The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-23

John P Fay has just returned from
trip through the Okanogan mining coun-
try and is enthusiastic over its Indicated
resources and future prospects. When
interviewed yesterday by d Post-intelli-
geRcer reporter Mr.. Fay readily gave the
results OF his observations. He said:
Il spent two weeks in and about Loom
is. Conconuliy and Ruby City. the three
principal mining points in Okanogan
county. Without doubt this is one of the
most wonderful mineral belts in the
Northwest There are many wetl-deVel-
oped locations, showing high assays,
which are being actively developed by DIFF
ferent companies.
lat LOOMS on Palmer mountain, are
located the Black Bear, Iyanhoe, Iriune
and other valuable mines. Probably no
mountain in the locality Is more highly
minerahzed. This will soon be demon
strated to certainty by the Palmer
Mountain Tunnel Company. which is
actively constructing its tunnel into the
mountain, having reached distance AT
present of about go feet. II is reported
that the tunnel will be constructed into
the mountain for distance of $3.50 feet.
The outside surface of the mountain
shows some twenty well-defined lodges,
and ii Is expected that the tunnel Will cut
these, as well as others which do not APP
pear on the surface.
Directly above and back of this tun-
mel is the famous Black Bear mine. from
which has already been taken nearly $780,
900 in gold. Owing to litigation the Black
Bear is not now in operation. but 1t is
said the mill belonging to the company
will soon begin work reducing ore.
Back of these claims. on the other side
of the mountain, is located one of the
richest mines I'm the north central por-
ton of the state 1t is known as the Ivan
hCA Nd fnI 81 m
ed the Vulcan, Vulture. Express and
Ivanhoe. The ore in this mine carries a
large per cent. of both gold and silver.
From the surface nearly $4,000 worth of
ore was taken by means of ordinary road
scrapers and the pick. In some OF the
quartz the ore was almost pure-what IS
called ruby silver.
IAN incline has been sunk following
the course of the ledge for a distance OF
about 40 feet. and perpendicular shaft
sunk from the surface to intersect this
A cross-cut for about forty-five feet has
been made into the ledge. From this
large amount of ore has been taken and
now lies on the dump at the mouth of the
mine. some / 500 tons in all By means of
the stamp mill. costing about $4,000.
which has been erected upon the property,
a portion of the output has been concen-
trated. and several tons have been sacked
for transportation. which will assay into
the thousands. The foot and hanging
walls of the mine are well developed. The
vein is of quartz. several feet in thick
ness. and of about twenty tons shipped
in mass an assay value was returned of
about s25 in gold and 200 ounces Of silver
per ton.
while / have seen a great many mines,
believe none OF them have yielded rich
er returns from the surface than the
Ivanhoe and its owners. who are Spo-
g,s,,l H. t.aIta he a 10 m he
ore will increase with depth. Certainly
the surface indications are very fiattering.
~In close neighborhood to the Ivannoe
are the Triune. Wyandotte and War
Eagle groups of claims All OF these have
good development work already done up
on them and the ore extracted is of high
grade. with very promising outlook for
| large body.
I'm the neighborhood OF Palmer noun
tain are other mountain ranges, all OF
which have some very valuable prospects
already started and in process OF develop
ment. One hears great deal about
them. but 7 was particularly impressed
with tho very favorable representations
made OF the McConkey group, Rush group,
E Pluribus and the claims owned by the
Detroit Windsor Mill & Mining Company,
a Seattle corporation. of which DR.. A.
| p. Mitten. OF this city. is secretary.
This mine has an iron Gaping very
much like the lie Roi. In this immediate
locality are many other claims. having
this peculiar iron Gaping which assays
| a few dollars per ton on the surface and
| increases in value with depth.
capt. Peter KurtZ. formerly superin-
| terdant Of one Of the famous Comstock
| mines is now employed by Pittsourg.
| Pa. company. which Is sinking shaft
! into one of these iron cappings. He IS
! very enthusiastic over the outlook. and
! pretlicts that these cappings win be found
| rich I'm gold at no great depth. He be-
| iIeves this section has better indications
of rich mineral deposits than any other
| part OF the state.
| "Once a railroad is built into that sec
| ton thousands Of tons OF ore VIII ne
| found ready for shipment and market.
| This Is a country that mas a great future
| ahead OF it,