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

The great belt OF gaiena lodges which
has been pIowed up by the glaciers OF
Horse Shoe basin and has filed the fis-
sures among the saWteeth which form the
upper rim OF that basin. has been traced
across the summit to the basin II the
head OF the Cascade river. over which ths
Cascade pass runs The country s.
formed OF granite, from which the glaciers
have ground out great boulders and tum-
hed them on the mountain-side and down
TO the valley. al the same time exposing
the mineral ieGges SO plainly that one
may trace them with the eye for q great
distance. They are OF great number and
some are OF great size. and the ore has
such value that Il could De probably
mined. even with silver at It's present
price. but the distance Of sixty miles from
the nearest railroad to the district has
discourage Investment. The Silver Queen
Mining and Smelling Company. however
has SO much money invested there that II
cannot afford % allow Ii 20 remain idle
and IL may be expected that the general
revival OF mining in the Cascade range
Will tempt that company TO renew opera
lions in the near future.
The Great BOSTON Ledge.
The greatest showing. both on the sur
face and by development has heen made
on the Boston mine, owned By George l.
Rouse and John c. Rouse. IL stands Up
IN a solid wall forty feet high aad afty
feet wide az the side % a glacier, Which
has carried away one Of the walls. u
Rms on I'D gorge over the summit 20
tho head o. ghundeT creek, the groupings
showing twelve feet q solid Ealena- 4
c~7~s-cut Of eighteen feet has been run In
beside the glacier. with solid ealena on
the wall for ton feet, and a tunnel ran
sixty feet along the waU shows ga1ena,
steel galena and iron gulphifes FOR the
whole distance and almost solid Tor the
whole width. a tunnel run thirtg-ave
feet at a point 80 feet higher showed SOLID
ere OF the same character. The ore car
RES frozn 10 - 81 ounces silver several
dollars in gold and 80 20 60 per cent lead,
and two tons shipped 10 the Everett s7uel
ter in 1Sof returned see ton.
IN cutting Down the mountain, this great
ledge forks on the Chicago. owned by Gil
bert I.andre and Jack BenHiaE on tbs
north fork are the Seattle. owned b. g.
II Tanders end Gilbert Landre. and che
Detroit owned hy ar. L4ndre SIX feet
OF black sTphuret ore carrying sixty 20
seventy ounces aE3 g gold has been
shown Up IN this ledge. On tne south
fork OF the Ic5ee. which g. ten feet vide
and carries gaiena mainly are The
BROOKLYN. Frankfa and Rainbow. owned
~ me same parties. on a parallel ledge
south OF the -sosto are tha twB Frisco
claims. owned by Charles ana DOUG ga
Almond havfr- SIX iHe1aE or Fase3fA
carving about zB ounces 81 silver North
~ mo Boston IS tae - DorGE3 group e
Fye claims owned hv William NekEv.
Yahu Slater. John Nn5e.t AND Islcaar3
Wn3vQke on a }e6rgs ave~e sing four feet
wide. which cuts tae mountain from 5ess
10 summit. 4 cross-clit 20 "a = q. ds3lA
is N eIra,v feet ard a Lrify has Seen run
fsrsv faet On she leEEe. sh7E ny 1r- whse1
ASSAYS over $50 ounces Silver sr1 $ o. Is
ra.~ Ha a5- Z fs4 r.
CON IS tae Denver group os three claims.
owned by Gilbert LaGare. which has
efenteea frcaes o ere an cDe |at and
mo inches on the gthsr aszaTng 90
ourcss silver. s. - Eoid. @5ite she whole
ledge gives an average % SIS for al
values.
The silver Queen Co.'S Group
Tas s!,ver Queen Mining a8d Smelling
company has fourteen patented claims.
"a ~-nf-r -rs.ch w0rk has been dc1e. T1s
NFs5as and Diamond are ca a le6Se Shown
hv a nfty-faot tuuGe 70 - four fset. VITA
ssxts=a inches CT said EGlana. sack SUI
r-srets ard supplies whlca ASA ed
~ oarsces % silver AM 90 per cent .e8G.
rapsidsrASls work has BEEN eons On 1ares
cams On a eross-Es8E s. TIE solder Boy,
fha utcaesr Ioc4 tt3n. - OK s ledge 8sG1
cts ths hAsin nsar ne pass sna . Twelve
gset Hzae w81a tWeltF-zsEat inseaez - ora
Saszy@rE eighteen - LatFey -ass7t e'-Essas
sffver. - Ter cent lead. - ce8ts - 3 Eos1-
There are no eUtsnst1as o1 Sals .eaE@
AID two claims 81 8 parallel Ss.s. L5e