The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03


smith ard J. 4 ForehanG are the pzIn-
espaE stockholders. A twenty-f0ot shaft
saozs = f0ur-fo0t Eedgs zsssylng SIS 10 50
in geld ard silver.
The Deepest Workings.
Tn. Highland L4xat. which Is on the
ledge forming TIE cross-stEoke 81 the let
ter X described By the three main lodges,
Is being developed "a vigorously a. any
* sns carp Il Eas bo2gat last June oy
a company composed y Il. y. Ballard,
T. y. Esaca. J. A. James. K. M. FAameE
ard others. 81 Seattle. ana since then the
shaft has been sunk 80 q depth Of IA feet,
showing tae ledge 20 steadily Increase Ia
size and the ore bodies 70 Increase DoSa u
size and value. wsals the walls nave
straisngensd Gp. n drift has bean started
81 ne IIS-fooE level an1 s1zps-aslts g kAS
Everett ssna.te- have returned between
sd and So a ton over freight and treat
inert. The lower grade GRE. wnlca VII
coEcenrr2re six into one. = being reserved
FOR treatment In shs avs-staasp mill a.
Aethog owned BY MIR. James TIE COM
p6ny has laid IN winter supplies, has cor
tracted for the extension OF The shaft I'D
feet and expects before spring 70 have
reached a depth OF so feet-gre2te- depth
than in any other mine Ia tas district Il
= further proposed 20 run 1e-fooi
cross-cut 10 tap the ledge 81 6 depth OF
go feet
On the Hidden Treasurs. on the sane
le1ge. James West. OF Seattle. has run
tunnel rs feet on the ledge at = depth OF
g feet showing good ore, and S1otnsr
tunnel fifty feet lower Is IN twenty feet
The Grey Eagle Group.
The Grey Eagle group Of three elaine.
now held 81 Fischer brothers, OF Seattle.
mas s shaft lao feet deep. with 8 drift a.
the Gfty-foo. level driven 100 feet west
and ten feet east and q slope tEsly-sev-
en- feet high On tina west drift. At the
10o-foot level dTfs rams sevsnty- three
feet 70 the wsst. With al up-rsise OF
eixhty-n4ns feet This work shows
ledge Of four 20 e!gat feet, with diorits
dake forcing IT to each wall BY turns.
Several carload shipments have been
made and 30 tons OF sscond-grads ore are
on TIE dump.
The Okanogan. on the east extension OF
the Hunter ledge. the latter being the pio-
nseF location on johnson mountain, Is
also making fins showing since 1t was
16ccght and its development undertaken
by w J. GFambs, y. ". Huggins and
others, OF Seattle. A tunnel has been
driven las feet on the ledge. which shows
s5out eight feet wide, and shaft Is be-
In, sunk on the ore chute from this tun-
rel. IL Is now down thirty feet. showing
eight feet OF concentrating ore, and VIII
De pushed all winter Another TUNE!
ABOVE the lower tunnel.
The Just in Time Group.
The Jus. in Time ard the Gold Dollar.
on a parallel ledge with the Highland
Light on the south side OF Johnson
mountain, have recently been bought by
the Just Gold Mining Company, organized
by George p. Nicoll. Frank Hauford. b.
A Bell, James r. Hayden, jr-. II. A.
Schroeder, Capt. +. M. Munger. OF Seat
tie. and George l.. Brown, OF Tacoma.
On the Just In Time tunnel les feet
shows up the ledge from Ave to six feet
wide without the footwall, the ore assay
Tag ga 10 gold. Another tunnel nifty feet
higher taps g parallel ledge three 10 four
feet The company intends TO drift west
on the lower tunnel and locate an ore
chute which appears 70 be about forty
fee; west. then 10 tunnel further down
the mountain and cut the ore ohutes 20
depth OF 400 feet.
The Shultz and Chesnsy group on Blue
Rose mountain, across the river from the
Friday has recently been incorporated py
Spokane parties under the name Of the
SQUaw Greek Mining Company. The In
tentlon Is 10 drive tuLnsl on the twenty
foot ledge which shows gold, silver and
cci per- The ore IL in soft diorite with
tenicular bodiss and pockets OF copper
pyrites and gray copper ore. some OF
which is very high grade. A consider
allie portion OF this ledge seems 10 be con-
centrating ore.
The Nip and Tuck group OF four claims
Is Seattle property. Incorporated last
summer, the local stockholders being j. w.
Guye and DR.. j. Z. Cr1ohton. 1t has two
tunnels forty and eighty-flve feet and a
shaft twenty feet. showing ore which as
Gays above s1s gold
McFarIane and Gold Creeks.
Development IS .ast extending over TO
McFarlane and Gold creeks, which enter
the Methow above Squaw creek from the
same direction. The Black Jack and Dam
nno, on McFarlane creek. have two tun-
neis s.xty-ava and sixty feet respectively.
showing twenty inches OF ore IN the former
and forty inches IN the latter. carrying
gold. silver and copper. On the Parallel.
between the Okanogan and McFarlane
creek. a l0-foot tunnel shows a four-foos
ledge OF similar ore. The Catherine, 8
mile west OF thu wagon read on McFNar-
lane creek, makes a good showing on an
eight-foot ledge. The Os.ola, 20 the north
west on the Cold creek divide, recently
showed up six feet OF copper and gold ore.
On tho Oregon and Agnes. south or the
south fork OF Cold creek. an incline shat;
is down ffty feet. showing five feet CT ar
senicai iron ore. which carries SO 10 so
gold on the north fork OF Cold creek a
number OF discoveries were made last fall
and development IL being carried on by
two Spokane companies, with very eneour-
Grrx results On the North Star high
grade ore has been taken ont OF a nine-foot
ledge Tor the last three months. and ship
rnents win begin as soon O. the wagon
road - completed. 4 large number OF
claims have bean located between the FRI
day snd the Columbia river. but 100 attle
work has been done 20 determine the char
acter o. the discoveries.
Completing the Wagon Road.
Tho past few months have shown a very
| considerable extension OF the Gre belts o:
the district IN every direction. New dis
covsries have been made and very large
| number OF claims located. Greater inter
est Is felt In ne district and assessment
| work is beng done OF more claims than az
| any previous TINA. Tho one obstacle 20
progress is the fact that tho wagon road
/ begun last sumner from the mouth % the
| Tw.sp down the right bank OF tbs Nethow
| through Sguaw creek 70 Ives has not been
| com melted Tha work done before winter
| SET IN was BY volunteers from the vicinity,
| tools aad powder being furnished by Nor
/ gan. Ntcho.s & Co. of ths Spokane nine.
/ anc tas funds subscribed ~ Seattle did net
Z arrive urssl winter had set n aad stopped
J work TIA read - compisted down the
/ river and up Gold creek 70 McF'arlans
/ creeks. exceps n a few places whore plov
/ ans sorsper work IS necessary, and $
/ psssable fcr teams from Ives % ne divide
/ between NcFsrlsne and Cod creeks
! About TWO miles remains 20 hs graded ard
I bridges e be cuHt over ne north and
/ south forks Ok Cod creek. Thss wxll es
| eoynpisced early - tee spring.
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