The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03
strong ore, and samples oe ere assayed
ran as nigh as z Per cent In copper.
Good Plan Of p~xelcpm-ue.

oood Ftam OF Development
Two weli-known Seattle oussn.s. men.
J. 8 Povies. % Goodwin 4 Co. commits
sscn merchants. ard ]. @. Cotton. OF ne
American District Telegraph Company.
have secured bal. interest IN :nis prop
e-ty. or terms both sensible ard practical.
They agree 90 drive tunnel not less thaa
DO feet IN length. finding Al the necessary
tools AMI supplies. ard employing the or
igtass cc1tors, w5o are now hard at worx
and have arranged TO remain through The
winter. This kind Of deal Is eEninen.ly
beneficial both 70 the camp and the parties
concerned The prospect "a eorzsde-e9 a
very promising ore. ard the work n pro-
gress viii 20 far 20 determine the worth CO
MEADOW creeks mines. for the depth a.
tasnea a. the oTrp'sttor OF the tunnel
vi &c from I'D 20 - sset, 50 favorable are
the existing conditions.
The Moscow Is also being worked by sAs
owners. A S. CrGnrzne. he following the
Fe.a with tunnel IN q similar manner 10
the Phyllis work A thlrty-toos shaft vas
sunk ard sixteen feet OF iron pierced na.
the mineral seemed TO run out at this
depth. although the ledge Is a strong true
assure vein, and water prevented any fur
Their sinking. Now, however. large
cut has drained the shaft. and the very
first shot exposed eighteen inches OF sold
ore. beside which the shaft had been sunk.
withou; touching Il.
n NJ. kingrnan Is working on the Club
and has uncovered q large body OF low
grade ore.
Several ot the claims on N. lake front
are being developed IN = small way BY
their owners. but the general impression
prevails tfsat Meadow craek camp Is a
deep proposition. and Il viii take desp
work 70 demonstrate the real value and
extent OF the ore deposits. The surfaces
showing Is excellent. and some % ths
leagas show from Is 20 40 feet OF iexixs
matter, but thu hrst work Cd any real
practical value Ia now In proxress There
- an W-foot tunnel IN the hanging wall cf
the idaho, one OF the An@st properties
IN the camp OF wss driven TINS 70 escape
tiusherinv1. but the iesirs has not been
crczs-cut. Negotiations FOR the purchase
o. this property ny Seattis parties were
entered into. but the sale fell through
for tho time being. A new strike was
made on the Happy Thought late IN the
fall. sFacwing ten insshes OF high-srsde ore
carrying gold. csr9sr and native silver.
New Find on Railroad Creek.
Directly across the lake from Meadow
creek Is Railroad creek and twelve miles
from It's mouth a strike was made some
five months ago by J. Fl. Holden that is
attracting the keensst interest. Several
colossal veins CT low grade copper and
old-hearing quartz. similar 10 that Of
Meadow creek, have 5een discovered and
some eighteen or twenty claims hooated-
TIE ASSAYS 50 far made only show a
value OF 81 10 S. IN gold and about per
cant conner. but the immense size o. the
lodges will warrant extensive development
work TIE largest is nearly 100 feet
across. and shows mineral over two
thirds its width. A wagon road can easily
be constructed to the camp. and the snow
goss IN April OF early in Nav ard quite an
tnfux OF s,rospsctors is looked for In the
spring Indeed II Is quite possible that
the new camp may prove rival TO its
neighoor across the lake There ere some
eilver-bearirx eaiena claims away I'D at
the head Of railroad creek on the summit
Of a mountain but they are only ec-
cessfbls for about three months IN the
year while the new strike IL one that
can be worked and reached the year
round with but little difficulty.