The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-08
The Strike on Golden LILY Proved
70 Be on Troubadour.
QUITE A MINING ROMANCE.
n op,y Toeh Fsfteea Asnssss 70
Fern the TressaAosr SonseaS
~ the Strike Made On Sefxhh"r-
tar ClaAa-List ~ the s~at'bs
s.~.khsfAres anA LeaAing Mining
man Of spokane Whs Are N H.

.rMe Trorfsadour Cold Mining Company.
~ Hsosscaic, completed its oFganIzassoh AZ
auosane On Thursssay. and toe esos@ =
Ro5tSw sxys 'ssss ecn rs3fy was no<1'so -
tns brief space Of M;een minutes aass
- not sas only wonderful thing about Use
matter. however. for George Il. hsFshsas
told a Post-IEteliig,scsg represents f'
yesterday thai The exsraorosssrs essas.is2
20 plrraass the mine or sosns interest IN
4. was the result 0 enc OF theas aces
henssl incidents that tend 10 lend 20 xoso
m3nss.g It's speculative sxsd most ROMANTIC
1sAtureA
Mr.. Kxtnser tells ,ne history OF this
lucky episode IN IN extremely modest n'af'~
nsr. He and Harry Kaufman. OF TN. cay,
owneS the Trosbadour mine, which mao
lead az about three feet wide running from
- 20 - a tor Juss before New Year
man named Edianns, who held claim call
ID the Golden LAZY. a6jcstins them on the
east rushed up there to do his assessment
work before the year was out when he
would. IL The work was not performed. ~
law lose his claim.
Being short of time he naturally took the
easiest spot. the aloping side OF the bog
back. on whioh is situated the TrouDadour.
hacked by experience that one good shot
would there dis.odgs So much rock, that
Z would look like years assessment
work to the unprejudicec and Official eye
Ne psf n his shot and obtained the desired
result The shot, Incidentally and much
10 his SURPRISE disclosed very rich vein
Of ore This he uncovered for distance Of
90 test, and, OF course, gleefuily talked OF
the rich golden strike on the Golden Lily.
Harry Kaufman heard Of II. but Was not
much impressed, a. The general trend Of
tho veins about Republic In from north to
south, while this IVES from northwest
TO southeast. One day Edsams met Mr..
Kaufman ard naturally said 10 his neigh
h0r: did you hear Of my rich striker
coupling II with . rhspsodie Invitation
20 come and SEQ it, Kaufman did so
snd declared that nearly all OF the 40 feet
was In Troufadour territory. The sur
veyor was SAINT for ard his official tests-
mony bore out his declaration Mr..
Ediams being satisfied OF the correctness Of
this. Immediately set 10 work TO uncover
the vein - the opposite direction and on
his own ground. and there The incident
ends 50 far ~ he IL concerned.
Bust this news OF the discovery Of this
new vein on the Tsoabadour caused corr
siderable excitement In the Republic camp
and the mining circles of Spokane The
vein - hfteen feet wide and runs frona "a
70 20 per tom The news reached Seattle.
III. kitfinger BEARD of II. He Immediately
hurried To Spokane 10 talk TO his partner
Abcut II over the telephone.
When hs left the telegraph office every
other man on the street button hoIad
him and offered him good solid money
for the mine. or coaxed him for options.
or whispered entreatiea TO be 'let In on
the ground floor" we had no, vet
formed n company" he remarks .ana
while we only wanted to sell less than
eh.ooo shares. we could have sold loo.
oDo'
This esgerness explains how the COM
pany was formed, according to the
Spokssman-Rsview, FIN ffteen minutes.
II r. Incorporated on a strictly assessa-
Bile basis. 10000 shares at 10 cents 81
cents paid up, and no treasury stock.
One MILL month per share win DO levied
which will give 81. 90 per month for work
Ing expenses. The FIRST levy has already
been made
Tic company. 80 FAR as the personnel
II concerned. II considered a strong one
A. II. Campbell. OF Finch Il canpbeil ia
president: q. n kitfinger vice presi.
dent. III. X. Galusha secretary. and =
Il. MoHroofu treasurer. The members
or the board or trustees. In addition TO
the officials mentioned with the excsp-
tion 81 Mr.. MeRreom,. are Harry Kaufr.
man, Frank Hanford. G. p Chamberlain
and Charles 3, tsttinge the private sacre-
tary or Patsy Clark
The stockholders ressaeu, in Seattla
Term a good iist. 1t embraces George
Dickinson. q. a, Hurd. NJ. n Young
George Rusch. nr Kioes.er, w. J Grafnha.
FRANK Hanfofa. w, Stewart and q. r.
ki,tiager
Mr. Rbh. OF the Tacoma smelsar. Il in
tsrestad. and among thu Spokane men
who are stockholders are Finch q s,afnn
bell. Mr.. Ltthehla. Alex wInslaw 4, =
Etung~. Chester Glass II * Caiusna
G. H. CHAMBERLAIN. III NJ Casey. p *
Mebrnem, Charles nans. r. G Cove and
Mr.. Nifnot, who halds the largest inter
esfs IN Republic camp with the exception
81 Patsy Clark and Inch = Campbell.
work starts on the Trouhadeur On Maa-
DAY morning under the tiaauaxrrs,ent 81
W. II Crnmmer. who has a rena,,a,sor
a. mining superintendent.