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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-04
COL. RIDPATH'S VIEW.
Never Saw n Finer Collection OF Ore
Than One From Stlverton.

Col ". NJ. Ridpath has returned 10 Spo-
kane from the Sound.
lat Everett" he said, 1.-The smelter IS
handling over 100 tons Of ore daily. 1t IS
running two furnaces, the third being
closed down on account OF inadequate Ia
cilities for roasting ore 1t receives ore
from Australia, Alaska. the islands on the
coast of British Columbia, kaslo. Trail
and Montana mining camps. Superintend-
ent Butler is now in Mexico figuring for
ore contracts with mine owners of that
country. This smelter is taking 800 tons or
ore monthly from the lie Roi. 1t employs
about 100 men. II owns the Monte Cristo
mine at Monte Cristo, in the Cascades. and
has now on hand an immense pile OF ore
from that producer. The Monte Cristo is
opening up in a way that is said TO be
highly satisfactory TO its owners, and they
are expecting big output from 1t this sea-
SON. There is twenty-five feet OF snow
around Monte Cristo. The mine is fifty
miles from Everett, and the owners have
their own railroad down to the smelter.
The heavy SHOWS biockaded the line during
the recent storm. but 1T is now open.
THE new and promising Silverton dis
trict is on this railroad. 10 or Is miles west
of Monte Cristo. 1t is In Snohomish coun-
ty. and Is showing we'll under development
The ores are high grade copper. carrying
gold. Specimens have been collected at the
smelter, and / never saw a finer collection
of ores from any district. There will
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-04
FAMOUS SLOGAN.
The Greatest silver Lead Producing
District on the Continent.

There is little ioubt in the minds OF
those who are interested in the mining
development OF this Northwest country
that the famous silver SLOGAN district Is
one OF the greatest on this continent The
time can be counted by months almost
when there was little attention given 10
this district. and the few who believed
there was a great future for IL have GER
tainly fully realized that their predictions
were correct. The enormous amount OF
silver lead ores which have laid for ages
waiting for the cioneer with his pick and
shovel have az lass been uncovered. the
vast amount OF these valuable minerals
is slowly and steadily being exposed. and
the slocan has at last been forced u give
up her valuable treasures.
Among the shipping mines are the
Payne group. which has already dtsoursed
in dividends $3.50 coo. and is now shipping
forty tons of ore day 81 a net profit or
500 per ton. The SLOGAN Star comes neNS,
having paid out S3s0.o 900 in dividends the
Reco. sl0o.oo: the Idaho. sl52.0oo; the Rutn.
Pcorman, Noble Five and Last Chance,
$4,000 each; the Ramhler-Caribco and
Whitewater $4,000 each: the Good
Enough. SIS. 600. and eight or ten other
valuable properties that have cleaned up
from 81, 900 to SO. coo. Then there are
many other recently incorporated conf
rs MES which are steady shippers and WI
become dividend payers in the near ru-
ture. Among them are the SLOGAN Queen
Company. which property the SLOGAN star
and the Ramsdell Company. which owns
two claims known as the Sapphire and
Gem, adjoining the famous Payne group.
This company will pay dividends in Au-
gust next The London HILL Phoenix
Consolidated. Shocan Boy. Argo. Washing
ton, Cordelia, r. E. Lee and wonderful
are also big properties. and will return
handsome profits before the end OF this
year. No district has done so much de-
velopment or made such good showings
and has the number of shipping mines
as the SLOGAN. 1t is safe TO say that
there are today at least sixty shipping
mines in the SLOGAN district and every one
OF them will rank as dividend payers and
pay handsome profits before the end CT
the present year.
The town OF Sandon, with population
of nearly 5000 people. is the distributing
point for the SLOGAN district. The kaslo
& SLOGAN and Canadian Pacific railroads
AFFORD ample service and accommodations
for the handling Of all ores from the sew
eral mines.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-04
MINES AND MINING.
A BIG STRIKE IN THE 49, IN THE
sTILLAGIAMIsH DISTRICT.
Ten Inches If Rich Packing Ore In
Tunnel No. Pit Takes Capt.
Brown Five Days to Make TWEEN
fy-nve Miles Through the storm
The Big Paying Mines Of the sio-
can District.

