The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-04

inadequate TO the needs Of the mine An
additional battery OF FIVE stamps would
also be the means OF saving larger PER
ccn<age OF values, and there is sufficient
ore in the mine, In sight, to warrant the
company in adding 10th to the power for
Ing the values. The concentration, too,
Is an ancient one and the superintendent
says greater saving could be affected
smoothly and is well Installed. A new
tramway from the collar Of the proposed
shaft will OF necessity have to be built
splendid property, web looked after and
economically run, and with better mining
and milling facilities should be capable ~
producing plenty OF ore, and In a short
period be added to the list Of the dividend
paying mines OF the province.
Mammoth.
At the Mammoth, ON Douglas noun
tain. a small force OF men Is sinking q
Wine from the tunnel level, in splendid
by the Mammoth Gold Mining Company,
the Mammoth Gold Mining Company OF
Spokane, and through system Of small
monthly assessments money has been
raised to keep the development moving
along. tunnel was first run in on the
ledge for a distance of sixty-fve feet. At
a point in ffty-three feet, where the
values were found TO be the best; 1t
the ore down At the present time Il IS
down about twenty-six feet, or a total OF
some sixty-four feet from the surface:
on the east side of the shaft It is fully
two feet two inches, On the west side
It Is broken by a fault, though about
four feet above the bottom OF the wlnze
II is also a good two feet in width. The
quartz is a white. containing sui
phrets OF iron and SONS little galena-
Superintendent Wilmhurst said thai, the
values ran from si2 to so in gold.
The Mammoth is the only property n
camp west OF the Cariboo mine that is
now being developed. though there is
talk OF an early resumption on the sailor,
as also on the Rosey. The Rosey is sit
uated adjoining and Immediately above
the Cariboo claim. II is swned by the
Cariboo No Mining Company. The
past work done on the claim proved the
existence OF two parallel Lodges. On the
small one a shaft was sunk to n depth
OF seventy eight feet, and a drift run
seventy feet west. The ore ran from Sos
to $40 This shaft was sunk within thirty
feet OF the Cnriboo north end line, and
on account of the vein dipping into that
ground the development was abandoned.
About the center of the claim Is very
strong out-crop An open cut shows eight
feet Of lime quartz, with some iron. The
foot wall here was exposed, but no hang
ing wall. On the surface the groupings
Murphy who showed the Post-Intelli-
gencer correspondent over the ground, Is
anxious that work should be resumed,
as he believes there is an excellent pros-
pect of making mine out of the claim.
The company happily is free from debt.
and has a supply OF tools on hand. Alex
ander Winston, of Spokane. is the presi-
dent.
Dayton Fraction.
One OF the sensational finds in camp
this past spring was on the Dayton frae-
ton. By trail IL is four miles from the
Camp Mckinney hotel in southeasterly
direction. between the north and south
forks of Rock creek, and about a mile
northwest and directly In line with Whites
bar. where In early days over 10000 In
gold was extracted This fractional piece
OF ground contains 2705 acres, ana Is
owned by Charles T.. Hamilton, William
Younkn (the two loeators), Hughe Cam
eron and II. ]. McQuaid. For q distance
OF 500 feet Immediately below high bluff
series OF five large open cuts have been
run. which have exposed an immense body
OF decomposed quartz and oxidized iron.
rich in free gold. 1t is truly remarkable
showing Without the use of mortar
oolors obtained. A shaft sunk on the
incline, but back Of the rich ore is down
nifty feet. There Is a dump of fifteen tons
OF the ore. and averages OF this have
given returns Of SI2 and 500 In gold re-
spectively. Other assays OF picked sam
pies run the values into thousands Of dol
lars The owners are prosecuting de-
cuts east and west following the course
Of the vein.
other Claims.
The finding OF the rich ore on the Day-
ton fraction resulted in a rush OF pros
pectors to that vicinity, and 1t was not
long before every available foot of ground
surrounding the claim was staked out
Many OF these claims were also visited.
To the south and the direct extension of
the Dayton are The Daisy and Jem. both
owned by Hughle Cameron. On the north
Is the Dewey, owned by Hamilton, Youn-
kin and Greenwood people. They have
sunk nfty-foot shaft and get values In
north again Is the Nighthawk. which was
new discovery this spring. 1t is the
property OF c. h. Bash. Surface explora-
ton work shows big magnetic and arse
from 81 to so In gold and one and one
half ounces In silver. South Of the Day
ton distance Of half q mile are two
claims that were located May 30 1896 viz:
the 1.e Rot and War Eagle. The former
is owned by James Copeland and the lat
ter By William Younkin Quite AN amount
~ Development has been performed by
these two men. who for considerable
period worked the claims Jointly. The
development Ia ali practically confined
about the discovery posts OF the two
claims. Thero are two shafts, both sunk
on is Rio ground. but the underground
workings are mainly on the War Eagle
one shaft is sunk perpendicularly for
distance Of fifty feet. the other il supk
straight for twelve feet. then on an In,
cline Tor twenty -four feet with a drift M
the bottom Of twenty feet to connect with
the hfty-f0ot shaft Other drles run
Into War Eagle ground The ore is "A
pyTrhotite. with values In gold and con-
Per % from 81 10 81, and an AveraAge prob-
ably 81 $40 per ton, The ore body Is a
a3g enc. hut not sufficient deyel0pmeaf
has been done 90 ascertain its Ska. Hand
ichpped as the two owners were thew
have performed a crcditable amount ~
work 20 show the property up ID SurN
a stage that big capital f. now necr.-
slfE t. place Sc on shipping hasir
- might be said that he DAYTON e,-,,n
rs "a base ore camp purely There NIX
many excellent properties. hot Ike otber
sections, money and plenty OF IL Isl 1eeie,I
10 develop the same