The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-01-31

them are the long and continuous ore
chutes now being mined. Many Of
these assures are now being prospected.
ana In many instances with surface in
dlcations Of the most unexcep-
1onable character. The improve
ment has been very marked in
the increase in the amount
of ore and it's value per ton with in
creased depth. In every instance de-
velopment work has shown the ore
body to increase in wealth and value
as depth was obtained. The surfaces
Of these ore chutes are covered with
the typical iron Gaping or reddish
brown syenitic mass MineraIogists
say these iron cappings are natural
products Of gold veins beneath The
natural inference is where these cap
pings are found gold veins exist be-
meath. In all the properties developed
in this camp, such has so far been
found to be the case.
Thus far in all cases the following
rules in this remarkable and peculiar
camp seem to hold good:
First-Size Of vein seems to correspond to
size of Gaping.
Second-Where iron appears In the camp
gold silver and copper invariably accompany
It, and the qualities and quantities Of these
precious metals increase with depth.
Third-Where iron cappings only show trace
or gold, one may be very sure that with
depth higher values will be obtained.
Fourth-Where surface rock shows high
values, the iron cap has been removed by
some force Of nature, probably glacier 7ac-
tion.
The best mining experts Of the world VINO
have visited and reported on the camp, such
as King, Sanin Covington, Johnson, Bene-
dict, Gallagher. Callahan and others, say
the veins in this camp are true assures, and
the camp IS permanent one. Since March,
1873, less than two years, development work
mas produced in this camp twenty-nne ship
ping mines Of great value. Eighteen of these
are now equipped with the best and most
complete mining machinery, and most of the
remainder have already contracted for ma
chinery to be delivered in the spring. To
show the value Of the Rossland mines it
Is only necessary to speak Of a few instances:
The LIE Roi, the first and most developed
property in the camp. has 10000 tons of ore
represents net value to the company OF
$25O coo. At the depth of 500 feet the ore
Dody Is IS feet wide when first encountered
IN the mine 1T was not more than feet wide)
with an esSaying average Of $50 to the ton In
vestigation by diamond drill has proven that
on either side of this vein another runs par
allel 70 and 30 feet wide respectively, making
total width of vein of IS feet, and carry
ing the same high grade ore. The present de-
veiopment Of the mine shows S., 600 900 Of
ore In sight, which be conveniently
stopped. The company has declared S275 OG0
in dividends in the last year besides paving
Tor the property, machinery and development
work, and now that the Spokane & North
ern railroad is completed, the management
confidently expects to declare monthly div
idend Of $50 coo.
The War Eagle has declared S175 OCo in
dividends to date, and was sold within the
past three weeks to an English syndicate for
$S5O,OO0 cash. These two properties have
9eeh the only ones to declare dividends to
GATE, as they have been the only ones able
70 snip ore at something like a reasonable
rate. The narrow gauge railroad having
oeen the only outlet of the camp to date Of
completion CT the Spokane & Northern rail-
road 1t had all and more than 1t could do
TO take care of the output of these two prop
critics, which the road made contract to do
me other properties have only shipped sufi-
cient by wagon to Northport (s5 per ton for
eighteen miles,. and thence by rail TO smell
tiers at Tacoma and Everett, to pay for the
property, machinery and development work
stacking their own output on the dump
awaiting the completion Of the Spokane &
Norihern Now that this is in operation, a
number of dividend payers will be added
to the list.
The Phoenix, in only three and half
months OF work, has the remarkable showing
only sixteen feet, averaging $45 to the tom
Two other shafts the same properly un-
covered the vein Of same high grade ORE
one at 36 feet and the other at so feet depth
The Deer Park, in six months work only
has proven such a valuable property that ne,
EQUATIONS are now pending for its purchase
III ~v"V'OVV' al uSptn OF liz feet recent
assays show an average of $40 to the ton
The Crown Point has a vein 80 feet wide
ana has shipped ore by wagon almost from
the grass roots. 1t recently sold to Can
adam syndicate for $500 eco. although com
done.
These instances are but few of the MANY
remarkable showings of developed properties
in this wonderful camp-which has vet to
record a failure IN any instance where work
has been prosecuted in these iron-capped
veins.