The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-22
NEWS AND GOSSIP Of THE MINING WORLD.

and some Of II ran very high in value.
MI MarcuSon had some specimens or
corn silver and he said they might be
very plentifre If the vein was opened up
little more ''fhe work done UP to the
present time consists of a shaft and two
open cuts. One of the latter, at the south
| four feet deep. A vertical shaft was sunk
about twenty feet west of the cut, in
tended to catch the vein in sinking; 1t is
now at a depth of fifty feet, showing the
vein as dipping So degrees. There is
fine site for running a tunnel and catch
ing the vein at depth Of seventy-fve feet
by running IL $50 feet. About 500 feet
north of the shaft the vein was crosscut
at the surface ten feet deep. showing just
about the same as 1t does in the south
open cut. with similar values. The ledge
at this point is over eight feet wide.
On the Big Hope. Mr.. Marcuson says
there IL a parallel quartz ledge some eight
front ten inches n ss wide and assays ran
tunnel to the intersection of the veins a
depth of 200 feet additional would be
Nh 9y rnnng on either F vein Leg fe ,ei;
some friends, and VIII probably visit
other sections of the Sound country be-
fore his return. He. was among the earli-
est locators of Torada properties.
secret Process for the Waucondn.
A very important deal has been made
on the Wauconda mine by the purchasing
Of large interest in the property by the
Rossman Reduction Company, of Mime
Il. r.
]. Edwards. of Minneapolis. were az the
mine the last week in company with Dr.
Chapman and c. r. Lawson OF the Wau-
conda company, whose headquarters are
In Seattle. The Eastern gentlemen have
made tests of the ores with a sampling
mill brought out with them, and find that
the ores can be treated at a proht at
very low cost. The intention Is to erect
reduction plant on the property with 4
capacity of not less than 100 tons per day.
The company has. capital 70 develop the
mine and erect the mill. The process is
patent Of Mr. Rossman's, and as the
company does not sell or erect mills for
the public use. the nature of the treat
ment is not known. Crushers are used TO
reduce the ore TO fine mat. when chem
icals similar to the cyanide process are
used to separate the gold from the for
eign substance the wet process being
used. Their treatment is used only with
refractory ores.
Active Operations Under Way.
The development under way is to be
prosecuted vigorously from now on. Three
shifts are to be employed. The work is
under the supervision of George Hedges
who has managed the property for the
last two years.
The wauconda Gold Mining Company
has six claims at Wauconda camp. twelve
corporated at 1.5Oo.0o0 shares, with 100000
shares In the treasury. The work ac-
complshed consists OF a tunnel TO the
depth OF lao feet from the surface.
crosscut each way for eighty-six feet has
been run. all in ore where the best values
in the mine have been found. The hang
ing wall has not been found as yet. AS
says running very high In gold have been
made and the averages are satisfactory to
the company and the new management A
lower tunnel has been driven In il5 feet,
prosecuting to tap the ledge at vertical
depth OF 400 feet. This tunnel has been un-
der contract to be run 500 feet The lodges
I'm the district are very large on the sur
face. and distinct. The building OF re-
duction plant will be of great benefit to
many claims in the vicinity now in a
prospect stage OF development. There are
good tunnel sites, plenty OF timber and
good supply OF water on the property. II
being near the head OF Granite creek and
at the summit between Okanogan and
Ferry counties The state road passes
through the property. as does also. the
new stage route to Chesaw and Myers
creek The officers of the present COM
pany are: President. DIR. William Chap
man: vice president, III. Lowe: secretary
J. b. Chapman. OF Seattle: general mana
ger. George Hedges. of Republic.
The visiting party examined several of
Republics large mines.