The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-17

The slrerton district. with its vast
mineral resources lies within the forest
reserve set aside IN ClevelaDG's proelaMa-
ton and the miners who have been work
ing TO develop this natural wealth are
highly incersed over the order. d. D.
Begse. a representative man Of that dis
trfct. probably voiced the thoughts OF
many SilvertoD miners wasn ne said In
an interview last night;
- believe that reserve was created for
the bsneat OF = few Liy-fngered gentle
men who want place 20 hunt and nsh-
I can imagine no other reason. Fer
twenty-ore years have been prospecting
and mining. and Ii al the camps COM
blned which ! have visited ia that time
there was not 50 mucn ulAeFaI wealth N
sight as In SIlyerton-
ain the Bonanza Queen alone there Is
& ode 90 at the price Il assays at the sur
face The Double Eagle has s. 10000 IN
sight and the Bell and Crown, Helena
and others are equally large properties
The White Horse district on the north
fork OF the StlIlasuamish river and Buck
eye gulch are as rich as sliverton- All
these are included IN the reserve II X
were only possible TO make Eastern peo-
pie realize the stupendo1s interests In
yolved there would Re some hope for the
revocation OF that order. IL they only
understood that the mining interests Of
this state, which are its chief interests.
were being killed. IL would not stand
day. II Cleveland comes 10 usn in that
district the miners Will give party. ana
DE guest Of honor viii wish he stayed
away.
Il have a farm on the north fork OF the
Snohou,ish river. and Il the reserve holds
| will practically be a tramp. There are
many homestsaders near Silverton and
more down toward Banner Falls. The
survey OF that township has never been
accepted, and they Will all be driven out.
Meetings have been held and the miners
are now collecting data to be forwarded
10 the executive committee on forest re-
serve in this city.
~ located the Double Eagle last July,
and later incorporated with William and
y. C Brawley. Il Is the only free mill
ing proposition in the district. The ledge
is thirty feet wide on the west fork OF
Coal creek A streak OF gray quartz Is
exposed there for 5000 feet, and on the
other side Is & surface of gray slate TWEEN
~ feet deep exposed for so feet ore
from the Double Eagle tests s. ton on
the surface. A trail has been constructed
10 the mine and We have started 10 cross
cut.
Just across the hill Is the St. Louis
copper mine. They are driving a tunnel
there now. and are making abou. eight
feet in twenty-four hours with drill run
by compressed sir. Judge G. @. Austin Is
one OF the owners. After all expenses OK
mining, packing two and ons-half miles
and smelling there was net profit In the
St. Louis last year OF SIS per ton. The
Bonanza Queen copper nina. on Deer
creek. is working twenty men. 1t Is own
cd by 81. Paul parties. The Helen - still
north OF the ST Louis. between Deer and
Coal creeks. Tire Independence has
double shift of ten men working, and the
New Seattle is also working.
"a good deal OF Eastern and Spokane
capital Is interested. The most money has
been spent IN the Hoodoo by Lord Sykes.
OF Manchester. England. The Hoodoo Is
two and one-hslf miles east OF Silverton
and south OF the river a quarter Of a mile.
In running cross-cuts and tunnels SSS. go
has been invested, and IL Is hoped to be-
gin shipping in tho spring.
The Bell ard Crown. two and one-half
miles southwest OF Silve-ton. IL owned by
William Dean. OF Seattle. A road has
been made houses and a blacksmith shop
bull, ana tunneiirg commenced About
IS 90 has been spent 90 far I'm the develop
nlsnt OF this mine. Tia only mine that
hss been shipping. beside the ST. Louis. Il
the Forty-hve. owned by w. r. Brown. II
Is south Of Silverton and Is a silver mine.
The last shipment OF ore sssayed sic7 to
the ton.
"a grss. deal OF building II now In
progress at Silverton. Twenty houses are
in course OF construction. Two new hotels
have gone up IN the last sixty days, and
two stores"