The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-09
Shipments to Be Made to the
Shelters on the Sound.
QUARTZ FINDS MARK A NEW ERA
After Fourteen Years of Work the
Bishop Is to become q shipper
Several Hundred Tons Ready for
the Transportation Lnes-some
Good Properties Are Being De-
yeioped in the Hoodoo District.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
PALOCSE. May S.-Palouse is soon to
become a shipping point for ores from the
mines east of here to the smelters on the
Sound. and II is confidently expected that
June ! will find ore going from here to
Tacoma or Everett, marking a new epoch
In the history of the town. For years il
has been known that there were rich de-
posts of mineral in the mountains east Of
here in Idaho, and the placer mines along
the Palouse river have poured steady
golden stream into this town. But a new
era has begun, and quartz mining will
hereafter be a permanent ana leading in
dustry.
The Bishop mine. adjoining the Gold
Bug, on Jerome creek. is the first mine to
begin shipping. and now has several hun
dred tons of ore on the dump ready TO be
worked by the smelters. Mr.. Rishop has
obtained rate of s. a ton from the North
ern Pacific from Palouse 10 Everett or Ia
coma, and IL is hoped to make the first
shipment about June /. The Bishop lead
as IL is known. was the first quartz Local
ton in the camp II was located fourteen
years ago by Jesse Bishop Il Sons, OF Gar
field, who for several years did nothing
more than assessment work. Last year
they secured assistance from the East and
kept double shift at work all the time
and have developed the prospect until II
is now mine. The ore runs high in gold
and copper. the ledge now being nine feet
wide and averaging So in gold across the
entire face, besides considerable value in
copper Several hundred tons OF ore are
now at the mouth OF the tunnel and can
he hauled to Palouse at small expense, as
there is good wagon road from the mine
The Bishops are now being congratulated
upon their success after fourteen years OF
toll and priVation. They contended from
the first tina, there was value in the prop
erty, and have put all the time and money
they could spare into the property. They
have had offers for an interest in the
property during the past year, and sold a
small interest 10 an Eastern party who
furnished the capital TO convert the prop
erty from a prospect into a mine.
At Mascot camp. in the Hoodoo district
twenty miles above Jerome creek. there Is
great activity, both in the placers and
about the quartz prospects. At the Silver
Streak, owned BY Truax and others, Of
Tekoa. a contract has been let for a 800
foot shaft. This property is rich in cop
per with some gold and silver value. II
gives promise OF becoming a great nina
and now has capital back of II to fully de-
velop the property.
A force of men has been at work all win
ter on the Gold Finch, owned by Moscow
parties, and the property is showing up
well. ]. Harris, one Of the owners. has
left for Vermont to close deal with capt.
talists there for an interest in the mine.
on his return machinery viii be placed on
the property and a large force of men put
to work. r. l. Johnston and J. Smith. OF
MOSCOW. who are Interested In the prop
erty. have gone into the camp with a ton
of provisions for the men at work.
n. G. Elder. secretary and treasurer ot
the Gold Mountain Mining and Milling
Company. also went into the camp with
tools and provisions and win put "A force
of men 10 work on the Hoodoo Queen, one
Of the most promising prospects in the
camp.
II is expected that about May Is the
main rush will b. sin. and by June ! 81 Is
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development work will have commenced
on several other properties