The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-16
Rich Black Oxide Discovered IN
the Bonanza Queen.
OWNERS WILL NOT STOCK TT.
Certain That Monte Crtsfo ROAD
VIII He Rebuilt Next summer-
Stopping Ground for Years Of Pro-
duction on the Hoodoo-One OF
the Biggest Tramways In the
World On the Forty-Ftve.

Special Dispatch 20 the Poss-Inteliigeucer.
1fLyERTON, Oct. 1.-THE bonding or
the BONANZA Queen b. Msssrs. Metcaifs
Gallagher & SWEET, 0. Butte Mont. has
had n good effect on the camp. as they
are well known 10 be capable mining men
OF large means. progressive and deter
mined to push the property TO a shipping
basis as soon as may be with proper
work Something OF description of this
property may not tie amiss. a. II Is one
OF the best In the district, and one tnat
will make big producer. IL r. on the
eastern end of Long mountain. not over
three miles from the town, and was To-
Gated by Bender. Sutherland and Lock
wood and by them pretty thoroughly
prospec.ed. there being no less than seven
tunnels on the group. and all OF them
are In ore. the policy having been the
right one of staying with the ORE" In
stead Of running long tunnels TO tap tho
vein" The Queen property proper Is cop
per, though there are two cross leads
believed TO he feeders 70 the main ledge,
carrying thir principal values In gold
The work dore on :he BONANZA Queen
lead consists Of two tunnels. aggregat-
Ing some 399 feet. besides stripping the
lead and uBcovesing ore shoots In sew
cral places. In the upper tunnel, besides
IA good quantity OF copper-bsaring ore.
there In a deposit OF reaigar. an arsenlcal
iron, called In the early DAYS kings yell
low" from the beauty and lasting quail
fly Of the yellow made by the crushed
metal. Here are found some magnificent
specimens OF reaigar In q massive crys-
tali!xad state, nos particularly valuable,
except an indication OF ore below. and
OF interest to mineralogtsts. Between
This and tho lower tunnel IL an outcrop
OF some four fee; OF practically solid
black oxide OF copper which will very
easily maintain value throughout ~ "a
per cent. and all around # IL found much
oxidation, being the teachings from the
copper below. In the lower tunnel what
may be deemed better showing Is found.
being principally ehaleopyrite. and espe-
cially will this lie noticed on the hanging
wall side. which Is indeed almost all ore.
the owners having merely driven along
side II, as mere WI. TO good place To
save the ore which Is too valuable TO be
thrown down the guich, and for which
dump will Of necessity be put In with
out delay. The lead on the Queen prop
erty IL Of enormous proportions. having
formed. by the erosion of ages. big and
almost impossible canyon. the aides
standing straight up. almost perpendicu-
lar, and the matter between being com
parattvely soft. II IL property ~ great
promise. and will make big mine. II
will not be stocked. the new owners hav-
ing plenty Of capital 10 develop s. with
out outside ALL They express no fear
Of having means TO transport their
ore when the time comes that this will
hs practical. IA, indeed IL IL a sure thing
that the road will be rebuilt early this
coming year
Ready tn ship Ray Ore.
One OF the mines Of thu district that
could be made r shipper within three
months II the railroad were IN operation
IL that known as the Hoos'oo. owned nv
n rich and close corporation represente "a
by J. w elise. 81 Seattle, there being
now some 600 feet Of underground work.
with a large quantity Of ore on the
ground. and stopping ground for years
blocked cut. Nothing - heing done At
this time except keeping up the assess
ments Two q the claims have been pat
entea
The T. Tram.-Thts IL one OF the
biggest things in the way Of trans
in tho world. ns at no other place
IA there a wire rope Of equal
size and weight stretched over an e1'tai-
ly high hin as here II IL Of the Halliday
patent. and was put ,n by Msssrs Jack
ron 4 Andrews. az Seattle. with charles
Masters as SUPERINTENDENT II "a a little
more than two ard n quarter miles long
The fatal cos: was Ssn assl and 81 Is aie.
quate IN eVerv way for the daily trans
port az 100 tons az ere from the mine ~
thu railway track at this pace There
are fiftv buckets ~ the automatic dump
ing pattern. with capacity each ~ -
pounds
Bcli and Crown.--This mine IL -
Gated an Marble mountain. som. three
mites from town, and Is principals
owned ny the nra~iey brothers
and William J. Dean. OF Seattle
There has been practically continuous
work on this property. which - rrsnci
paily copper. though carrying some val
Nc in gold. and IN the upper tunnel there
Is quite shoot ~ matter carving native
copper. II Is hardly believed that this
viii continue To any great depth. az II Is
not Tn accordance with experience III this
section. bat rs depth IL reached IL MI!
probably change - a high grade - cor
per ere There Is also 81 'hss tunnef
whore the work IL now tseine prescott ed
~ body az gold hearing ore tTan, "a
new rs contemplation. ~ t~ put In ter~
tatuty ~ soon a. she ra!,way Is rebuilt
An Experienced Man In Camp.
The Blr Four -This IS the Livingstone.
Andrews. ard s. has had sufficient dev~i-
opmcnt 70 rsoTe e good property
There - q f-rve actr eng eyed. IS. IN
deed, has ben thr sAa@ AZ nearly al
,ly.,.z location