The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-07
ST. HELENS TO THE FRONT.
Mineral District Is Attracting a
Great Deal Of Attention.
HAS IMMENSE COPPER VEINS.


Properties--outside Money Avail
able-operatfons on an Elk
tensive Scale Near Spirit Lake.
Special Correspondence Post-Intelligencef.
CAMP ONEILd. Sept. 4.-The ST.
Helcns mining district Is coming TO the
front more every year. and this season
is brighter than 1t has been since the
first discovery was made some ten years
ago. The district has had many draw
backs TO contend with. The first Is in
accessibility and lack of transportation,
second mismanagement by the men
handling other peoples money: the re-
suit was failure Nevertheless some
dozen men have had the utmost conf
dence In the mines of this district and
have kept on developing their respective
properties under all kinds OF, discourage
ment from outsiders. ana these are the
men whose fondest hopes are about to
be realized
A Great Copper Region.
Considerable outside capital. mostly
from Portland and Milwaukee. has been
invested OF late in buying up good prop
critics and developing the same.
and in every instance where work has
been judiciously done the ore has inn
proved in quantity as well as quality,
and some of the best mining men who
are familiar with the district predict
that this viii be one of the greatest cop
per producing camps in the world. The
general character of the ore is copper IN
all its different forms. carrying gold.
silver and other minerals. The ore is found
in what is generally termed as fault,
or hsSire veins, which are of such large
size as to astonish even the most phleg-
matte men. The formation OF the coun-
try consists mostly Of syenite. diorite
quartzite and talcoschist.
The district is densely timbered with
fir, hsmlock. pine, cedar and larch; also
the Alaska cedar Is found in the higher
attitudes.
Water Power for Every Claim.
One thing that impresses the newcomer
Is the immense water power everywhere
II Is nearly impossible to find a claim
that has not water power and timber
enough for all mining purposes on the
ground or in the vicinity. Many small
lakes have been formed In the higher
attitudes. making natural reservoirs.
The scenery in the district IL grand.
the mountains rise from 1900 to 1000 feet
above the valley and most OF the veins
are so situated as TO be easily accessible
for mining purposes generally. The most
beautiful and grandest sight that can be
of epirit lake, southwark TO Mt St
Helens Spirit lake is about seven miles
In length and from one to three miles
wide situated on the northern base of
Mt. St Helens. q
some Promtstng Claims.
The Portland group, owned by Port
land men. Is among tho first claims met
coming up the north Toutlc river This
group consists OF seven claims lately
discovered, and a very small amount OF
surface have shown as high as si2 in
gold and some silver. The owners in
tend to do considerable work yet this
fali
About four miles further up the river
we reach the Minnie Lee. a promising
prospect. A forty-foot shaft has been
sunk on the property. Several miles fur
Their up is the Polar Star. This and the
atorennmed claim are owned by the
Cascade Mining Company. On the Polar
star a crew OF men has been ut work
since early spring. The vein or dixie
is ever ifty feet vide. carrying gold In
iron pyrites. A tunnel IL being driven
on pay streak, which Is composed most
" OF chalcopyrites, from six 70 ten inches
wide. This also carries about $40 IN
gold The tunnel is now In over 100 feet
The Chloride. on Goat mountain. is an
other sixty-foot vein on which some ane
ore has been found within the last month.
A drift Of twenty-five feet and cross
cut Of ten feet have been made The
latest assays run about SO in gold and
About two miles above the Minnie Ice
r. the Toledo, aud one mile further IA the
Last Hope. Both these have peen worked
is beins driven 10 tap the vein abou, liz
feet deep, Of which Is feet has been COM
plcied. Next comes tbs samson GROUP.
ON this property about 600 has been
expended and over so feet ~ tunnel ana
several shafts from 20 toS1 feet in depth
have been made. The whole nountaln
side over 5000 feet IL height, is mass %
low Grade ore.
Washington Trcadweii Group.
4 short distance from the samson IN
southcrly direction 81 the Washington
Trsadsell sroup owned by p J. Jennings
known on the Pacific coast as SUGGESTED
mining men. Mr.. jennings is ono ~ the
owners u the great Helena and Mesiex
mines In he bohemia district. one OF the
best dividend Payers IN Oregon This fact
alone proves That the St Heiers district
deserves, = great deal q attention, - :,
men are conservative and would not take
hold % anything unless x had merit. The
ycin II about 5 feet Wide and samples
taken ~ random from tho vein have given
returns from SO 20 50 tn gold and a small
amount q copper. over - feet 81 tunnel
has been frivea. and the owners are max
tsfs al. '' ~ s's'' "o'A
Next comes the Grizzly. a vein about
y feet vide, 90 which a LARGE ainosnt -
white quartz csrTyius gold IN Iron pyritss
The vein IS ~eil 4ciired ana can be traced
for 4 long distance.
one mile up fhe river "a the Ironciad
a vnin atasut feet wide. Thirty feet ~
tunnel has been completed on the Vsla
ard quiis large body q black suipaids
Is Ia sight
Across from the Ironcfad IN an n4sterIv
direcIicn q the Y. 3 - kei. 4 sia-foht
T.ieErnphic ans cable address. Her
yin Spokane Wash.
Codes usaa Morsing & Nslis and
Cluu8n-s
hER2lN.REINER COMPANY.
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