The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-16

general exodus Of prominent mining
men and representatives Of mining COM
psnies for the Mount Baker mining dis
trfct took place from Sumas during the
week. The Sumas News says the first
party left Tuesday. consisting OF Jack
Trutle and Mr.. Jarvis. who go In to be-
gin development on the Terra Alta group
Of mines. on Bear mountain. near the
Post-Jambert properties; A. Harris. rep
resenting the Great Republic Gold & Cop
per Mining Company, OF Tacoma; g. p.
TopciifY. representing the Mount Baker
Free Gold Milling & Mining Company.
and William Boyd. who go In to COM
plete the Swamp creek trail John Saar
was engaged 20 pack IN the supplies. con-
slsting OF about 1900 pounds. Emory
Mcoinnis and another party from What
com left for the country south of Chilli
wack Wednesday. to DO some prospect
ing. A party consisting of w. II. Nor
ton. L. r. Samler, A. ID. Cameron and
A. q. Damon. of Seattle; and II. Leonard
and Mr.. Jeffries. OF Sumas, left for the
Mount Baker district Thursday to pros
pect and inspect mining property.
Jack Post was in whatcom Monday
on business connected with the complet-
ings OF the Swamp creek trail. Mr.. Post
nays THAI work win be resumed on the
trail. and continued until completed. which
is matter OF but few days Two
trail. and Mr.. Post expects 90 follow
In few days. Mr. Post states that the
county bridge across tho Nooksack river
near the Blrdwell toll bridge. will be CON-
pleted soon.
Attention has again been directed 10 a
remarkable quartz mountain situated
about two miles from Sumas beyond
the first range OF hills forming the gate
way to the Mount Baker distric.. The
mountain consists OF flint glass quarts,
such as is used In the manufacturing
of plate glass. ana Is pronounced by ex-
pects to be OF the finest quality. The
quartz lode II $50 feet wide. lying between
walls OF slate porphyry and serpentine
formation. Between the glass quartz and
the serpentine formation. and inter-
mingled to some extent with the two,
Ia vein OF gold and copper-bearirg
quartz. The true vein In about eighteen
Inches wide. carrying 20 per cent. In cop
per. but intermingles tn some extent
with tn" side walls so that the gold
and copper bearing vein has an extent OF
three feet carrying on the average s
TO 10 per cent In copper and 81 In gold
and silver
Tho quartz mountain was discovered and
located by r. B. Lambert and Jack Post
In iss2 They sold their claims to !. w.
Anderson. OF Tacoma. and II. l.. Rocheil.
glass manufacturer OF La Sale. H.. who
rfuDbSvu 10 nuflu n sme1tef ana glass
factory at Tacoma. and ship the ore from
here They had line surveyed for
tramwny from Sumas TO the mine,
distance OF six miles. and were max
ing preparations to build when the hard
times which followed close upon isa2
put stop TO the proceedings.
In 1884, the company having failed to do
the necessary assessment work. the claims
were relocated by the former iocators and
John kneuhman.
In 1897 the claim was sold 20 Edward
Fisher and associates. OF whatcom. who
organized under the name OF the Quartz
Mountain Gold Il Copper Mining Com
pany. The company has spent much
money In developing the copper prospect,
which " known as the Copper King Two
foo-foot tunnels have been driven into
thc property, and while they have cut
through some very good ore. the main
lead has not We. been struck. At recent
visit TO the mine some very fine spect-
mems OF ore were obtained The vein In
tho drift was plainly exposed and we'll
defined Down the walls OF the DRIFT
could he seen long stroaks OF grecnish
matter. caused by the action OF water on
the decayfng copper ore