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

This district has sprung 10 the rank of
large regular producer in about two
years. and, although silver is the main
value of its ores, they are OF such high
grade that they can be produced at
large profit at present prices The, dis
trIct is tributary TO Davenport, on the
Central Washington railroad. from which
point IL is reached by a wagon road about
thirty miles long. traversing the Big Bend
cot ntry and crossing the Spokane river
into the Spokane Indian reservation,
which 1t crosses to Cedarville at the
mouth OF Cedar canyon. The country
rock Is syenite overlaid with 100 feet OF
quartzite, and the lodges are In sugar
lime. which also forms the walls in many
cases. The discoveries were made by Da-
venport men and the mines are mostly
owned in that town. where they have
brought prosperity to many a farmer
who had lost his farm In the recent lean
years.
The Deer Trail No. 2.
The principal mine is the Deer Trail No.
2. owned by the Cedar Canyon Mining
Company, this having been the first and
heaviest shipper. The ledge Is a break
over from one which appears to run
down solid into the mountain and Is al
most fat. The ore is quartz decomposed,
slaked by the lime with which IL was as
sociated, so that IL resemhled red sand
and would never be taken at a glance to
contain precious metals, though II IL real
~ the richest ore A tunnel from the dis
covery post was run $50 feet into the
mountain and showed the ledge one 20 six
feet Giick with the ore growing richer
and showing carbonates of copper, bro
mldes and chlorides Of silver. native sill
yer in strings and fakes, steel gaiena and
other minerals. Tunnels have been run
on the ledge al FIVE points and the ore
cd frrr q to Ea " n
feet. The ore IS so soft that II can be
mined with pick and shovel. though the
cost OF sorting and freight IS high and the
total cost per ton is fully $50 by the time
Il is smelted. But IL 50 rich as 10 pay
well for production. The first carload
Melted s23g, the second over 5000. the third
s. 0oo and one carload was shipped OF
which one-fourth carried $500 ounces OF
silver per ton. The company, OF which
f. II. Luce II president. l.. NJ. Davenport.
vice president, and c. c. May, secretary
and treasurer, is now making regular
shipments or ore worth $500 a ton and Is
paving handsome dividends.
The Deer Trail No. / and Royal on the
northern extension OF the Deer Trail No.
? arc being developed by the Deer Tran
Mining Company shaft having been
sunk By the former and shipments are ex-
pected TO begin before long. On the Jolly
Boy. Legal Tender and Lunyon. which are
CelkeSeQ 20 Be on AAS HHNtA extension
large amount 81 work has been done TO
prove the ledge.
The Next Parallel Ledge.
On parallel ledge. C. ". Burdsai and
G. r. Porter have the Saturday Might, on
which a tifty-foot shaft and a drift show
two 10 hve feet OF ore. OF which a test
shipment OF two tons returned seventy
one ounces silver. On the Sunday Morn
ing the same parties have eighteen feet OF
ore VITA several streaks Of suphurets
one 20 three inches vide. which have
shown up We! under development On
me Plata Rica The same parties found the
same ledge six feet wide and have de-
veloped II wsll. making one shipment
which gave Satisfactory returns.
The Plata Fina. owned BY Messrs. Burd-
sal. Porter and G. Small. has a shaft
eighty feet deep showing one 20 three feet
OF ore with a drift on the ledge, and the
first shipment gave good returns. TIE
Queen. owned by the Van Horn brothers.
the pioneers OF the camp. has A shaft
abc1t elghty-ave feet deep. showing near
~ four feet or very nice ore with the lead
growing stronger with depth. and a sat-
izfae,ory Shipment has been made. An
sfrhey-foot shaft on the Elephant makes
a good showing and good deal % devel-
eprssnt has beer done on the Esther h.
bert. Gem and Blue Grouse. ali showing
ore OF about the same character
TIE Cleveland Lodges.
One o. ire earliest locations was ne
Cleveland. owned By Messrs. Monaghan.
Ling ard IcAuisy. en- tne same noun
tain. twelve mics further NORTH large
amount @ tunnelinE has been done. wniah
O. last sho@ed 4 ledge % ralena varying
from two 70 eigat feet wide. paying ~ 70
- silver an4 is-@d another SsGse carries