The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-20
MINES OF SILVER CREEK.
seattle Resident Gives His impress
sions of a Promising Dis
trfcf.

s NJ. Shipley. who has just returned
from the Silver creek mining district. in
Snohomish county reports considerable
activity III development work in that To-
cality In spite OF the Alaska excitement.
he Went in By the way Of Index 10 the
headwaters OF Silver creek. from which
point h brought out some very fine gold,
copper ard silver bearing quartz from
claims owned by himself and Louis
Thompson. of Seattle. located three-quar-
tiers OF a mile above Mineral City.
At Mineral City e. s Gleason. OF this
city. IS camped with a crew OF men that
he has At work developing some very
rich properties on the st. Louis and Han
cock gulches. on the east fork Of Silver
creek. Mr.. Shipley saw some very rich
ore which Mr.. Gleason says he Is so we'll
satisfied with that he could not be tempt
ed away from Silver creek even by the
fabulous riches Of the kl0ndike.
Peter Chiodo is another Seattleite who
was found at Mineral City. near which
place he has been buTrowiug IN the
mountain for the last two months on
rich copper lead. He showed some speci-
mems that appeared 10 be but little short
Of native copper from a large ledge run
ming into the divide toward Monte CristO
Mr.. Shipley. In company with J. {.
Hubert and Louis Thompson, also eX-
amined the property or the Gold Bar
Mining Company. the National. Jasper
SON. Eandaiia and several claims owned
and being developed by Joseph Carignsn
and others. These properties We're al
found TO be strong. weli-detjued leads,
showing good ore on the surface. extend
ing from the creek bed up the sides OF
the mountain 10 the very summit. In
fact. they really extend over the summit
and crop out on the opposite side OF the
mountain. where they are found and
staked out in the Sultan Stilaguamjsh
r.-sr Il III
carry gold and copper. with some silver.
the latter increasing in quantity nearer
the mouth Of the creek ia the vicinity
Of GaIena Many Of the claims as at
present developed would produce ore suf-
fcieutly rich 10 Justify packing out with
horses over the ten 10 fourteen miles Of
good horse trail. for shipment az Index
over the Great Northern railroad II the
owners would push work.
The Gold Bar Mining Company" said
-Tr SHIRLEY has In CoDtfmpia ton the
construction Of mating plant ~ Min
cral CITY at which tAe ores Of the upper
portion Of the district can be treated \
reduction plant Of that description viii
overcome the obstacles which have here
tofore retarded the deve'o prnent Of this
rich district \ railroad can be- built
with an easier grade than that ercoun-
tered on tho Monte Crist0 road. Tire ores
are unQuestiona bly, good. as they arc
foana On extensions Of the same lodges.
All the district needs is more pgsh and
work vfth encouragement from the
county ir THE shape II "a wagon road.
such rs King county has constructed up
Miller river and It's fHtuTe as a great
mineral producer Is assured"
on his wav out Mr.. Shjpiey passed at
GaIsns Judge John q. Denuey. OF Sno-
hornIsh who. with Mr.. r. HabeT. Ger
man EXPERT sent 70 thjs country by for
eiru capitalists 20 report on mining pros
poets was en- his way up 20 Troublesome
ana silver creeks, Investigating the prop
ertsas of those sections,
\ good deal of activity was also no
;.ced SO and around Index, each train
from Seattle and Everett bringing parties
Who were going into the surrounding
country Every one seemed 20 he loaded
wlrh or searching fer rock. ard copper
ar8 gold quartz iG thst uelEat crhoOd was
found in evidence On every hand.