The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-05

the bottom Of which there il about swo
.eei o. Gre Of good grade. This viii Be
followed down until a sufficient depth Is
attained 10 make drifting along the
course of the ledge advisable. The COM
rsny viii ere lang put on men to open
W some fire showings it has on other
Claims. There are row ten or twelve men
at work here and the force is 10 be
doubled next month.
IN the temporary absence of Leslie Hill.
Z. 2. the engineer in charge OF the sever
al claims held under working bonds by
the Prospecting Syndicate Of British Co.
iemDis. Ltd. CT Vancouver. p, c.. defin-
lie information relative TO recent develop
ntenss at the Jewel ard Denero Grande
claims on Long Lake cannot "a obtained.
AZ IS generally understood. though that
pay ere IS being obtained from the drifts
AZ The 30 foot level The main shaft is
down I'D feet and. being near the line
oisiding the two. IL admits OF both
claims being prospecssd underground
from the same shaft. About twenty men
are employed on this property.
The Brandon and Golden Crown Com
rany Is meeting with success on its Gold
en- crown claim in Wellington camp, A.
new find is blind ledge which gives from
feet inches TO S feet OF SOLID ore of
payable grade. There are four other
hedges on this claim. TO cut which SO
foot tunnel is now being run in. The re-
ceot strike il regarded as important This
company also has about twenty men on
its pay roll.
The Boundary Mines Company. OF New
York. has valuable property in its No.
Z calm. situate in Central camp. The
main shaft is down $50 feet. at which
depth - feet of prosecuting and drifting
has been done. The ledge has been
stripped on the surface for 20 feet, and il
Z xSe tevrr f>rT $h-e sr~Ax
the las foot lsvel it will yield about Ssss-
90 worth of ore. Latteriy surface water
having been troublesome below. work has
been confined TO sinking another shaft
higher up the hill and beyond the -an feet
limit just mentioned. The new shaft is
down - feet and crosscut Is now being
run in search OF ore.
Among others doing good work are the
Republic Mining Company OF Spokane.
and tho Anaconda Gold Mining Company.
of Montreal. The former Is actively de-
veloping the Last Chance. None Such and
Republic claims In Smiths camp. and the
latter the Sunset, in Deadwood camp.
Work is 20 be resumed shortly on the
Stemwinder, in Greenwood camp This
claim is owned by Messrs. Farrell and
Migeon. OF the PARROT Smelling Works.
Butte. Mont. who are somewhat largely
interested in the district. and who have
already done deal OF work on some of
their claims II is expected, too. that the
Winnipeg a valuable and well known
claim situate in Wellington camp, will
soon be starting UP again,
Quite number OF visitors have come
in from outside points during the past
six weeks. Among those was r. b. Hicks.
representing the Schwabacher Hardware
Company, of Seattle. who was in a few
days ago. Hans Gieke. German consul at
Tacoma. and n. VeuhoH. of Berlin. have
together been looking through the camps.
There are several men quietly taking
stock Of the district examining claims
ard obtaining particulars for the informa-
ton of principals DESTROYS of becoming
purchasers, should the conditions and
prospects appear to warrant them In do
ing so. Altogether the outlook for the
district Is decidedly encouraging, for
much development work will be done dur
ing the season now entered upon. and the
indications are generally that satisfactory
results will be obtained.