Ten inches CT rich packing ore was struck
In the Forgive <>onso. dated mine, Sclla-
guarnisa district, on March q The news
OF this strike will De rad with interest oy
all those interested in the mines on this
side OF the Cascades.
The miners got into the ore in tunnel NO.
2 seventy-five feet below last summer
working. III feet IN. II Is reported that
there are ten inches OF this ore. and Man
sger W. F. Brown and the other owners
are 5uoiiant in consequence
Mr. Brown reached the city yesterday
from visit to the camp in the sultan oa-
sin. He and his men went in by way OF
Sultan. taking fifteen horses. They were
in the midst Of the hard storm and dow,
and were five days making twenty -nVe
mites. Snow was from four 10 seven feet
deep. They found the men. thirteen or
them, al well in the camp, and they mad
not missed a single shift during the WIN
ter. The tunnel Is now IN 30 feet, ana
there are 700 tons OF ore on the dump, sle,-
oc0 worth Of ore
Wire for the tramway Is at sultan ana
will be taken in without delay. TINS tram
Is 20 run from the mine 10 the mi.-site,
distance of $3.50 feet 1t will prooaosy De
some time In June before the tram is ready
for operation. In the meantime the COM
pany is preparing TO pack ore out by way
Of Sultan.
In coming out from the camp Mr.. Brown
and an Eastern newspaper correspondent
came over the divide TO Skverton. leaving
the camp about 10 o'clock a m. and reach
ing Silverton at D. m. They came down
the Adelaide gulch on the track OF snow
slide a mile long, but Ii was frozen nara
and they could make good time.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-04

" sought. for the secret q extracting
the precious minerals from them has been
discovered. Iron pyrites. alone. were
enough 70 make the old miner loss the
ore aside. no matter how rieh X might
prove 10 be under the hlowpire. because
the pulp assay would show nothing. This
hss been changed. and lie Roi and other
OF she grea, mines along the border are
AL refractory ores. being composed OF
iron and COPPER sulrhuretS. There are
wildcat schemes yet. as there always VIII
be bit the conservative business man
can now ind opportunity 70 invest in
mines purchased by men WHO know their
values. worked on scientific principles, and
economically managed.
Mining fell into disrepute on the Coast
more through the management OF the
Comstock properties and other Nevada
mines. Then and there conditions were
different. objects different. That was the
day Of wildcat; the day when the English
investor had not yet cut his eyeteeth. The
Nevada mining ring assisted him IN &C
comp3Shing that dental labor. Anything
was good enough 60 beat an Englisa-nan
with. and many a hole in the ground down
in tina: section shows that the victims.
IS well as the mining sharks. were nu-
nerous. They bought anything Al any
prfceL Now science has come 10 their
Aid mines are no longer bought; they are
bonded and prospected before any consid-
cradle sum Of money Is pad over. The
business has become legitimate. and with
IT'S vast possibilities for wealth, ard
quickly acquired wealth at that. II Is at
tracing more and more attention every
year. II is no longer gambling: no longer
@ passing over Of vast sums TO strangers
TO do what they pleased with and report
only to each other.
We predict for the Northwest mining
boom thar Is going TO be unprecedented
and that is going to show to the world that
not in Africa. bu; in Oregon. Washington
and Idaho. Is the great golden storehouse
of the world
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-04
Spokane Mining sales.

SPOKANE. April 3.-The past week was
but little livelier on the mining exchange
than the week previous. A considerable
increase In sales is confidently expected as
soon as the usual spring rush sets in 10 the
mines.
On Monday the sales consisted of 5000
Butte. at 81: 800 Butte. at So: 10 900 Even
ing Star. at II: 500 Cariboo. al AZ: 500
Rambler, at S2ia 1900 Alberta, at II, and
1000 Butte. at SIS.
Tuesday they were: 800 Poorman. al So:
1890 Reservation, at 81: 1900 Dellie, at i6;
5000 Alberta, at IL; $500 Primrose, at 10;
5000 Diamond Dust. at IL. and 500 Mime
haha, price not given.
Wednesdays sales were: 1000 Noble
Five. at 81; 1000 Phoenix, at 9. and 1000
Poorman. at 6.
Thursday but one sale was made. 100 No
bic Five, at IS.
Friday $50 Rossland Red Mountain were
sold at n and 10000 SLOGAN Reciprocity
changed hands at 6.
Sales today included: 10000 Boston, at
~; 1000 Alberta, at Is; 100 Noble Five, at
5Sz.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-04
SLOGANS Shipping Mines.

