The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1899-06-30
PeShaStn MINING Notes.

i, :: Ieet from said level on the ! wide
be-, ween .>wauk u Peshastin
fins is to inform the mining public
that the Blewett mines are not all the
mines in the Pestastin Mining District.
The Blewett property is all right and
there has been thousands OF dOllare
taken out of the mines and taken ont Of
the country to develop other properties,
and not dollar left in the camp to de
velop the Bewett mines. They have
been leased to outside parties, who have
gophered, gagged and butchered The pro.
perry, and the money taken away.
The other good properties here that
are never mentioned, and are equally
as good il not better, for they have not
been burchered, are as follows: Com
mencing with the "Pole Pick" mine
which belongs to Thomas Johnson Of
CleElum, Wash. The "Pole Pick" is Il
mine that shows for itself No. tunnel
is IN about so feet. No. 2 tunnel is in
about 80 feet, No. 2 tunnel is IN about
800 feet, $50 feet between No | Il 2.
The raise from No. up to No. . is
is about $50 feet. The ledge is from
three to four feet wide for the entire
depth, and will average about SIS per ton.
1t is estimated that there is about 1000
tons of ore in sight. This ore is tree
milling and easy of access.
The next mine on the West side Of
the Peshaslin and in the same noun
tain rs the pole Pick" and "Culver" is
the "Black Jack" mine, open with tun.
nels showing high grade Of ore, and is
owned bv f. A. Grunden OF Ellensburg,
Wash. aud others.
The next mine West of the Black
Jack" and joining it, is the "Peshastin,"
open with tunnels and shows some rich
ore and is owned by Jas. G. Boyle OF
Ellensburg, WASH, and others.
Now comes ihe mines on the East
side OF the Peshastin creek. The first is
the "Golicn Cherry" mine opened with
tunnel, and cuts and supposed to be on
the same lead as the "Black Jack" and
'Peshastin", and is owned by John \
Shoudy. ST.. OF Ellensburg, Wash. In
connection with this mine there is an
arastra run by waterpower, and there is
one OF the best water powers to erect Il
mill to run all the ore from the mines
mentioned above and to be mentioned
further on.
The next mine North from the
Golden Cherry, about a mile lower
down the creek IS the Lucky Queen,
opened with tunnels. Tune No. | is in
400 leet, depth rom the surface about
800 feet Here they encountered II bunch
ui one hat went four dollars to the pound.
Tunnel No , is in about 375 feet.
Depth i,om No. to No. 2 is about 81
ipet and in this tunnel l saw one solid
chunk of quartz that is estimated TO have
$50 in gold in 1t. Besides this, there is
other very rich ore This mine is open
only with tunnels, never has been
gauged or stopped out. These tunnels
are run in from the Peshastn creek and
on the road leading from Blewett to
Laavenworth on the Great Northern
railroad, distance II or IA miles. This
valuablt. property belongs to Thaddeus
Neubauer q Peter Anderson OF Bewett,
Kittitas Co., Wash.
Now comes the "rip Top" is open
&, it'll tunnels and thousands of dollars
have been taken out and more in sight
No or upper tunnel is III feet in
length East. Stopping from this level up
TO surface. No. = level below No. is 1919
feet in length from mouth Of tunnel to
wins. is $50 feet from wins to face OF
tunnel, depth from No. to No. . is 10
leet. Depth OF Wins is 10 feet, ledge is
inches wide, assays from Sl5 to $500 per
ton. Water in wins drives the leasers
ont. a raise iiom No. 4 cross cut tunnel
can be made on ore to connect and
dram the wins. the depth will be about
80 feet between No. 4 tunnel and up to
the wins. This ore chute in the Wins
IS known to be 80 feet in length and Is
incnes wide with well defined walls.
The ledge runs East and West into a
mountain that is half pitch. No. is
cross cut 1873 feet to ledge, then l3S feet
on strnger or feeder East. NO. is
cross cut tunnel North 2SS feet. Length
of tunnel from where they struck the
first ledge is 80 feet. Here the ledge Is
three to four feet wide with sulphnret
ore From first ledge to second ledge in
same tunnel is 100 feet This ledge Is IA
inches wide and carries sulphuret orc OF
good grade. Length OF tunnels ON this
nroperty is 800, and 81 feet. The lacll-
tiles for getting the ore to mill IS good
only 1900 feet from the mine to the
Arastra, where water power mi'l can DE
mt up, timber plenty for all purposes
for the time. This "'Tip Top mine is
owned by Il j. Vlnton, Ellensburg Wash
These properties herein mentioned are
the finest and best group OF paying
mines in the North West, and for Il
Company TO own the above mines with
the water power to run the mill IS all
| @. X. in a country where you can work
IN the winter ali the time, and three
mails a week and II railroad on each side
of YOU. Twelve miles to the North is
the Great Northern with good wagon
road 10 same, Thirty nine miles to
Ellensburg, the county seat OF kititas
Comfy on the Northern Pacific II: r.,
with good wagon road to same. There
is 1000 inches of water runs down the
Peshastin creek, which can be utilized
for a mill. The present Company is us
ing steam power while they could use
water power to much better advantage
and save the timber for mines. The
present company is using two engineers
to run their plant and the wood is worth
$3 80 IL cord.
The above description is written by a
person who knows whereof he speaks.
For further particulars address L. D.
VintOn. Box. 522, Ellensburg, Wash ,