The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-09

AT the Nmir Gold mines. Limited. ten
drin duplex compressor is now being In
stalled.
The Eureka mine. in the Sank. which
sold laz fall for $500 cash. has mad
twenty men at work all winter Machinery
for ten-stamp mill, sawnill. fumes and
everything is ready for work.
The Lost Horse, in the Similkameen is
showing up new development which -
the men are busy stripping an 1utcrcp
which Is rich in carbonates and oxidiEeG
copper
Work on the shaft in the DarneIl mine.
Kalama, is progressing vigorously. the
depth now being about thirty-two feet.
The rock sttli continues red and more ems
lily worked. and becoming richer, ine pms
s pan OF dirt as high as Is cents In gold
has been secured
The long crosscut at the Iyanhoe in tho
SLOGAN district. IA now in l. 100 feet. and
the lead win be struck in about 100 fees
more. probably in about two weeks time
One blind lead was encountered on the
way containing some ore. on which drifting
VIII be done later on. The rock all the
way was very hard.
The Coulee City News reports that c. NJ
George. the well known fruk tree man.
nugget, which experts have pronounced 10
be platinum. Platinum. because Of its
scarcity, commands a higher price than
gold. and II this should prove the tr,ie
article, II WIFI be another source OF wealth
to the Big Bend
Robert Young mining engineer, of Ia
coma. general manager OF the Fish Lake
gold mines, went up TO the Elizabeth mine
Aprfl % 20 inspect the work that has besn
done the past winter. He expects TO put
force OF twenty or twenty-five man at
work as soon as the snow IL clear from
the road between Camp creek and Fortans
creek, when supplies can be taken In.
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The shaft on the Trsth In the Kamirop
district IS now down sixty-hve feet This
property contains what ia probably thu
largest ore body in the camp. the width
being shown by surface crosscuts 20 be
over 800 feet. The shaft IS in excellent
ore, which Is being picked and sacked es
II is brought 10 the surface. and VIII be
shipped % the Trail smeiter.
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The shipment Of ore from Sloan lake
PORTS up to and including last week. from
January /, 1870, was: From Bosum Landing
Bosum. I'D tons From New Denver
Hartney, % tons: Capella. tons From
Emily Edith. 20 tons; Vancouver
- tons; Wakefield Concentrated iee tons.
From Enterprise Landing-Enterprise. 51s
tons. From SLOGAN Cttv--Ariington. 80
tons; Black Prince. % tons.
The Blue Ribbon group near Granite.
Or. were cold few days ago to r.
Douchue. representing the De Lamar In
terests, mining man Of Idaho. for s706a
The owners Of the property We're Fendleton
parties The terms of the sale are 1900
in thirty DAYS. ST ao In sixty DAYS and
$500 in ninety days The property en-
braces several claims, some Of Which are
largely developed
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The San Juan and Tacoma Mining CON-
pany u developing a copper prospect on
Blskely island. The company IL now sink
ing a shaft that is already down more
tunnel ia IN about forty feet Slx men
are at work Lumber has been ordered
for bunk houses and as soon they are
built force 81 twenty-five men will he
employed Development has been IN prog
ress since last fall. the best average asSsay
showing $50 10 IN cooper.