The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-06

A mining district thas Is attracting cor
siderable attention 8. TIE r-ssezt time :
the Pierce City 5fstrfst. situated sIx1T-fIve
niles east % Keadrick. q E3w2 OF the Pa
louise branch q she Norrasrn Pacife II
Saoxhsrs county, Idz1o. Ire properties
consist Of placer and quartz 1iggingS. the
later icing fae more important, although
t-z former are th= more numerous.
2 x Nils. u THIS city. : vice Presiden.
q one of re iergss. properties n TIE dis
trict. the Bi-MesaEie group. whica con-
p-ixss the Bf-Metal.ic. Free Coinage Lock,
Key. Carr and Boomer mines This group
OF nInss = situzr@6 aD0ut AfteeH miles
northwest % Pierce City. on me head
waters q Cod creek Tse property COM
prases In acres % mining ground and is
located upon a series Of gold-5esring veins.
two OF them being quite important. and
cistinguixaasSe BY the names easi and
west The east vein varies from one 20
Eve feet IN width. and lies between a por-
p5yry hanging and grsnuAts foot wall.
The quartz n Of q foIizted structure and
IS absolutely free milling. There = about
80 feet or ground opened. showing many
thousand tons OF ore In sight that Is now
being s1oped out and Ehich viii take ~
least two years work The value Of this
ore Is $40 q ton.
The west vein averages eighteen inches
iu width and lies between a granite hang
ing and porphyry foot wall This quartz Is
also OF a foiiated structure and IS abso-
lGteiy free. There IS a seEenty-nTe-toot
tannel driven in on this vein. which IS OK
posed top and bottom with eighteen inches
OF hsgh-grade GRE IN the breast A recent
NH ran or this ore gave results OF so
per ton.
Tho owners Of this property have under
construction crosscut tunnel which viii
cut this series OF veins a a depth Of 20
&, yazf- vzrzg NJ nd
some very rich rock taken our. The ore
from these mines is crushed in two
stamp Eaton quartz mill OF Ga-pound
stamps. These stamps drop I'D times each
per minute. the distance OF the drop De-
Ing six inches The battery has triple
discharge through sixty masl-cGT screens.
About one ton Is crushed daily. Z l.
Burt. Of Spokane. Is president q the COM
psny z. W Mills. vice president. and f.
Buchanan. Of Spokane, Is superintendent
Important among the other quartz mines
In the district are the Bond, which cleaned
up $500 in SIX months run. the Frisco.
which shows considerable 81 rock the
Idaho. which Is equipped with a four
stamp mill: the Mother Lode. Horse Shoe.
MINNEAPOLIS ard Butte Mountain; the
Miner & Crank. a very promising prop
cry: the Golden Reef. showing quantities
Of sio4 rock and the Climax. showing
pay streak OF 80 ore. All Of this quartz
Is free milling.
Gold was discovered in Pierce City dis
trict in the form OF placers in ls5s. az
the mouth Of Canal gUich. few hundred
yards from the present town OF Pierce
City. The mining was done mostly by
Chinese. but In Isfo-l-3 a big rush took
place. thousands OF prospectors locating
claims. At this time the mining was con-
fined 20 Canal creek. but with the rush
came new finds in orc Elmo, Rhodes, Cow,
- - EzT
time 10 the present millions OF dollars
have been taken GU
There are more than fifty placer mines
In operation and as many more Idle. This
is owing 10 the limited water supply.
which can be overcome only BY building
figmes and bitches. Several bitches were
constructed last summer and a number
are contemplated.
Among the most important placer mines
in the district are the American, situated
on ORC Fino creek. which has 20 acres Of
nat ground, composed Of a bed OF gravel
which varies from fiye TO twelve feet
deep and Is ali virgin ground. The value
varies from - cents 70 81 per cubic yard.
The ORC Fino six miles south OF Pierce
City. comprises about 80 acres. After
a four months run $4,000 was cleaned up.
This company has nearly completed a
ditch eight miles long. The Reed creek
claim Is eleven miles north Of Pierce City
and comprises 40 acres. The company Is
laying bedrock aume. which VIII be COM
pleted next fall There Is a bed OF gravel
from tour 20 eight feet deep, averaging
= cents a cubic yard. Il Is expected that
this properly viii turn out bonanza when
the fiume Is completed.
There are a number OF claims that are
paying $3.50 to SO and as higa as 80 a
day per man