The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-21
CHELAN'S GREAT Dixie OF COPPER ORE.
Mother Lode Of the Deposits Of the Casesdeseh Mining
Section Tributary to Seattle Fine Properties
Now Under DEVELOPMENT

Ferguson the consideration being x5aDH,
running = working tunnel seven BIZ esgh.
feet. Ia solid granite. expecting 10 Drive
at least 80 feet before cross cutting the
first ledge. and the work done Hp To the
present time represents casa outlay Of
use50ss. Las Summer they tried 90 get
patent 20 the property. but y fault IN
the survey stopped II for the time. IL
was surveyed twice. ard the lass Party
work to he done 20 II was allowed 10 ne
idle for the time, the eompaHy anfscfpaf-
ing no trouble. In the early part OF the
TO look after IT. Believing the new ioca-
tions were not lawful. &. II. Cole. OF
LOOMS and Judge William Henry, OF
Lakeside, relocated the properly ine
t-t,mrauyss representative. Capt NJ Bssch-
aEzn came In from Portland and took
Ia party OF men to work the property.
Ne says In regard TO the reaoeasaon ..
their mines that IL cuts no nguTe 10 -, ~,
wxrk. that no mineral claim IS sGpJses
To relocation. except 1t be esiaenty
abandoned, that instead or ahandohs1A
these mines tn. company Is muen IA
evidence and IL preparing lof , nvar .ass
the company has already expended aoou.
SiSA $50 In there. and expects 70 sApeHu
several times a. much more, ana tnat a.
for any internal Misunderstanding III siso
syndicate he has never heard OF II De-
fore It was the intention 70 send men
from Ssffsekin 10 Bridge creek on tues
day. 20 prospect the gong .nen, y NJ p,ae
shoe Basin camp. Their first work aIter
getting In supplies will be 10 oaiid
blacksmith shop mend the trails. cabins.
etc The intention OF the company, as
near as can be learned. Is to first perfect
the patenting 81 the property. the work
OF which has been in process during .
good part Of the past year. and then they
propose 10 engage In mining on large
scale. putting In extensive reduction
works, etc, at the mines
This has caused much comment among
mining men convsrsant with the facts.
and IL il was tried before jury OF pros
pectors the company would have no trou-
BILE IN holding the property. Ii Is con-
sidered. In fact, that the company's sur
.seyors were developing the property. ana
any court would. under the foregoing cir
eumstauces, consider II as good and SUI
flcient assessment Ii ss most valuable
property, the Black Warrior and Blue
Devil being conceded by mining men TO
be an immense deposit OF high-grade ore.
Just above the Ferguson group Is one
OF the largest deposits OF siiver-lead ore
forty feet wide. and the clean ore is four
10 eight feet wide. II lies high up on
the mountain. and. because Of the low
price Of silver. they have had q deal OF
trouble In placing Ii. but now there are
parties negotiating It's transfer. King
man and Pershali. who own the prop
erty. have run crosseuts and stripped the
ledge In many places. Whether. sale
force OF men At work developing Just
IA soon as they can get In with supplies.
etc. The surface indications here are
immense.
On Copper mountain. which Is on Rail-
road creek. about fifty miles up the lake
and has an excellent trail, J. Fl. Holden
owns three good claims. the Minnie A.
M II. and Irene. As a thorough miner
says. They are all million-d dollar prop
critics. The owner IS a very conserva-
tive man and knows the value OF hts
holdings. and has not been anxious to
dispose OF them. but II Is understood that
negotiations are now on which will prove
successful.
In the summer OF 1897 gold strike was
made on the hcadwaters of Safety Har-
Dor creek by Hunt and Rubishaw. which
created much excitement. Samples Of
quartz containing free gold visible to the
naked eye were brought out, and assayed
$3.50 per ton. The average of the ledge
will not run go high but II has developed
into property that .s interesting large
capital TIE ledge - over 100 feet wide. A
good body OF copper has been uncovered
by the development now done II is soft
ground. principally pick and shovel work.
and the tGnneiing progresses the year
round
With the coming of spring every pros
pect will have men at work developing.
and we look for great mining activity be-
fore the winters snow comes