The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-22

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer.
LOOMS, March I.-With three mills
producing bullion and new propositions
being inaugurated, the month Of March
is proving an inspiring one in the Palmer
mountain district
The taking over OF the Utica and ORC
Elmo by Pittsburg parties and the start
ing Of actual developments with a large
force gives evidence that IL will be made
into a mine in the shortest possible
period Two shafts are being sunk on
the Utica ninety-two feet apart, which
IS the width from granite 10 granite, and
at 100 feet they win be connected by a
crosscut thus proving this Immense vein
at l00-foot depth At the same time the
orc Elmo tunnel viii be driven 10 connect
with the Utica workings. The fourteen
claims will be surveyed for patent at
once. and surveys will be made for
working tunnel TO cut the ledge at l,o0o
feet depth
The Golden Zone mill Is running very
smoothly and satisfactorily. Manager
Garrigues says that more than thirty tons
OF ore are being treated daily
The O. 5. people have strong hopes of
soon getting to their main ore body with
the crosscut tunnel, and report having
cut many stringers in the last fifty feet.
The Bull Frog is developing one of the
large and surprising veins OF the camp.
1t Is now at least seventy feet wide, with
the last thirty feet continuous ore, carry
ing values we'll up to an average OF $40.
while the solid ore shoots 20 much higher
In gold.
At the Lake View Andy Mcmahon is
showing up some wonderfully rich silver
ore In this Mount Ellmeham property. as
says running from SOL to STAT in silver
He has now from two to two and one-haif
feet OF ore.
The Wehe Consolidated has cut one vein
with the Pabst tunnel, showing five and
one-half feet OF good ore, running about
so In gold. The tunnel is being pushed
with two shifts Sinking the shaft has
been discontinued until the gasoline hoist
can be put In place.
At the Marietta they are expecting
Judge Denny In soon, and another con-
tract will be let on the crosscut tunnel
to tap the first or galena vein. This
vein, at eighty-fve feet depth. has forty
two inches Of ore. running 40 per cent.
lead and 100 ounces silver.
The hauling Of ore from the Biark Bear
mill and the pounding OF stamps IN the
mill is welcome and familiar sight and
sound TO old-timers in Loomis. A clean
mp Will be made about April /. The add
ing OF Wiley tables TO the mill is ex-
pected to save almost the fun value Of
the ore. Former mill runs we're a little
concentrates should now add largely TO
the total value Of the product
At the Gold Hill the main tunnel being
run on the Golden Fleece vein continues
In from sixteen inches 70 a full face Of
ore as the work progresses. The saw
mill Will soon be running. and extra quar-
ters will he erected for an increasing
force that becomes necessary as the work
advances
Al the Great Northern the work OF
driving the crosscut tunnel to cut the
main vein is making good progress
Eight hundred feet will be attained
The cutting of the Expert vein with
thirty feet of ore In the Palmer mountain
tunnel was followed nifty feet further in
by cutting the Expert No with ten feet
Of similar ore, that IN the first thirty
feet assayed s. 20. 800. 81 70 So -. ta7 n.
respectively, each mornings samplinE
This No. vein it was supposed was an
off-shOot from the main vein and cropped
on the surface about nifty feet away. but
10 now seems 20 have been an lndepend-
eat vein and 20 have kept down with the
same regularity as the wider one Thi.
IS fact that should not be overlooked
and 's not by experienced mining rnen
Jas The cutting Of - many veins In the
tIuuel that have gone down almost YER
ueaiiy with the continuity. quantity and
quality * the ore more than holding their
own would seem 90 mean that depth only
was needed 20 make a mine 81 a good
surface showing vein. The tunnel Is
now IN g IN feet md has cut nineteen
Neli-deUucd veins