The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-06
MORNING GLORY NINE.
II II Open Ter Inspection Nevs-TAo
Ore Carries Mig values IN
Telluride,

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Telluride.
SPECIAL Dispstca 70 the Poss-Inteiligencsr:
over two months. during which time all
kinds Of reports have been In circulation
concerning the property. the mystic veH
Morning Glory mine has been Withdrawn.
the newspaper representatives admitted
and the mine thrown open for inspection
This property was boushs by Charles
reasonable ngure and company formed
and incorporated by Spokane men, The
stock was put on the market at cent per
was selling for a. high as Is cents The
surface was thoroughly proapected, and q
couple OF shafts sunk on the ledge. that
Assays from several cuts and holes sunk
on quartz groupings run up very high.
causing quite Hurry In the stock market.
NO property in the vicinity had at that
time been opened up. and IL was supposed
very rich vein was discovered that would
result In something immense. A shaft was
Immediately sunk down about 100 feet that
produced three feet OF high grade ore.
mostly decayed quarts with some free gold.
After the ledge was stripped for about 500
feet over the hill, 1t was decided to drift
directly Hss aya on n the sass os tunnel gcm the
feet OF ore was passed through and con-
siderable broken rock and tale for 100 feet
further when good quarts that assayed very
ably 100 feet.
Some free gold was found In seams at this
level, and Il was decided to sack the ore
this time il was decided not to give a any
Information to the public. which was strict
" adhered to by Superintendent Ambrose
Stewart until the present time. 1t has
been announced for the last two weeks
that the public would soon be informed
about the property through the press, and
as Mr.. II. NJ. Casey visited the camp q
R1vxSA al
would open the mine for inspection. but
no did not. for reasons best known to him
self. and II was not opened until the ar
rival OF Charles Dawson this week.
Mr. Dawson invited the correspondent OF
the observation-disclosures to visit the mine,
which he did and examined II thoroughly.
He found at the LIS foot drift there was a
cross cut south for thirty feet in which
the sacked ore above mentioned was stor-
ed. There Is probably 90 sacks of ore
there; The walls from this point to the a6s
Ing to he along the hanging wall the entire
distance. Several ore shoots along this wall
were found at times. mixed with porphyry,
tale and rock more solid and clean than
previously encountered At This point in
the tunnel. which Is about 80 feet from the
surface. large WING Is sunk. The tunnel
Is now extended so feet from It's mouth.
where the face does not seem to be in
quartz and work Is being done only in
the winx. The ledge has been sunk on at
an angle of about Atty desrees with the
OF fifty feet sunk follows well defined wall
carrying considerable ore Of a satisfactory
grade AT this point In the tunnel some
assays az high az 81, 500 are reported TO
have been found, presumably 10 contain
free gold.
On examination OF the bottom OF the VIM
a seam OF quartz about eight inches wide
carrying black telluride was found that
assays II IL reported. as high as 81 100.
Next to this quarts there seems to be about
two feet Of hard porphyretic rock carrying
silyanite that shows up well and no doubt
win improve with depth. An assay from Q
sample taken by your correspondent at this
depth $50 fee) run Af5 - In gold. An aver
age could not be obtained handily.
II the telluride continues with depth this
mine will prove very valuable. AZ vet
this camp has not produced much of this
character OF ore. At the 100 foot depth Il
Is proposed to drift both ways on the vein,
and an ore shed built at the mouth where
II will be sacked and stored. A sample was
taken from the sacked ore and win be
assayed later. An upyaise has been cut
near the winx that furnishes plenty Of ven-
tilation for the tunnel and winx operation.
obvtating the necessity for a blower.
Mr.. Ambrose Stewart left for Spokane
yesterday to be gone a month or six weeks
relieving him or the responsibility OF show
ing the property to outsiders. His work
shows up well. but has been done under
restrictions from the managers. Before his
return he expects to visit other mining dis
tricts in Idaho and Montana
The present officers OF this company are:
II. N. Casey. preesaent: T.. J. Roberts. vice
president. and Charles Dawson, secretary
and Hlrer all az 2y,okapA