The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-28
NEWS AND GOSSIP Of THE MINING WORLD.

parallel vein. there IL here also a heavy
strtnger, apparently from the main lead,
and rms disgonaiIy across the Laksv.sx
and Tendersoot claims Al these leads
may be traced over the ridge ard are
caught CT the other side By the Peacock
and the MaryEville. Only assessment work
has been done on the two latter claims
hIt even this has made excellent
showing. Justffyins more as soon as con-
dItions IN she camp will warrant IL. II is
considered probable that more work viii
be done here during the winter and cary
spring, though the Hoodc2 tunnel VIII BE-
pushed through 20 tap these leads AZ
great deptH-over Go fee, lower than the
present tunnels Oh these two properties
TIE main lead shows Terry strongly az the
head o. Anacortes gtfch. being white
quartz carrying heavy copper suiphides.
Webster Brown has charge OF tne prop
erty.
Example Of Systematic Prospecting.
Bonanza Queen--This Is q group Of eight
Claims owned by J. r. Bender, Angus
Sutherland and r.. W. Lockwood. fog
which Messrs Metcalfe SWEET and GaIiag-
her. all prominent mining men from Butte.
are negotiating. The writer Is reliably in
formed that the terms OF the bond provide
for extensive development work to begin
Immediately, This group has the most
systematic prospecting work OF any prop
srty I'm the camp. ana while It may be
thought that IL could better have beeen
concentrated on one point. there are many
features in favor OF the way IL has been
done They have run no long crosscuts
''to tap the lead" but instear have some
eco feet OF work done on the group. and
every foot IL IN the lead. The work has
been that Of assessments on each claim, IN
stead Of ali on one Of the group, and while
this has given no extensive workings at
any one point. IL has proved the existence
Of good ore bodies On each claim. and that
tbs Bonanza Queen proper is one OF the
most persistent large leads In the camp.
II not the state. II il pretty PROPOSE
ton. principally copper though on one
or two OF the cross leads gold values pre-
dominate At one place there is an ore
short groupings showing some four feet
OF solid black oxide Of copper, which viii
easily average q Per cent. The Bonanza
Queen and Copper King claims are on one
continuous lead and are the principal
claims Of the group, the others being cross
leads. thought by many TO be only feed
srs 10 this one big ore body. On the
Bonanza Queen there are two long tun-
nels. and In both is good quantity Of
pay ore. In the upper tunnel is found
excellent samples OF realgar. the crystal
iization being unique and massive. This
a
oxide shoot.
Native Copper In the Ledge.
Bell and Crown.--This property is located
on Marble mountain. some three miles
from Siiverton. and IL has one Of the
strongest leads IN the whole district being
raceabie for over four miles without a
break. They find here principally cop
per. though along the hanging wall IL a
ray streak carrying better values In gold
There has been some considerable pros
pecting and development done all the
underground work amounting to some 800
feet In the upper tunnel. soon after get
ting under cover they ran onto deposit
Of native copper, which is deposited through
the ledge matter quite freely. The work
continued In this material for some fifty
feet when the tunnel was diverted 10 the
right III order 10 reach the hanging wall
This property is n contact between crys-
talIzed lime and slate. and toward the
crest Of Marble mountain It's dimensions
appear very extensive, though the work
has thus far failed TO demonstrate its ex-
act width. Their usual ore is very good
concentrating material carrying values ~
from Sc to s45 per ton. though Of course
where any large quantity of native copper
is found 1t Will run much higher The
Bell and Crown vas located two years ago
ty n . and W. r. Brawley and VIM. ].
ness man. The Brawley brothers are from
Pennsylvania where they were successful
oil operators. and. indeed, the three origt-
nal owners are ali strong financially. Tfe
present workings are near the top Of the
m 3nni ain. where force OF men are keep
ing two shifts though whether work Will
continue all winter is question. a. 1t Is a
hard matter To set in supplies till a tram
sail have been put In.
Exploiting the bronze Iron.
froquois. This property is located not
more than one mile from town on the
south side If Long mountain. ani ia own-
"a by Charles Ia Moore. of Semiahmoo.
and Frank Wright. the former gentleman
having charge % the work, which has
progressed constantly since they acquired
IL severs, months ago The walls OF the
ledge are ico feet apart. the material en-
the surface being what is generally called
bronze iron. Work was begun on crop
ping shoot of chalco pyri;e. an almost solid
body ~ exceptionally clean Gre. IL a If
tie distance. they drove through this into
a body ~ bronze iron. and then from that
10 a diortte carrying considerable copper.
Containing In this few feet they soon
struck softer material with larger per
ccntaEes of copper II IL the opiulon Of
many expert mining men that this bronze
iron Gaping Ia the hest possible As /;
shows plainly that thr lead hc.ow must
have great strength TO have SO iTurreg-
mated the tyon with copper as 10 change
it, appSa rance catireIY as we'll as lis
rha:acfrristics- Il thts proves tute lead
- Pay ore & viii he " great benefit - me
district. becauso then there Will be A &C.
gree ~ certaicty in p-sa,nE through sr3ch
material a thing that has never VET been
done In IRIS state I; IS tha Intention of
tac owners - the lraqJa!s. should TIE
oie body prove permanent ANt ~ vAl3e
ans e iAls thee. seems coW na aoabt e.
trup Down the mountain L - Zee. ana
drive In a working tunnel or tie !eaA
feasible Plan
Finding fhr Enats. g.,