The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-19
GREAT MINERAL WEALTH.
OkASoCAy COUNTY AnOrT TO Ell.
PEnIESCE a GENUINE BOON.
Seattle Capital . Die Factor n De-
selepfsg Propertfe~-The Palmer
Assafafa Tsnael. Vow In 1.55o
Feet, shows Eleven Geld veias.

Assnfata Tsnael. Vow In 1.s5o
Feet. shows Eleven Geld veiss.
Special Dispatch to Tire posf-Intell:ssncer,
LOOMS. Wash, A0rii ts-As TO time
In ;ne past ave years mas mining taken CT
- nagca activity in Okxnogan county az
iris sessor- This Is particularly true Of the
Palmer mountain. Myers creek sRi Torodz
districts. Seattle men are cutting no
small figure in this development some %
shs bess properties being owned In whole
or ia part by uoasyed men Of that city,
ard much OF the res work starting is
headed by Western Washington
This Is a. IL should be. as Okanagan
couuiy practically Hives az the door OF the
most prominent seaport on Puget sound.
and Il Is receiving .wo-.hiras or more OF
liz trade. which. in growing and impor-
tAns county Of $500 square miles or more,
is not q small item in any commercial cen
ter.
To be more explicit regarding Seattle in
serests here Is to detail the numerous prop
critics which are now working Or about
to begin.
Little vaIls.
This property. on Douglas mountain, vas
bought and the company organized In Sc
attic with Del Hart ~ manager. eonie
very rifh ore has come from the VEN
opened I'D IN the past. and a working feree
has Just been put on. ard within three
weeks they wiz chip tae nrss car OF ore
the ssason Tns returns from this viii
GO far 10 demonstrate the value OF the free
milling ores of the Palmer mountain dis
trict.
Grand view.
On Mount Chapaeca Ridpath Miller
have a group Of Claims on which active
work begins next Monday. This property
was recently inspected by Boston expert
and pronounced a free milling gold ptopo-
sitlon and of high grade.
Trinne and Jessfe.
Al Golden. on the southeast Of Palmer
mountain IL property well known in
Seattle which Will probably begin opera
tons very soon. IT In said the mill iii
be enlarged and additions made TO the plant
In gold saving devices. Del Hart 10 also
the manager Of this property and con-
siderable interest 10 said to be held IN Sc
attic.
Marietta.
On Whisky hill Is a properly owned In
Everett, headed by s. =. Gardner, and In
charge Of II. Gaahury. They las; fall
shipped out several tons OF ore. which nss-
ted them s9l in gold and 80 ounces silver.
They are row taking out ore preparatory
to shipping as soon as boats nun to Joan-
creek
The Whisky Hi.l group. on Whisky hill.
il owned In Seattle ard Ellensburg.
orosscut tunnel to tap the main ledge or
the Whisky Hill location is being run
The ore In said 10 ruL high IN god val
uss and the properly - no doubt prom
| ising one.
AL OF the above properties. while be
inx mentioned on various mountains, are
| IN the Palmer mountain district. They
| are the most prominent In which Seattle
eapi;aI il interested. bu; there are numtr-
Gus other locations on which more or less
work IL being done
However those mentioned do not by any
means constitute the working mines OF the
| district The Palmer Mountain tunnel, al
ways 10 subject for an article. Work
| ia being prosecuted on the largest scale OF
any property IN the county. 1t IL In nov
| 10 feet, with eleven veins showing free
gold ere and they are now nearing the
twelfth. which will be cut at $50 feet depth.
thus demonstrating that the veins not only
go down. but carry their values.
Golden Zone.
Work goes right along. and they now
have over Zoo feet II tunnel. with more
than 50 600 tors Of ore blocked out.
The work tn The eoncengra;or Is being
rushed and s~ soon as the balance OF the
machinery arrives X will be fast put In
place They hope 10 be shipping within
ninety days al farthess.
j. =.
al this big copper property the crosscat
rrospee;tns tunnel cannot ba far from t5s
ledge ard the crossing OF the vein. which
shows eoe feet wide on the surface. VIII
Do watched with interest By az mine own
ers.
Hiii.daI~.
This property. on Douglas mountain.
owned rs Michigan City Ind. parties. IS
about to start up again. the manager, Capt.
Cook having returned Saturday last. and
on Monday lie; contract for iop feet %
work to continue a crosscut tInnel 10 tap
The vein.
J + Warner. % Bellevue. Seattle. Il Is
understood, will pat force % men on
this Mount Flimshsm property. No better
surface Sowing has ever besn made In toe
camp than on lhts properly. The Post
Inrelllgeuear correspondent nas examined
samples az The ore which contain nxidizei
lead ana ruby silver. which runs way Up
IN the hundreds in value.
Nchevilie Group.
This properly. OF weAe hill. Z gooth!ll 81
Palmer mountain. hAs recently been sold
20 a Milwaukee company. which xi!i begin
development az onee,
Wall street Grsup.
This property (which is IN Horse Spring
cna}ee "a showing gp good ore IN paying
quantities aa3 may soon become a ship
psr.
Zach day. coach brings in bath new ana
atd-:iguers. ard i.oornss - taking On "a
old-firne ar % prosperity. ana pkanogan
county may xo9n verify the ola sGaEe- that
first caup@ shall be last 10 open up paving
mines bat VIII not he least Ia producers.