The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-17
FROM PALMER MOUNTAIN.


| the Hotel Butler, mas put in the past
eight months going over the Paimef
/ mountain district. Osanogan county OK
aiming the mining properties and the
Work going on ia that district he said.
What is now known ar Palmer mountain
district IL composed Of three organized
Gold Hill ana Salmon In the first
named Is Palmer mountain, which mas
made the district famous by reason OF
the work being done by the Palmer
Mountain Cold Mining & Tunnel Com
pany, which has been FOR the past Two
years engaged IA driving crosscus taL-
nsi into faimer mountain. TO De o,SVe
feet iii length when completed. and which
will cross some thirty weli-de1ned gold
bearing veins that show on the surface
Judging from the work already done,
the tunnel will cross as many more that
do not croo. and Will attain the unprece-
dented depth Of $3.50 feet at the face,
which will be vertically right under the
summit.
This tunnel is now In over 300 feet
and has croescut twelve veins, ranging
from Ave 10 forty-t~o and one-nar feet
In width and carrying mineral from two
to thirty five feet wide. the twelfth and
last vein being the largest and was cut
at 900 feet vertical depth 1t has twelve
feet OF mineral, averaging over sin IN
gold, and the whole thirty-five feet aver
aging SIS.
They are now engaged in drifting on
five Of the twelve vein cuts, as well as
driving the main tunnel ahead as fast
as BurIeigh drills can do so. Ore is being
piled the dump and Il treatment plant
IL now under consideration. Hon e. {.
May. in a recent interview. stated that
one would be decided upon as soon as
the Black Bear vein was crossed. which.
II Is supposed. Will be within the next
sixty days. and as the next 1000 feet Of
this tunnel goes through the best sur
face showings on the mountain, IL is fair
to presume that some very important
developments will De made In this i'm
mense bore. which is second only to the
great Sutro tunnel at Virginia City. New.
The company own forty-two contigu-
Gus locations. through which this tun-
mel is being run.
THE result of the work in this tunnel
venture has induced other large under
takings in the district. Among them are
the Ball Frog group. now consisting OF
Palmer mountain. Mr.. G. G. May. who
Is coming TO be known in mining way
In the Palmer mountain district In the
same class with Patrick Clark at Repub
lie. was asked TO reorganize the Bull
Frog Company and put IL on its feet.
This he did and has just recently financed
the same Adeibert Hart. the manager.
and q heavy stakeholder In the COM
pany. has received instructions to start
much new work AT once, which will In
10 cross sixteen weil-denned veins. the
sinking OF a l.oo0-foot shaft on the six
teenth vein to connect with the tunnel,
and from the Wyandotte location to the
Phantom location. the removing, remod-
cling and adding to the cyanide plant for
trsa,ins the ores.
thir,y-two miles In length from Palmer
| Coulee creek on one end and McIaughlins
| canyon on the Okanogan river. utilizing
| their immense water power in Toats
| Coule creek on one end and McLaughlin's
| rapids on the other for power This
! will only be done In ease tie Great North
| does not build in during the coming year
In case the electric road was built a
steamer line would be added on the
okanogan and Columbia rivers. The i'm
| provement now going on In the Okanogan
| will permit the navigation OF that stream
| ten months I'm the year.
TN addition to these two immense I'M
dertakings the Black Bear-war Eagle
ireal. has Just Installed power
h ns .sa i ,e sns1sed ep, IL on sp pss
| Black Bear the hrst location made on
| Palmer mountain and from which $3.50. 900
| in bullion was taken the FIRST wear The
| and add to their mill and will be pro-
| dncins bullion by January; 1900. In fact.
/ they promise their stockholders a dividend
for Christmas present.
| The Golden Zone has over 2.0lo feet Of
| tunnels and many thousand tons OF ore
| IN sight. averaging $50 in gold The Gold
| $4,000 monthly developing fits prop
srty. The Wehe group is following suit
| with $500 monthly pay roll, besides many
| bo men are now employed IN the district
| in development work
| ''Stiil another section Of Palmer mountain
/ which promises 10 become a second Com
| stock in high grade silver. 10 which Will
| be added high per cent. Of lead
Another section IL Mount Ellmeham
| I.!iti. Mount ChHpacca and Kruger noun
! tain. or the north and south boundaries
; Of the sfmilkaneen river, or that portion
! Of II which is in the United States ami
! Immediately south u the international lire
! Mount Ellneham Joins Palmer mountain
nn thc northwest. ani this valley Is sixteen
! miles north ~ the town ~ fsoomis In
! this valley are nearly every ore 81 the
I old bkauOgan Smith locations WIN which
/ all old-;ifners are familiar. bur shou, which
! those who have come later need s-zA4 ~
formation tn thoroughly understand vho
3 ard what okanngsn SMITH WAS
Mr. Smith came from central New York
! 80 ne Sinntlks1ieen valley earty as lSsS
i ability. and with the custom ~ thr caun-
; 'ry IN those 3ays. took unto him SELF an IN
alan wife and became Influential rot only
among the Indians hut What fey xhffn
p men we're then in ;he country This save
him uanx advantages rot enfayef hv fhosa
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! be IN c'mpany Win John Mcdonald A
nan WHO had '1aS ben So TIA an
! riov - ne Hudson Bay ,'ars1,4ny mai
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