The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-25
NEWS AND GOSSIP Of THE MINING WORLD.

elevation IN the district. by reason OF tae
greater development now going on near
the town OF Loornis. the principal CONNER
cal town q the district
Here company is engaged 81 running
& tunnel into Palmer mountain, which VII
be, when completed. 40 feet IN length
ard attain $50 feet depth a. ;he face. X
II nox IN ~ feet. and has demonstrated
beyond doubt that the veins q down and
more than carry the quantity and qua.iiy
cf the ores shown Oh the surface. the LAST
ard twelfth vein cut by this immense bore
having thigty-riv@ feet % ore, twelve seet
o. which gees s159 per tcn gold value, ara
the whole tnirty-fiye feet averaging - III
gold
Palmer mountain. generally speaking.
produces sold ores. the sl.rlace Ea'les =
which the analytical chemist Of The Cana
dian Copper Com pAny, M, D ii Brown,
who recently made ar exba 0stive examtna~
ton Of the surface showing veins and Took
& large number OF samples estimates The
average value 70 be So per ton, while from
fifteen veins cut IN arriving ne Pa4.aer
mountain tunnel ses was ths average. thus
showing that the values increase as depth
L. gained. TIE last big vein in the tunnel
Was cur at coo feet vertical depth There
are many other working gold properties
upon this rnounta H. bat he above IL gwen
a showing the greater results SO far 90
tanned There are ether elevations which
also are considered stEic III goid-pfod9clns.
namely. Gold hill. Douglas mountain, Blue
mountain and Mount CAapacca Upon all
Of these are working III nes with tunnels
ana shafts ranging from ioe TO so feet
de pth.
while much higher surface values are
claimed .or toe whole district than those
given by Mr. Brown. II Is safe 10 say that
hs ls an estimate that can De depended
upon for founding mining calculations.
especially - .he gold ores have many free
rn!ii.ng properties. Il Il conceded that
some method viii have 10 De combined
with stamps and plates to fully save the
fun value 81 the ores.
not Ktr,Isa at nft3 hat only
ores are produced IL his district. On >.
mountain * a cropping vein OF copper ore
some 30 feet wide, which can be traced
for 4,EVv feet In length. equaliing any OF
the famous wide veins near Greenwood.
II. G.. while on Whisky hill. the north
east portion Of Palmer mountain. COM
pany OF Everett gentlemen Is mining ga
lena ores that run a. per cent lead and 100
ounces silver Again. on Mount Ellme-
ham. the northweA, end OF Palmer noun
tain. the King solomon group produoss ore
giving SIS gold. 90 ounces silver and q to
% per cent lead
All these elevations are easily gone over
In fact, on Palmer mountain threefourths
OF the locations can have supplies taken
10 them with wagon. The climate is
mid and the section free from excessive
rains or SHOWS Mining can be conducted
throughout the whole year without incon-
veuienee.
The one thing now nssdful is a railroad
and this ss assured the coming seasen. the
Great Northern having just recently gwen
out this assurance. The district can now
be easily reached from Seattle BY taking
the Great Northern railway 10 Wenatchee
thence b. boat 10 Brewster and from there
70 Loom!s by stage coach. 1t might be
well to here add that the great amount OF
development this gear has demonstrated
that the lead silver and copper uroduc-
ton II the district will fully Justify the
building Of I railroad. 10 say nothing Of
the sold concentrates which Will he made
during the next few years
JOHN T. BOOZE.