The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-04
WHAT IS IN THE GROUND?
Experience Answers, Nobody
Knows Until Il Is Tested.
BCNRkZAS IN OLD PLACES.
Noted Mines That Have Been Devef-
oped In Abandoned PROPERTY
Surprising Kecrodssence of the
Mining Industry ia LeaoStiie as
the R~suit of Home Enterprtse In
Sinking Deep Exploration shafts.

Sinking Deep Exploration shafts.
Many Of the hes: mines have been con
fldered Wildcats. or bumbugs- TIE Con"
greaS was regarded as a fraud when DOWN
10 feet, but was n bonanza a. So feet and
held at &s.pco,Os The Fortuna az la4 feet
was bought FOR 1890. bat at depth 81
90 feet il could not b. bought for s3.1s.-
90. The King OF Arizona was gold tor
81 go when down 10 feet, while today Il ia
held at 81 90 900 and only so feet deep. The
Crowned King mine war Htt.e thought q
BIZ It's owneYH when IT @as down los feet
and 81 90 in DEBT Now al Il depth or ~
feet. all its debts paid an3 regular diVl-
denas are declared. Il canno; De purchased
for leaA than sf.g.1 80
The Pearce mine was SOD for sz75,1D
when down 10 feet II IL now prod ucins
81. ~ a month and i:s owners have refased
81 On, 80 for Il. The grea. Anaconda mine
when down 100 feet WAS not considered OF
much value and 20 ali Appearances was
closed down In 1881 II was tirkt pr0.pectei
fur gold. 1, has since yielded millions IN
copper. and its shares would bring millions
more II placed upon the market
Making the old London Mine Pay.
The proftlesE old Breeze Hi Iron dixie
at Leadville turned into that gold bonanza,
the Little johnnie the LeRoi was looked
upon as confidence game for "a long time.
and the richest mine In Ia bor cluster al
LaadgiiIe. tfe ChrYsQ.ite. was a 'saiei''
porpiyty hole when ne bought Il from
Chicken Bill
Colorado miners will be stunned 10 know
that the London mine. on Mosquito range,
IN which John HefHCk and the oil Eric
railroad management prolitlossiy expended
more than 10000 IL becoming n gold
producer.
Last winter "a lessee OF block Of ground
Ia tho mine struck al ore body which opea-
81 the eyes Of TIE owners 70 the possihili
ties of the old eereiict Tie took 0nt i.1.a
tons Of ore that averaged not less than ;l5)
TO the ton. and the company has now COM
manoed operations locking TO the develop
mens OF the same ore body at a lower
depth A w'nZe has been stink on The main
level and large body OF low grade ore has
been encountered The company IL still
sinking and proposes 10 drift t1r the ore
body found above II this is found tun-
nei viii be started In Mosquito guich soma
distance below the mil which vii tap the
vein at about $3.50 feet, S09 feet below tie
present workings
As iu the Of the Monte Christie In
the Cascades. railroad had 20 he con-
strnotcd to The London. Il was equipped
with The finest surface machinery. inclld
Ing an aerial tramway Of great iengta and
n mill, not 10 mention tho luxurious quar-
ters built for It's managers ana the *
c"ptional accommodations tor It's men Ne
doubt failure Was the result Of a want OF
knowledge In tho treatment of the gold
bearing ore. for the Colorado sharps have
led the expert world during the few years
past in chasing and anding the precious
aurlferous PARTICLES.
Revival Of tn. Carbonate Excitement
But % all the stories u mining resrl.d-s-
cence that Of Leadviila Is the most r.
mantle. When the camp was az It's worst
III consequence Of the strike and the 40 a
Ing az the nines a great area % ground AZ
the southwest plane Of Iron and Carbon
ale Hill vas leased 70 a local philanthropy
organization known the Home Mining
Company. That 10 10 SAY. having natainx
90 do and no income like the ruined Sr,o-
Nantes of 1894. the remaining ld-tlIsers
c. the camp pooled their issues ana capt
,aliAed their good intentions. Il required
months 20 secGrs saoao suhscrtpli1n
Nobody raw any outcome 10 the pfnpertv
or the stock except that valiant old theor-
ist. Mat \. '. Bohn, who has been tha
deep shaft dreamer % the carnp since So
earliest days. Now. FAR below the ancient
and exhausted contact uinsS that croppad
on the hillside are opened ap trcrsf,hl,
large and rich oyr bodies and the Norna
company stock valued az m, nnufva}Ant
Of sons. not so long age. IS row past no
81 point with no aNiiorS Il il estimated rs
II 80 fuiurity
81 the camp is revived. Charles Nor-oa
saws the tonnage tnsf g. ROW being raised
from its mines IL exceeding th,t - ar,-
period Ia the history 81 she camp and th.t
already 'he sme,ie,@ are overcome \:
lgeagnt Of ne. ola s,t,.-~ .t,.,s ,..-..