The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-16
STRIKE IN THE BUCkHORN.
High-Grade Copper Ore Found in
a Boundary Mine.
SHIPMENTS FROM THE B. C.
INSTALLATION of New Machinery
Causes a CurtaiIment of Product
Two Thousand Tons of Ore Said
60 Have Melted sI1.so a Ton-Pro-
viding for a steady output on the
Crystal Butte-Reservntion Mines.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelllgencer
GREENWOOD, h. c., April l5.-An i'm
portant strike has been made on the Buck
horn in Deadwood camp. For some time
past they have been driving a crosscut
AZ the fOo-foot level toward the main ore
body, In a northwesteriy direction. Dur
Ing the last six days stringers Of ore have
been encountered in distance OF 40 feet
from the shaft. Today Mine Manager
Noble II exhibiting some splendid sreci-
mems 81 chalcopyrlte ore taken from the
breast Of the erosscut. While the ore has
not been assayed mining men. who have
seen the strike, predict that Il will rim
fully % per cent in copper. The work
ings will be continued TO a point under
the old shaft. sunk on the ledge for a dis
lance OF sixty-nve feet. when an upraise
VIII be made to connect. The ore now
being drilled into Is by far the best ever
discovered on the property. At the no
foot level the crosscuts being run north
and south are each In distance OF thirty
feet. Yesterday the new cage made at the
mine was installed and is working to per-
lection
Values I'm the n. G. Mine.
Superintendent Parrish, Of the r. G.
mine, IL In the city on business From
him the correspondent OF the Post-lntel-
fEencer learns that the work of Installing
the new machinery plant Is being pushed
forward as rapidly as possible. The two
eighty horse power boilers are in place
and the brick work is about completed
The foundations for the engine AID ihe
compressor. which II half OF a duplex
twcnty-dtili plant, are nearly finished He
does not think Il WIN he necessary to
close down the mine while putting In the
Rallows frame for the moist. At the pres
ont time little ore is shipped from the
II. G. The shipments now hardly average
carload day. The total shipments 10
date are little over 1000 tons While
Mr.. Parrish declines to talk on the values
except To say that they are satisfactory to
the mahaE@nent, II Is learned from wha
is believed 90 he a reliable source that
the net result To the company "a SIT -
per ton, after paying cost OF freight and
treatment at Trail. The development AZ
the present time II prosecuted AT the
second and third levels. On the second
level at depth OF 100 feet In the shaft,
they are drifting in ore both north and
south. on tina sthiri lavel at goo feet depth
the development Is confined 20 the soath
drift. The completion OF the installation
Of tho new plant will place the mine in a
position for large shipments.
Development Of the Crystal butte.
John Moynahan, Of Spokane. consulting
'ngineer FOR the Crystal Butte mine ia
the Myers creek camp, arrived In the cttv
today. Speaking or the work on the crys-
tai Butte group he said; I'VE are at
present developing both the Deadhorse
ana Buckhorn claims On the Buckhorn
we are running crosscut tunnel which
" now In 800 feet and nearing its ohiec-
tive The ledge will be struck at depth
OF sso feet. On the Buckhorn claim the
tunnel IL being run on tae ledge and IL I'm
a. ~ ara he
are not doing any work on the Crystal
Butte mine proper and have suspend "a
developments until we Install plant. The
company have In View putting In a Ave-
drill compressor at an early date. our
Intention is TO get the properties of the
company thoHoashly developed before
starting the min again We want to Push
our development ahead 80 a. 10 maintain
steady output when the min * work
ing."
Mountain Cbtef showing.
From the same camp comes encouraging
reports OF development on the Mountain
Chief group owned by Greenwood parties
There II deal on for this property with
Montreal capitalists which IA cxpe ted 10
he consummatod at an early date The
group consists OF six claims, at the head
Of Mary Ann creek. about n mile south
OF the Poland China mine. During the
past winter work has been continuous
" has been confined to the Mountain Chief
claim. which hRs been developed by two
shnfts The tirat n down To a depth OF
stxty-nve feet where a d>lft 81 seventy
fee, was r,r In ore. The second shaft. re-
Gently started. has already reached a
depth og twenty tive feet. Tho ledge At
depth measures twelve feet % quartz and
carries splendid values, An average aAvay
at = depth 81 siSty-dve feet gave returns
os 81. mostly tn sold with a little copper
Picked samples assavcd s85 IN gaid and
copper. ON the Lone star adloininS The
we'll known Review mhie. seventy ave feet
81 work has been accomplished I'm drifting
on tho vein. This property Is also being
developed by a 0rocuwood company ana
from present indications IL appears q he
openin, cat as well rs it, next-door neigh
hor. the Review n u being developed ~
a tuunei On the vein
Canadian Money Invested.
One of tho strongest Canadian com.
panias operating In thu Myers creek dts
trict. and there has been quite few
dollars from this side Of the nne expeHi-
81 there L. the COiV,uo Reservation syn
aicate u Montreal rhls company has a.
present under bcna the Poland Chlna mine
II h developed BY number of shafts s',nE
ca the vain Rich quarts has been en-
cauntered la tae hast shaft sunk. nov Gown
psasl 100 feet ana the Same is eeing sAck
81 TO be sent out to have sample tects
made The syndicate has. duTing the pa-t
sin months acquired In tAis cne camp over
nfty claims Georsc h Mcchcm a Cot
GRADE mining man, is the resident an
axer Of the eompany and I. l. Patrick, o.
spokane. engineer The home directors
arp John W. Nelson. president, T. n.
t;reenshteids. vice president, and - l.
Cameron. secretary
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