The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-16
News of Northwest Mines.

the water front or Queen hay that ~
available for rhippsuE FROM this
bay The hills ran w t. an altitude -
: SO -. anu ! strsam d-tptlf b.
into the bay capable % supplying the
toNn with Natar ard tsn sum
cicut fall g. run . vast quantity of
machinery. A. the Copper Queen
thirty men are nnN A. wnrk. and the
lodges being opened ar peosiucinE
hiEh grade copper In Eua-i quautiiies
The kasuRn Hky company are now
purchasing twenty ton smeitef
Nhirh will b. ersrfed GA queen hay
The properties that viii be mostly
benefited BY thv smeitcr are the Cop
per Queen. keyHtane. tiaidn chief
Grand F1nd. Earl and skookum.
TIE Halds chief - one - the ms,
rs-rr1a ri<tbt. mtuaa on the isla nj not
for the quality u It's ore 0ar e - .
low grade - copper but for TIE EAST
quantity. This mine 10 located on
a copper b~f - nearly : aoa f~ct tn
width. the setu being - eidr tho
prosr~ctors hardly knrw which Ray
70 lay uui the ciaims. ~ to whrt her
Il wiH pay 70 operate. this is not
known. bat the owners viii taks
steps AZ once % nnd out lta value
The Grand Find and Earl are twin
mines locticd high IN the hills and
tramway vii he erected - carry
their ores To- the Hmeltrf The smell
ter VIII only BE- = miles from Kct-
chiksa and hatf q mile from the hig
south African mines. ard itH pro
meters expect to have e. double it,
capacity during the first year.
Further away ~, la the cle- Ffum
district. whorr the new Hurkiebefry
has just bewu opened by a force ~
six men and - failInR out a aur
prospect Mos, ~ the claims IN that
district sill b. ueust and operated
by Seattle pcopi and The god rsii-
road facilities make ita mines homo
industry.
A. the Co Operation group. "
King county. = O. faui vein ~ copper
has been struck on che Mona and
aHanys are now being made ON the
VI and \ preparation are being asV
made for cruHscutp. wflch Witi strike
the body - the ore NJ a depth - go
feet. on the Rainbow property an
uptake has Just been completed for
purpos-s ~ ventilation About thirty
men are now al work on the various
properties - this company and are
NOW driving q tunnel both ways and
croaH- cutting the veins At tho sun
set cpal vein 81 nue quality hta
been opened ~. and shipments VIII
commence at once.
AZ the Peacock group In the In
drx district extensive surveys have
been made. and tho ASSAYS show y
good lode. The claims nr- owned
and viii br operated hy seattle par
ties. Mr. Mclean. ~ Sparkmnn 4
Mclean. - this city Will take In ten
mon In the next two weeks and be-
gin practical operations.
on the Evening star. IN the Ross
land district. a station has been cut
ont and tlmb"red. and whim IN
stalled 20 curry on the work ~ sink
INK shipments were delayed FOR o.
while. but are Hov being made again.
There are eleven mon IN the mine
IN the NuHures vs. htch ia Just below
me Trade Dollar. la the s'oc1n. n
cr0aH-cut tunnel II being driven
They are now In $50 feet. and nrc
rpafiy TO tap the ledge with another
so feet. a quantity ~ ore from tho
upp'r workings Boz on the dump all
ready for shipment
The Second Relief nc8r Eric. D. 9.
has put q gang 10 work aftcr fprg
period NJ i1Ipueas tn men ar.
working ON q contract basis
ON the Wi tie Boar. Raasland
property. tho shaft IL down t. q
depth IT 2ai feet. and tho formation
ia rylid At the 800 foot levei q cros-
cut VIII be made. and Il ls expected
the shaft will be deepened to q four
hundred foot level.