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


OF the assays running from $50 TO as high
as $3.50 ounces. But the quantity, so far
as present developments show. Is small
ard does not pay 10 work. although It IS
the prevailing opinion that. deep down in
the main lo3es, there viii Tor may) be
found very big bonanza.
Away I'd on the mountain. lying between
Meadow and Fish creeks. are found the
prospects which are expected to command
the attention OF capital In the near future.
Even al the surface the ore carries both
silver and gold and a very high percentage
OF copper. and every days work done up
20 The present time has shown improve
Tnent IN every way. This, undoubtedly
win be the main section Of the camp. ard
as yet Il has been but little prospected,
but over the summit Is country wholly
untouched and easily reached with horses
The rise Of the squsw creek camp In 1893
almost depicted the Chslan country Of It's
prosp-ctors. and its most accessible and
promising mining district received Its Sec
ond setback However next spring will
see q different state OF Affairs, and II the
development work now going or continues
20 show such encouraging results a. IT
does az present lively times are looked for.
Seattle Men at Work.
Last summer ths SEATTLE Cola Mining
and development Company obtained con-
troll OF the Blue jaw claim. owned by Capt
Q. Johnson, OF Lakeside TIE chief con-
ditiou OF the transfer is that the vein
should be tapped not less than 80 feet be-
low the surface. TIA eompany's super
intena-rt. J. d NcDermott. commenced
operations Immediately The ledge IL OF
great size, and shows very heavy tron cap
ping 81 IN. surface u runs di.ronaiv
across q steep hillside ans M- NeDerrnote
started q prospecting turrel running IN
O. tire vein. snt. counting twenty feet Of
a. open cut. ls now n seventy feet Work
was tier stopped 81 that direction ard
orders given % cross-cut The vein so
Ear. re prospect looks very vel TIRE
cross-cuttinr taunel - now n aftsen Zee.
ard has cut four ore streak. srd ne
hanging vail is net vet reached The
ledge =. :hfrty-svs f~~. vice and e well
u8fnernftxea al tH-ogxh TIE miners sra
row cutting throarh another p.v-stresk
which = believed 90 s9tsir re war Some
sne specimens cf copper glance have been
found close :, re assure o. tN~ surface.
ard the sSxsv returns went IS hf-r as 81
- E0'4 silver ard copper, ~. silver b.
lnx fhA iaaxt n Ts1us Aster the ledge
is completely cross-sgt ans re foot Wal
reached Mr MeDernctt VII ata-t a sun-
~ o. a 'ews- Ye~e3 shcc. - FEET <ro-
- surface Ire present work only d.
We sns ire prnsn~ef srr7e thirty feet
sown Sat a -ns tsrn~I sstr % . he Rad
witch sir wtve nearly foot % a4nth for
sv@rv ore - tuHreltnw- Tire eorpanv Hss
buf1t x0sS camp ans gore iatc wizssr
quarters WIKI .ulI so-cs
Extensive 6ew-l>--rsrt work - also 60
.rE or az fAs fssy1'is nine ard thi. TO.
e showing up vel z ws. discovered
by 2 G~sv s-4 Z y Mfra-e. ara las:
.
try seventy fest = lsuEtA. vas completed
A. the ccnn nna0cer3ent onfv q very narrow
seam % copper ore appeared. TIE tuz-
nei followed the cc1rss 90 IRE hangSng
wal snA IRE ore BODY wiseree steadily.
there row being sever inch-s cf sold min
era ana a hoax CT heavily rn.rerallxe1
quartz. TIE vein sp2sars 10 - . very