The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-07

dumping ground as It costs little to op-
crate and is nearly automatic. requiring
only small amount OF water and very
little care
Palmer Mountain Mines.
Perhaps the largest undertaking in the
entire state. in strictly mining interpre-
tation OF the word. is the tunneling Of tho
Palmer mountain by the Palmer Noun
tain Gold Mining and Tunnel Company.
And while 800 600 In bullion will cover its
output for the season, the work ia OF
such a thorough and systematic nature
that Il easily takes first rank as an en-
terprising effort to build a paying mine.
over 500 feet OF the g. 400 feet OF tunnel
necessary to reach the objective depth Of
1900 feet, have been completed, and in ac-
complishing this twenty-five well-detlned
veins have been crossed, running from l
foot to 30 feet wide between walls. show
ing values averaging s2s per ton in gold.
The formation is pronounced diorite. The
company has fine water power. over
mile of hume and many other substantial
improvements. But little drifting on the
veins has been done as yet. and active min
VIII not begin for at least another year.
on this same mountain are many other
fine properties nearing the point OF pro-
duction, notably the Black Bear-War
Eagle. on which several hundred feet of
shaft and tunnel have been made and n
five-stamp mill erected. Others are the
Puritan. Wehe Consolidated, with twenty
six claims; the Okanogan Free Gold Min
ing Company, eight claims; the Golden
Zone, the lvanhoe, Rain Bow. Triune and
Spokane. Near by the O. =. Gold Mining
and smelling Company owns twenty-six
locations, showing large outcropping
of copper on which some go feet of cross
cut and tunnel have been constructed this
season, showing good values In copper
gold and silver
Republic the youngest camp in the
state, is by far the largest producer. The
Republic Consolidated Gold Mining Com
panv has paid over half a million dol
dividends heS a
ing much money In perfecting its mll--2oo
tons capacity ORepubiic Reduction Works
Company, and In making other suhstan-
tial improvements. A large custom mill
has been erected AT a cost OF $1,000. maxi
ing the third in the district In operation
Some OF the New Camps.
The Mountain Lion will take a promi-
nent place i'll the paying mines OF this dis
trict within the coming year. "a 1t is
about completing u lb0-ton cyanide and
amalgamation mill They have also com
pieted over 5000 feet of drifting. shaft
ing and raises with the year.
New camps have been established north
and south OF Republic during the year,
and the Crystal Company. on Myers creek
has produced somewhat in a small way
having operated a small stamp mill with
more or less success.
over on the Methow in the southeastern
portion of Okanogan county, the Hidden
Treasure has been operating with a small
force, and they have uncovered a large
"tuA VI very tlth ore, from which a ship
ment was made with profitable results
Another season will witness greater re-
turns.
In fact the entire mining interests Of
Inc state nave shared In the general pros
perity OF the country. Notwithstanding,
they have been oVershadowed by the OK
element incident to the continued expIol-
tation OF Alaskan fields. and retarded
,hroush lack OF suitable roads in many
Instances BY the Intelligent co-oparation
OF the proper authorities in many of our
counties, and the judicious expenditure nf
funds available many districts through
out the stat" would Immediately become
prosperous beyond measure from t6~tr
mining Industries alone. while the aavan-
tages to be derived tn way OF trade in oar
cities, would be enormous