The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-28
MINING NOTES.

Free gold has been found on the Our
Hsnnie, en- Christina lake.
Development work is being done -
about thirty claims on Baker creek. Chris
tina lake.
A contract has been let TO run . tunnel
Of se feet i'm the summit claim. In tho
boundary country
The Little May, on Perry creek, dsvsl.
showing free gold in quarts.
A site has been selected for the forty
stamp mill that will shortly be erected At
the lmir mine. Power for the mill VIII
be taken from the north fork OF Wild
Horse creek.
Work will be started on the Porcupine
mine. In the Nelson division. In = short
time. Work On this property had 10 b
closed Gown about month ago on ac-
count Of the surface water.
prcspecsors have commenced to arrive
at Cascade City 10 do their annual assess-
ment work. and the Indications are that
the Christina Lake district will witness
more development work this ssaseA than
ever before.
The proprietors OF the Ruthies Bell
group. IN tho Duncan River district. are
making preparations for the shipment Of
the ore accumulated while doingi develop
ment work during the past winter. con-
siderable amount OF which hsss been taken
out.
The tunnel on the Sovereign. on Look
out mountain. ia now la about 10 feet.
and two-foot body OF ore has heen
opened up The mineral i. an iron pyrs;es.
with little copper. although the latter
IS not present IL very large quantities
Assays run from s. 10 SIS
A large number OF prospectors and claim
owners interested in the north fork OF
Kettle River district are making prepara-
lions TO start working their properties.
1t II estimated that inside OF ten days ~
least fifty different parties will be doing
assessment work along the NORTH fork OF
Kettle river.
xyarv ,>r.,,tsin, cyatS, fs .ha ysshv,nn
on Palmer Bar creek. IL the East Koote-
nay district. The ledge matter - seventy
feet wide. with streaks, or gai-na two Zee.
other lead has sellurides Of geld and
chlorides OF silver and copper. A tlnfHi
OF thrty-fiye feet has been run.
The Ialy May has been sold on option
which IL to be capitalized in S2.0o0o0o. II
Is stated that the sale Involves cash pay
ment OF S5eooo and 10 per cent. % fully
so, the present owners of the Lily May
Will do remarkably well.
The California mine. one OF the NEST
promising properties in the Siccsn. and
New Denver. viii rasume operatione n
a few days. Quarters will ne erected fer
about thirty men. and this number will be
kept constantly employed and the prop
erty put On = shipping basis.
The British Pacific Gold Property Gem
pany. of Victoria. means this seaaoo -
expend y QUO IN developing the Wsilineten
East kootenay The ore on the claims =
gaiena and copper inclosed by shalo and
granite walls. The expenditure uyopoepd
Is small. but sufficient. II IN thought ~
the mining company. 10 show up the
ground fairly.
Operations have been going on ALI wip-
ter on the Donald claim. on Flat crpek.
seven and half miles from IllecillsWaA1
The property is under bond from the orig
.naI owners, ID. Wolsley and w. II. CAld-
well. 20 Vancouver company. seven
men are now at work. who are running
a tunnel TO strike the shaft. which has
been sunk eighty feet on the vein. The
proposition is low grade, but very large
ore body has been exposed during dsvssep-
menf.
The strike recently made i'm the main
OF considerable value The pay chute on
the hanging wall Is two feet wide. and
gives values OF $40 In gold ana II per cent.
copper The copper percentage II notable
for there have been few bodiss Of ere
like such values In the metal. The ledgo
80 far has been found 10 BE- aboUA nine
feet between walls. and the vein matter
outside the pay chute u giving values
ranging from $40 TO SIS.
A force Of Us men is now at week ON
the War Eagle mine operating ten df1lla
When the new plant Is Installed tho work
ing stan will he doubled Earsy ship
msnts of f0o tons day viii be made 10
the Trail ssneiter. this amount being likely
to be Increased shortly 10 700 TOYS. The
mine has now been opened TO n depth OF
81 feet, OF which $50 feet lying below the
25e~foot level Ia virgin ground and the
only orc removed has been that taken out
In drifting. OF the ore lying above the
stopped. yet this half produced a hout ia
500 gross values.