The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-18
INES AND MINING.
WONDERFUL RICHNESS or
~ux MONTE CRIsTO DISTRICT.
n~vsh Of 2. 300 Feet In the Pride
-. Ores Are Larger In BoAy a.A
e,~sser In Value Than ut Any
p~s.s Above-Ferre of Men to BE
ps~sIed-PossfbiIitfes NJ the sn-
~~a. Cascade. Index and Other
Osstrsets ssrprfse tbs Expsrt-
~.~e6 Mining Man--Nos . Failure
- Developed Claim

-. deepest nine west OF Butte ard
"a :, California 1. IA the Monte crls.o
ss-.s<. sad 3 mining man yesterday
- rus.es n the United States ara
=. n British Columbia. have deeper
s.-ws thar has the Pride one OF the
-. ereratec BY the Monte Crfsso Min
= f-.rrnsny SIXTY miles east OF Ever~r,
- sawpary ls mining SO tons DAY
- "a shipping upward OF 4 40 tons OF
s~-~sn,rzfen per month 20 the Everett
.-.-.r where one can see ~ any TINE
Z - tens ~ Monte Crtsto concentrates
s-.sstnx treatment. Another ssgnsrcan,
-. . that al a depth % more than 800
= ne ore bodies ars formed well IN
-. larger IN body and greater ia value
a. Al any point above
-.,~snx1menfs are being made 20 doubs.
=. sarcs OF miners I'm the Monte Cristo
80 IN which case the output OF these
-sxrIacsnt properties viii approximate
- tors Of ore daily. making 500 tons
: .sno4ntrstes monthly. which. az q vzsua
sUu<r too would amount 20 sson % per
.r-th. and this from q property which
-.~<sxes scarcely a passing notice from
=. nx.y people Ia the state Of Wasnsnx-
=, rho are seeking mining Investments
!. /. matter % fact. however. the Monte
r.@<ss csucentrate. average IN the neigh
s.-s.c<, of g. per ton. which increases
:. raiDs - the output 20 princeiy figures
-r4e possibilities and probabilities %
=. sIlvsrton. Cascade. Index and other
s..rsrts are such as 10 surprise the Ak
,-r..eee mining man who visits them
- "A. erst time On all sides ne sees
.a.rsrt. lytrx Idle and neglected which
,.sA ,. N. pride OF the SLOGAN or Ross
- rrsspector. and eagerly bought up
a. developed were they In any OF the
-rssta, fashionable mining camps. In no
-. has there been failure where the
49,, have been developed. and in every
80 the ere increases in value and body
!. sen,h = attained. The Pride IL ore
~wsrce OF deep mining In this district;
esther. the famous q In the silvsrton
sssrsr;. Is more than 500 feet deep. ard
As-s srain the ore body in found In place
~ better II grade than ever. averaging
vnvsrar q. sisa per ton A. Sslverton the
pszAnxa Queen group. ths St Louis group.
Re relsna the Seattle. the Arlington, the
G fr6spsndent and many others ara
nsrrlAeer. properties, and viii AL ship
srs this summer: most OF them already
ssrs done so In the past
~whst better guarantee can be asked
~ TIE future OF our Cascade mines than
! found IN the Monte Cristo. Is and
ehsys each one being an object lesson
Esrratilg beyond question wonderful
ssaiity and depth OF cur ore deposits.
w 10 our people overlook this grea,
rsinr eamp7 In IL too near home7 Are
g. hslas greener far awayf
%. present prosperity Of Spokane Is
81 70 the development OF it's tributary
sasrzi resources The cities of Seattle.
Tseara and Everett have at their very
szs 3 mining section which exceis any
dsrsrt which has yet been discovered
raatary 20 Spokane. This f. the verdict
q sssry mining man OF experience from
east 81 the mountains who has visited the
Sitsr,on district. The fame OF the Cas-
rAsss as mining camp has already gone
zafaad and our mining friends who have
As2ee 10 maze thu districts east OF the
rasatzlns famous are already turning
sAsF attention Ia this direction and quietly
Ersring many good mining properties
his should be a lesson TO the people
q ths seund 20 invest their money In our
Aens mites IN home development. This
asssg done. our Coast cities would quickly
sa5cy the same prosperous conditions as
ssf sister city OF Spokane. whose good
farisns we do not envy. bat strive 20 EN-
<s'e Nothing viii put new life in our
ctiss and drive dull times 10 the rear
sucker than development Of our mining
'ssoarces. Our bankers. merchants.
iraaesnsen and AL citizens should heed the
sxazpls set TO - by spokane's success IN
sssssssng thu developement OF It's adjacent
Mining aixtricts.''