The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-12
SANCOtVER'S GOLDEN CACHE.
The New Free Gold on Cayoosh Creek
"A Hydraulic Plant There.

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IN tire Golden Cache mine on Cayoosn
creek IN the LIlleoet district OF British
I columbia. and 1t is one OF the mines they
swear BY. Thomas II Fraser. who is at
Inc Butter. has recently paid a visit TO
that district as well as other parts OF
| British Columbia, and gave a Post-IntaIli-
gencer representative the following de-
scrlption of 1t:
The Golden Cache mine Is about ten
| miles from Liilooet and about seventy
from Ashcroft on the Canadian Pacific
railroad. Stages run daily between Ash
I croft and Lillooet and thence to the mine
| good road has been made by the COM
pany over which machinery is now be-
ing taken. The foundations for the mill
are almost completed and the boiler,
stamps and other machinery are now near
~ all on the ground ready for erection. In
very short period crushing should
| take place, and as the quartz is OF "a very
high grade the results TO be looked for
ward TO are likely to excel anything so
Tar obtained in British Columbia
The formation. which is slate through
! out. has been subjected to violent volcanic
disturbances and has the appearance OF
being very much broken up. as evidenced
by the numerous slides NOTWITHSTANDING
this. quartz veins associated with these
anriferous states have every appearance OF
permanency. and are traceable with
tances. Although surface indications DEM
onstrate the fact that the country Is much
broken. after a few feet have been driven
through the surface the slate becomes
quite solid and well defined throughout
The lode. which is lying fiat. varies in
| thickness, but runs through the whole OF
the Golden Cache property and is trace
able 10 the east right through the Alpha
! Bell and other claims. The work is now
being 10 irwin fn,,r
parallel in one part OF the reef which
shows considerable wicth and visible gold
Is distributed right through the quartz
| The main tunnel is now in over ninety
feet and the lode al this point shows a
considerable change in position and Is dip
ping at angle OF is degrees. An incline
has been put down and the lode followed
the width OF quartz being eighteen feet
between the hanging and foot walls. Wis
tble gold shows all over the face in the
other workings. There is no difficulty i'm
finding coarse gold simply holding the
stone together Too much mystery has
been observed by the directors as TO the
true value OF the quartz. The difficulty
OF obtaining a permit 70 visit the mine re-
fleets but little credit on the management.
Competent miners find investigation block
ed by the conservative idea that reports
not OF favorable nature might be the
outcome OF issuing permits without being
first assured that the opinions forth
coming would he decidedly optimistic.
However the value OF the property rs
such as 10 guarantee a good opinion from
any man who knows his business The
results from the crushing will be an eye
opener and the quantity Of ore on the
dump is considerable There viii be little
difficulty in keeping the mill In full swing
when once started. The cost OF mining
and milling the ore should not exceed s.
all told.
"West from the Golden Cache the lode as
traeeablc through the Golden Stripe and
Is continuous. showing here and there for
a considerable distance. Work has com
menced on all the claims on the line and
In most instances already prospects are
obtainable that encourage the owners 10
believe that the Golden Cache lode viii
I've found on claims on the same line for
many miles. Seven miles from the Golden
Cache on the Big Horn. n discovery has
Just heen made that lends weight 70 the
generally expressed opinion that Cayoosh
creek will be the most important free mill
Ing quartz district in British Columbia.
on the summit OF the Big Horn the slate
has been cut away on both sides % a
large body OF quartz fifteen feet wide anl
standing above the surface thirty feet In
height This body Is tracea hlc for humid
reds Of feet and varies IN width from
ten 10 twenty feet The quartz IS ~ a
very friabie nature and has splendid car
ryfng capacity running northeast and
southwest and dipping at an angle of -
degrees Samnies obtained right across
the face and from xarieus parts of the
lode give paintings 81 free gold from TWEEN
Nv penuywefghts TO five ounces TO the
ton free gold. These paGuingS are right on
the outr-rop Other samples contained VS.
ibie gold. but this ~ atty OF ere was not
included IN the various paintings. ASSAYS
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whole body. however has milling value
~ r,,ors than TWO ounces 70 tire ton right
through 4 road car be built 20 this
rvor4rtv at a mod rate cost. and The gov
eminent Intends doing this az once
.sOYl the other side ~ abs creek several
claims have large bodies OF quartz notab-
l.. fhes White Elephant and Nugget. \
lode. from four "a six feet IN tr2ceahse FOR
three Is four hundred feet or the former
ana carries good free gold which returns
on tha surface about fifteen penny
weights 70 shs ton. Work VIII he started
70 omen M the vein at once On TIRE Mug
get another lode about tour feet wide ea'-
Grouping in several places gives .xes-llent
PROSPECTS isy pauuing. 4 good road II
within easy distance and can ie made
right tsp 70 the ground.
a great deal - coarse gold Is being OBJ
.atne8 in the creek and active develop
gr1ens ia placer mining ~isi take place -
soon AZ ire water - Ies enough 20 weF-
rant start C&yooSh creek - the ma
tlrsl ~l,siee BOX far al IRE quartz sold
tnat mas sseen broken 9say ard carried
8syxr a.. creek for centuries Al euor-
r-,ysfe ssuan3itv * p3aceg He'S has Bon
s.ke- 5at - this creek bsi rs 1i5sSef-s afd
s,-etarrafte uork more VIII W. ottaire1
,r-.n PAS ever ~gu1e cat q g The s,t3oF-
sss Pfas-r 6eusaauy has I'M vteS se-ss
Nesxy sna expensive Work o. ~ t.fef%f
which consists ~ Gre ra3}e ~ are creek
.,sst tesovN tae Colder f'.schs. I5y Eciy4g
avn s. ie.z 53etauee plas.ty ~ faAt wl1
~ obta Enable zad gsie bottom wsA sse work
- AZ Freru e~e i0wer erd ~ the g~opfsd
-ha f-sf rucE has ueseg beer reached
through insotslcieney ot capital Cor wusk-
lax on large sra'e-
ssNeve tAat the snow hss disa ppeaTe6.
SyeraE partgzs haNe gone inland DrosS.spf-
trx Ard rs this part 81 the country mas
a. set remained U0exps0t*d. g nAy p
expected FGoSs important discoveries ~i8
BE- the ossfrorne Tire vaigs 81 the district
i IN TIE facs gAat All the propositions are