The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-30
m LEVEL GOLD QUARTZ.
ss6u AxtyGLY RICH SPECIMENS OF
YRgE MILLING ORE
1870 su southern Alaska Own
- ~ seatsIefses Cets More Ssis-
nhge--GOod Geld asA Copper
Property On rosgass Ssrsows-

s n number % specimens Of the prsfssess
S y richest free milling gold ore that mas
$500 beer seen fl Washington state WAS
$IpBs3sed Friday by Viii 4. Steel secretary
~ The Sea I.eyNl Mining and Milling Com
EGny This quartz wac sent fY5n the Sea
foses eravesUY on Th0rne Arm, Ketchfksa
Il Nlts3cs. @85tfsAAastern Alaska 4 number
- shests rave been sunk every % or 100
go assHlx Ire two iedges on this vsluabss
4 frUcssfy. Every blast has uncovered frss
mG1iag ore that assays from Is up 10 the
rs f1ounAnds per ton, no quarts being useo
- Ire assay that lad any visible gold Ia t.
ma specimens brought down on the last
kenmmes 20 Mr. Steel were taken firm .
nft shout ffty feet n depth. The MIG
: Eve feet in width. having wtdensd
- two ana . half feet on thc surface.
y III q tsaxtn, Of varying thickness. that
800 nooyjy pure gold. They seem to have
& &opa htown almost completely from The
U1oSss and ara &C fAhuIousiy rich that .
r. Wseth ever s5doco. Mining men who
MIS- examaned u say they have never seen
n ushiAs like r.
0snsA ~ Aeaet1eStea.
n o1csrp Of the - Leyel eompAny
& nnna p1rdsnA1le pride n a:spiayfag t1ate
- nnptee Not 70 much. bs~eser. -
s losss q ~ ersat rtchpess. - s4ey hewe
- 4estyfAg apec&msn9 Ssghf Atong tia
- ~ . :. sa,:.. 8, ef Is. -: = s.:
IlpW& O1aned aimoqe snttsslv ~ eeat-
t6lm l1(ea IN no beDire Ia pass stoek.
= ~ 401M11 contatno al the NANCY - !.
~ e.vse e. n. nssns: ~ 90 = s.al
~ eenA oee8sd iAst night that d. <hreo
Z ~ e ey1eW that has covered Thorne Arm
= an5ng 70 melt A. sosu - y easffsty
n.ea sna ears ~.ss. ss~ = s.n 'ie =
4 Q1-1loUp mtl viii b erected. He nove
nnteesabja oevciopment work was d0no
= II property last year. and since Janu-
e ss a' se e ss r. , :as.si rra sss.
- lerphyry walls and outer shisie fer
uetteu are Mighty q1nsgAltsed. showing
4ioa 81 nom eI4 20 40 per tom. On April
..osessd q showing : value Of aa6. Tho
o11eess Of the Sea Level are ccnfiden,
- oefose the year II Out thoy viii DEM
Mm1nls tina, their mine can BE- ria~scd
~ The Erea, Lr Roi and Hepssbitc.
tWesk 81 Tsagass Nasssvvs.
- indicasicns ali point 70 q season Of
60 mining activity IN the Ketehlkan
q 4(hsA the coming summer. The work u
e[gdogment vii bo pushed on . number
~ promising ledxes. and In addition
= those on thN Sea Level properfy Al
Hnaas Arm claims on Helen DAY and on
)nes Of Wales island. The Alaskan
1neA Mining. Trading and TfanspoT-
u l0Wt49y, o. chicago, has recently
oeolned control OF group of ciatms To-
Moo1 Immediately on the shore ef Tongaso
41o3Duo. only about ore mile from ketcn-
- ond Will ~ once commence the work
u 0efRlupfuenf. with view Of pqiflng
- eeop<Tty into shape Tor large produc-
- ef ~ eaxiy . period ~ poeashie.
Ne company u very strong one has
= anpae suppiy OF funds IN ifp treasury
- Will make seattle the bAse Of its 90
onltoua m Southeastern A1Aaka. II 10 the
MIST ef tho ocs IA bark Hunter, now iy-
~ q this harbOF. and ~ tho river steam
e. thnter now ~ 0olovtn bay.
ynogo tke 6Gq1pany owns ten placer Chains
y ~ district trusn which such fayora bic
Mees0 have ttcensiy been SVEN In thee
H-cIov. owineebrd. who II the COM
EDs superintendent. goes north On the
Qa(AGe city tsss msrring. He informed
\ gpprter that he Will begin work By sink
uue or more shafts III q TWENTY-FIVE
- lodke. which carries both gold and
0ooeF IN pairing QuAnsities--so much 20
- either one u the metals aione viii
NJ handsome profits. but which. coaar
t4e1. prosIiss rerttable bcnAnxA
IL claims are nxurativeiy speaking.
0ahin 3 pistol sho4 ct the cleaners ply
M heeAeen Seattle ana Juneau. Ana there
- no wagon or rail- rUSsda 10 construct,
~ wharf being needed 20 provide nee
4oY transportation facilities Should
r. - claims develop half the value there
SseTy reason TO anfi.dpafe . mill for
~ eons antra ION 81 the ores will fellow
= Aou order.