The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-27
ENTIRE DISTRICT IS BUSY.
Healthy Activity in the Mines of
Palmer Mountain.
INCREASE At ooLosN ZONE.
New Machinery TO Run the MIL to
crossing on Puritan-Great yun-
mel Is Now in 1867 Feet-FinaI
Payment Made on Utica ORC Elmo
Bond-Compresxar for Six Eagles.

nonu-tonpressor for Six Eagles.
! Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
LooMls, Wash. Sept. 26.-When the
present mill was built at the Golden
zone mine, just north of this place ma
chinery was Installed for treating thirty
tons OF ore daily. The mill building
however, was built to accommodate ma
chinery for three times that amount or
ninety tons daily. land the results OF a
six-months' run have been so satisfac-
tory that machinery Is now being in
stalled to the full capacity OF the present
structure
Il. c. Meskimer. Of Pittsburg, where
the property Is owned one OF the princi-
pal stockholders in the company has ius,
arrived and will remain at the mine for
the next twelve months to look after
matters. II is stated that fl Is their In
tention TO enlarge the mill from their
pronts until they are running 800 tons
per day, and in order that the mine may
keep pace with endorsements of the mill
they are starting TO their No or
lower tunnel 600 feet This will give
them continuous and connected ore
body for 400 feet in depth with at least
600 feet above them for Zoo feet in
length. They state II is not their In
tention to hurry the work but sufficient
force viii be kept at work to continu-
ously prosecute the work As they ex-
press II. they are engaged In making a
dividend paying mine and are in such
shape that they take their time to
make one, even II 1t takes FIVE years or
more to do So" They are satisfied with
results far. and believe within the
next few years they will have one of
the big dividend payers of the North
west.
Ralph Baggaly has already expended a
quarter of a million dollars I'm purchasing
and patenting about LOCO acres OF min
eral ground and I'm tunnels. shafts. i'm
proving Il water power building roads.
saw mills and other improvements. and
states that this is just preliminary TO the
beginning OF making one OF the biggest
low-grade gold mines on the Pacific coast;
that the results of development so far
have satisfied him that he has the kind
Of a property he has been looking for for
a long time, and that he now proposes 10
take his time and his own way OF open
ing UP the property; that the first thing
he will now do will be 10 run a b,op-
foot tunnel which viii gain $500 feet
depth under the present workings. and
he IS now installing compressor plant
for the purpose IL viii be about sixty
days before everything Is In readiness 70
without any reservation. that James j.
J tiill has promised to. bring In all the
machinery needed Tor tne immense ,s.l, prop
The Palmer mountain tunnel has
reached 1861 feet In length. and the
showings OF ore are OF such magnitude
that the owners might be said 10 be
swamped with success The problem now
to. overcome Is e install plant that
and quality at depth have been settled
beyond the question of q doubt me
main tunnel Is being driven 81 the rate OF
about 1870 feet month Drifting has sim
PLY been Of a character 20 prove that me
veins cross and tho most satisfactory
results have been obtained.
Pfttsburr capital seems 10 have taken
n fancy 10 the Palmer mountain district.
ard the bonding some six months ago ~
thc Irticn orc Elmo copper gold pr0po-
sition. on Utica mountain, and the Work
since done on the property has LED %
ana t6e mast aixtv DAYS work in which
! 100 feet Of tunnel has been run on inc
I To the final payments soon being mode.
I This Utica vein shows on the surface
more than 100 feet wide. An attempt
eat. but the water could not be taken
] care 81 and work was resumed on the
ORC Elmo tunnel, witch VIII Fain iso feet
I depth The ore Is principally copper but
/ assays show enough gold 10 ~ least nay
for mining. From the ore coming from
( the tunnel al the present time it has
4 every evidence = proving an Immense
vein 81 high-gradc copper ore
a chillieethe Mo- gentlemag reeeniiv
property eight miles cart ~ l-oomis. and
stated he had taken 90 option on the
, / so,.s "a ys.ts bfs arat rasvfnsrt and ~.
: Gin work which would take the fall and
winter a. complete quite amount ~
/. work has been done on fhis properly IN
'he past and the showinws nFe - the
best
. Csrl Fieinschuidt. Of Seattle. recently
. I visited tho Grugan properties in the
girnrknmecn and stated before leaving
[ T,8omis ~ should uut sufficient money
IN the treasury 70 d. a large amount OF
development work up1u them
. II q said that the Six EnEies viii be
equipped with a compressor plant this
FAN and this valuable property Wiz Pc
thoroughly developed during the coming
twelve months.
There have beeu many visitors during
the past SIX weeks and considerable
b changing - ownership in various prom
critics ir guiei view Much more at
fenfian has been Fajd GO dainE assssa-
yurnf work this season shan ever hefgrs
: and n is being done n thorough mari
nor
The above "a hrief fs ihe situation IN
a mining wav in tbt section ~ f6e
b Palmer mountain district FurrnundinR
v f,eorsfs While there e plenty - work
far an ~ fhgs tinuc here ~hn follow
Mining shrre are uicuig n iFen 30 10
% ne work and sakirR T. All 20 a3l tAa
5rwrrsgnitv b. aa pros fseruHg gf any rnin-
I ing rarnf in she state. arr fsr 'ht reasfu
! fhsf those IS no are here fave @pT& ard
~ Nsie riasa 81 very enaRN. Is wo2id.
hrseavtr - > mistake FOR srV nHmher -
lato~iur rren ~ carur here seeking work.
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