Conconui-
~ and Ruby subsequently, grew up. IL
was here that tie first mining excitement
e. Washington occurred and the two
towns for several years had o1stling
population OF nearly 100. with the panic
az 1875 negan a dull period. when opera
tons were almost stopped. the fall In the
price Of silver aggragating this condition
OF affairs So much had already been
done as proved beyond question
that there we're large bodies OF low grade
ors Ia the district. valuable chiefly for
their silver. with occasional pockets OF
very high value. Thus 1t cannot be
doubted that the general revival or min
fig VIII bring about resumption OF OPP
erstions In this district and the develop
ment OF its mineral wealth.
The country rock Is granite and gneiss
ard In cut by Lodges or quartz carrying
s.lgsr in ali its forms, with a little gold.
the Groupings being stained with copper
and iron. The ore Is principally sulphur
cts carrying from ten 10 100 ounces OF
silver. with rich pockets OF native, wire
and ruby silver which run much higher.
and ao0ut 50 gold The principal discoy-
cries are on Ruby hiH overlooking the
Tosn OF the same name. on Anaconda hill
on tho opposite side OF the caBy on. on
Mineral hill. two miles above Conconuily,
and on the mountain opposite. The first
20 attract attention was Ruby Hill. which
Is vsiDed with lodges varying in width
from six feet upwards.
The First Thought Mine.
The principal claims on this hin are now
owned by the Arlington and other COM
paniee organized by jonathan Bourne. jr.,
or Portland. and are twenty IN num-
her. on the Ruby the ledge Is eighteen
feet and carries abo II ia gold and silver
from waIl TO wall the First Thought has
thirty to forty feet OF ledge. running SIS
cold and silver; the Arlington has six
feet OF SEQ ore. The richest ledge on the
hill Is the Fourth OF July, owned by W. A.
Clark, Joseph Clark. Mr.. Bourne. a Mr..
Kaufman, OF 81. Louis. and others.
shaft was sunk 7So feet, several drifts
were run 500 feet and 500 tons OF ore were
stepped out The ledge Is fifteen feet wide
with q pay streak OF four feet. from
which one shipment OF twenty tons paid
$50 ton. some 30 tons were shipped and
800 tona treated at the Ruby concentration.
On the First Thought group the most
work has been done. The ledge Is tapped
a. depth OF 400 feet BY tunnel 900 feet
long from which an up-Faise was made
"a reet 20 the surface. Another tunnel
was run 1000 feet on the footwau aid a
orozs-cut made from Il for IL feet, all
through ore. Another tunnel runs 500 feet
on the hanging wall 20 a depth OF zoo feet,
and drifts from this to the footwaN tun-
rel show thu ledge TO be thirty 10 sixty
feet wide. averaging six 20 ten ounces
silver ard g gold. while rich streaks and
pockets show native and ruby silver run
] fssa "a d "a Z ~
Reduction Company. one OF the Bourne
corporations built mile OF cable tram
way from the First Thought mine 10
Ruby and erected a mill at The terminus
with two rock cr7ishers, two Dodge pull
verlEers. eight F'r1e vanners. canvas
s,rakes and an electric dynamo run by
water power. II was run for some
months IN 1899 and 1925 and produced
sbout So 600 % concentrates.
Tha Arlington Mining Company, which
owns the Arlington group. did about 500
feet OF development and reached a depth
az Ze5 feet on the ledge, which maintains
Sta s!ae AID character. II also began the
erection OF leeching plant al Loop Loop
on The summit OF Ruby hill. but stopped
construction when tae panic came and has
never completed Il
ON Mineral nm.
The mos, development on Mineral hli
has eaen done BY the Bridgeport Milling
and Mining Company. which owns the
i've principal claims Shafts have been
sunk - Sect and $50 feet and tunnel IS
sn 1e0 feet above tia latter shaft there
beng complete steam hosting plant
ana Two machine drills on the ground.
TAls company has lately bought several
adjoining claims. The lodges range from
three to SIX zee; IN width and carry high
grade ore, Ten tons returned 500 a ton.
OF which So was sod, and pickea specl-
mems have run much higher. On the
Mohawk III. C Lawrence, % Tacoma. has
run y r3nnei &a feet. showing q three
Soet edge running over SO ounces silver
AIR Lawrence also has the Lone Star. In
partnership wiki Allen c. Mason, or Ta-
coma on which a SHAFT ts down so feet
ara leo feet 81 drifts have been run.
showing twcive-soot ledge which has as
So 81 as high az 100 ounces silver.
ore in the Lime BELT.
On sns lire belt. which extends from
ConoonuIly towards Looniston. Il ths ST.
yer Bun group OF ten claims. on which
active werk = stlg sotsg on. The ore -
found n great bu1cheS ~ high value on
Fhe surface Ras ere work has been cen
rrei 20 trading the course q Ire Ledge
Ore esr4ost 90 ore has Seen sasprsd ard
Melted ever tl1A On she same begs - tia
Se3eAer. oa watch = sAatt IS Gown z55 feet.
with drifts a. TIE il9-foo, level and At The
tatieU-
Placer mining - ESQ CARES. On IN his
District cCjcrs Ncrth cre-terth ,,r a -.
- - cents eei1E to4Ut .a t1e sand - tba
beaches snd bars CaAr,ss iii Raf5ara
saA J. Il. Wa Acc have . claim on a be-..p
mile oai0w Coooora.ty. whtl> Is,t.,., :
FasaStn. Z. Trivia Bal1wta. r. A Wr9.r
a. John ArnstTong. % cerrenury ars
, e dieasan- % Sssttie. have a -t.-te.r
e. Gains 81 4 Bar along tae rc--h f,rx
esht mites ao9re tie toag. and a-e %
pArug ta pat a hydraulic go g.