The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-26

CAPITALISTS VISITING INDEX.
Mr.. Mann Describes the showing on
the Copper Mountain Group.

4. H. Num-. secretary and manager OF
the Copper Mountain Mining Company. OF
this city. has returned from Index, where
he has been since the first Of the month.
opening UP The company's properties III
the index district. Said he yesterday:
The Copper Mountain group. consisting
Of twelve full sized claims is situated on
tie southeriy spur OF Bald mountain, about
four miles this side OF Index, adjacent 20
the Copper Bell mines. The property Is
reached at present by horse tran from
Index along the main line Of the Great
Northern railway 20 a point less than a
mile south OF the mines from the railroad
The company has constructed an excel
lent trail TO the cabins convenient 10 the
work. on these properties. and In fact on
ali properties in that vicinity. Is abund
anee Of magnificent timber. cedar. fir and
spruce. with an unlimited supply Of water
May creek. running through our claims
VIII furnished unlimited water power for
generating electricity or compressed air.
and running OF concentrating plants. drills
and other machinery.
We have two weli-defned lodges run
ming al nearly right angles to each other
and couverging or uniting on one OF the
southeriy claims. From the point Of union
one is easily traceabie UP the mountain
500 feet northeasteriy. and the other for a
like distance northwesterIy. Tney are re-
spectiveiy parallel with the TWO main frae-
lures following the courses Of the great
upheavals In which are found the copper
deposits OF this belt The zone in which
are located these properties and many
other valuable mines extends from the
Anaconda group south Of the skYkomisn
river. across the divide northeasterly to
Trout creek.
The country rock is a refractory gran
lie and the ledge matter is much softer
and more affected BY the elements At dis
covery ON the Copper Mountain claim. on
which the vein runs northeasterly, the
ledge il about fifteen feet In width, with
a dip into she mountain OF about 30 de-
grees. Eight feet OF the ore In this ledge
consists of quartz gangue intermxed
with felsits. copper pyrites and iron sui
phide. The upper or hanging wall is gran
lite. the lower and what appears to be the
foot. is eilorite and porphyry The remain
ing seven feet OF the ledge Is decom-
posed granite and diorite penetrated with
small. highly mineraliged quart strtngers
carrying considerable gold and trace OF
silver. az does the first eight feet. though
the main value II In copper. The north
westerly trending ledge. about ten feet in
width. is similar in general characteristics
10 the other. but much softer and carries
more silver.
"'The tunnel which has been started on
the Copper Mountlin proper. at discovery,
and driven about seven feet, shows marked
Improvement in quality Of ore and guam
titv 81 copper with each foot cf depth. It
is being driven along the main vein and
15) feet. We are now under cover so as
not to he affected by weather insuring
thus uninterrupted progress from now on.
working tunnel can he driven from
point lower which nj 200 feet viii give a
depth Of 45p feet or more.
There Is marked increase at Index
and vicinity In the interest manifested in
mining and development, While there ]
capitalists and wealthy miners invest.gat-
ing properties In the district. with a view
10 investing and beginning active opera
tons In the early spring.