Tn the SLOGAN district the following are
considered shipping mines-one-third regu-
lar and the other two-thirds occasional
shippers:
Alamo, Cumberland, Dardanelles, Grey
Hoyle Idier kootenay-Celum Mime
sofa, Noble Five Consolidated. Rambler
Consolidated, Reco. SLOGAN Star, Sunshine,
Washington, Wonderful, Pozue, SLOGAN
Boy, Ruth, Ruby, Silver. Surprise, White
water. Wellington, Jackson, Silver Bell
Black Fox. Montezums. Irene. Lucky Jim
Iron Hand, London Hill, Charleston, hex
Ivanhoe. Gibson. Mountain Chief. Freddie
Alpha, Bird Holder. Enterprise, Exchange
group. Fisher Maiden. Galena Farm. q. &
A, Briggs group, Silver Crown, rdler, Bon
Texas. Fourth of July Bell. Bullion, Blue
Bell Skyline. Highlander. California
Highland, Yakima, Idaho. Best. Northern
Bell, Bluehird, r. z. Lee. Antonio. Paddys
Fraction, Great Western, Miner Boy, 10
10. Goodenough and Black Diamond
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-04

EVERETT. April 3.-Mr. Van Hem /
Hartford. Is getting in the machinery b
a double block single mill on the r.
chuck, which will be reached BY ass
from the Everett & Monte Cristo nlrns
two miles from Hartford. This viii m4n
ten spurs within distance OF seven naM
William IRWIN. formerly master =
chanic of the Everett & Monte cris;o n
road, and John Mountford. superlaielae
of bridges, resigned recently TO 20 ;
Alaska. They were on the steamer VI
lapa when 1t was wrecked.
1t is reported from Silverton that h
cabin on the Bonanza Queen nina IA
swept away by a slide, but Fortunately 4
the men had left a few hours before b
Silverton.
The Eureka Mining and Milling Ca
pany, OF Everett, is new incorpufass
formed by r. X. Lewis. A. A. Bailey isa
Charles Anderson. Their mine = has
miles west of Silverton. and was locatd y
whipple and Mofrat.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-04

doubtless be a great rush into this camp
this summer.
Over there great dissatisfaction - ex-
pressed with the presidents action N SET
ting aside the forest reserves One OF these
big reservations takes in the Monte Cristo
district and a pars Of the Silverton disrric,-
The Tacoma sreiser is handing aoou,
% tons % ore daily. and employs % naeii-
Its ores come from ali parts OF the coan-
rry-Douglas island. Trail creek. Alaska,
and the Occur d'Aienes- We ship them 20
tons month from the lie Ros. The TraiI
smelter takes from 80 10 100 tons daily We
also ship 70 Great Falls and Helena
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-04

The ofsicial Figure.
h"ssiand s,lieiea. o.. ~ =
Free Nlu~ ~

~ Aititne.
Iae Rossland Miner pr,,..
tn gs.'s.'Ss y arss OF the las, Ia . seas
Inc ore for this test WAS .s, na ~
vase aomp OF the lie Ros --sr cex
conssa cred absolutely worts,.e AZ !
saowlng S3lphiie ore "a - Mn>s
carefuHy excluded Tn. sk'sss "a
through the mill in ,hree -. va
tails OF each test follow. 1 F
Test No. -
Net dry weight Of ore 49,.
or la eSS-2. co tors p0andR an
rN, Siae 81 crude ore per ton n
retd ana silver saved =, ni.*
value OF concentrates AaAses..s..s~s
Total value saves
rereentage OF extraction. x0'"-rz:
or Nei iss srs Se sbSa Of ore pound. a.,
s4ae o. crude ore per ton. sma
T Toir aug ~ siiveT saved On plates.
''ee'' u a 'es'..-.......ss
Total value saved
Fercentase OF extraction. Ss'''-iss
Test Ne. g.
or u Ison-solo tens. fsansS c.
Nsiue PEI ton OF crude ore. No
told and silver saved on Mas
Value of concentrates '-'sA "a
Total value saved -
Percentage of extraction. SIX
summary
Net weight Of three tests pou,a =
42s.6s, or 81 4a9-aso0 tons. saA =
value 81 crude ore per ton. d, s-~
Gold saved on plates. .x1am
Silver saved on plates. ia
Value OF gold in concentrates IL =
Value OF silver In concentrates 20
Value copper in Concentrates. rg-~
Total value saved. ..... a.
Percentage of extraction, al "a !.
contraction, s2s 10 /.
Average of free gold saved On ph,..
per ton.
The tailings from the three ten, A.,
respectively per ton A-so. $50 and ~ ~
The fineness OF the gold saved ~ !.
plates ranged from SIS TO SIS. The ss,..s :
OF silver ranged from s41 10 ga
Editorially, the Miner says: "rt an,.--
TO be settled beyond any reasonah. -
that the silicious ores of thu Ra.ss'..
camp are free milling, and that Al =.
IS per cent. of the values can b uxs. !
the plates and in the concentrates =,
official report of the last lie Rol tes, xa.s
we publish today. seems TO be coneiuT.
II IL is not. we do not see what wouls J
conclusive.
capt. Hall. superintendent Of IA, |.
Roi. is SO we'll satisfied that he nan
mends the immediate constructien N !,
company OF a s00-ton milling plant Il.
a very conservative and careful nan i
has had great experience In the mn,
and milling OF ores, and he knows VIA, ]
Is doing when he makes recommends
of this kind.
I'VE regard the success Of this sm !
the beginning of new era In the hiss
of this camp. 1t settles the question q q
profitable treatment OF all our sAcs
ores which run above IS a ton. OF ~
ores we have an inexhaustible supply =
War Eagle mine alone has 5000 to M
tons of ore which VIII run from s b /,
in its waste dumps"
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-04
A Golden storehouse.
The Dalles Chronicle

