The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-07
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE mining WORLD.

TRAN has been made to connect with me
main trail and some work has been done
on the Vein a crew of men Is nuw
starting active development work. TIE
vein is In plain sight for over lee5 feet
How the Chicago Was Lost and Won.
The Chicago group is the best known
property in the district. A lawsuit WAS
instituted TWO years ago in which a.
tits and original locaters. ana Or u.
Lauman and Iayor Copiey Defendants
After this case was dragged through the
before Judge Miller in Vancouver last
July. After a weeks trial the fury
brought In verdict after an all nights
had any right TO the claims as neither
one had complied with the law. race
for the disputed claim commenced IN
In which Victor Carlson was the first one
20 get up new location He made the
distance from Portland to the mine in less
than twenty hours. The other parties ar
rived ten hours later and were much dis
appointed in ending the claims located
and staked out. On the Chicago vein SIX
locations have been masie with ore IN
place on each one. The average width
OF the entire vein is about II feet ana
OF the paystrsak about feet. The gangue
Is white quartz carrying copper and iron
to $40 per ton in gold and copper
great deal of work has been done on the
property with very encouraging results.
A contract was let recently for 80 feet
OF tunnel, ana men are al present at work
completing the same
The Juneatta. in the vicinity, is OF the
same character as the Chicago, and can
also be traced On the surface for several
thousand feet.
Claims Near Spirit Lake.
Passing over the Spirit lake divide to-
ward the lake are the Norway and Sweden
claims. where a crew has been at WORK
for some time driving a tunnel. Consider
able ore. which assays from $50 10 SO per
ton, is one the dump.
The Young America. Climax and several
other good claims are in the neighbor-
make a good showing.
Retraoing our steps and passing over the
lewis lewis river RI, divide; We arrive at the
claims owned by Portland parties All
these claims have fine showines OF cop
PER ore and development has been going
on for the last two months.
strike ON the Ripper and Chief.
The Ripper and Chief are about one
mile east OF the aforementioned group. A
big strike was made the other day by
iiostedler Bros, q Mcclure. who are
chalcopyrite was uncovered. Assays on
this mineral gave a return of ssl.6o in
copper, gold. silver and lead. The own
and night. and their Intention is to keep
IL up until the coming year The vein
liz from six to eight feet wide, with
quartz and dioritr gangne
Three miles further east IS the Eu-
reka, Jumbo and Victoria group. A crew
OF from six TO eight men have been at
work for about two months on this prop
erty New camps and trails have been
made and considerable work on tho
claims has been done On the Eureka
a body Of gray copper ore has been un-
over 500 in silver. % per cent COPPER
and sl2f0 In gold On the Victoria Nos.
and the ledge has been uncovered.
showing a width OF nearly 100 feet Of a
txttt aktf
vein about 100 feet deep, The entire
vein Is we'll mineralixed and gives good
values WITH the prospect that the
road survey IS only four miles from this
group. and with the assurance that the
road will be built IN the near future.
the owners contemplate putting In mill
and eoncentrator and are getting in shape
to ship out ore.
There are many other claims that de-
serve notice. and as soon ms the country
has been made more accessible IL Will
not be second to any The country Is
wen opened up by good horse traits and
ing wagon road Up the middle Toutie
10 the Skamania county line. This viii
only leave about FIVE miles Of wagon
the district and every man Interested Is
willing TO do his share.
Nstes of the Diatrict.
DR. IT, Coe, OF Portland, has been
spending month in the district exam
lining different properties. Before lenv-
Ing he bought out II. NJ Broadbent's in
terests In the Chicago and Norway for
$500 He also took up q homestead
on Spirit lake. on which he intends 10
put up a sanltarium and summer hotel.
He thinks II Is one OF the grandess coun-
tries on earth.
Mr.. Reynolds, Of Chehalis and party
OF ladies have been enjoying the noun
tain air here for some time.
F. +. ostbern, OF Dayton. Wash. has
been looking after hts interests In the
lack Pot and Mary claims.
Mr.. Session. OF Portland spent several
days in tho district 10 look after the
work on the Polar Star,
A company has heen formed In PORT
land. known as the Sweden Mining Com
pany. composed OF some ~ the leading
men In the city, with the intention ~
developing the Sweden claim, a contract
for 100 feet having been lot The COM
pauy has at present over f7.Qnc In cash
IN the treasury. TO be used IN develop