The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-20

betrg watched by every one with the
ks4nest expectancy. This property IS
owned exclusively in Seattle. by the Che
Ian Gold Mining Company A tunnel IN
on the vein 100 feet above the present one
shows a ledge Il feet between the walls
with three feet Of so ore in one place ard
on this a winze was sunk for six feet. and
the ore body wfdened 10 FIVE and one-half
feet There are also many small seams
OF from TWO 10 ten inches ali showing an
increase in size on the floor Of the tunnel.
The sale of The Idaho and Wolverine
claims for 1850 spot cash TO the same
parties by Messrs. Nicol and Crumrine. of
Meadow creek. was consuu,mased IN jan
uary last. This Is splendid property. the
surface ore which crops IN several places
assaying nearly SO The ledge IS fifty or
sixty feet wide. AMI ike ali the other veins
in the upper part OF the camp. is capped
over with yellow and white porphyry.
The company is bound to complete tun-
rel by November /. tapping the ledge 100
feet below the level reached by the pres
ent tunnel, and work begins at once. the
supplies having already arrived Two
shifts VIII be run. and. as this is one Of
the largest and finest leads in the whole
Chelan region. great results are looked
for. Aessrs- Powles and cotton. OF Seat
tie, are working on the Nebraska claim.
they agreeing TO drive a tunnel IN for 10
feet. employing Messrs. Gray and Willard
the owners. TO do the work al 81 n day and
all supplies found, and for this the Seat
tie men receive 4 one-haf interest. and
have an option on the other half at 81 So
The ore is mostly galena, with consider
able copper intermixed. and the size of
the ore body is unknown a yet
Wai!a Walla men have also been buying
mining property here. Ed Isaacs purchas-
ing the Donation and First Chance pay
ing S}5 for the iaSt-naned prospect which
never was touched with a pick. Archie
Moore. son of the hotel keeper and post
master at Moore. was the fortunate finder
OF this, and j. II. Holden sold the Dona-
ton. TWO fine hedges were located in
Meadow creek camp, back of the Blue Jay
mine, this spring-the Illinois by G. NJ
Johnson, and the London, both being over
sixty feet wide and showing large assures
filled with iron Stag and good ledge mat
ter. Ii a good body of ore is found in the
Blue Jay and Idaho mines these and
many other large lodges in this camp will
be very valuable and prices are already
stiffening considerably.
Several other sales and transfers are
pending both here and on Railroad creek
one OF them involving 81, 900. but no par
ucuiars can be given yet. The season has
scarcely opened here, but work will go
ahead on number of the latest claims
located. The Club (Which shows two feet
OF copper ore in sighD, Buster Illinois
Moscow and London are all TO be dayel-
oped this summer, and five or six of the
new properties up Railroad creek will be
commenced upon Immediately
one or two sales have fallen through
also on account OF the owners refusing TO
sell or increasing their prices. The Silver
King at Meadow creek was considered
sold to Seattle men but the original price
or $500 agreed upon was doubled by the
owners. which stopped the transfer.