The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-17
LARGE BODIES OF RICH ORE.
Excellent Showing Of Properties
on the West Fork.
WAGON ROAD BADLY NEEDED.
Development of . Promising Sec
sion Held Back by Lack of
Transportstion Facilities Be-
tween Beaverton and the Mineral
pt.srsct-summary Of work Done
ON the Washington an Others.

trp the West Fork and in the vicinity OF
Beaverton, u. c.. says the Midway Ad-
vance, are number Of promising mineral
claims some Of which have been devei-
oped. showing rich leads Of high grade
ore. II is no longer a subject for argu-
ment as 20 whether there are any mines
In the West Fork country. or whether the
ore Is Of sufficiently high grade TO admit
OF their being worked with a proht. as
development work has proven the former,
and the high assays obtained from a
number OF properties IN that section nave
set at rest the latter question.
Among the more important properties
are the Washington and Idaho, which to-
rether with the Montana. were located In
June, 1890 by r. r. Pitcher. John Mar
shall. John NJ connick and Allen Mar
shall. These three claims originally formed
O group and were bonded last September
by the Boundary and Beaverton Mining
and Milling Company. Since then the
Prince has been purchased. go that the
group now consists of four claims.
On the Washington there are two paraf-
lei leads. about 100 feet apart, and much
surface work has been done to determine
their extent. vertical working SHAFT
was sunk 100 feet and NJ that depth a
crosscut was commenced but water came
IN too freely 10 admit Of progress being
made toward opening up the ledge on the
level The ledge IL described as con-
tact vein occurring between diorite and
Guartzite, and r. well defined Assays of
average samples Of the ore have returned
80 In gold. silver and lead. All requisite
assay appliances are on the property, and
frequently tests OF ore have been made
The company has a sixteen-horse power
boiler and twelve horse power hotstfng en-
pfne In Greenwood, and now only awaits
the compilation OF the wagon road from
Westbridge TO Beaverton 10 have II In
stalled on the property. Until this Is done
little progress can be made Mt further de-
vefOpment. but with this plant the water
can be kept down and further exploration
Of the property below the surface be
made practicable. Large and comfortable
mine buildings have been erected on the
The Idaho adJoins the Washington and
the same main vein extends through the
two claims. A vertical working shaft has
crosscut was commenced and some very
rne ore CARRYING good values was found
but as water came In work was suspended
before the main vein was tapped.
Very little work has been dome on the
Montana. but assays from surface
rock have returned high values In gold.
silver and lead.
The Prince was located by the late Alex.
-
bad several assessments done on n show
Ing up q ledge OF high grade orc
The Highland Chief il owned bv Pat
nsrmondy. George Dore. Fayette Harris.
Ed Mainney and George Ellis. IL II situ-
Hted In the suich between Curry and Wal
lace mountains. shaft has been si,nk
iorty-hye feet. and a crosscut from Tits
neptn showed the ledge TO be twenty feet
in Wiuth from which an assay OF 81 500 in
Al values was obtained. the highest as
Say round In the camp. Experts have re-
ssn'y examined this property and ex.
pressed themselves as very much plea sed
with Il. and II Is not unlikely fha. n viii
soon be under bond
The Mountain Belle Is on Curry mount
ain an. about Q half mile from the Mountaln
Chief. and r. supposed To he a rontini,a-
tinn OF the same vein. II IL owned nv ~
London and British Columbia f,old E,aids
company. Robert Wood and Mrs ~ n
cmpson- Considerable surface work
mas been done. and II has also recently
been surveyed Preparations are hsing
maze 20 do more work on II at an early
:, The sally; owned by the Vancouver and
boundary creek Mining ana Develormsnt
Company, - another property fast coming
te the front. Seven men under q Vas
Shcr. have been AT work driving a tunnel
y TAP the main lead AZ a distance 81 no
feet. Already 40 feet have been run. but
operations have haen suspended for the
present % admit Of q track and ore cars
being got Ia.
owned ~ John Bell and pr. Jakes and
- an 90 location. Values as high a. S,Si
~ Sold, silver and lead have been ebtalr-
- from ptcked specimens. while average
ASSAYS save NfeA The Lead on this claim.
which extends Through the He'll An aN
Joining claim, ~ the same lead that runs
fartush the sally, and which win be tan
ped ~ the s@Nfaot tunnel started on that
Tho Deacon, owned by Mrs w
Thompson. Ties To the nerth of the Mount.
am BELLE ard 60 the northwest Of the
Mountain chief There are thrra is4leNs
on the property. the extent - which have
not tccn determined but good values ~.
obtained FROM all three TNayc are eaar.
mogs surface showings. ana ray ore can
~ found from the grass roots Il - more
Nkf slrean proposition, only gold values
are found a. depth IS attained
fnsrN " also another group 81 ave
yisims which have exceedingly good show
iass They are tas Rambler Standard
Traction. Black Diamond and Ri1ck p!a-
ftnna fraction. uwned by w ] Nelson
Tar Kennedy and oinfmaa West On thr
Rambler epsn eats Rave here Ynn. irarinE
The ledge witch IA aNcut three feet M
Niath. Ter 90 feet. essays from whiea
have returned al the way from - 20 Nei
Ia xclt snd silver There has bsen con,
siderable work done GA the Rack pia
mena vertical saae was sunk ahsnt
twenty feet. bWt as no crasSruttinE wns
tanc, tbs extent ~ The iedre ts nat kaawn.
tet tsAt = Fsns alsh "a Sold hss eesh
There Is An eptcrWpptnR % quarts slEA-
sen feet wide on the Standard A SHAFT
u a. sHuk alongside 20 thts And rsoa value
With depth
Very i1tte work has heen done on the
fractions, tat H - the intention ~ the
nWnegs &c start wofk this fnl ard shos
np teesr valuable properties Co. . greater
extent
Toe ahlVe prupertle~ are an witbln q
feW miles ~ iioNvegtah. anl aaute u
tAHtu are only a mile distant gYau the
town. As s,sau a. the wagon road Il ,ors-
nletra ta Beaverton rNaAs Will be hatit al
q rut0her 90 miues, and thia lana ma.
chiaeFv viii be Installed. aud 30 viii ouIv
D. short tlnae uut0 a large nufn. err ~
TIA mines NIL be shtppftg. rhes VIII saul
the ere 90 Midway ard frotn there ID viii
SO by train To the Trait smclter.