The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-28
As SEEN BY A VISITOR.
parl Gaston Tells Spokan~ftes OF the
M5nernl Wealth Of the Cascndes-

In an interview In the Spokane Spokes-
man Reessw Paul CASTOR, who Is largely
interested In siiyerton and other mining
districts in the Cascades. tells the result
of his observations during his prolonged
stay in this city and among the camps o.
Western Washington. Said he:
Seattle has genuine attack Of mining
fever. Its people are going into mining
ventures wttn all tie enthusiasm that
cnagacterizes Spokane. and everywhere. as
In Spokane. you see specimens OF ore and
hear men taking of mines Chief interest
csnters in the Few camp of Silverton and
the Monte Crisio district
After speaking OF the heavy investments
by Spokane people at Silvertora. TO which
reference has been made In the Post-Iniei-
ligencer from time 10 time. TO the develop
uaent In progress on Goat lake by the
Penn Mining Company, and 10 several
Portland companies operating al Si!yerton.
he said:
Seattle Is In there from s. up. Seattle
people have some fine properties and held
great expectations. All the merchants feel
that mining Will be the quick salvation Of
the town, as IL has been with Spokane.
John w. Stems one of the regents OF the
state agricultural college. a weB-known
banker or Tekoa. il operating in there. and
j understand has made arrangements to
take his family 30 Everett for the summer.
The ore on one side OF the valley is cop
Per suiphides. carrying gold. and has a
close resemblance 20 the ores OF Trail
creek The lodges are covered with an
iron Gaping. but not 50 thick at Ross
land The formation Is granite. porphyry
and states, with some syenite and aiorite.
The ore runs from Is 10 . per cent. copper
and 81 TO SIS in gold.
On the other side of the valley the ores
carry both gold and silver with the chief
values In brittle silver. and a little gray
copper In the Forty-five at q depth of
gS feet. four feet Of ore has been struck
that Will go from 800 to $40.
1T Is fine country to mine La. There
Is an abundance of timber and water. the
seasons are long. and there is railroad
transportation right at hand. As yet the
country Is scarcely pEospected. and l re-
gard IL as one of the best fields for the
prospector in the Northwest
The Monte Cristo mine, ten miles be-
yond Silver:on. consider orc OF the great
mines or the Northwest. IL has ruin tun-
mel more than three-fourths OF q mile into
the mountain, and Httains a depth of sano
feet. At the end Of the tunnel they hav.
struck the ore body exactly where Ii was
expected. II is twelve feet wide and sam
pies Si5 per ton. In understand the Rocka-
feiiers are greatly pleased with their In
Sestment. All the ore that has been
shipped for some time has been taken out
of this development tunnel The mill is
handling about LOO tons Of ore weekly
and 80 tons OF concentrates are shipped
every week TO the smester al Everett,
which run from $3a to So per ton To ac-
eommodate the Increased output they are
running daily trains between Everett and
the mine. Prior 20 the ist OF April trains
were run only every other day. az. re-
iiably informed the mine has tsa,. ooa worth
Of concentrates piled up al the smelte-
awaiting treatment
Mr. CASTOR thinks the Cascades viii
s;artsa the world with their mineral
wealth. ION the headwaters OF the
SSagit." he said. lis wonderfully rich
sisyer-lead district. but il is ssxty-two
miles from transportation. and is absolute
iy dead The Boston mire in there has
twelve feet OF solid ore. and there are N.Y.
nerous big bodies of NJ and GY-ounce silver
ore carrying 90 par cent. lead. have seen
numerous ASSAYS from TIE Gss.-tc. -ty.r~
returns OF 500 and sfl ounces OF silver \,
Is a marvel to me that so little attention
has been paid IN the district. especially IN
view OF the heavy duty on foreign lead
ores. The Silver Queen company has If
teen patented claims In there which i.
secured nearly ten years ago They ar.
owned by J. r. Pace. the we'll known to
hacco manufactures. and some wealthy
men ~ Baltimore. The ore is ~ rsr cont
lead. and sssays "a high as so ounces"