The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-10
Enterprise and Activity OF the
Lessees Of the Mine.
GETTING READY TO SHIP ORE.
Developments TO he Under the d.
r~ction Of the Dfstingutshed Min
ing Engineer and Netal1argfst
Charles A. Marrfner-Probabt
Tint a Cone~ntrator VIII ne Put
ON the Property In the spring.

Webster Brown. engineer fer the Cleo
paifa Mining Company, WHO has just re-
turned from the Miller river district, Gays
that the iessees Of the mine have between
forty and MY men employed in completing
the irsmway. shaping up The road. erecting
camp buildings and othsrgise preparing Tor
the immediate shipment u Gre. In fsct the
miners nave been taken oat % the mine
and put on the surface work 10 hasten it3
conup.e tioa.
Under he five years lease the Develop
meut OF the Cleopatra wili be o. great mo-
gnent 20 he Miller river country. lnasmuch
as the operating syndicate Is one Of mining
talent. az we'll ~ means. Charles 4. Mar
riner. under whose direction the mine will
be worked. is one of the fnost distinguished
Of American mining engineers and metal
iurgis:s. and may be counted on 10 give
the value OF the property the faIrest test
that scientific knowledge and experience
can guarantee. He has not yet visited the
property 10 lay his plans. The lease vas
made on the report 81 another engineer.
after careful examinations and the moss
conservative safnpiing Of the ore Shoots.
Mr.. Mariner win leave for the mine today,
and when IA. has finished his examination.
the pan OF operations Viii be quickly de-
cided upon.
Despite III. Published statements as 10
the terms OF the lease. they are unknown
-.
seem To satisfy both the board of directors
Of the company and the lessees One thing
IN certain. however A notable King coun-
" property is TO be mined on its merits at
last. and such proof Of stability and worth
as can be obtained from the combined sp-
piicaiion OF capital and skill Is 10 be fur
nished with reference TO a home camp
TIE iesseea-of the Cleopatra. In the very
nature OF things must intend TO prove Up
z ely ST IN
ground Their shipping problem is not 10
be conceived from a reading OF tho Geo
patra assays. many OF which are exceed
ing!y high. In all mining experience II may
be accepted AZ a truism that the highest
assays are from specimens or sub!lnated
nuggets Of precious minerals II is under
stood. however, that in the Of the
Cleopatra samples, or tests OF the full ore
face showed over si1o values In one fine
ore shoot more than two feet wide. In the
care Of other shoots of greater width so
sample values were found
No doubt the policy Of the lessccs will
be 10 carefully sort and at nrst ship only
their first-class ore. AS against what this
may return at the Tacoma and Everett
smeissrs. the aggregate production. ship
ping and treatment charges. should not
exceed $40 ton.
What ia most promising In the situation
IN the likelihood that the ieseees viii erect
q concentration plant early next season
This contingent investment. Il il under
stood, depends upon the experiences had
with the further development OF the ore
shoots and their characteristics.
When Mr. Mariner was approached yes
terday for specific information "a to the In
tention OF the lessess and the conditions
of the property he declined 10 say anything
because lie had not Yet made hts ex-
animation II may no aid, under the rose.
that the fact Of Mr., Mariners residence
I'm Seattle. IN ar assurance that mining in
the West Cascades and along the Alaskan
coast has great future, for re stands
prc-srniaent In his profession
In previous report respecting the Cleo
patre lease m iufcrsntlsi injustice was
done MIR Blnckistuue. who has rersevcrei
$ many years against all manner 81 OBJ
stacles In opening ths mine. When IL was
asserted that somo OF the development was
dead work II should have been explained
that the original owners, the predecessors
Of MIR Hiackistons' company, committed
the very common error Of Judgment az fol-
lowing the devious WAY Of = striugsr in
efend ~ cross-cuttinE tha ledge. Under Mr.
Hiackistono's aseTnsnt the mine has
bcen property explored lines ri survey
and the work Is pronounced 10 have been
dcne very well.