The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-03
GOAT LAKE DISTRICT.

Development Is being conducted on a
large scale in the Goat lake district, which
is an extension OF the Monte cristo dis
trict over the summit OF the mountains
to the divide between Goat lake and the
north fork OF the Sank. IL was found in
1881 that the syenite and granite forrna-
ton found In the Monte Cristo district ex-
tends across this divide cut by bikes of
gneiss and porphyry. The principal ledge.
the Foggy. lies In the contact between
the syenite and porphyry, and the other
Lodges cut the mountains on parallel
east and west course. The lodges are in
some cases OF pure white quartz and in
others Of porphyritic quartz, and carry
fine-grained arsenical iron, very rich IN
gold. iron sulphides. carbonates OF copper,
grey copper and galena, sometimes one
mineral predou1inating. sometimes an
other. While the ores carry aome zinc.
they are pronounced by miners less re-
fractory than those OF adjoining districts.
Here and there little free gold In found,
but the ore. In the main. is concentrating,
though most OF II would pay handsomely
for packing 10 the railroad and hauling 10
the sTrelter in Its raw state.
The Penn Mining Co.
The principal group and the one on
which development is being pushed most
vigorously is that OF the Penn Mining
Company. which IL composed Of w NJ
Macintosh. G. NJ Macintosh and Or. G.
b. McCulloch. OF Seattle. W W. Jarnfson
Bert Jamison, A. M. Sloan and others OF
Greensburg and neighboring points I'm
Western Pennsylvania. The main ledge
of this company's group Is the FoRgy
which cuts the mountain from Monte Cris-
10 and has been traced for $500 feet. with
three claims on the extensions. III shows
five feet OF solid ore and has feeders three
and four feet wide running into it at an
acute angle, with other feeders showing
on all sides. The main ledge has A thirty
inch streak OF high-Rrade ore, with q rich
streak OF galena carrying gold on one
wall. II carries a iine-grained white iron,
running higher IN gold than that Of coarser
grain, with sulphides Of iron and gray
copper Parallel with Il 70 the south Is
another ledge six feet wide with three
foot pay streak. on which are two clan
another OF about seven feet. another
three and one-haif or four feet wide cuts
across the head or The basin. while on the
Sank basin below the FogRy Is the May
fioweF On other lodges are aiaht or ten
others. making n totsi OF over twenty
owned ~ this company. Having proved
the pernlanence Of the F'oggy Ledge at
depth Of 20 feet by running a crosa.cut go
feet and drifting on s. f00 feet each way.
the company last spring began opera lions
on a huge scale A road was built I'd
Elliott creek 20 the camp near the foot
or the lake and the county road down the
Sank from Bsrlow pass was repaired.
camp was established on the ciisf l. 100 seet
above the lake. donkey engine was taken
IN 10 haul supplies 10 camp. an air com
prsssor and two Ingersoli-Sargent drills
we're bought. and work was started last
fan 10 develop the mine. A cross-cut tun-
mel was started from the Goat lake SIDE
Of the basin 20 crgss-cut the Alamo Ledge
ar "A depth Or go feet. the FOgRv FL 500
feet and possibly the AnwnoEa AT a rflu
greater depth. II is understood 10 have
already tapped the Alamo ledge a. 4be did
gancp expected. A survey has been made
for tram@ay down the AXE 20 The fats
a. SIS mouth. where the company owns a
ra-Ils.te. and A telephone lire has been
stretched over tbs route, which Ia tya
miles long. An electro plant will BE- erect
ed az the falls. which have Tar Of a50
feet In 200. and a concentration placed
there 20 trea; The ore. \ survey has also
been made for a branch railroad efc,,,
miles long from Barlow pass on tte Fver
ett a Monte Crtsto railroad 10 the Trtl4sfe
and this road WI probably Re Constructed
TINS year.
Nevada and I'll Dorado.
Running up che side OF the basin 10 IA.
summit OF the mountain on the north ,s
a ledge ten or twelve feet thick with a
pay streak OF eighteen TO thirty-six lurhes
on witch IL the Nevada, owned BIZ the ~,
lott Greek Cold Mining Company. com
prtsed Of John ". Pratt. G. A. Riddle
II. c. Paige. G. p. Coffin ard r. W. Cof-
lin. TIE Groupings Of the Nevada carry
suIphldes and a littla galeua. assaysrg
about s. gold. and the ore grows richer
with depth. az SHOWN In the tunnels The
FL Dorado ledge crops several hundred
feet along ths fsglch. 10 a width Of ten or
twelve feet. and shows twelve 10 eighteen
inches OF fine-srained srsenical iron. sui