The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-31

Special Dssy,afeh =, the Pos:-TnteiE xsaesr.
MEX. Mareh 29,~-sexsr before IN the
hxt0ry q this town has there b@en
so fagor&5ie al outlook q now.
~1ts ali tE4e Injections bright II -
50 situated ar 70 be :ne center q 4 mining
country baYing uesFs than ordinarily good
prospect. IL 90 the nssln HIS 81 the Greas
Nortaern. ard ar admirable location for
both health ana beauty. There are NUM-
erosis mines tsesug ogssneG up. Some IF
~hleh will begin ore shipments within
sixty days. whiie nlaaY prospects are %
Dr. thoroughly explored. Meu ~ large
means are taking h9sI ard are forward
irg ~ gio4 .asaons without cessation Among
theso xii be ueHsIosssd e r. Haeer. ~
the ssz German syndicate NJ e Downs
Of Seattle. q ssaceaksaf ard experienced
operator. Hon. Jehn r. AeManGs. ~
Everett; tie Egaert brothers, and J A
ssrdefDsrg. while several owusss ~ god
prospects have gone ahead best they
eoslId Wlfs. limited capital
All issis haa fas results which viii De-
% pernaneney and gsii make % this n
rich aud Productive s.ctiors within "a very
short time Il Il rot expected that every
prospect here will make a mine. but nS3-
iasN previous experience counts for naugfst
and Se1ieg&44t conditions fail many OF
fhssu VIII maAe paying mines. In fact.
development has proceeded 10 such . Stage
on two ftsss~tae Surset en- Tfoar
down the Great SoFshsrn-that they may
no. be called mines.
Electric Railway Being Buftt.
For Some months past work has been
STEADILY progressing on the power plant fJ-
the Sunset electric railway gnlcn IL to Tan
np the river. sith branches up the dr.
ferent creeks. Tbs power il generated
fsora the Sunset falls of the skykongsh
and .ill give more than bcai horse power.
and q second fail. little t@ioe viii pro-
due Ak much more L. -. Hanfoak is
president and general manager Or Tee
company Joseph PaFkius of Everett
secretary. and g. X Bash treasurer. In
speaking OK THE enterprise Mr.. Habrook
said.
Wa are going 10 push the work from,
nov on. Hitherto wa have hesn running
a tunnel through the solid rock which
W4s run isA feet ana Il wsli develop fully
b.sa horse power. and a. the demand FOR
power increases We will pat In another
wheel ~ generate equal power This work
has Dsen geing regularly bsss quietly
30 but itfla has been known an the out
side. Now. however. the work that wsI
show IL 10 begin We will pa, barge
force or ;aen a. work clearing the right
of-.aF ~ once. THIS will be finished as
far as Trout creek and the Sunset mine
Inside Of ninety days. our sawmilI will hs
erected on the tpwnEite Of Index in a few
days nav and viii Immediately begin cut
ting ties and bridge tinsbers. So that ~
soon as ths rigbt~9f-way Is cheated the
and win at 0nce commence xucn az grad
sns, blasting, bridging. egr, The rails and
aii necessary aceouiermeHiz have been
rurehSS@d. The read viii ran through as
far a. Gniena anyway. and probably fur
ther, with spurs "a all the mines % i'm
poftsnee. We have made = few changes
IL plar.s, ono being that win run up
the river on tho west eide t0r about 4
mile from Index instead Of all the way
On tho opposite. The road 8iii be a broad
gauge electric line IN thls Way we shah
rtss4-s
where they Will he loaded. and then we
bring them down and switeh them 10 The
railway track, There xiH De no transfer
and no trouble. "a We will bit! through To
destination, IL tS necessary now that the
road he pushed 10 completion with ali
possible speed. and VS. shall do so"
There is another party here on rail-
way proposition. Ia be a narrow gauge
steam line, but Rome Of the plans are
divnIged Il is said however that they
are favorsbiy Impressed and have the
means necessary to tsifid IT.
DEVELOPMENT Of Properties
r. n. Carter, who owns the f4e Grande
group Of copper properties. came Ia few
days ago. He SAYS he Intends extensive
prospecting of the claims this summer.
They show excellent surface Indications
W. j. coplin. well known prospeetor.
and E A. Gordon. representing mining
investors. ar" now investigating some
properties shove 1;aiena.
Ben Evans. who owns several claims
near here. - preparing 10 open taem up
this summer. IL ~ understood that he
Will stock them. The lead il a massive
ore. and can be traced for half "a mile,
showing a foot Of solid bofnfte running
through II. On this independent be hsa
run i% feet Of rr0sst-ui tunnel when
viii be run sonae S10 feet further before
the ore body Is reached The tunnel how
ever ia I'm some ore.
What IL known "a he Wilbur rnire
owned by Mcintyre ansi Wilbur ou Noun,
frdey. viii also bc opened up this season.
work Go begin on April J. The develop
raent here consists OF tao tunnels me
1Tper being iH fpS fees and the lower vi
feet Two SHIFTS Will h~ pat en- In the
lower workings and are in th,, uplper
sss+v HnI mere eha}e9pYfiiie urs aflnet-
pAily hsl some asoyrIte and occasionally
native copper.
JcAa a. S.siUFheFs amf the GRAY broth
era are the owners NJ ghe Copper Belle
property. four miss below Index within
8 quarter % a mile ff@m ths railroad
The sead ou lhe Copper ttei}e ~ forty fec.
wide, arid on the Jumbo owpc8 rs The
same parties. eigBteafs feet ard On Aofh
the COPPER Vsiuses wtij average Si4 50 fhe
ton. They have besn working al winter
now having between &c and $50 tesss o.,