The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-23
Gold-Studded Rock Obtained in
Gold Basin Ledge.
PRECIOUS INITIAL IN eeAos
Assays Of Rich Quarts Reported 10
Indicate values of 100000 TO the
Ton-Canadian Surveyor Chains
That Valuable Locations Are on
The Dominion side Of the
international boundary Line.

Good tidings OF the rapid advance OF
mining operations In the Mount Baker
rold fields were taken to Whatcom
Thursday by H. q. Anderson. who ar
rived from Red Mountain. via chillfwaeX
and Van couver. h. G. Mr.. Anderson was
one OF the discovcrers OF the Anderson
Schrimsher gold ledge on Red mountain.
In the Blade he says the prospects OF the
leading lodges In that district are most en-
couraging, and owners are pushing devef-
opmen, work rapidly. Work on the Post
Lambert lodges has been suspended for
few davs awaiting the arrival of engines
and fans with which TO drive away the
smoke which arisese from constant blast
ing In the tunnel All miners who have
visited this property say that II Is very
rich.
The Gold Basin ledge on Red mountain.
in which Charles ID. Lane. OF San Francis
60. and ]. o. Carlisle are interested. Is said
20 be a veritabie Bonanza 10 the owners
Mr. Anderson met Mr.. Carlisle mt Chilli
wack and that gentleman told him that
assays made from ore taken from the
Cold basin ledge run as high as 10000 per
ton. The gold can be seen with the naked
eve and stands out I'm beads on the quartz.
II Is similar 70 the quartz found in the
Lone Jack ledge. owned by English q
Son.
II appears that the location OF the In
ternationai boundary line IL In question,
and fears are entertained that Red noun.
tain and other mountains In that vicinity
may possibly he in British Columbia. Ac-
cordin9 to field notes Of Provincial Sur
veyor Dean, the line IL supposed to cross
ut BOX canyon at the confluence Of Eass
and West Silicia creeks. Owners of claim
nj Red mountain have taken out mining
licenses In British Columbia and are also
making filings at New Westminster In
order to hold their claims IN case they
find that their claims lie In British Co
lumbi6
The Red Mountain Gold Mining Com
pany has large force OF men at work
driving tunnel In 10 tap its lodges. Cab
ms are being built for winter quarters.
J. G, TrentIe returned Wednesday from
the Mount Baker gold fields He spent
Elk weeks at the Terra Alta group of
claims which are owned by l.. F.. White,
NJ X. Dunn and Mr.. Treutie A tunnel
has already been drifted in to distance
Of 81 feet through solid rock. Mr., Treutle
says that the owners Of this group believe
that by running tunnel in the mountain
side 10 distance OF about 500 feet they
will strike an extension of the Post-Lam-
bert ledge.
Mr.. Treutle visited the Lone Jack mine.
He says the quartz In the tunnel shows up
a. clear ms jewelers. window. The ore
carries tellnrium and gold and the rays
~ iight from the miners lamp cause II TO
sparkle with great brilliancy.
Mr.. Treutic says that Red mountain is
the center OF attraction i'm that region at
present. He says he saw ore from the
Gold Basin ledge that appeared to be
about one-haf gold.
The British Columbia people are hound
20 have road built to tap the Mount IA.
ker country. The government has con-
uiDuted $4,000 10 the road fund, Van
couver $2.0oa and chiliiwack 81 makiny
q total Of $4,000 TO build q road from chill
hwaek to the Mount Baker gold fields.