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

foot level, from which assays average
about $50 gold.
Galena Ore at skyIark.
skylark camp. on the divide between
Twin and Lind creeks. has large lodges
or pyritic ore, and small streaks OF rich
galena, often showing on the walls or
parallel with the lodges. On the Skylark
a shaft showed a three-quarter-inch streak
of galena 10 widen with depth and 10 as
say 200 10 leo ounces Of silver and aih
TO ounces OF gold. While the mine has
been worked under q lease, some OF the
ore was shipped and returned SIS gold
and silver. 1t was afterwards worked
by the Spokane g. Great Northern Mining
Company. which shipped G. tons and re-
ceived smelling returns to the aggregate
OF s.iI4 all In silver. The ledge being
broken, II was thrown back on the owners
hands, and after they had found Il and
lost 1t again It finally reappeared % inches
wide. carrying solid gray copper and steel
gaiena, with some ruby silver The Silver
King has number of parallel lodges OF
pyrrhotite OF great width. with strlngers
OF galena one TO four inches wide on the
walls. One OF them has been cross-cut
for 50 feet from the foot wall with no hang
ing walls in sight
Long Lake Is the scene OF comparatively
recent and decidedly rich discoveries The
Lake View on the lake shore has a ledge
frequently widening and narrowing In a
loo-foot tunnel, and carrying specks of
hessite. with NATIVE and wire coprer. and
assaying $50 IN gold. The Roderick Dhu
has a twelve-inch ledge showing In a 80
foot shaft. and assaying $50 gold and so
ounces silver. The ore OF this district
carries pyrites and gslena. while tellur!aes
OF lead and silver occur in the Lake View.
but with depth II viii probably prove to
be straight concentrating ore.
Evans Camp the Newest.
Evans camp, on ts1e north Fork OF Ket-
tie river, was next discovered. and is re-
marlab.s for great lodges OF pyrites. Tho
Standard has one 70 feet wide sssayins
81 gold on the surface The Pathfinder
has been pretty thoroughly pros ected and
Is fully 100 feet wide, with assays OF s5i
gold and ~ 10 g per cent. copper.
Rich Copper Ore at Graham.
Grahsm's camp. on Ingram mountain,
near the Boundary, has a number 0. cash
veins carrying bornlte and chalcocite. on
which T. s. Graham has about eight
claims and Joseph Wallace has several
The Texas contains punches OF rich cop
per ore. quite an smount OF pure chaico-
cite. assaying 70 TO 70 per cent. copper.
besides gold and silver. and IS worth at
least SITS a ton.
mountain has been traced down TO the
north fork OF Kettle river TO its confluence
with the main stream az Grand Forks
and quite number OF locations have been
made within siSht of that town and are
being actively developed.
Prospects of n Railroad.
TIE great drawback 20 the development
Of This district has been It's remoteness
from steam trans portatton. It's center 81
Greenwood city ia 90 miles from PsntIc-
ton, at the foot Of Lake OkanoTan. where
connection IA made BY steamer with the
Canadian Pacific railroad. and Is A. niles
from Marcus On tire spokane Fails e
Northern rsilrosd r u understood TIA.
during this wear the co1unbla & Western
railroad VIII be extended through this
district to Pentictor. contracts having al
ready been let fer its construction I'D the
Colgnroia river from Traii 20 Robson. a
distance Of about thirty miles The er-
tension CT the Spokane Fails & Northern
railroad from Marcus Up Kettl. river.
closely following the boundary. Is also
an early probability. The district has
such wealth, with abundance OF raser
ard water. and gith coal fer smelling
csoss 81 hand near Rock creek. that its
development should proceed rapidly when
K ls thus brought into connection with the
world