The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-09
Miller River Index and Mt. Baker Mining
District PrOperties==Western WASHINGTON.

vein run from $50 to $500 a ton. Develop
ment work on these claims is now being
prosecuted by the company At present
these valuable claims are difficult of
cess, but by another year the state road
now being built will be completed to with
IN a mile of these properties. then ma
chlnery. can be taken in. The Post Lam
bert, located close to these claims, re-
Gently sold for $500, 600.
HAPPY THOUGHT GROUP-Miller
River district consisting of the following
claims each 600X1, 800 feet, and numbered
l. 2, 3, 4, 8, 8 and 7. A tunnel has been
started on No; l. The vein Is 20 feet
face assays run from SIS to $40 The
values are of gold and copper.
THE AJAX GROUP-In the Index
mining district, Washington, consists of
five full claims. each 6OO1;1, 800 feet, a short
distance from the celebrated Copper
Belle" group. for which 600 was re-
fused this year QSs9); This Is strictly
per Belle" lead. This property is now
being developed by open cut, showing we'll
defined walls. The vein matter Is 40
copper and 2 per cent gold
THE FOSS RIVER GROUP, consisting
Of the following claims, each 6G0x1, 800 feet.
Copper King; minnie; 5.-Ravin; d
Van Anda; "copper" Queen. These claims
are located on a mountain, between the
south fork of Miller river and the west
fork of Foss river. about five miles from
Skykomish. on the Great Northern, In
King county. Washington. The property
has only recently been acquired by the
company, after a thorough investigation
as to It's value and title. The ledge mat
ter is 80 feet between walls of slate and
granite and has been traced for DIS
lance of over 1000 feet. 1t is TO be de-
veloped by two tunnels. Values, gold and
copper; assays on surface, S12 to $l5 Ore
concentrates, 80 to l.
THE MILLER RIVER GROUP, con
sisting Of the following claims, each l,bO0x
600 feet, viz: Blanche S., Maud s., Leon
ard S.. J. Y. Terry, ]. D. Mcclure, F. ].
Maesss, J. n. Bruce, F. NJ, Spear. J. N;
at present. There is a tunnel on the
Leonard s. vein, 2S5 feet into the noun
tain, 6x8 feet. The pay body on the foot
wall Is three feet: no cut yet made to
Sc; copper, So; silver, Sc cents; total, 81. So.
The ore concentrates 80 to l. The tunnel
brated Third of July" ledge. $50 feet be
low surface, which contains sixty feet
mineralized matter between walls and
runs from $50 to $50 per ton in gold and
copper.
The Great Republic company owns the
Miller river group Of mines, consisting
Of nine claims rs. into which tunnel has
of the Leonard S. claim. Various as
says made during the progress of the
work have shown the following results
next Sl676, the next $3.50, the next S23, 80,
and the last S30.74. From this 1t may be
seen that the ore is increasing In value
with the pushing in Of the tunnel. There
is a great saving in tunneling in the op-
Grafton of this mine from the fact that
the ore ledge can be followed, as the tun-
mel is driven in until 1t nearly reaches
the 3rd of July ledge. in the same group
of mines, which can be followed for sew
eral hundred feet, until the Maess ledge
is cut, making it possible TO develop these
three large Lodges at least with one tun-
mel and that, too, while driving the
tunnel through pay ore practically the en-
tire distance. This mine is ready to ship
ore and will be sending Z large volume
to the smeIter as soon as the railway Is
completed. In addition to the. Miller riv-
er group the Great Republic has Options
on the Happy Thought group, consist
ing of seven claims, the Lynn, Of six
claims the Three s. group and the Bryan
claim. Besides the mines owned or con-
trolled by the Great Republic company
in the Miller river region, the company
also owns the Great Republic group of
four claims and the Dunn group of SIX
region is somewhat inaccessible but in
asmuch as it is a free mining PROPOSE
ton. that Is, one requiring quartz
crusher rather thar, a smelter. the cost
of machinery for the operation Of the
mines will be exceedingly small. The
| assay from average rock taken from
these mines show Sl6i to the ton. while
much of the rock will run up to several
hundred dollars. The Mt. Baker prop
erty promises very large returns Tor
money invested. The company also
Foss river country. These claims are
exceedingly valuable. A ledge about thirty
feet in width extends across the property
for a distance of about $500 feet and
shows by assay most excellent low grade
ore. The company has an option on the
Ajax group also, consisting of five full
! high grade copper proposition, lying close
to the Copper Belle. for which $3.50. 900 has
recently been refused, The Great North
ern railway is making survey for a
wi close RI this
mine.
THE ELECTRIC RAILWAY.
In addition to the company mining in
terests in the Miller river region, an
electric railway is now under construc-
ton from Smithville. on the Great North
ern railway a mile and one-half west of
| Skykomish, up the Miller river. to the
head of the canyon. A careful study of
great value of this railway enterprise
The road will form the outlet for all the
ore in the Miller river region, and there
are five large mines ready to ship as soon
as the road is completed, while scores of
other claims are in various stages of de-
velopment. The road is to be built on
and making 1t operative every day of
the year. The electric plant Will be To-
Gated at the townsite. where there is
waterfall Of about fifteen feet with
width, and two to four feet in depth. ca
pable of furnishing sufficient power to
generate electricity not only for the run
ming Of the road. but to operate all the
mines in the canyon. Gravitation will
carry the loaded cars down from the
mines to the Great Northern railway, as
there is a decline OF 1000 feet in seven
miles. The electric power will only be
necessary to haul the cars back with what
freight may be shipped up the canyon.
The entire cost of constructing this road
will not exceed $4,000, and the cost Of
the electric plant will be about $4,000
more. The expense of operating this road
will be exceedingly small as the ore can
all be run from the ore dumps into the
cars and dumped again from the electric
cars into the Great Northern cars at
Smithville. At a conservative estimate,
it would seem as though this road should
be carrying 500 tons q day within a year
after completion, and thousand tons
day in from three to five years. If 1t
should reach this. 1t would pay good div
idends on 10,000,0 coo shares Of stock The
rate for carrying ore will be about 81 q
ton. The construction OF the road is al
ready begun. and will be pushed forward
to completion as rapidly as possible. 1t
is the Intention and expectation of the
company to have the road ready for the