The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-14
PROPERTY ON WEST FORK.
Considerable Work on q Branch Of
the San Poll.
OPERATIONS THIS WINTER.
Park 4 Central Recognized for
Further observation-disclosures Reed
CrOsscut to he Finished-Preparn-
lions to Drift ON the Butte a
Boston. Republic Camp = The
Maud Ledge Continues to widen.

speciaI pispatch to the Post-Inteiligencer
RE. uBLIC. Nov. l3.--Mining along the
west fork of the San Poll river. about
fifteen miles south OF here. Will prooap-
" again be pushed with vigor the coming
winter. There are many galena proper
ties in the neighborhood carrying nigh
values IN silver and lead. Considerable
assessment work and some development
has been going on along the west FORK
and Gold creek all summer, and II IS
thought most of this preliminary work
will be continued all winter.
About ave miles from the mouth OF
the west fork is the Combination group,
where from a fifteen-foot shaft strong
galena ledge was found to carry values
in lead and silver up into the hundreds
Of dollars On the surface the ledge can
be traced for 1000 feet, and Is OF i'm
mense width
Further up near the mouth of Gold
creek are the Davis properties into which
was organized a company called the
interest il held by James Harvey. Of
Republic. and the Ciarks, Of Spokane.
Mr.. Harvey has just returned from Spo-
kane where he assisted In recognising
the company. He reports that work will
be resumed In about two weeks In driv-
ing the crosscut tunnel to tap the ledge
at depth OF 200 feet This will require
a Soo-foot tunnel, about 225 feet OF which
has already been driven. good crew OF
men will be put to work on the extern
sion. The new company will be known
az the Park q Central Mining Company.
capitalized with i.2so,oOo shares OF a par
value OF 10 cents.
T. r. Dexter. superintendent Of the
George Reed Mining Company. whose
property lies about two miles from the
mouth OF the west fork, has returned
from Spokane, where arrangements were
made by the directors OF the company TO
begin operations soon In completing a
crosscut tunnel to point 400 feet from It's
portal, where the ledge will be tapped
and at s0o-foot vertical depth. Four
hundred feet Of the tunnel 10 completed
so another sixty feet ought to reach the
vein. according to calculations. The
ledge II a large one. and from surface
showings carries ore OF very promising
values. The quartz is similar to other
was shut down good stringers OF quartz
were appearing, and the rock was be-
coming quite hard. indications showing
the near approach of the ledge.
Butte 4 Boston.
In the crosscut from the bottom OF the
shaft OF the Butte g. Boston the ledge mas
been struck and some fine-looking quartz
IA now found in the ledge. About four
feet has been crossed so far. IL II the m
tention as soon as the width OF the iedge
ia determined at this point to commence
and drift south a distance OF fifty or six
~ feet. where II Is thought the rich pay
shoot OF ore struck in.The old shaft at
an upper level will be found. The steam
hoist is working admirably, and the large
shaft house. which Is used for the work
shop and machine shop also, Is OF such
proportions as to allow OF no Interruption
OF work by winter weather. The room Is
of sufficient space for all purposes, and
arrangements complete for active opera
tons.
Princess Maud.
The Princess Maud ledge still continues
| 10 widen as sinking is carried on, and tina
past weeks work has shown marked
Improvement In the appearance OF that
property In the bottom OF the winxe
the ore body is now six feet wide. and
a great quantity OF fne-tooking ore Is
| being taken out and placed carefully by
| itself on the dump for shipment as soon
as The mill is ready to receive 1t. There
are nearly eighty-ive tons Of ore ready
for treatment. The widening of the vein
| at this depth Is considered a most favor
| able indication that the winre is nearing
| large ore shoot, I'm which the values
I are likely to increase in proportion 20 the
| increase in the size Of the ledge.
Ramon Group.
The Ramon group. IN the south half. Is
| situated east OF Park City. on Gold creek,
| which runs into the west fork OF the
| san Poll I'm the neighborhood OF Davis
camp Tho superintendent OF the prop
| erty w. r. 0'Counor, states he has twt
| shifts OF men at work driving tunnel
100 feet. This work was begun about a
| month ago. and IL now In seVeuty-two
| feet There are four claims comprising
| the group The main ledge carries 4
| contact vein between porphyry and biack
| lime Of q great width, with gauge OF low
| grade vein matter and pay shoots OF con.
| adorable value in silver and lead, Some
/ copper and a lltfic gold. One claim has
| been opened In ave different places By
| croxscuttins and shaft has been sunk
| on IL to depth % sixty feet, cxposing
n fun Ave feet In width. The ore mined
l from the shaft ASSAYS from e. 20 SIS pei
l tor and could be smeited on tho ground
/ or be concentrated and the Concentrates
| shipped The company has let contract
| for driving the tunnel 80 feet. which