The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-19

.-..,nnt for quartz mining in the
S~s harriet OF Southeastern Alas
'.-. u me young camps. IL very fat
- n, &. strong, who il post
M !, Ketchikan He IL very well
z.-s.6 concerning the district. and
s~~h,v conservative man.
/. n. ers SIofsl Seattle, yesterday, he said:
r....s.sr q not 80 very well known,
80 il not attracting the atten-
= assvves. though II has been notice.
& 1920 the last two months that
Yo ",%sri,ent mining men or their
Esre been coming into the coun-
W ~ a some cases making purchases.
II ~. fhaf the Seattle business men
" ~ appreciate the importance 70
~ e me opening up OF this district,
s.~ajrs that In two years time the
ksr mining district viii be one Of
mn efrat markets.
"A 4. dSfrjcf there are about LOO peo-
&scf NJ miners and pr0apectorS. The
~ hut 10 OF this number. the
ksfse IN the various adjacent
ss b prospecting ~ The hills.
~ ~ idea ~ the growth OF this
1sivfef might say that six new
z;S~es have been established this
sssr me Ketchikan office is the dis
~ nSlnf for nine offices. all within
<.s.<f N the mining district which
~ miIes long and about thirty miles
Helm hay. twenty miles away,
4 poefofare but needs one. II has
~ S1cls poion,i postoffcc. at Johnson's
~ Il i01 10 100
a sostofnce Inspector who has re-
n vlslfsd each camp will report 10
~ {an1rtmrnt that In every town there
~ ~ slsrs OF permanently. His Wait
~ q Prevent the establishment OF post
T~ h camps that were on wheels.
slyunR was not eager to express
8 81 the mineral wealth OF the
not because he was afraid TO put
SH 81 record. he said. but for the
111a nat he did not want to he classed
Al I've walked mile on the. surface
n 6prfain collaborating ledge" said he.
~ ~ bodIss, NJ a rule. are about five
- b Width Outside OF pay streak
~ ~ inches. which viii sometimes
Uo1fs ~ much ~ 800 or 500 to the
- IN whole ledge win usually assay
~ n 10 10 ! know OF one ledge OF
&x<ea feet which will average that well.
+ II r which the narrow pay streak ap.
m h he much richer. ] would hest
~ \ say IN print how much richer.
: ~ ~ h both free milling and smelt-
IN q course the free milling will be
ur13 INST. There II now at Helm hay
. I 1gtslAmp mill. which is doing well.
I II ~ Of the mine owners are going
M hIoekins out several years ore. be-
~ Gu(ng 70 the expense of erecting
~ vplues Of the camp are mostly
\ he base ores, as we'll as the free
- but IN kniblock anchorage and
- hay thcre are copper showings,
4 ~ attracting much attention and
4 ~ lna month two OF these prop
HAVE passed into the hands Of
lenf mining men. who are proceed
y open them up on good scale.
only alluviai deposits are little
q the foot Of the lodges, and
- small TO work a. placers
~ N one case are the propertias
ihAn two miles from salt water.
~ ne distance Is i've miles Many
Nm are right on tide water and
y ~ aecvsE Most OF them are tunnel
/. ffiuns. making them easier and
70 work One, however, has three
- pown thirty.ilv feet each. 100 feet
4A And has ore blocked out 10 tha
eHi q more than tiuueD The owners
REUSED q cash offer of that amount.
- down IN two OF the shafts.
~ psu4pect the country the only ar
kV y that the ground IA mostly COW
M sun moss, which hides the crop
80 nom view. The mountains are not
d q The plympiea or Cascades. Tho
Wy ranges are open parks. with
HfW q Hrass. and are q paradise for
|@M acre found IA great numbers
~ Nfnnx viii return North an tina
~ W1lin4 OF the Dolphin