The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-13

Y0fFUNlNK
Texa6a island Is furnished cy Thomas n.
Fraser. who has recently made so1r %
the Coazr district OF British Columbia.
About seventy miles from Vancouver:
wifi g1.S1 steamer communication from - -
tuluorfsEt cerrers Mining activity Is ne
general order Of the tzy from one enc Q.
T~1afia island 10 me other On tne an
Anda a shaft ~ TOW down aSotit ~ 49,;
with several drifts, from the $500, is 80
q winxe ig h@tng sunk 10 conrecF VIE tsa1
lower level. ard after twenty rsef o. sii.n
ing on the lode "a splendid body o. plIYfs
copper ore has been met WITH, oeaus ~
feet in the solid and being 81 value f.-SS
across the whole noey 81 <lD pe' t1itt
Visible gold IL also 6isGernio!s III S~Ntsas
places. This strike - mos; import "a
ssonat.era5ls ore car be stopped ana snii'f'eI.
fhs distance from deep water f"lns oI.As .
few hundred yards. bat tie greatest 1i't-
Guilty the company haz 10 co1ltshg VIZ -.
tie little satisfaction obi sinan1c from rs
Everett ar Tacoma sTreIters IN tbt $500 $500
alsow vi 20. copper. These snneil~fs 49,
never ilIudea 10 treat any arg d,s..,,,-
ties Of copper ore. tie matte oaiy t"... as.
igs ABOUT f. per cent. and extra costs ~
Of ali question Tor refining, eic. ~
charged 10 sh@ account Of COPPER prof.
II in much 10 oe depIor.a that these sh.s..-
1.s are unable 10 allow more itrefal teF'-s'
NJ Iriuiny for copper. unless D an - -
tisnails rich Ssaiity. csnilaa o - .s1,r CIR
vlth muc1 advantage under exissIs's ~
e. instances r. 81 therefore the in4sntloi.
Of tne van AnGa company 10 no iots..
sh!I ore 10 these srlslters. put 20 atio~ u
T., asc,:rrulate on the dump with develop
men, fintG more Favorable opportunities
offer for stspoaiug OF Il. II IS ranoIra
t,sat German house is hksiy 70 ola Tx
The ore on The ground, allowing ~ per cent.
cash on assay value and the balance ~ 80
paid on actual results from sineltlhs'
Proposed erection of aIneitsrs more CON
venfensly situated and offering greater IN
eGeensenta 70 copper mine owners should
ec the means Of opening the eyes OF me
owners of the Everett and Tacoma sinett-
srs % the fact thai they may. when 700
iafe discover that very relnGneratFc
ooziuess has slipped away from them on
account 1f the ridiculous charges Dane.
Say for instance the Van Anda returns
give p per cent. copper, worth approx
ma,eig s44; Of this value the smeiters A.
tnw 81 and charge - for smelling In aani-
ton 10 other charges. As the copper IN
variabiy averages ~ per cent. IL VIII pe
seen that the cost OF smelling runs nearly
10 So per fof.. This new strike VIII give ~
least from % 20 ~ per cent In copper. ana
the smelters for treating his kind OF ore,
would net about 80 per ton, This extra
ordinary method OF dealing with shippers
OF copper ore as can be readily understood.
can only have one ending. viz. the stop
ping Of the industry I'LL capitalists from
other quarters take advantage OF the posi-
ton and supply the necessary means Of
treating ore on basis renuneratiVe 10 all
parties concerned.
This view r. also taken by the Raven
Mining Company, and although a very hne
body OF copper ore IL being devsloped.
worth r. To % per cent in copper. besides
q considerable value In gold. II Is not ad-
visahIe To undertake any further shipping
9. the ra:es :, presen demanded On the
Raven shaft has been sunk on the, vein
for over seventy feet. only one wall has
been met with. and the body of ore is eight
feet vide containing. besides copper visl-
he gold A tunnel Is being driven on the
lode, which Is continuous ana traceabie
Tor TWO miles on the surface. In this tun-
mel tho value OF the Is maintain ed.
othe- properties on this vein are being
opened up with exceedingly encouraging
results. proving that this copper belt Is OF
hign value and very extensive.
Further 10 the north on the island the
Texada Proprietary has sunk shaft on its
property loo feet and proposes Immediately
to continue sinking another 100 feet and
drift IN the lode both ways from the pres
emf level An ore body h.s been carried
down with the sinking Of ne shaft. aver
aging sifty-four inches In thickness OF vein
matter; OF which two feet is solid ore Civ
equal 10 $40 per ton. Analysis has also
given "a large percentage In nickel The
lode Ia between two weil-definsd walls and
has @very appearance Of still further i'm
proyement as depth IL attained. There are
four other iodes outcroapine on this prop
erty, some 81 which give high ASSAYS in
copper. Although no work beyond shot
or two has been done on these outCrops.
the policy OF the company To thoroughly
test the main lode by energetic sinking and
driving will meet with approval Adjoin-
Ing this property the Surprise company
possesses group of four claims. with no
less than five different veins running
through them. on the main vein 4 shaft
has been sunk III feet and tunnel driven
eighty feet Arrangements are being made
10 continue sinking this shaft 10 a0a feet.
when driving viii be commenced and the
lode the Tsxada Proprietary vein inter
sected. This lode Is traceabie right through
into the Surprise property.
The Kirk Lake Company has sunk
shaft 10 feet disclosing a valuable quartz
hosty. carving visible gold In addition
several tunnels have been driven All Of
which have shown encouraging results.
Next week force az fifteen men will he
employed I'm the erection OF machinery for
d-ivsn. conpressors. etc, y t0-stamp mill
VIII he huilt with alt dispatch.
TIE Victoria T~NEGa Company ~ driving
a tunnel and has seven men n work ~
to% water mark Oh The %pa shore Il .ich
vein WAS discovered. win tho barnacles
c''nxing 30 the oatcTo3. This when brok-
81 disclosed very rich gold sticking our all
ever the quartz. IN the t1nuel this vciu
Nas teen met with and The very rich ore
- continuous Two and one half tons
worth several thousand dollars WAS sent
10 Victoria A copper lode also runs ptrei-
y. WITH his vein is II considerable " ldta
spt gtTes htsA results
The fsortTfalr eufFs@ry which IN fhA
re75 obtained some 81 tha -ichcs; sold
sneS t.esaS -Eor seen suspended operations
bl' is 81 teA eve 90 ~Cslaf5irx Near thss
}0e sEe wsll known prospects notably the
NiEEeF flghv. Small Potatoes Rniuo cold
en Dream ami nssuv otners The t9oldca
Dream ~ making sr~8 nss meats 20 sink a
shaft oH The ode and thc prospects are
St8ssd r. - mor- thau a1cpurLSing
4 iaFse hotel y '.eu< huIlt at Sturt hav
OF the Texada TOWNSHIP and stores ana
go d.