The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-06
LAFAYETTE MINE.

Cripple Greek field. Aiss Douglass. who
has made number OF visits to the dis
trtct, the last one covering the first four
months Of 1893. asked Mr.. George w.
Lloyd, q mining expert Of Colorado
Springs. to suggest one more claim.
which would be = climax to the whole.
After quite long consideration. he pro-
posed the Lafayette mine. on the slope
OF Bull Fiji. The company working this
mine had taken out perhaps Ss5.0o0 worth
OF ore. but was OK the vein. Mr.. Lloyd.
after examining the vein near II. said
that the Lafayette ought to be rich. and
the company bought It or rather took Il
on bond and lease.
It was In the Lafayette that the CONF
pauy made its big strike In June-a strike
that Was heralded In the newspapers ~
faio WOMEN" Tho Princess Alice people
gained possession OF the Lafayette mine
last October. Time was consumed in putt
ting In an electric hoist and other I'm
provements caused Z long delay, and II
was the last OF March before work began
tn earnest Wonderfully rich ore has been
developed The mine has now been sunk
to the tenth level. e6S feet below the sur-
face Of the ground. Below the fourth the
levels are flfty feet apart. At every level
. from the fourth downward. paying ore has
been struck. and the orc has increased In
richness the farther down the mine has
been sunk. Finally. on the tenth level. on
June 9th. ore was struck which assayed
tias. sSI IL 10 the ton. The ore higher up Ia
the mine assayed from - up. In the pay
Ing vein. The richest specimen obtained
from the mine assayed e3M. 90! The very
rich ore 10 IN vein widening nom ak 10
eighteen inches. lying At the side Of two
foot vein OK ieSa valuable bat still rich ere.
The narrow. very rich vein has been fol-
lowed down three feet. Tue miners have
now gone twsnty~eight Feet below ths
tenth level ard arc drifting" TO see
whether this rich slice OF ore continues.
The fsrrt shipment OF ore from the tenth
level was sent TO an Omaha smeiter dur
ing the last week. What the product
would amount TO can only be gueseed at:
II was estimated that ten tons would Yield
SOC ep
some specimens which have been sent
to Miss Douglass testify 10 the richness
OF the nnd. From one small piece o. ore,
smaller than . mans nst. ~ worth Of
gold was roasted out. ana there was stili
q or 3 worth Of gold ia the rock
The Lafayette Was leased ana bonded
70. two years. This gave the Princess
Alice company two years In which 70 nay
for fhs mine at the cost. meanwhile, Of 1
royalty upon the ore produced. when rich
ore was struck. Il was decided that *
would be cheaper TO clear on the debt at
once. 30. IN May, the lass payment was
sent on. and the rich Lafayette belongs
now 20 the Princess Alice Gold Mining
Company. Of Buffalo. Ad3cfnine the la
fayette lower Down the hill. n the Ruhie
claim. and beyond this tho Last Dollar.
The Lafayette people saw that their vein
s.resches out toward the Ruhfe. and--be-
fore the rich tenfh-ieyes ssrtke--deridex1
that they wcuid better own the Rubfe. Zoo
The Last Dollar people Also made up their
astras that the Runse wae worth boring
The Princess Alice company Won. ana has
haxsdnt and leased the Ruhse for 80 0D
II r. expecssd that the Gvst lot 81 cre
froaa the lowest level Of the Lafayette VII,
pay for the Ruiste.
The Princess Alice company nov awra
sixteen claims. counting In the Ruhae
These are scattered over &the Cripple
Greek district. several 81 them IN regions
adjacent TO mines which are paying rich
H. THE Lafayette ana Rubas are north
os the mining tewn ~ Victor. Close to
the north os Victor are the Independence
asrassonss famous mine discovered ON :
Fourth az Jusy, and the Portland, an
other rich rsins. These are ON the sousf-
crr shore 81 Battle mountain Gosng 20
the crest Of Ratsie nnountasn. ana keep
sur On down the Slope. you next reach
Bull Hi. and on the southern naoys~ ~
shfs are the f4ssaYrst~ ard RnAss cyalfns
In coyrsarastvsiv new territory