The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-21
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eoma thoroughly experienced mining men
are coming s-.so the sta-e. willing - back
their Judgment with their money Where
they go, others follow 30 ma. the PRO-
cexsion may ~ considered to have fairly
started. They have a great variety 20
caoo1e from. with boundiexs opportunf-
t-es 20 snaks profitable :nves: rnents, but
The acn&nxas have nor YET positively ma
teria!izsd. though Il Iouxs a. though one
existed In the Republic mare In Stevens
county. The ores ara low grade and base.
thst Is. ths god Is associated with IRON
ana copper pyries OF every kind and can
Orgy D. separated ~ .r,iI!ng ana e.bocea-
frnsfon- Silver Is found 81 these SLphids
ores AID the copper percentage - often
80 nigh as 10 make that metal the p~sn-
clln. value. though sfI.-lter returns usu-
ally sfsoW heavy discount on the ASSAYS
over which the prosperrorz have gfoate,.
certain proportion % free gold s ecnGa
n xo-ss lis tr!cts. but II. ratio Of free
gold 10 s"lcGaTets decreases as depth -
gs'ned. and mills wsthouc plenty OF con-
contractors for the suIpht.rets and canvas
Tah''s foT the shines have always proven
rat failures S.,ver-iead ores frr4uerriy
occur ard a bet Of h,sse an. safe In
which arr found l-o9ies Of chloride, brom-
iIs. cdrbonAse and stiiphide os silver. often
WI iron aI2G copper suiph.des. exists in
tho extreme northeast o. The stats. Nickel
: found In several widely separated 10
4i4 asbestos x by no means unknown.
Republic fakes the Lead.
The priEci.pa. scene of activity at pres
ent = the Republic camp. forty-five miles
easg o. Marcus and about the sanna -
taHce west Of the Okanogan river. Here
l. INA great Republic mite where three
Tunnels aase skoRa immense bodies u
orc - which. the lowest assay Is over siN
AID ou which g Teton CYANIDE piaYsr Is
.~- .-.a-asi r>vx
ms an equal slowing ard active work on
many othoC sdto,u.ng properties igas ere
attd . ic%n az o3e people Rich free mill
.Hg ore has been struck in the Pierre LAKE
diSsr.cs. sale by s.Ge with iron as.d copttr
su-paiaes On Ia FIeur mountain is igh
grade gold copper ore III the Comstock aad
the Lone StaT and Washington. On Ter
ODD and Myers creeks Is free milling ore
with some very rich telairides which
state Senator Baum Is developing. The
CoivISe district Is the silver belt. WIZ, Oh
cziends from The boundary near North
port. through the Old Dominion. Young
America. Bonanza. Summit and Eags
mines 10 Cedar Canyon. north Of the Spo-
kane NV, where the Deer Trail has done
wonders, having paid dividends from the
grass roots. SUI further south. dear The
Idaho line. are the Fish lake and Jerosre
creek districts. where gold has turned The
minds Of the farmers 10 mining.
ia oLamo.Hn County. A
Turning further westward and then
travelling southwark from the boundary,
Palmer mountain has been honeycorlhad
win shafts and tunnels and is having It's
entraiis bored out by crossrut tunnel
which Is in 1850 feet and Is destined 10 go
further $50 feet. II has cut several
good blind leads and will crosscdt fifteen
cropping Lodges. Here also IS the Triune.
which has paid dividends from ten
stamp mill for two years. Here also IS the
lvonhoe. which has shipped several car
loads of rich silver-lead ore. &. p Dose,
OF Chicago. has lately acquired an inter-
est In the Quintette, near ORC, and l. de-
vtiopng IT. Work is also being done on
the Ballfrog. Rainbow. Hercules Glad
stone ard various other properties.
Further southwest is the Salmon river
district. whore large bodies u low grade
silver suiphlGe ore were opened eight years
ago. but have lain idle since silver went
down n tho dumps.
over the mountains is tho Methow.
where iron ana copper sHlphIda ore las
been opened e the Red Shirt. which has
twenty stamp mil. the Friday. Emerald
Highland Light Hidden Treasure. Grey
Eagle. North Star, spokane and ether
properties. the discoveries extending fat
thirty miles from thc mouth OF the Twisp
10 The Columbia.
Near the sources o. tho Twfsp i number
OF Spokane parties have done some pre-
Iiminary work M bodies - sIlphfae orc
with occasional occurrence * tree gold on
the surface From here The bell has been
traced through the mountains TO TIA
bridge creek divide. whore galcra ard
grey copper ores are found 81 stveaks side
by aide with tina suiphide ledces This
hclt Of silver ores is evideEt'v an extern
s'ogs ~ the same belt which has been
piowed by the glaciers OF Horseshoe basin
twelve mics away. and has been traced 10
Doubtful lake on she Cascade diyiie.
where II has been opened on tie ouien
Sabe and DouttSn'. ard through the sum
rnit 20 the west. mhsre I, has been devei-
oped in the Boston. M'ias. soldier Roy
arr Johrshurg. In the Cascade iistric.
O. the summit Of tae mountains over
booking Lake Chelau fron the cas-. q A
series % sulphiia hedges az great width.
which has been well opened on the Bias
JAY Phyllis Nebraska ant several other
claims aud d series Of hedges carrying ga
lena and <lips.dss. which has been ~ red
en- no Cs>,a,ie and silver ksrg IL the
Sunday Morning Happy Though ana
Little Jap. directly on the lake shore. high
grade galeua ana ruby silver ore have beea
fnuul and some has been shipped % tie
snelt,r, Railroad creek. which emQtits
mo she opposite side 81 the lake. GUS
ss,ne - the greatest bodies % copper stsI-
phiss ore vet discovered In the state.
~a.ch Seattle ard Nalla N3l,a parties
are developing Near the source OF this
stream. ~ al attitude OF 800 feet. + A
number % gnlena properties.
Red a!l iCng high ridge extending
sosIthw1rd from the source - Railroad
rreek shows a great mineral xoae % sai-
rh.se or. ~ indefinite extent. from which
!c Sss gosk out - the south. east ard
p.~t ~ enough work Sas bet~ doas. %
er3h'r a.y uan ta sorm an estimate ~ rs
eArau: or V1lGe Nnsral 90 the Same
character has t,sa opened AZ Intervals all
along tae co4Tse - the CA.weh Tuer.
wNtn Nas st< source ou ksi h.H.
rhs rtou~cr stamp nan.
Tie {t'-wtf: camp oa Pestss.-a Geek
boosts - tse ers; stamp ,all Is The s,a,e
and u1N bAs @-sta.up ma2 running
"a -Ae N..HeF v7-@e and a tesl-s.ssrap ma
80 ;ae Fe,-g..k, .se e-~ s~sHS tres on t9e
surface t.- rao..cS .ut> ase-,.Fys4ae3 So
ieH-ets AZ leata ara c4cta.n.9g sac
@ -ass C:,a4 81 -e &. Is q = ..tt - save
re scH est1 49, c}1r.ts n.-.ca = -
SIS uy.s ZEE s-ga- plant TIE Phoenix
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