The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-07-27
MINING NEWS.

Late last Saturday night a, the
Hsthst milne. which il located ave
miles from Index on the north fork
OF the skyknrnixh river. cut vas
made into a bsdy q rich ore carry
inK copper glance. boronite and gray
copper The strike varies from 10 TO
Is inches. The mine Is expected 10
prove a good shipper In a few
months.
The Copper Queen group. one Of
the Lust Creek properties. has re-
Gently completed a drift q iis feet
They are now IN ore running from
s per cent. 10 10 per cent copper.
with every Indication 81 Increasing
values IN the vicinity. Work on
eruss-cuts from the foot % the
hanging vail will now begin. and IL
il expected the first shipments viii
BE- made IN the early fail.
The owners u the Sunset property
have completed tram 20 Index. and
will be ready to ship rs the middle
OF August Tire work on the tram
neceE@itated the construction Of a
wire suspension bridge which is en-
tirely completed. Machinery is nov
being put In for sinking the vntsr
level. and a large force % miners
Will be put to work ~ september I
One thousand tons % ore arr now
rsaiy for shipment. and vtll b. s-ut
to the reduction works 1t Everett as
soon a. transportation can b. had
From the assays made Il is roughly
estimated that this ore viii net the
company a large sum.
At the Wilbur group In the Index
district. body ~ high grade ore
was cut on a low level. The entire
face 81 the drift ls Ia ore. which viii
run several hundred dollars 10 the
ton. The first carload VIII reach the
amelter next week
At the -Tov naend mines.
located az the head Of Trout creek
the tunnel has been driven nearly g00
feet. and several bodies % ane ore
have been cat. II e. expected The
main body 3f ore win he cut In less
than a hundred feet. when regular
shipments wilt commence. There
are from 20 to 50 men nOv employed
81 these mines. and power machinery
Is being used
The Independence mines. otherwise
known as the Evans claims. have
built a new bridge over which Gre
is being packed 10 tho cars about
three miles above Index. II in ar-
fected to ship about one car week.
The Harder properties on Trouble
rome creek have only been worked
heretofore IN comparatively small
way. bat last week a rich vein ~
ore was struck. and the operators
are preparing to put a large force
Of men to work b. September I.
The Silver Creek Mining conna,v
have announced that they Will push
work on the Scott Westland mines
az fast az money and means viii per-
NIT. rich body ~ ore IS inches
wide was struck on the 10Th inst
which assays over 1900. shlprnants
will commence as soon az arrange
tnenta can be made.
At the Copper Bell a eonret.,,
mining engineer has been put I'm
charge. ana work is progressing
satisfactorily. The ore In tho shaft
has materially increased. and large
shipments 81 ore can be made at
once. The entire district is in a
1ourishinE condition. there being
200 meen nov employed in the ST.
ger Greek Index district. Index
city has increased from a hamlet 81
.hree houses 20 town ~ about 20f
people. and a number - CONNER
sial enterprises have been started
There Is rumor al Index that a
large gmelter VIII BE- put In there,
bur Il has not been verified.