The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-12
MINES AND MINING.
RICH STRIKE REPORTED on THE
WHITE IN PooRuaN GROUP.
A seam studded With sma" ""'"
yur~~,.-SLarff County Coming
TO the Front With the ina"s0ri
Ciaim-yew Prospects Near kam-
loops.



~rTS1~ p - Ap~il IA strike OF
marvellous richness has been made on 'Le
white r,ine ere Of the Poor-nsn group %,
T~,-.t,--sr,a r-aasr seam has been opened
M which Is fognd 20 be one-haif to three
quarters OF an inch IN width, ahd : - -
90 per cent gold Samples OF u ol0.sa1 -
Nelson are literally covered VIII - -
gets running from - cents 70 g -
agemeut are very VeJicent ABOUT sAe 1A''"
and but little can be learned from thelh
TIE nna~sffor= Of the Ainsworfh Mining
ara Syneltirs Company and the bri>ish
,,anassan sol,3 fields are attracting much
attention 70 the Alnswortn camp
week q strike OF soma importance was maj
on the Star mine belonging TO the group
owned by the first named company Inc
vein wf6ened out to thirty-six hches anu
has a solid xalena psy-stresk OF SIX OF
seven inches Assays taken from IL last
week give SS- TO and with every toot OF oe-
yelopment. the showing grows DETER. 81
perintendent Forrest says that win IhS
present tndica tions he expects 70 sThne d
large ore body within the next twenty-five
feet. The ore taken out now concentrates
8 10 l. The leads in that cistrict are aii
strong and well defined. and Ike the Slocah
ores. improve with depth. The Nile Point
mine owned by the British Canadian gold
fields. produces magnificent specimens OF
native wire silver and will soon be aaded
TO the list OF shippers
Toad Mountain mines. overlooking the
city OF Nelson, are developing "ea' anu
during the past week strikes have been
made on n number. Prominent among these
are the Goldendale. the Exchequer and the
Pilot Knob group. On the former. WHICH
Is lust west Of the Silver King, big oody
OF ore is in sight and two assays gave VIII
and $23. 80 respectively in gold and silver no
assays having been made for copper ON
the claims are three parallel lodges, two
carrying copper ore and one gold and sill
yer. The Pilot Knob group one and half
miles beyond the Silver King. shows a five
foot ledge assaying from sos 10 sloi The
crosscut tunnel of the Exchequer has
tapped the main lead, which has been
pierced a distance of three feet and stil
the men are not through 1t. No assays
have yet been obtained, but the ore. as II
appears TO the eye. looks as though il car
ried considerable value.
During the past ten or twelve days the
Hall mines smelter has treated over twen-
~ ear loads OF War Eagle ore. and Is re-
ceiving IL at the rate OF about fifteen tons
per day. Superintendent Joanson says that
1t works finely with the Silver King ore.
The Dundee. In the Parker group on Bear
creek, has been sunk 100 feet on the foot
wall. and eight men are being worked in
two shifts. Recent assays give so in gold
and a few ounces in silver IL grows bet
ter as the men go down.
The Elise on wild Horse creek. has 400
sacks OF ore ready for shipment as soon as
a road can be built An effort was made TO
ship the ore over a trail. but as the snow
Is getting soft, the horses got stranded on
one side of ii. The sacks OF ore are still
lying beside the trail.
Kamloops Mining Notes.
KAMPLOOPS. r. c, April 10.-Another
rich find has been made about seven miles
from Kamloops. \ ledge of decomposed
quartz, fully ten feet wide. was struck on
the Iron Cap claim. On panning the crush
ed rock, free gold was found to be present,
and a sample sent for assay yielded SITS.
The owners are jubIlant. as they hold two
claims The same rock was also found on
the Fragment claim, adjoining the Iron
Cap. The find led to renewed search with
In radius Of several miles, resulting in the
discovery Of several promising prospects.
The Jacho lake section OF the camp Is
stin to the fore. In No. shaft. on the
Golden Chain. a splendid showing OF
agurite was found: at a greater depth an
ore body has been struck that is rich In
gold. On the Pedro work is being pushed,
and the shaft Is now down ten feet in solid
ore. The outlook for the claim is decided
~ good.
The Erin claim has been bonded TO Mr..
Newman for s5coa. The Iron Mask ledge
is supposed to run through this claim.
Railroad Would Help seattle.
LOOMS. Wash, April 10.-The opening
of spring is bringing increased activity in
mining development. and also agitation OF
the problem OF rail transportation for Up
per Okanogan. II is noted in the Spokane
papers that the Central Washington Will
have the extension of the road from Coulse
City 10 Bridgeport. on the Columbia river.
built by July l. a section ten miles north OF
Coulee City being already graded.
The Canadian Pacific is reported to have
let a contract for construction from Pen
Teton 10 a point opposite Fairview. B. G,
thirty miles from LOOMS. and the Spokane
Northern IS contemplating building an ex-
tension from Marcus across the CoIvilis
Indian reservation to Midway. on the in
ternatonal boundary lire, and then con-
tinue west to the Okanogan river, which
would place L0omis only fifteen miles from
a railroad point.
If any Of these contemplated extensions
are built II VIII seriously affect the COM
mercial relations OF Seattle with Upper
Okanogan. At present Seattle merchants
are getting larger share OF the Okanogan
trade, and during the season that the
steamer runs on the Columbia. connecting
with the Great Northern al Wenatchee. al
most all the supplies used IN this vast sec
ton are furnished by Seattle jobbers.
Weaatchee 70 the international boundary
line. a distance Of 10 miles could practical
" control the carrying trade Of Okanogan.
The grades Of this route are In the main
easy after the Okanogan river is reached
and from there 10 the line the grade Is
natural The Great Northern also has the
| advantage OF being on the west bank of the
| Columbia. thus saving the expense Of
| bridging. which 0bstacir the Central Wash
ington must contend with before it can
reach Okauogan This route would tap
| the Methov and Squaw creek countries.
| Concouuny. Ruby. the Palmer Mountain
| district, orovile, the Colville reservation.
| Boundary and Fairhaven.
There IS not In the United States SO large
/ a section with such rich and varied re-
| sources awaiting the advent Of n railroad
/ % develop the country and enrich the com
/ mercisl ceuters Of the state. and the bust
/ ness men q Seattle should see that Il is 20
! their interest 70 convince the management
! % the Grea, Northern OF the Importance %
/ securing this territory as permanent
feeder % Seattle.
Palmer Mountains BiE Tunnel.
! The Indications for the present season
I are that there viii b. more mining devel-
I opment than 81 any time IN the history OF
! Flk2uoran exceeding the boom year Of
/ 1sq2 Work on fae big tunnel that Is 10 IN
/ vrH rhe mysteries u Palmer Mountain Is
/ steadily progressing. having penetrated
/ over - feet WTth The exception az the
/ LAST twenty feet massive tiEibsrinE Fas heen
required by tire numerous slips and seams
+ IN the formation II IS hoped that 10 more
/ tlmberinK wi be needed. thereby facili-
/ tating the advancement Of the work. The
I management hope tn have the machinery
( fer an a.r compressor and power drills IN