The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-16
NEWS AND GOSSIP Of THE MINING WORLD.

has ar excellent appearance. and Is
property well spoken of by everyone In
the camp
Independent.-This mine is located IN
Anacortes sglch, and has had more work
thar any other In the vicinity, a sso-foot
tunnel having been driven. with two
crtl compressor plant. There ~ good
ore In the face OF the tunnel. ta3ugh IN
crosscgt, at length of tunnel % some
go feet. face full OF ore o. high grade
Is SHOWN. II IL the intention 70 put this
mine at work In the early spring. there
after not 10 stop for anything short Of
cessation OF the ore supply. which is. III
deed, very remote contingency. hardly
TO be anticipated.
Hesena.-On Deer creek ard owned by
the Deer Creek Mining Company. There
has been large amount OF work done,
resulting in what Is believed 20 be the
hisgest showing OF ore u different grades
in the camp. There Is an immense lead,
carrying generally high values In copper.
with small percentage OF gold. Some
mill tests have shown this TO be a big
thing In the way OF values. while as 10
the extent OF the ore body. the Language
Of Chester Z. Lee. a noted expert from
Spokane. In conversation with your coy
respondent, may be taken the fact:
1T is very pretty proposition. with one
OF the largest ore bodies IN the camp, SO
far as have been able TO learn. There
will be some day big mine made of II,
though when that time will be Ii IL Ina
possible TO state"
The same gentleman, In commenting on
the reliability OF the wnoIe district, said:
1T has the most persistence OF any
camp have seen of late. az least. These
mountains that you see all around the
town were not always In the present con-
dition, bu. were lying fiat down. the ap-
heayal. or upheayals. of the past ages
having been OF such magnitude TO
set them up on end. Then. II a mineral
lied lead will have the persistence 10 te-
main intact, If that word Is permiss bic,
and TO run continuously for miles,
through valleys, over mountains, with
never a break In it's course we may very
Justly carciGde that 1t Is permanent be-
yond question. and that II Will retain It's
body and value at almost any depth. with
the probabilities all pointing 10 "a en-
hancsmsnt OF values the deeper you 20
down. Such are the conditions obtaining
here, not In one isolated instance bat
very generally over ttIts whole So ton,
and for this reason have no hesltancy
In pronouncing 1t good district
Mr.. Lee Is man OF more than or1i-
nary s&gacity in mining matters. and his
Endorsement Of this camp Is of more than
hind many OF the largest deals ever made
In this country. lie represents tia own
ers of the famous Treadweil mine in
Alaska. as we'll of one of the biggest
mining institutions on the Sound.
Donds On Fine Looking Property.
AnaLortcs.-T mas property Is located in
Anacortes guIoh. not more than mile
from town. and II IS one OF the most
promising of the entire district, with
tunnel In 30 feet. the face all In good
grade ore. and more than ordinarily we'll
situated. Work was prosecuted here all
last winter. and the same viii obtain this
season. and Judging by the presen, show
ing. this years work Will put the mine
or a permanent shipping bass
summer Coon.-This, the Ele Gland, the
White Pine and extensions may he taken
together. as they ara AL under bond TO
one party. and are On the same lead,
which Is n very large one carrying its
values IN copper. the ore being very clean
and of uniformly good value. Il IS un-
derstood tina; work Will begin here within
IA few weeks and continue without cessa-
ton. These properties have been pro-
nounccd by expert mining men TO he
wonderfully good showings. and &c is al
most certain that development VIII make
them mines. That there has been sc H.
tie work done has been because The own
fAs nave fspl IAO the tbeaHS, tNL the men
who have bonded them. Mes,:s Rise and
Foss. are men Of means ana courage. and
they purpose making mines of them
The froQuots. This property has
Gently been bonded by Charles I. Moore
and Frank Wright. and ever since the
work has been gong on steadily. ana
only as IL can be done BY men OF ample
means and large courage. They have
driven III on the lead finding first almost
solid chalcopyrite, then bronze iron. tn
which IL some copper, then into diorite
also carrying copper. and are now again
entering shoot OF solid ore Tho prop
erty has big surface showing, with AL
appearances % permaueuCe. and there Is
little doubt but that Ii Will make 1T mine
IL IS not more IMAM mile from Long
mountain. ana the lead Is very clearly
defined f0g more than "a mile. Mr, Moore
informs the YondenL that "a soon
as they can be prontHbiy employed more
men Will he pat or. they are now work
ing TWO shifts.
HiG SHOWING Or COPPER.