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

In M dsxtrsct in ira stat. IL the de-
ve.opmeEt Of mines proceeding more Wig
sf1ussy tnAA SQa4w creek, As tie dsstEles
sxts aiding along both banks OF tbs Ne
thox river Is called. Tlls development IS
due mainly 70 the interest taken oy seat
rls people. for almost al ths active work
Is being done py people from tnis CITY,
.ns tne principal properties are cHhsa %
controlled by them. The work az me year
has proved the wealth OF the district so
cenclaslve.y that It's future ss EaAcsd De-
You'd doubt unless olUnGerIEs should give
f. q second setback. The ore IS zolc-
bearing copper and IRON supplies ~
arartz gangae and the grace Is geIe1elly
much higher than usual II me Casca4s
rnovntains The a1in eEal Delt Il about ten
niles long fToul . B0iat SIX niles aooFe
the mouth OF the Methow river upward,
end SIX mics across the bunshgFass hills
forming the valley Of that stream Il =
easily accessible from Seattls. " the
Grsat Northern railroad Tor lie miles 10
WenAtchse, 81 the steamer CITY OF H
ssusburg for sixty-three mAes p Ives
arslng and Themes by wagon road, me
Slstance to mellow city on Squaw creek
betng ten miles.
The Country Formation
The geological formation IL thus de-
scrl5ed by 8 G. Dewsnap. the mining
eng nssr:
.-rAe eoan,ry rock OF this bait Is gen
orally secondary granite, watch Is cut
b. dlkes OF blrd's-eys porphyry. feicSite
porphyry and dioriie. which mostly strike
northwest ard Clip southeast. The vein
formation strikes a few degrees from east
end west and dips uortheriy. cross-cut-
ting the dlkes at an angle OF about 30 de-
srees. In many cases the dikea have not
bean broken b. tae veins AZ the surface,
but are found TO have been broken al
seine iltttls depth below. The Groupings
of the quartz veins are mostly blind, that
IS, the surface OF the rock formation Is
largely covered ~ soil undertake by glae-
Ia. cement. which makes prospecting
rather difficult. South OK the belt proper,
.n Black canyon. which runs parallel with
Sqpaw creek, are some veins in which
the oxldlxed iron Is magnetic. not hema-
tlte. on the north side OF this belt Is an
other OF soft fsldsIte porphyry about half
a mile wide, in which a number OF loca-
lions have been made on quartz veins.
but none Of them have been proved BY de-
ve1opment work. Beyond this IL a belt
OK syeuite. extending north on the divide
between Mcfarland and Gold creeks, In
which are veins carrying a little gaiena,
mlspIckel and stibnite. and much richer IN
silver than the ores OF the south belt.
some tetrahedrito carrying much more
both OF silver and arsenic, The quarts in
the three main veins. which form the let
ter II and have been traced and located
for nearly six miles east and west. seems
10 have followed In it's formation a seam
OF diorite porphyry, which Is broken and
replaced BY quartz, the quartz sometimes
showing the diorite to the footwail. some
times 10 the hanging wall. The ora oc-
curs In ehutes following the line OF
breaks In this diorite porphyry seam
The Famous Friday Mine.
One OF the best known and promising
mines in ths'dfstFict - the Friday group
OF FIVE claims on one ledge. on the left
bank Of the river. II IS now owned by
the Friday Gold Mining Company. OF
which A. r. Burieiga la president, Albert
Cookingham secretary and Lester Turner
treasurer. AT point on the mountain
side rs feet above the river. a tunnel 10
feet long taps tho ledge with drifts sixty
I'VE feet 20 the east and forty-three feet
20 the west. the former showing the width
90 be twelve feet. the latter twenty-five
sest between walls. The ore Is better
where the ledge Is narrower. The main
station IL al he inner end OF the tunnel
and from II double compartment shaft
has been sunk 100 feet The ledge has
been cross-cuf al the bottom OK this shaft
aad Is twelve feet wide and drifts extend
6fty-esght feet 20 the east. ffty-thres feet
20 the west. the west drift showing sew
enty-four feet OF well mineralized quartz
with lenses OF high-grade suiphurst ore.
Ten tons OF this ore shipped TO the Ey-
erett smslter recently yielded so a ton
Above the main station are two slopes.
each SKIS feet. exposing ten feet OF solid
ore OF varying quality. shaft extending
from them TO the open air. The ore -
mainly iron pyrltes. chalcopyrites ana
m.spickei. vita rare bits OF zinc benGe
ID all ezia toss OF ore have been shipped.
returning an average OF over $40 ard as
GAYS OF 81 have been obtained frequently
tl4o repeatedly and sg88 occasionally. Tho
ora IS essentially = gold ore. carrying
from a trace % SIX ounces OF silver and as
a'sh as per cent. copper. There "a a
large quantity Of orc on ne dump. which
s. 70 Pc reduced by stamp-miu and con-
csnn 8tor 20 be erected next season. The
ledge - tapped by a s@venty-nvs foot tun-
mel on the Saturday AID a drift has been
run thirty feet 20 she west. showing good
ore. bat thls claim VIII now be developed
through the Saturday On the Monitor &
ninety-foot shaft shows good prospects.
The Red shirt Producer.
The principal producing mine "a The Red
SHIRT. en- polepick mountain. aesr Silver.
81 the extreme northwest OF the BELT y
e now owned by Scotch company.
which Bought - from =. AZ Burns and
Prank BENSON iest summer and erected A
time there vas A oFoss-cut tunnel 80 feet,
showing two ledEss five Feet ana thirty
inches wide. and a drift 40 feet each way
on she main ledge showed 10 20 widen IN
ona place % twenty feet. though - g.
ueuanv from four 20 sir fees. a shaft
sunk 80 feet on the ledge showed fset
ten inches az ere. The ors - similar 20
that % she district generally and AYERS Ees
about s. Eo,a ard a trace 81 silver. Thcre
were L5oo tons % ere Oh the dump when
the sale was made ana the mill made ar
excellent yun. crushing sixty tons n Gay
ana concentrating thirty-three TITO ere.
The n,iA was shut down during the Geld
weather, ss u was Impossible 20 prevent
THE water pipes from freezing.
The Diamond Queen Mine
Asiolnins re Friday group oa re west
sad OF 10 sans main lease are ere Saw
sse Caesn acd Diamond Flush. row own
o. ~ TIA ptaHsca3 Qusen cod Nlatne
Company. ~ Seattle. Ths CHEERS a~e.
President. Frank Haafora. vice prssi-
deaf. .. =. Co5vtns treasurer. James %
Ffage r.. s@rratsrY, James g. HAYDEN
- Two tunnels have been triysu on tha
lssws. ore sky feet showing e. az rest
vtAs and tie ether Hfty feet A. a M p
50 fast lever. whfch will In twen-v-eva
r.. more. cut a. ere cAUis crceaGnr OF
tbs surface. TIE ledge is well ae8oea for
: 80 eeet % TIE surface e tss uiRuar 3
FsesA. Al assay trom suEtacs cropp.nrs
% re &C ehuts returned SD S0so 81
VIZ g. seats and ASSAYS from tas upper
tnnnei ran SIS 90 s2W gos3- FoessEz
eapiia! has eeaa Interested IN tsls sas~-p.
srsy aeA a seout % resume wovk ws~A q
-saw 20 sos tiz@s - & a. winter.
The T>~-sasy arowp.