The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-22
G ming Year Will Witness Activ-
ity Throughout State.
CAPITAL FOR INVESTMENT
siivcrtor District Emerging rrom
Ready to ship ore-ConsidernsIe
work Reing Done-outioeS in
Lake Cheian Coantry-M eiybd-n-
lite Yields Handsome Proass.

Although the carly coming OF winter
has already brought 10 n close active
mining operations throughout the state
Of Washington interest In the undevei-
oped mineral resources Of the Northwest
was never greater than at the present
moment. despite the fact thar during the
last two or three years Alaska and the
British Yukon territory have attracted
tho Hons share OF attention as fields for
the operations % the prospector as well
as the practical miner.
Before the discovery OF the hidden
wealth OF the Klondike and later Of sim
liar deposits OF gold In Alaska the mines
OF Washington were on the road 20 fame
and great commercial Importance. since
those discoveries they have been COM
psrativeiy neglected. The great rush Of
capital seeking investments I'm the mines
Of the Far North haze had the effect.
however Of stimulating the invcssmcn.
of money in the mines of this sta -
Mining men who were NJ first deter
mined to put their savings into tho mines
Of Alaska and the Yukon territory have
been. through visiting the Northwest. led
TO make experimental Investments In the
mines Of this state. in most cases with
satisfactory results II II Cor this reason
that. although al the present time there
IL no mining boom and that among those
not acquainted with the facts interest IL
at a low ebb. there 10 a feeiias among
men OF actual knowledge and experience
that the coming year Will be one OF the
greatest In the history Of the state in
rho matter Of the development Of ~
mineral resources.
one or the heaiahiest signs OF the times
In the mining world Is the fact thai W IN
the exception OF a few really wcsi-devel-
oped shiunlnv nrocersies. there Is practi-
caily no buying ard selling af mining
stock. the unhealthy spceulation which
marked The min'ns boom q shrcs ys ,.ss
stocks OF che mines which are actually
paying their way. and which give prom
ise % soon paying dividends as we'll.
are nevertheless as high or higher than
ever before
TIE siiverton district. one 81 the meet
promising in Western Washington. prob
the turning ~ public attention 10 tho
Klondgke and Alaska, and In addition
suffered ssrrrs sct@bsck by the wssh-
Neverthesesx. II IL the hniief ~ those
familiar with the conditions that there
will soon be dccided change for the
I"ut. IL Isrs. : wel,-known Seattle
man who IL secretary for the .'ts' Con-
~eiidaied Minsng Company. which Il en-
Raged IN WORKING ons ~ the lew shlp-
every reason that owners 81 property
should be pleased with the outlook, The
"tst' he says. IL prepared al any time 70
az tons Of ore o. the dump that wiil pay
well for smelling. Seven hundred tons
cf similar ore have been shipped up 20
date and profits q about ~ eo ".lsxed.
the season just closed bat for the failure
Of the new tram 20 work satisfectortls
a contract has now been entered into
for the alteration ~ the tram. and :
viii econ be IN shape. Mr.. IsEg states, 70
handle the nre. II would ,s~ possible.
he says. 20 ship during tire winter bat
yei decided whether 10 DO p.
The prospects are COED. AR. Legs SAYS.
fof a renewal ~ activity IN tbs silver
son district. which during Ne paht I've
intsiisrrnt development work Daring
the sea son tuss closed most ~ the owners
who we're able 20 anord i go sss~4e-
rtenf work on thelr properties. hus fvw
The Beil ans Grown pruprrty N which
Seattle men are largely interested -
tclng dsyeieesd ~ ne espsnass s,s o.
evidence Mr. f,esE says ~ taurfsiaw
the exNsnd~nYa q her rfnfwrffee have
reen worked undsF epna ii',efnsitsn'iy
'g wssesan BOND ssii.Rpewn mining
rnkn ~ this city, who rot 'enK $50 ~
.s.s~s I've c'heiAn resseris that cenai8-
.rmtse Development ~sFs f. hrAf H7ae
~ rsaisna ~ the rnsuntains adjacent -
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s.esrfrf ons 81 ths rsnSa rfumltsirg n
tfef raUnffFs
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