The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-08

The Midway Advance. I'm reviewing con-
ditions in the camps in that portion Of
British Columbia. points out that although
much has been published of the Old Iron
sides. Knob Hill Stemwinder and Brook
Ign from time to time, not nearly so much
prominence has yet been given to the
War Eagle. The reason is a very simple
one-the four first named properties We're
acquired by Eastern capitalists before the
War Eagle was and their systematic de-
velopment was entered upon much earlier
All five claims however have one
thing in common, viz: they were all To-
Gated under an earlier mineral act which
gave them extra lateral rights that is
the right to follow their ore on its dip
even should 1t continue into an adjoining
claim and they are all now controlled
by Eastern Canadian companies.
Anyone familiar with the hill or noun
tain upon which are situated the Old
Ironsides. Knob HIM. Victoria Grey
Eagle. War Eagle. Tamarac. Monarch.
Gold Drop, Snowshoe and adjacent claims
win agree with the statement that the
numerous mineral outcroppings, taken in
relation TO underground developments on
several Of the group. mark this particular
section of Greenwood camp rs givins.ex-
traordinary promise Of mineral wealth.
The War Eagle has altitude of 500
feet above level. IL is situated in
thickly timbered country and so possesses
the advantage of having a home supply
of timber and fuel. Ii has a fair water
supply for mine purposes. On the claim
occur three outcroppings Of mineral. but
sufficient work has not vet been done 70
determine their connection. II any, with
one another, 1t matters little though
whether these are the outerops OF sep
arate veins or of one big lead split up
near the surface, whether they are ex-
tensions Of the big ore body already fol-
lowed from the Knob HUI into the Grey
1... Of mt INN
thence into the War Eagle, or are quite
distinct from that deposit There Is this
one simple but important fact standing
out. that where prospecting below ground
copper- gold ore of good quality has been
found 70 underlie the mineral outcrops,
so the developments 70 date encourage
the belief that with depth the War Eagle
will give good account of itself and be a
valuable mining property on its own mer-
its and 80 will be quite independent OF the
reflected seeming Importance so often at-
tached TO claim that IS considered to
be well situated or IS simply In good
company.
the War Eagle mine Is equipped with
one So-horse power horizontal return tubu-
lar boiler, half of a ten-drill Ravd dupli-
cate air compressor, one torty-twn-inCh
BY ten-foot afr receiver, three " Little
Giant drills, 2o-horsc power hosting en-
gine f4xTxi2 Knowles station pump. NO.
Cameron sinking pump. 4tax4 boiler teed
pump. Wainwright feed water heater ana
all requisite accessories. The plant ~
conveniently arranged and Is housed IN
a roomy sawn lumber building, which also
serves the purpose OF a shaft house.
The work done In the course or under
ground development includes n double
Compartment vertical working SHAFT, 100
feet IN depth. with a crosscut at the lvl-
foot level running easterly 300 feet ana
westerly 10 feet At the west end OF this
crosscut n raise has already been made
connecting with an open cut some twenty
Ave feet in depth sunk In a strong eut-
cropping Of magnetic hematite tmpreg-
mated with copper pyrites. The raise ran
into ore at about half way 60 the surface:
"a this body has consequently been opehed
M st a depth Of about fifty feet An ay-
erage sample from right across the work
ing gave gold sl.60 and copper about VA
From this Il will be seen that the values
were chiefly In the latter metal An up-
raise Is now being made AZ the eastern
end of the crosscut 20 connect with n
prospect shaft from which some nice look
ing copper ere was obtained down 70 us
danth az between twenty and thirty rect
The Intention is tg proceed with dsFelop-
ncnt work, sinking and prosecuting 50
as TO determine whore the ore Hes IN
q n Buck is the compony's resident
manager. and y. " Duncansou It's mine
foreman There are usually from hiteeh
10 twenty men on the pay ron.