INS DdIItS NIfUIlItIt
Within the next five years gold mining
will assume an Importance in the North
west never before accorded that most ex-
citing of pursuits. The beginning of this
new era Is already here. The immense
district north OF Spokane is attracting
worldwide attention. The North Fork Of
the Occur d'Alene Is again coming to the
front with mines of fabulous richness.
leading one to hope that the vast store
house from which the placers of Prichard
creek were enriched, has at last been dis
covered.
Mining has always been hooked upon as
a speculative pursuit and such. under the
old methods, IL has been. Science has
changed all this. Refractory ores, the
bane Of the old-tIme miner, are now eager
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-04
RAMSDELL
Mining and milling
Company.

Capital stock, 1900. 900; shares q -
each.
Treasury stock. 10000 shares.
FULLY PAID--NON-ASSESSABLE
REGISTERED IN BRITISH C0LuAHa
AND BRITISH COLUMBIA My
ING LICENSE OBTAINED
Incorporated under laws OF Wasnas
Registered Office. Sandon. D. =
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-04

]. III. Ramsdell. President. K ,
ham. Vice President: Hiram a. e..
son. Secretary and Treasurer: =.
ney Hammond, Manager OF Minis
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-04

YUKON valley which Is their natural hahi-
.ae ard where they would at least fstc1
the price Of dogs ard do better work IL
would take considerable time ard expense
20 eaten sufficient number o. reindeer
for as ws call them caribou in tire Yukon
valley and rarse and dcxneSffcate them. so
thai the importation q them from 81
IBERIA. already tanned would be more Teas
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-04

FULLY PAID-NoN- AssEssABLE
REGISTERED IN BRITISH C0LuABA
AND BRITISH COLUMBIA MN
ING LICENSE OBTAINED.
Incorporated under laws OF wasninen
Registered Office. Sandon. B. Z
J. III. Ramsdell. President; X. > -
ham, Vice President: Hiram y. o -.
son. Secretary and Treasurer. =.
ney Hammond. Manager OF NlnsA
This Is a WORKING MINE. sM
output will make all parties pecosnHs
terested a splendid profit ,.,..
II you want 10 make money ~ ss,sr
shares. invest in a WORKING na.s
after YOU have satisfied yourseh -
BUSINESS FACTS. -.
This Ia common sense. The GUESS !.
solve is, what will be the results - -
future? VIII the mine pay al iess -.
annual dividends and give iesn !.
HIGHER value to rs shares o. ~ !.
sued. based upon, and caused
value Of it's output and ~ capsS's
continue a PRODUCING NINE 49,.
In the center Of rhe now famous
Mining District, to-wit. Sanoon; -
celebrated for its high grade Asss,r ,
lead mines this company y ~. ~xsar.
developed mine consisting OF w ..ssur
ing claims. the Sapphire an" .,,rnxrf
each l.5oo feet square, giving IN, Arr Az
over 100 acres Of mineral-ocssaasn ssrefsf
The ledge is feet wide, runnihs
through both claims. xsyssrs
a crew of 10 miners are nov - -.
On three tunnels OF the Sapphna.-. 80
ting out ore that nets on an a'e'
800 per ton M
An ASSAY OF a piece Of ore from .s -
OF ores sent direct from the NIL rs
2l0 ounces OF silver and 70 per euN
ibs) Of lead, per ton. ..,vsr Isl
This, st present prices Oh 49, ~ ~
lead. would amount 20 slo." ~ srss,s
cost Of mining. shipping ara as,,sbsz
charges for a ton Of ore, az LIZ Mi pu
is Sc, which the lead ar present "a a
and leave SO profit 10 WIZ WA -
price OF 30 or Of silver, glvihs a n
profit OF si50 per ton. A car $50 n
teen tons would net the coFnpa - raI<tf
To cover any extra expense - -. assss
arise, deduct 500 per car from ~ a ~
figures. and you have net prVha
per car load. - al, d
The company will take out ara -. .rra
least twenty car loads in lssi, TIE. a..essre&
two dividends. al least. VIII oe Il -
the first dividend FTopAoiy sr~s I'd
the second dividend Dec~fnper =. ~
The Sapphire" and Gen. Gen., e !. a. 3.
located on the same mountain ~ sAsts
nous Payne" group, ana he 80 q ~
this property. from which ~ W" .ysrzxs
are daily being shipped. al ..
profit Of over 500 per ton. -. a go
We expect that the next 80 - rxuss .
which Will be ordered soon, WI. ssssst
marked Increase IN ne price ~ o,orx 81
20 900 OF which are treasnI A9<
offered at ~ cent? per e. sn ssas iu.:.
ately. We believe this 20 De Ian rsS
best shipping mines in TIE - 4 - .
trlct, and strongly rscon1is
Dfofita Die investment. sgs5H
SAMPLES Of ORES. ASSAYS ard snrry..ss6 :
Information desired viii % 80
room q Roxwen block, Sea
S,V, CHRISTIAN Wv
Mining Brokers. 4,
Office open evenings. between
c'cicck-
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Wife-Why do you persist in boring us
all by talking about the tariff?
Husband-Simply because il is a duty
Detroit Free Press.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-16

