The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-26

shovings of exceptionally Rich
suIphiae ores--Grass Root values.
f1,res A. Mariner. who has returned
..san Grangeviie, IDAHO confirms the re-
- thai the Seattle company represented
I. s,nn secured control Of the Dewey prop
~ when the Seattle syndicate took a
sxsar option on the Dewey. the venture
~ considered daring one, inasmuch as
- .sssys and samples obtained from the
80 brought 20 the city were almost
s,s.rn-like and Incredible. AS no metal
sr,rIst or mining engineer in the country
I. halter qualified by temperament and
gaining 10 measure the merits OF a min
- nro.erty tho securing OF the Dew
& an tho expert advice Of Mr.. Mariner
I. guarantee that the Seattle investors
ave made no mistake IN their enterprise.
Il saouId be explained that Nr. Mariner
hacked his own work on the property.
u.ying obtained his sample sets. I'm other
xnrds. he carefully examined the geology
"A typography OF the property and then
rs-sampled the two parallel lodges. In the
~ analysis the milling difference was
ssly few dollars per ton.
,srhe property" Mr. Mariner says,
-fomprlses the Dewey st, Patrick, Wav-
,,,y ana Dewey Fraction claims, all being
.s,acent and comprising about ~ acres
4 lftsr locations were made It was disc0v-
sred that the end lines Of the Dewey and
u Patrick were not Identical, hence the
nss,ion OF tho Dewey Fraction TO cover
H. vacant ground. The property is To-
ea,ed on the south fork Of the Clearwater
ryer. about six miles east Of Grangeville,
Naho county, Idaho. The terminus Of the
Clearwater branch Of the Northern Pacific
rstixay Ii now al a place called Stuart
Which place is twelve miles distant by
wagon road from the mine. Eventually
hs railroad win pass within / 500 feet Of
tss property. It Is expected that con-
gsnetiou viii reach TO and beyond this
woperty this season
II In Friendly Formation.
The vein Is contact, the one wall be-
sns dAhase. an eruptlo rock, the other
bsrphyry, volcanic. II Is fair to say that
acre Is a mineral gone here, as the eoun-
" IL mineralized for a distance OF from
TO No. feet, most Of the material show
tex value, though both the St Patrick and
Dewey veins are distinct The st. Patrick
vein A. exposed r. fun four feet between
walls, flied with oxidixed ore while the
Dewey, lying parallel to and approximate
) 8 feet distant, is six feet between walla.
aled with sulphde ore, The gangue, or
matris Of the vein, In each case is quartz
TIE strike OF the vein is northeast and
southwest. and its dip northwest at an
angle o. ~ degrees from vertical
developments on the Two Veins.
The development on the 81. Patrick
win consists of an open cut run con-
tuaatsly on the vein for distance OF
~ feet various points have been faced
| w. tho greatest face being four feet wide
nd swenty-four feet high, In this cut
| IN orr shoot. 60 feet long on it's apex has
| sssn uncovered. II strengthens on its
strike 10 the northward. How much fur
nef will continue development alone
MI prove
"On the Dewey In n shaft and winxe
nHty.ssyan feet In depth. and the main
annel ie feet In length, at S. feet from
~ portal OF which a Wine has been sunk
y q depth Of e feet and a croaseut run
y eastward a distance Of % feet, show
hs mineraxad condition throughout.
sna eroescut 10 tho eastward a dis
unes Of D. feet "A pipe OF fine ore was
~ near tho mouth of the tunnel An
assf AZ the &-foot station. and on the
wSasen OF my examination the breadth
= iae tunnel showed full face of six
ny of ore. Considerable prospeotinE has
sssh done along the outcrop. I'm nv iudu-
nfhss The Dewey Consolidated makes thu
~ showinE Of any property In the West
hcaf Tor the amount Of work done
High TRADE Gold Ores.
The ofe 81 the ST. Patrick vein. as ex.
49, carries high value iu gold. Samples
sseh from top 90 bottom on tho 2l-foat
" gave an assay value OF $3.50 and
~ pr ton. or an average OF as AZ
~meies taken along the apex OF an ore
- exposed q distance of O. feet re-
.,sea an average valuo ~ sS0i 10 per ton,
80 she ore stacked on the dump ready
Alsment some ten or twelve tons
aspss nsaS per ton
me Dewey ore differs In character tta
We being IN gold and copper tosta Tor
Nesr ahow ~ % Is per cent? and gives
ssae fanEe 81 value My loWcat ASSAY
tM@, highest aSIa& My sanpling
- ,aee Of The tunnel returned SIS a
~ a~ls. bottom ~ No / winse $50 %;
s.s sn, % Ne. winxe, stisjps There Is
/ esoiY Do tons ~ ore on the Dewey
s.sA n which one-third vim by ,s.ort.
= make wha, is called AhtpulnF ore
~ Ahpsea of this return So 81 IS S. and
~ an average OF siei IS ser ton
AFrme values mentioned are not 10
Nhs'aefed as they arc from small
Aasss n the vein
= - X Patrick ore from the hie nav
=. 49, EXPOSED. win average $50 nor ton
afepared for shipment from the a..
'Afs 30 Dewey orr prepared for
asas VII average So o. 500 rer ton
4. ~ NC values g. he recovered from
-. grades when the company has
49,, snoh works az tts own on the
thder existing circumstance
=. atge AGAINST the ore Nh npproxl.
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