The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-21

Special Dispatch to the Post rntelllgencer
PALoUsE. Nov. 1l-The Hoodoo min
ing district. forty miles east Of here
near tho head of the Paiouse river. Is
enjoying q boom. there being greater ac-
tivity than NJ any time IN the history
Of the camp. save In the pioneer days.
thirty years ago. when tho place grounds
we're yielding large returns. and the town
OF HoodDo. now reduced TO mass 81
rotten logs. was a nourfshing vii age. The
new wagon road from Grixx cam 10
the Mother Lode mine win be completed
in few days. and then the boom Will
bS on In earnest The road IN twelve
miies long. and cost t1.no beng paid
for by the county. the citizens Of Pa
louise and tho mine owners ~ the Hoo
doc district Twenty teams and thirty
men were employed on the road, the
contract for building which was swarded
to NJ. NJ Brown. one 81 the most ex-
tensive placer miners in the district.
a large amount Of machinery for the
Hue bird. enc OF the most prom ng
properties In the district. 10 on the cars
at Paiouse. and win be taken to the
camp as soon as the road shall have
been completed which win probably be
next week. When this machinery 10
placed IN position at the m'ne the Blue
Bird win resume operations. which have
been SUSPENDED several weeks ava ting
the arrival Of the machinery. and three
shifts will begin work and continue all
winter. working day and night A shaft
70 feet In depth has been sunk ON tho
Blue Bird. following the ledge which
was "a inches wide AZ the surface. hut
hax widened our to J feet at the bottom
Of the SHAFT. This Iedge carries high
values IN silver and copper. the latter
prcdominsfinx. and the property Is con-
sldered one OF tho nosf promising In tho
District. II was located by NJ u. Truax.
who sold a controlling interest TO =
syndicate Of Iowa capitalists. OF whom
w J. Springer. OF Rock sDrsngs. la. Ii
At the head and was elected manager.
Mr. Springer is backed by abundant cap
itai. and the property Win be fully ~
v~ioped. and II IL expected Will b. ship
ing ore In the early .pr'nH,
The Mother Lode. the nrst quarts de-
covsry In tho district. IN showing up
we'll A second tunnel IL being driven 10
feet lower than tho nfst tunnel. and 10
vsluoe In free gold The two-stamp mill
erected last year has been found to bs
inadequate 10 handle the ore. and q con-
contractor will he erected as soon AZ the
road IL completed and enough ore Ia now
on the dump 20 keep this running all
next summer. A track u being laid al
tho mine. and car viii be taken In
handling of the ore This property Is
eSnsd by Taylor Bros. OF Farming On.
wash. who were the nrst quartz m ners
in the district. and u d conceded by all
who have examined Il 20 give promise
of becomink 4 great mins.
The Gold Mountain Minlns and Nall
Ing comp.ny has e, CONTRACT 70 " 4
drive q tunnel 100 feet on tho edge
whsch has been uncovered Tor dists -
Of i1S feet. and shows rich ore. carry
ts~ faaM .Iafna sf.t A.
naked eyr. A number Of assays ~ this
ore have been made. The average being
Ntts GER ton This company has a ~nf-
feisnt amount ~ money IN tho treasury
DEVELOPMENT work
The Bucyrua nredwe s9msaay. % pssv-
ruu, q. which owns over i.na acres ~
land along the river. covering the riysr
bed for a distance % several mites ~
DANG large amount ~ assessment work
ana VIII pns g atedxe add feis pdu p
The msnhiners and eauspuaent q ee pat
in ~ this company Viii crrt ETs.ea A
large portion * the sroaad bad pr~sl-
49, 49, r~~h 1870, s,.,,ssea ,i.',.s ~ne
wiz pay Go work ssasn, And the cpua-
pany viii work the entire river buftdFn
frvrn bfsr to hsur
Tb~ Mascot Hvdrausic Gold Mguins
Comsranv Nustssd, Uswsnired IN smpt~ui-
h~r wtih William TtwNn psH1,Aent u.
llAldwtn. sscFvsSfY snf treasurer. and
NJ ftlefatAFfa
aieae TIE river ara wiN engage tn piaeer
gS&nlnE on large ps@se A ferre -
twenty men ate AZ wers diwgsrx = ttsch
twe miles icHx. snt = stwYniii erected
"a fhe prrp@TfS. = now EetsirE cut sksn
feet n l~sntee - ~ used N bssflArrr
ensssss ara 40 fe~s 20 iS-fuch paua has
been ordered frem ForffAmd Kfors
Nutitinx Is 50 nn crested an fAe p~ap-
~rty zNi a general stnek ~ werrhamftssa
- Is - czfTtx<f trfns tNe Aftt ssafs Ia
TIE cann9 Ar eragt = helnx reAfs 20
.easare /. rSsmtaTsra frg The .fetrt~s
svg7nate Eahnric TrusN " Gears Cd
ere - the rAnn4eF ps&s~r utFerw az th@
aisfrtet ehs IL eth working BIS rsasra
wAnrra years ~fggscs 4 Yfrh sfrras last
week ana took 81 grara a Spaces Nzts fe~s
~@w men arr xnlrE snsD the eMmse ni-
rsn.s 1Ai5y and m@arfY al arc tekgaw
ssppsAep few several wsnrths AS 4 vass
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