The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-10
Costly Machinery Replaces
Primitive Methods.
LIVELY CAMP on BRIDGE RIVER.
Within Year After Discovery IL
Has Began tn Produce soid-sn-
tur~ md Extent 81 Mineral Belt OF
southen~teru Alaska Work on
State Greek to- Continue All Win
ser--sirst Car Of Cleopatra ore.

TIE MANAGE 81 me largest hydraulic
rEia= - the C4r!tg31 country and fae oa3Y
ore north II t'al5fcsn.A which s. using ny
arauge elevators Vas ~ tn Butter - a
might during tae z-<k on MS va - San
Errsac4aso SIKH gl20o 10 dust. re result
Of a preliminary C5eap-1p. Ta@ c3ea1-lp u
the main Aufne nos having beer made.
HE - r. T Ward. rnanAger u ne Horse
fl Co.'S Mining ConpaHy i pioneer Of
both California AMI the I2fsss1s} n tAlH-
ing % his Mine. hs said
We have over 50 acres Of ground and
are werk4ng two giants on the aIope Of toe
bedrock. following Il along We have
opened channel 2.e9 feat " de &na have
HaGlcsd eff four acres, finding the Ro}Q
coaTser as Ne 70 3oa-n- Here Is $Z3S>
took out OF oGe paB.' - NJ. v ard.
showing A 0ottiefdl % coarse gsid. There
Is . good dstI IF nI3e god. ss2t ~ make
no effort - save a. W take our water
from two large lakes on MoEatt cree X.
one 81 them being nine nl.ea long. and
bring Il down through ave miles OF eight
foot canal, one mile III :oDr-f9of nume and
taree ma Of .j-tnch ste<! pipe. As We
have no D4t1rai dump, We have tao NY
draulic elevators 10 create a. artificial
dump. TneY are constructed III TINS way.
a large steal feed ll5ps runs down an open
pit with nGzzls Al the end. resting in
the bottom of the fgua- This noZZ,e dts-
charges iEt0 another steel pipe, which
rises vertically for - feet Ia the surface
OF the ground where Il ems tlses into an
other nUnr 80 carry OF the gravel. Thia
latter Hume hts steel hoo3 over 10 up
per end Now tax - now II works We
turn Len inches 81 wafer !ato the fed
pipe and this stream shooting out or the
nozzle at q trs SUR of 30 rounds, - = kHe
the gravel as Il Cog.s-s o4t of the fume
and throws 81 up tbe elevator. Ii w.li
throw zap big Doulfters weighing as much
a. ~, pounds 40 hat they will strk
against the hood covering the top Of the
elevator and make them fail IN the sur
face fiums. The elevator pipe narrows
from - 10 II inches short distance above
the nozzle, SD that the column Of water
entirely Nils II ara keeps the bouiders fy-
ing upwards Tae force II the water il
no great that the boaidefs and gravel
rarely strike the sides 81 the pipe This
Is or half-inch Steel and has behind 4 8
cushion OF rubber no thicker than paper,
which takes of the shock OF she blow and
prevents the Capitalization OF the steel.
ours are the first hydraulic elevators
used north or California that know any
thing about. though they have been used
In Australia and New Zealand. The Carl
boo Gold Fields Company has two bat
they have not worked well, as they have
iron lining with no rubber cil5h on and Il
should be of steel, We have the only
electric light plant In the Carilrco - light
our mine. II IL driven by water wheel
and has ten lamps Of 2A0 candle power
each. We run q hours a day from i pril
j 10 November l.
MIR. Campbell Of the Miocene COMPANY.
whlsh WAS organized by meE In the Alas
ka Packers Association. has sunk "a shaft
4h feet To the old channel on fussthy
creek. which Is similar to the Blue lead in
ttiiIornia. has run down this rim 70 bcd-
rock. drifted out from that, struck the
grave! again aud found good pay 10 It,
The Cufiboo Gold Fields Company Ia work
Hts FIsht along with four giants or the
south fork OF Quesneiie river They
cleaned up $4,000 in july and expect TO
clean up SlGlU5N more this fall. They arr
building 81 dam At Moorheaa lake and 'iig-
ging about eight miles OF ditch which will
cost about S.G.so. The Golden River
Quesnelie Dam * Mining Company is,
building dam nj the foot Of Quesnelle
lake 10 hold the water ia for four or I'VE
months in the year, This will leave the
bed OF the river dgY far four or five IN. -
below and the company w II work H. A.
There Is pretty good course gold there
They axe putting in derrcks 20 hoist out
TIE bouldcrs. so that they can wash tha
gravel. The Story Company q doing
something this year on the north fork Of
Quesnesle river. They pvt In a pip, line
last year but II Nas washed our and |
DO not know whether they are rebuilding
IT, Mai. Brcinmer is putting an extensive
hydraufic on Burns creek, u m,l's from
EarkeTy!ie.
a good deal Of money has fe,,.n snsr,t
In opening up quartz properties and four
stamp mills We're shipped in some wears
a%o, bsing hauled from y ale at n cost -
I'D cents a pound. @nt tn mining engineers
reported adversely On the f,rosertsez spa
discouraged the people - tina. the.,,
stamp Mills We're aoj even set uD. TIE
I'VE ~ SIX streams in fAe CfFklAA. from,
wh.ch S6,e..~H IN placer gold hss been
TAX ard every one " which carries god
nave tae!T sources on Bald mountain
ihey ar" all crossed by one great !tfa.
which @slnis up l.pe' t.tg 1igA IN sons
piaCes Freucf' -vEd.cIta s{.u 81 az
IN prosps Getting this ledge. bat foand FtfIe
waltz aud has given i u4 l. y proA.h,a
hat thS' pay ore tn g has aetsa washed
o.ii by the streams ara went 10 form sac
pl9ccTs."
" II. SccaTcc. who has a eood placer
property ~ Autlcr creek came an with
Nj. Ward ami .ss1 tAAt ;h,s sutu Who
made rstS strike ora th. ia t,laoh Ja,k
diEE.hgs On Williams creek opposite. Na~-
kervi3e continued work a. icing aA ila
water As.ed AMI taoA cut ahn.sl S. 0a d
day.