The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-06
Palouse Country Aroused by Dis
covery of Rich Quartz.
PLAINLY VISIBLE TO THE EYE,
An Assay of the Ore shows Value
Exceeding $4,000 to the Tom
Hoodoo District Receives n slim
illus From the Find-Three shifts
at Work on the Blue Bird-The
Bishop to Begin shipping soon.

Snecfal Correspondence Observation-Disclosures
PALOUSE Wash. Sept. S.--There Is re-
newed activity in the mining district east
OF here and considerable excitement over
the development OF the Mother Lode mine.
owned by Taylor bothers, OF Farming
ton. Ore richer than anything ever known
in this part of the country has been
uncovered in the second tunnel OF this,
the first quartz discovery OF the Hoo
doc district.
In prosecuting the ledge at depth OF
100 feet below the original tunnel more
than a ton of ore that Ia believed to be
worth over $500 was taken out. 1t
fairly sparkles with free gold, plainly
visible TO the naked eye and an assay
of what is said to be an average OF
the entire lot shows S6.1s6 in gold to the
ton. Those who have seen the ore and
the sample from which the assay was
made say that there is at least ton
of ore equally as rich as the sample as
sayed. There is a large amount OF ex-
cellent ore on the dump. taken from
the mine in prosecuting the ledge, but
of course II Is not nearly as rich as
the ton mentioned, although II is val
liable ore and well filled with free gold.
The Mother Lode was the first discov-
cry of quartz In the Hoodoo district,
and tunnel 100 feet long was driven
into the mountain side and the ledge
crosscut about 70 feet from the mouth
of the tunnel 1t proved to be quite rich,
and a mill with two stamps was erected
on the property, but the dry weather
coming on there was not sufficient water
10 run the mill and work was suspended
until this spring, when the new tunnel
was started 100 feet lower down the
mountain side. The ledge was crosscut
in about 100 feet and found TO be much
wider and richer than in the upper tun-
mel The main ledge Is nearly twenty
feet wide, with a rich streak in the
center from which this high grade ore
was taken. This rich streak is nearly
six feet in width. Those who have seen
II pronounce It the richest they have
ever seen. When a light is taken into
the tunnel the walls OF the streak mem
TONED fairly sparkle with gold. The walls
In the lower tunnel are more clearly de-
fined and the ore Il more stratined than
In the upper tunnel. but the formation
y the. same in both, The ore Is white
and blue quartz. studded with iron cubes
IN which the gold Is found. although
there IS considerable gold In oxides In
itermixed with the quartz. and some IL
found In the bare rock. A shaft VIII
tunnel on the ledge. and II Is expected
a large amount OF valuable ore will DE
taken out q this shaft Parties Just
down from the camp bring word OF the
recent doings in the camp. and the report
Of the richness OF the Mother Lode has
caused considerable excitement and en-
Paiouse people are Interested In the
Mascot camp, in which the Mother hode
il located.
Work Is being pushed on the Blue
Bird, copper property, four miles west
of the Mother Lode. and three shifts are
working day and night. This property
Was bought last spring by w. l.. Spring.
err OF Iowa, who Is backed by a strong
company OF Iowa capitalists, and IN fully
determined 10 make mine OF this pro-
perty The company put $4,000 cash
into the treasury for the purpose OF de-
veloping the mine. A shaft Is snow
ledge widens with depth ana one wall
left the shsft at a depth ~ forty feet
and the SHAFT Is now going down on
the hanging wall With tho foot wall not
visible. The Rlue Bird carries high values
IN copper and silver. The company owns
six claims. only one OF which Is being
aeveiopci4
the bishop claim. on Jerome creek.
about twenty miles from Palonse. will
begin 20 ship soon. A rate Of s. per ton
70 Tacoma or Everett has been secured
Only lack OF capital prevented the mine
from shipping earlier IN the season for
there are several hundred tons OF ore
on the dump This difficulty has been
overcome. Mr.. Blshop having made al.
engagements with eastern capitalists to
advance A.0oo per month for a period
OF one year, The money r. to be aa-
Nanced at the rate Of 500 every nfteen
days. the first tnsfaiiment to BE- PAID
September Is. the second October l. and
the remainder this frsf and afteenth 81
each month This wiz insure steady
work on the property al winter and the
ore on the dump win he sent ~ he
smeiter and sufficient funds raised 10
fully develop the mine The Bishon also
carries htsh values IN copper ana silver
with some gold. Experienced miners
pronounce Il a promising property. Win
this influx Of capital the mining indus
Try IN this district - receiving a boom