The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-18
Developments on a Large Scale
in the Skykomish District.
LARGE ORE BODIES BLOCKED,
ehipments From the Cleopatra 10
Begin IT au Early Day-Foor
Thousand Feet Of Tram-An Inn
mense Lead of Antimoniai Ore
TunneI-Big Contract ON the Apex

Ell by the surety that the Cleopatra Will at
an early date begin the shipment OF ore.
j. has such an amount OF valuable mineral
In sight az TO justify the statement that
these shipments will continue daily for
years Outside OF possibly three proper
ties--the Forty-nve Penn and Monte Girls
to-there il today no mine In Western
Washington having so much work done,
and so much ore In sight, as the Cleopatra,
which r. located some seven miles from
here. on Miller river. and In King county.
and operated by James T. Blackstone. Of
Seattle.
1t !s first a silver-iead proposition.
though In one place they have found some
copper In the shape Of cha!copyriies. and
the ore Ii mostly OF an antimon!aI char
acter. carrying very good values, some
running above g. 30 ounces Of silver to the
ton. Work was begun In the Cleopatra on
crosscut tunnel When In l1s feet.
stringer was encountered, and this was
followed 10 the main lead distance of 5sS
feet. where was found an ore body averag-
Ing seven feet In width. and all carrying
pay ore. From here a crosscut was run
distance OF sixty feet where another ledge
was found, from eighteen inches TO three
feet wide. and carrying what is considered
10 be extremely high-graSe ore. This
shoot was followed little over DO feet be-
fore pinching out The ore is at a depth
throughout the property. In found the In
disputahle evidence that ore bodies In the
Cascades do 20 down and retain their
value.
At the extreme western end Of this ore
shoot Wine was sunk forsy-two feet.
ma through to the bottom II is all in ore.
giving no sign az diminusion OF OF lessen
Ing values. After this work was done they
went out on the surface. ana go feet above
he fraf
which was driven until the ore shoot be-
law was found. and from this upper work
Ing was shipped a carload Of ore TO the
Tacoma sneiter which yielded 1880 10
the ton. In the upper tunnel was sunk
winxe thinty-two feet and from the bot
tom they drtfted twenty feet. every inch
OF this work being IN the same high grade
ore. When this work was completed in the
upper tunnel. all sinraise was begun from
tho lower level II wss driven something
over go feet, through ore all the way. final
~ tapping the upper tunnel, and giving a
good circulation 81 air besides blocking
ont an immense quantity 81 valuable ore.
Extensive Underground Workings.
The drift in the lower works has heen
continued. and some DO feet beyond the
first ore shoot another was found and be-
yond this one stu another has been found
This tunne, with run to the contact WITH
n
here another important body Of ore will
certainly be found There is also shat,
sunk on the surface. In a cropping Gre
shoot, which II down some thirty feet and
shows body OF ore from eight to twenty
Inches In width. ana averaging more than
$40 per ton. This will show something Of
the amount Of work done IN n King county
mine II aggregates over zoo feet Of un-
derground exploration with results most
A. nj us.1
I'm sight, something more thar $40 feet OF
Gre In the Cleopatra. and this body will
average over Ave feet IN width
Tho showing up NJ thsEe great bodies Of
ore has been In The nature Of a surprise
10 many. as Il has demonstrated that this
section Of the state .s highly mineralixea:
that the ore bodies have depth and value
and that the persistence and uniformity IN
remarkable. In the course Of Tire next ten
days the tram will he IN operation. and
ore shipments begin. This tram IL 90
fee. I'm Length and runs from the mouth
OF tho working tunnel 20 the plank read
built hv the county. It's capacity will Re
about eighty tors dsv. and II il thu In
ts.ntien TO work IL 10 the limit taking the
ore from there 80 the railroad In wagons
owned by tho company Their will he A
switch where ears Will he pgt. SO that
the wagons may he hauled upon plat-
form and their contents dumped Into them
tsrests 81 tire state. and especially 30 Scat
Tie and King county. because "a sfcT IA
TIE Cleopatra begins TIE regular shipment
OF ore " will do away with tha cry now
- frequently reiterated that There are no
shippers in this portion ~ che state. There
t. 40 question hu' that the Cleopatra will
commence shipping at once, storing III"
low grade Gro iii SOME tim" next wear.
when concentrates Is 30 ~ Installed.
Prosres. on the His ,op~v Tunnel
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=, ~ .t'ns t'ts ft"t@tF - - JUS ever
w. M! a'usr ..ss sSS's.s ''a' aau H't" - ne
ans .sf'trS ".na'I .tS tat So N1ink N
'Hs Wy ~ = ..'.l,'' y, sae sat- Nu's'd@
face an immense lea; ot ant.mon,s' ore.
boy as " epoia hel oe "ofke1 where Il
CROPS. ih'Iilhk men atfiN~1 'hn running y
- t,'''S VtS~~s@t tu'iilsa - t*aea u a t'eith
ifh@ vas 80" "FStH tNN years AK
SHI "'" "te 's5i'ef "a~ +" 'ehstH ~ ! ~
,t.r.,.,ss - 9s~srs. tT,t4 - -, -. -,
Gvpfh y - feet thes encount rrss - four
fc0t strinE~r et5t,h rttsgas On the xoFfaN@
II - antscipatva chat tNe 'naiu lead Nill
lie tappe4 vifhtn ia c-et The woek De.
tEG A@Hc her~ tS Nr@t class A. Il Is tsse
parp1>c. when TIE ore ssal. have beeu sa~