The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-14
RICH KING COUNTY MINES.
Spokane Men Think They Have Tn
covered a bonanza Here

Special Dispatch 20 the PoSt-fnselagsne6r.
SPOKANE, JuBe Is-proHf@.ng the
predictions II 3 number % prominent Sp0-
kane mining nen prove true. citizens OF
SEATTLE and King county viii shortly
awaken 10 a realization thai Within the
confines 81 faeir e0anfy is contained a
vast and rien mineral district waich IS
sGcn destined Ia alo1m into a fn.a4ng
camp equal IN proportion an; I.chncss 10
any camp In the north hale OF the .'olvilie
reservation. Or In British Columbia for
thai matter. To these Spokane mining
men s. due the credit OF the discovery Of
tbs new district. for 81 was they who
ssn& the prospectors in there last fail ia
search ~ the hidden wealth and white
10 doubt they vii reap rich reward in
the mining ioeetions made the Develop
uent Of this district means much 10 Sc
attIe and King county.
The new district Is FIVE miles from SAL
mon siding on the Great Northern rat
road ana ;wenty-si~ miles from Seattle
tas the crow fiesl and Only torsy-fve
miles from the Everett sme.ter. With
water power a hand sufficient to operate
any number OF mine. and it's close prox-
unity to transportation and a smeller.
even were the ore of Il low grade. the
mires could be worked az profit. hut ac-
cord.ng 70 the statement OF The parties m
terested In the new camp. It's ore Is rich
in copper with good values IL gold and
silver.
Two locations were made in the new DIS
trsct last fali-the Climax and Lakeside.
While the claims are owned by separate
companies they are so closely allied that
development Of the properties will be done
jointly Frank r. Hogan and J. w.
Douglas. returned yesterday from a trip
to the camp. where they set force %
seven men 10 develop the properties. BY
the first Of next month this force will be
more than doubled the intention being
10 push development of the claims and
make them shippers before fall.
SAMPLES Of the ore was exhibited 10
your correspondent today, together with
assays made from the rock. all of which
came from surface showings. The assays
ran from S., TO Sl0i - the ton in copper.
gold and silver, copper predom!naiing. The
character q the ore Is bornite and in
color is a peacock blue. Five wei defined
lodges according 10 the statement of your
informant parallel each other nearly the
entire distance OF the two claims. which
join each other. and by mining experts
sent 10 examine the properties. the min
eral deposits Of the district are true ifs
sure veins The lodges in width run
from two 70 ten feet
During the past few months the owners
of the Climax ard Lakeside have en-
pIoyed "A force o. men In constructing
trails 10 the claims and erecting cabins
Thus far the only development dene on
the prospects mas been TO strip the Lodges
in a dozen or more places. From the
showing thus made the owners are conf
dent that thsy have discovered what will
prove 10 be the richest properties in the
state and they freely predict that before
another year Is past the new district will
be a hummer
Estimates are HOW being made for the
construction OF Il wagon road from SAL
n1on siding 10 the claims and for a ferry
boat for use AZ The siding. Offices OF the
TWO companies VIII be opened in Seattle
within a short time.