The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-08

Blue Creek district, Stevens county, is
now in the incipient stage Of what prom
ises TO be the most active camp south OF
the reservation. Developments on the New
Era, with its fine showings of copper crop
ping to the surface in numerous parallel
veins gave the first impetus TO the growth
of the camp. This property has been de-
vefoped by several hundred feet of tun-
mel and numerous openings of the surface
all showing ore much Of which runs high
in values. Owners of one group of prop
critics in the camp took courage from the
New Era showing and sent Phil O'Rourke
the well known mining expert, who was
one OF the discoveries of the famous
Bunker Hill and Sullivan mine in the
Occur d'Alenes. 10 make an examination
of and report upon their holdings. His
report Is as follows:
'The property consists Of three full
sized claims, 1880 by coo each, known as
the New York Jolly Boy and Peanut, sit
uated in the Chewelah mining district. two
miles southeast of Blue Creek siding. on
the Spokane Falls & Northern railway,
seventy-four miles from Spokane
improvements and Developments.
''The Improvement and development con-
sists of a wel-built wagon road from the
railroad siding and the mines and shafts
and open cuts on the leads. The New York
Is the southern end of the group. on this
claim il one ten-foot shaft on the vein.
Most OF the development has been done
on the jolly Boy the center Of the group.
This work consists OF one fifty-foot shaft
and thirty-foot drift in the bottom Of
the vein, and several eight or tsn-foot
shafts and an open cut of forty feet.
There are also a thirty-six-foot shaft and
several shallow ones on the vein on the
Peanut claim, which is the northern end
of the group.
There are two parallel leads about
sixty feet apart. running southeasterIy
throughout the entire length OF the claims,
a distance OF i,50e feet. on the Jolly Bow
and Peanut the eastern vein has been ex-
posed for ninety feet and dips to the east
ward Is degrees. II is six feet wide on
the surface and is a true contact. the walls
being slate and porphyry.
VIII Make "a ProRtabIe Mine.
THE ore on the du1rs AZ all points
where shafts have been sunk carries sur
itcient values in copper. silver and gold
TO warrant shipment. The latest assays
give total value OF $50 IS ton.
The ore can be mined, shipped to the
smelter at Northport. sixty-four miles dis
tant, and treated for so a ton.
"A tunnel can be run in on the vein
from the edge OF the Blue creek. on the
Peanut claim, and he in pay ore from the
beginning. Near this locality Is a splen-
did site for mill or concentration. There
Is plenty of timber for both fuel and lum-
Der on the property. and Blue creek will
furnish an abundance OF water for all
purposes.
Il have no hesitancy is stating that this
property will make a profit-paying mine.
The surface indications. the ore values
and the transportation facilities make II
the most promising mining property that
has come under my observation for num-
Der Of years. In fact. IL is astonishing
20 me that such favorable properties should
have been passed so long by mining OPP
orators for the hard-of-access camps at
the NORTH