Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-01-11
MINES AND MINING.
Body Of High Grade Corper-Gold Orc
Encountered In the Belchsr.


News reached this place last evening
that the winze in the Belcher tunnel,
at II depth OF SIS feet, had encountered
a body of high-grade copper gold ore
four feet in width. 1t is almost as.
sured that it is true, says the Republic
correspondent of the Spokane Spokes-
man Review. When the correspondent
visited the claim few weeks since.
| the outlook was fine. The work of
sinking the winze has progressed rather
slowly. For some time a windlass
was used for hosting. Then horse
whim was installed. That soon broke
down, necessitating quite delay while
securing and installing duplicate parts.
After short time the within again
broke and there was another delay.
Everything is now said to be in good
shape. The company is we'll provided
for winter, having on hand plenty Of
provisions, mine supplies and horse
feed.
The Gold King mine, the south ex-
tension of the Belcher, is to be worked
vigorously this winter. Four men will
Supplies of all kinds sufficient for the
whole winter have just been sent in by
Superintendent NJ. Ediams. The tun-
mel will be 200 feet in length, and will
cut the ledge at a depth of 100 feet. In
the shaft, which is about IL feet in
depth, the ledge is five feet in width
between solid walls. The ore is gold
10 tn uH,1.v, V,o Inc Of
from $40 to $50 per ton.
Drifting on Gold Drop Vein.
In the No. l tunnel on the Gold Drop
in Greenwood camp, drifting is in
wood, Il. c., dispatch. A winze is
also to be sunk from this level The
No. 3 tunnel is in IS feet. 1t will re-
quire rs feet further to encounter the
ore. This week George A. Sonneman,
NJ. f., of Spokane, consulting engineer
for the owners of the mine, made a
careful sampling of the ore. The sam
pies were taken from both sides of the
tunnel, for the whole width of the
ledge-225 feet. The Gold Drop adj
joins the Snowshoe, Rawhide and
Monarch.
Next week sinking will commence
ON the Old Ironsides, from the 3O-foot
level and will be continued to the 600.
foot level, with stations at each 100
feet. When this depth is reached it
will be necessary to install new plant,
which has already been ordered.
On the Knob Hill station is being
put in at the 1O0-foot level, and cross
cutting ia in progress. The Wine il
down 40 feet and is to be continued
further distance OF 100 feet.
On the Rawhitle the 1OO-foot tunnel
is being extended another 100 feet by
contract. 1t is expected that this adj.
ditional distance will find the ore body.
In Eastern Oregon.
The mining industry of Eastern Or
egon will receive an impetus in the
coming spring and summer that has
not been equaled for many years, says
the Hamilton correspondent of the Or.
egonian. Several old prospectors and
miners who came to this section in an
early day. and drifted into other voca.
tions, have again caught the fever, and
are preparing to spend the summer
months in the Greenhorn, Strawberry
and other ranges Of mountains, pros
pecting. Strangers from different
sections OF the country are appearing
among us, some passing on, Others
carving long enough to make pur.
chases, which indicate plainly the ulti.
mate object of striking something rich.
Another peculiar characteristic of these
strangers is that they have but little to
say, and seem intent on attending
strictly to the business in hand.
Machinery on War Eagle.
A company in which Quebec capital
largely figures is the War Eagle Cop.
per-Gold Mining Company, owning the
War Eagle claim in Greenwood camp.
This company is having installed a
compressor and hoisting plant. The
machinery consists of half of n l0-drill
Rand duplex air compressor, stand
ard return-tubular SO-horse-pOwer
boiler and hoising engine. 1t will
probably be three weeks before the
plant is housed and installed, when the
Slukllg III tllc uOuDlc compartment
shaft will be resumed. This shaft is
down over % feet. Captain Shields is
experimenting the development OF the
property, which has an immense ledge,
carrying good values.
Quebec Capital In Boundary.
The Bengal group Of three claims in
Deadwood camp is being developed by
Quebec capital. John Nassau, who
is urerintending the work, says: "We
have been doing surface exploration
preparatory to sinking. This work has
just been completed and we have
opened up the ledge by four crosscuts.
The ledge meaures from 60 to IS feet
and is we'll mineraized throughout.
The sinking of the main working shaft
has started. 1t is down IS feet. !
am going to Spokane to arrange for the
final payments to be made ON tho prop.
erty."
The Monarch Gold Mine & Milling
Company filed articles OF Incorporation
and will hold and develop mining
properties and erect mills and reduc.
ton works in Oregon. The principal
Office will be located at Cottage Grove,