The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-11-26
MOUNTAIN QUEEN LEDGE.
A CLAIM ON TORODO CREEK.
STATE OF WASHINGTON.
Width of the Vein Not Yet De-
termined, Although 1t has Been
CrOsscut for % Feet-The Ore
Carries Good Copper Values
Will BE Developed.

The following, taken from the
Spokesman-Review, published al
Spokane, Wash, will be of local in
terest, as it pertains to a valuable
property in which Carl Schmeling,
formerly resident of Baraga, to.
gether with his brother, is in
terested:
Republic, Wash. A few days
since j. ID. Woodwork, the veteran
prospector and the correspondence Of
the Spokesman Review, visited the
Mountain Queen ledge. The prop
erty is located on the north bank of
Toroda creek, about three miles
west of the town of the same name.
The ledge crops out in many places
for a distance of more than 1900
feet, running almost due north and
south, lying in zone OF hard gran
lite. The ledge has been crosscut
for distance of - feet and only one
wall found. From the appearance
Of the groupings it appears that rot
more than half the ledge has been
uncovered, and certain it is that the
groupings where the ledge has not
been exposed in the cut look as well
rs where the cuts were made. A
shaft has been sunk on the west wall
OF the ledge 10 Il depth of 30 feet,
showing u solid mass OF the hardest
lo:k the correspondent has ever
seen in quartz ledge. AS no cross
diff has hnnn. q ~
how wide the ledge is at that point,
but it is not probable that its width
has decreased from that exposed on
the surface.
Some assays have been made Of
the ore, all OF which were most en-
couraging About 10 per cent of
copper is the average, and about $40
per ton in gold
The Mountain Queen ledge was
discovered by E. Schooley and j. n.
Ross. The Schmeling brothers Of
Toroda entered into an agreement
with the discoveries To do q stip
ulated amount Of work for one
third interest in the property, and
all the explorations that have been
made were under their direction.
Herman Schmeling, the leading
spirit in the enterprise, is prom
inent merchant of Toroda City, and
the pioneer in that line. He is also
one o. Q largest owners in the eX-
tensions to the Mountain Queen, of
which one lies south and the other
at the north end of the Queen.
There has not been a great deal of
work done on them, uuC the ore rs of
the same character coDper-gold.
No estimate can be MADE Of their
extent, owing t, the SIN Ill amount
OF work that has been done.
Sore assays were made of the ore
of the Hayseed and Haymaker, To-
Gated Immediately north of the
Mountain Queen, that gave nearly
the same results as the latter, and
there is no great difference in the
appearance OF the rock.
Ii further development shall sus-
tain present promises there viii be
at that point one Of the best copper
camps west of Butte, as the supply
of ore will be practically ineXhaust-
IDLE. The property is well located
for accessibility, as wagons can be
driven to it and hauled away loaded
without the expenditure of money
or labor in constructing roads. |
There is an excellent wagon road |
leading to Kettle river, which is said |
to be only ten miles distant. 1t is |
not great distance from the prop
perty to good smelter point, and
also for large concentration, as wa
ter is abundant enough for all pur
poses save driving machinery and
for six months in the year there is
plenty for power also.