The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-20


the principal owner will have Development
pushed as rapidly az possible The Sunset
II silii shipping ore Of high grade Most Ok
the work at the mine Is In preparation FOR
the sinking Of shaft 10 the 5.,-foof, level
The property looks we'll, and The work d1ne
shows al increass iu the galae IF the mise.
A conceat.ator vii be erected in the
spring
Mach High Grade Ore in sight.
The wilbar-This is the property Of the
Index Mining Company. but II viii proha-
bly, always retain the name 81 the wilbur
mine, so-csIed because fer sssefal years
IL has been pushed by the efforts OF Dr.
Lot Wilbur. Of Snohomlsh. They have here
much high grade ore. Ia the shape of bCrn-
tie. glance and gray copper. and they aIso
have development that has been every incn
I'm the lead. and most Of the was In OF.
Work has now begun On an sxtcr.ei5n OF the
middle tunnel so that in a snort lime they
can work from either Of the three levels
and the getting out OF large quantities. OF
ore proceed with the !eeelopmen; and pros
pectiug Of tho property Mr. Thomas Nc
Intyre. the manager. int).ms yoU- cJiTe-
spondert that the work war renewed In
the middle tunnei for che u I-posa pii.eipal-
~ OF driving IL In ano@1er hundred feet,
When IL will have ii ienx:h % 300 feet Then
stopping Is 70 begin from the lower tunnel
20 the middle and Oh % the upper ttas
giving good air throughout the mine when
drifting on the lead may and will be con-
tfnued. AS well tha stopping out # the
large blocks 0f Ore mat will have tecn
opened mp There IA probability That a spur
will be- pat IN for the benefit If :his rrup-
erty. and when this f. done they can re-
gin regular and large shipments Of ore.
AS lack Of transportation facilities f. all
that now prevents The mine IL not
more than half mile from the ra.,t0aa
but under the present condiiio1 n they are
compelled 10 have the ore Packed ehout
two miles where IL is loaded onto III cats
while the train Is waiting which would be
Impossible were they shlpping, in any s.tsn-
fi,y. The owners are anxious for the spur
to go in, from the time o. E.. !usia Ia
tion they can ship sufficient ore 10 pay for
all work and give handsome rrofl-
Enterprfsina Seattle Investors
The Copper kirg-Tbis Is a uro,,s ~ To-
Gated on the south side % the river not
more than two miles from town, anG owned
by a syndicate headed by pr - = NJ
bourne and q. u. a,one of Seattle Il haz
an immense surface showing. being very
clean chaicopyrttiC ore. the whole lead OF
something Ike twenty feet In with car
ryinE. II Is asserted ard rcadil. telisvcd
IN average Of over i5 per ceat copper The
development here consists at an open cut
which exposed the lead and showed II 10
highly mineralzcd, the gaur,Ia brin.. prac-
t'caliy ore. After THE VAS dcierua.r e,f a
good trait was put In and The nae, seary
work az driving cro~scut .ua 1el tcrtiq.
which is now progressing very sattsfsttor-
fiy. with the probability 81 raa ,hiut~ the
lead before winter totnee on Tn cent A.
men ~ the head ~ this enterprise are men
or means ana exHerienc in mining and n
is their purpose ~ pat the Copper king IN
Is ttsas -
done with proper work T. has been =
hene'lt 10 The whole camp that they have
GENE In, ~ they hive Induced OTHER money
Ell men IN look oyer the properties N.rs
with thr vsSnlt that now there IS n feeling
az security In the prospects Thev VIII nor
take long - make the rqi,ps,r King r,r
prove fts wort hiessncss. ard that the lrtter
Will Re thu ease IA VA, - he rgs,is ~tu-.5
because If ever there was "A roaf lo.sLtosr
prosrec, this s. one
VIII work Through the winter
The Ethel and John I'm ese ato CON
tIguous properties ant owned ~ tra~tteafi,r
the same people: managed * i \. lsurl =
err. and superintfndct hy ere - the host
mining mer IN the West tn - g. rere \
very clean assure. with tho Ledge rn4.t~r
highly minevalzrd both with Nv s.r5a
copper ore ant glance a. lhl4 later N
unusual quantity Is found en- tHr e.,~taee
The original Development uncovered .rs
lead. with shaft here ana there -ssu'-tfg
In The assurance that e Is a la "a hsvi,.~
every promise u pergrareucc WhAr 'h{s
"ss determined re wtrk waa t-ansf rr...f
lower dn@n me mountain ~ft> ah-,
cr0ssrut tunnel - h@iuS Af{van wNt-N IN
give depth ~ sofgis 49, feet gsarf, th,. ~.
y reached Thee rrsst,,rti hsv - 4 +e1c~-
able appearance. are hf$Hg a@yefa.,-.4 6, az
riousiy, and the work T.. - carttg1s at
Season without Il stop