The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-19
Quantities of Rich Red Oxide OF
Copper in the Calumet.
LENGTHY cRoss.cuT TUNNEL S.
FouRteen Feet Of Pay Ore Repoftea
in the Copper Belt-TwO PaFaiiet
shoots on the Rainbow - An
Unexpected strike ON . Feeder Of
the independent-PreDa for
Winter Work In the District.

Special Dispatch 10 the Pos'-Inteiiisencer.
INDEX. Oct. M.--Witn the expectation OK
IN early winter the camps Of this district
are rushing in their supplies. Regarding
the number Of properties to continue work
IL is estimated by those who are conve9sant
with the camp that not less than forty
prospects will have continuous Development
carried on These will probably include the
Sunset. Calumet. Copper Bell. Independent.
Wilbur. Uncle Sam. Copper King. Ethel.
john D. Troublesome. Rsinbow, Copper
Queen, Gums Peak. Anaconda II there
are twenty mines working all winter II VIII
b. a big thing and VIII make the activity
even greater than II IL now. There will not
be 30 large a floating population in the
district. probably, but those who are here
will be OF the right kind-meD who are put
ting forth every effort TO make mines The
camp IL getting an enyiable reputation On
the outside because OF the evident desire
to push the work as IL should be done. and
because there are &c very few propositions
lacking merit. The summers work has had
the effect OF proving 10 investors the sta
bilty Of the camp, as well as the depth
and uniformity of the ore bodies 1t Is
probably the fact that more than 5000 feet
Of ground has been broken here within the
past six months, showing that VIII com
pare very well with some camps years
older than this. The announcement by the
county commissioners that they will at once
put good road through from here 10 Gal
eua, distance of some twelve miles. has
had a stimulating effect contrac, for
5a-foot tunnel was let here on last Sat
urday by the owners OF the Edison located
above Gaiena. and this work would not
have been done had there not been a fair
surety Of a wagon road through the dis
trict. When IL Is remembered that Il costs
on an average OF SO per foot to break
ground In this formation. Il viii he seen
what these long tunnel contracts mean to
the merchants Of the section and the state,
for many men must be employed The
building OF the wagon road fer this dis
lance will have the effec, OF rousing own
ers 20 push work In all sections Of the dis
trict. Hitherto Galena has been practically
out OF the race because she could neither
get ore out nor supplies In without extra
ordinary expense.
Fourteen Feet Of Pay Ore.
The Copper Beil-what seems destined to
DO one OF the biggest mines OF The district
is the Copper Bell There IL on the Copper
Bell proper a as,-foot crosscut tunnel a
fourteen-foot shaft and some considerable
drifting from the bottom Of the latter This
work has demonstrated absolutely that
there Is an ore shoot at least fourteen feet
In width. and tina. II is $50 feet I'm height,
Only one wall has been found as yet with
the fourteen feet OF solid ore. When work
was begun here they sank a fourteen foot
shaft In the ore cropping n short distance
up the mountain, and from the bottom OF
th's shaft drifts were run In both directions.
the one i've and the other seven feet Every
foot Of this work Is i'm ore that will run all
the way from % 70 per cent copper, with
soa'e value in gold and silver
Then they dropped down the hin $50 fee:
ana began crosscut, TO reach the ore ut
depth. the work continuing distance OF DO
feet before the fooiwali was encountered
When they broke through this they found
ore. and they drove through II twenty feet
without any diminuttcn 81 the body OF de-
creasing OF values. There is now on tho
TWO dumps here fully loo tons Of ore that
WIFI average ever 10 per cent copper
Farther mp the hill Is the Jumbo lead 81
the same property. showing on the surfac,
forty feet In width When IN something
over fifteen feet on the forty-foot tunnel
small streaks ~ red oxide Of conner rnase
their appearance. and these have been In
creasing I'll there is new seam averaging
over three Inches on the footwsn while
III the ctosScnt a Intervals considerable.
deposits ar" found. thus giving rise Ia ,ha
impression that on the hanging wall Will he
FOUND a deposit az this species ~ corner ore
or Some magnitude This Is borne ou, hy
the fact thar some distance ahnss ,hn ,,,,
N q q
put In aas' uncovered solid red oxide T'hsra
has been very ncaxer occurrence. If thls 4,
the whole camp, Pie Calumet being m. M
property where II has hisssrsA hs.n ga.r,
IN any quantity, and thar Its snp.aranr.
Is hailed with delight mas. he Inferred WI,
u fs known that /; VIII carry over ~ pne
cent copper. The gangue here IS a ,lsa,
quartz. carrying copper as Well "a a., .,.yt
ferrous iron pyrtte. having good yalne Tn
topper He'll now has the appearance ~ .
mine -
IL !. - Mas. al Copper ore
The 'aiumc' This S property ne
more than THREE miles from Index ana, 8.
is the wonder - the camp When In
Young took held - the tralntrsr {. US
on'F SuFf~ce prospect Nth 70: any wa,k
COR" - speak NJ and SIN less TIA, f,,,~
months he has made il the mos; A,rh}v
spoken of property in the camp Their i
here lead az mere than thirty ees. r.,
%'afh. os such strength ana perxfSsrn,.
that Il has crt through the riourtain I.
cH''Nai tha' - in piaeeS absolutely sryfr,,S-
sahl" ara thiS canyon = = mass - capper
ere theto he'0e besides rhaicapvrslc es,r,.
q~abttN ot ~ exile The f~a5 has h,.,-
strlpFsa ara entered v4.Yl,.s.af5, - 80,
- - he Hrr oN1as-..nz depth ae,3 that rs4
values more thsu hot3 sAeir oss,s rAs .,e~-re
they so New considerable 9rc j. 81, -
shippsd 81 BE >rnet;~r TIE ,-,l.,-,e. %
concentrating proposition a. ,Ae-a a..
rracticalty all TIES fn.aes - she carnn ans
NJ Young Informs sVuf rarrs4...9. 81.
ihst cot'ceutTstar g. 10 ~ fr,s-s tsst f., u.s..
cary sprlWS. l. tas - tAat thfs rrseA.s,.
will mex bc WORKED rntS Nttt.~ ,r,...'
every eTsfi $ tyisx ,u ads ,o fsl- i; Ia ss..s,
shape ihat IL go t~ II was r., ae.,..,-,s
J., tts ;srwst'lt Ne~ffs t5t late 49, seas
ana ne ait'r ~osk tas; h2t as,,r r4e-
vtaasly demo Nea nut ~ <ark-irfss "a
a