The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-06

Special Dispatch 10 the Post ntelligencer.
LOOMS, June 5.-The Palmer noun
tain tunnel is now 3 300 feet in length,
has a vertical depth at face OF l.250 feet.
and when completed will be s4Oa feet in
length and gain a depth of over 400
feet. There has been expended upon II
nearly 5000 900, and before the plans OF
the company are completed for mining.
reducing and extracting the gold from
the ore at least $500 001 more will be used
for improving a water power and the
purchase OF and installing machinery.
The obtaining OF United states patents
or the ground alone calls for about s25,-
900.
The Bull Frog Gold Mining Company.
with more than fifty locations. has al
ready expended n large sum upon the
purchase Of ground. development work
and a cyanide plant. 1t is estimated that
when the managers are ready to start
active mining and treating their ores
u quarter million dollars will not cover
their expenditures.
The Black Bear-War Eagle Gold
Mines Company 0nc) have this year
expended $50 900 upon its property. and is
now about to reorganize. putting AT least
500 900 into the treasury for adding to the
fiume and mill, building a tramway, and
further development of the mines. This
decision M, teen brought about ty the
result Of the run of a five-stamp mill
upon Black Bear ore for the past TWO
months.
The Wche consolidated mines. another
Palmer mountain property, has expend-
ed at least $4,000 in purchase and de-
velopment. and its Milwaukee. Cincin-
natl and Fargo representatives will hold
n meeting here July l to take up the
matter Of treatment and machinery
needed. which. II the plans which have
been recommended by the manager, Mr.
Brown are adopted. will call for not
less than 5000
Gold Hi would he considered the NEXT
most important elevation by ~clson of
the developments OF the Puritan mines
by Ralph Baggaley. Of Pittshurg. Pa,
VINO has already expended well up to
quarter million dollars in purchase and
development of seventy mining locations
and has plans for expanding 4 good half
million more in development installing a
treatment plant. improving water pow
err building a town for residence of en-
poyes and mile and half Of railway
to connect with the Great Northerns
survey.
Next comes Mount Chapacca. with the
Golden Zone Gold Mining Company.
where about s2o0,0oo has been expended
in showing up large bodies Of ore,
mill of thirty tons capacity was built
this year and from tests 1t is found that
the property will fully warrant plant
costing 100000 TO s3n.coo.
on Little Mount Chapacca development
OF the Eagles property Is assuming such
shape that the next three months will
see much machinery and a broad gen
eral plan adopted for their full develop
mcnt
The same Is practically true on Mount
Ellmeham, at the LakeView, and at the
King solomon properties.
on Kruger mountain the reorganiza-
ton of the Okanogan Free Gold prop
erty means increasing the mill and i'm
nroviug their immense water power
which includes the Similkameen FALLS
South 81 LOOMS four miles. on Utica
mountain, couple OF Pttsburg men
have Just taken over the ttica-oro Elmo
group. and Mr. Hyde, the managing
partner. has n plan Of development which
viii be begun on his return from Europe
Aneas mountain has the . s property.
showing one OF the largest out-croppings
Of copper OF any in the Northwest.