The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-23
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4 md OF highly minerslieed quarts was
made within the Iiutta Of the city OF Seat
f3e on Tuesday. II Is on land now ewnad
~ J. l. Crab. well kpeun deaiss in
grain and feed. and which the latter
bought from J. r. waishew four weeks
age
Mr.. Cfaib employed two men To prepare
his Earcer. and while piowsng IA it they
found the quartz II seems that they were
blowing across the field. when the I'm
piesnent struck something hard and was
thrown from the ground. On hauling u
back the men noticed something giistsn-
tng and picked up piece OF quarts COM
pleteiy .mpregnated win mineral. They
did not know what IL was. but merely
considered II pretty and worthy the own
ers consideration. When Mr. Crab came
home that evening they told him OF IL and
showed the piece OF quarts they had
found.
Mr.. Crab has SOME knowledge Of min
ing. and Is largely interested in the Goat
Lake and Monte cristo districts When
he saw the quarts he at once pronounced
II ysry rich, He went 20 the spot, and
with crowhar and hammer pried of some
pieces. all highly mtneraiized. He could
not ascertain whether or not It was mere
iy boulder. but the appearances are that
II Is not. IL IL IL. however, IL IL not Of
long dissssocsatien from the parent ledge.
nor has IL travelled far, because II IL rough
and jagged and this mineral lis intact,
while the quarts 10 live"
Quartz. or in fact any rock. II Ia said.
loses It's mineral and becomes dscomposed
very quickly after II II freed from the
ledge and exposed 20 the AIR and weather.
MI Craib brought some samples In yes
terday. showing fully - per cent. copper.
both pyrtes and bornite. while q small
streak OF gray copper runs through t.
This latter would naturally carry good
gold value. In speaking Of the ind Mr..
II cannot tell now whether there il a
ledge OF this ore on my place, but cer-
tainly intend to know within short time.
II this II boulder. the Indications are
that the ledge il close ~ hand, because
this had none OF the characteristics COM
mon TO float not being smooth or round
ed, ard the mineral has net bsen estsen
out. The quarts = surely live and has
the appearance Of coming from . ledge Of
permanence and large value. You will no.
tice that 1t ID not associated with any coun-
try rock. and that the mineral runs ali
through-S part, indeed, Of the quartz
Il purpose sinking down through the
wnshr or soil, to the solid rock within a
few days. This viii not be more than
eight or ten feet. and where this mineral
was found do not think II will be SO far.
Tor. even II this IL 4 boulder, 1t is from a
ledge close At hand. Just a short way
back the hardpan' In rock, and | believe
II IL 50 there. II tina indications are any
thing like good, failure TO md the ledge
In one place Will not deter me from trying
at other points close NJ hand II viii be
rich enough 10 justify considerable ex-
pefise In search"
The alleged find is not more than 400
yards from the shores OF Green lake lust
up the hill from Walthew station. II 10
near the ,op OF the first rise. or bench
and easily accessible. The ground is COW
cred with soil. making almost necessary
prosecuting OF the side Hill to find the
ledge. unless ona should be fortunate
enough to strike II on the first attempt. or
unless. as may be. the boulder, Is living
on The top of the lead. 1t lies In the direct
line OF many of the rich leads OF the G. :
cades in this and Snohomssh counties. and
insfead Of being an improbabi.ity. Ii n well
within the bounds Of possibility that this
u the case
The finding OF a lead Of rich ore at Green
Lake means much 10 the mining interests
or Seattle. not because II happens 10 be In
the city limits. hut because II will omen here
the search for a continuation OF mountain
veins upon lowland something common in
Montana. Colorado and other sections. I'M,
never attempted In Washington. Tha,
there 10 rich Gre. and large body OF N
very close TO the place where the piov
struck In Mr.. Crabs land h regarded an
almost certainty by some enthusiastic
mining men.