slight; II he did trouble himself sc far,
she might trouble herself to increase
the interest II she so wished 1t. But
this or that, the question rests on the
right or wrong Of the title.
I contend that II Is right that wom-
en- on arriving at the age OF maturity
whether married or not married
should have the title of maturity. /
contend that It Is wrong that women.
entitled by every moral, intellectual
and social fact to the title Of maturity.
should remain branded as schoolgirls.
immature, unfinished, simply because.
either through force Of circumstances
or inclination, they have remained un-
married.
IL this wrong Is to be put right, wom-
en- all over the Christian world must
speak for 1t, and II the American wom-
en- go to the van other women will fol-
low them. or course, there must be or
ganization, union, a comparison, en-
largement or modification Of opinions
as to the definite age at which Miss
must be changed into Mrs" And the
VI SiNiuH y Wch'S" v
% or GO the title OF Madame" might
also be taken into consideration. But
this Is a side issue, and would follow
naturally on the proper readjustment
OF Miss" and Mrs"
Swift as thought the water level
changes IL a single drop Is removed,
and h removal Of that drop affects
the whole mass. The same law OF unity
holds as certainly with human affairs
and regulations; so then, this Is not
as small a reform as 1t at first appears.
There is far more In II than meets the
eye. or course, this movement will be
criticised by that remarkable thing
called respectability, as every move
ment altering woman's status has been;
for "respectability," tolerant enough
about religion, is In arms at once II
either the rights or wrongs. OF m
are named. and Immediately begins to
talk or write about the foundations of
society and the s%acredness Of home.
Women. however. are used to such
criticism and survive 1t. '
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-04-16
CAVE FOUND NEAR RED BUD.
Contains n River and u Deep Lake Of

Contains n River and u Deep Lake OF
Great Size.
Preparations are being made to x
plore a cave which was recently found
by some hunters, who accidentally dis
covered 1t while chasing a wounded
wildcat. The cave Is situated in the
region known as the ~"sinkholes," eight
miles west OF Red Bud, H., says an
exchange. The entrance Ia about seven
feet in diameter, but after entering the
size varies. 1t being from twenty to
twenty-five feet to the ceiling in some
places. The ceiling is studded with
large s~talagmites. Large rocks pro-
ject from the sides Of the ave and are
covered with innumerable white points,
which by a dim light resemble stars.
The width does not vary 80 much, as It
Is about sixteen feet wide at all points.
In the center of this cave flows a
stream Of clear water, which contains
numerous small, eyeless fish. A num-
Der OF them were caught and placed
on exhibition here, but they lived only
a few days. The depth of the stream
Is from twenty to thirty feet. About
two miles from the entrance 1t empties
into a large lake, which varies in
depth from Ave to forty feet and lies
beneath a ceiling about 100 feet from
Its surface.
Recently an exploring party had a
small boat made and attempted to
cross this lake, but after going nearly
u half-mile from shore decided to re-
turn. There are a great many crew
Ices In the rocks. and 1t was In some
Of these that the skeletons Of wild
animals were found. supposed to be
those Of the wolf. Snakes OF all kinds
make this cave their home In winter.