Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-08-05
FOUND
PAYING
LEDGE
washington Man Makes Rich
Discovery on Indian
Reservation

Seattle, Wn., Aug. 5.-Charles Vader
residing at III Leary street, Ballard,
mas just returned from the Colville
Indian reservation, where he lately
discovered what promises to be one
of the richest( II not the richest gold
mines in the western hemisphere.
Vader claims to have found a noun
tain that is filled with gold-bearing
ore Of high quality.
This mountain is located near the
town of Meteor. which lies in the
south half of the reservation and
about go miles in a southerly direc.
tion from Republic Here Mr.. Vader
has located six claims, which practic-
ally covers the entire mountain. On
two of these claims Mr.. vader has
tapped ledge which ne found to ex-
tend for a distance of 5000 feet and
is over 200 feet in width. In the
mountain it is estimated that there
is 30,0OO,0O0 tons of free milling ore
in sight which would be enough to
keep the stamps of the famous Tread
well, Alaska, mine busy for more than
so years.
The ore will run from SO to $500
per tom said Mr. Vader, 'but esti-
mate that it will average about $15
per tom
Chares Vader who was at one
time a macter of sea going vessels,
and who acquired a large fortune in
commercial circles. was forced to seek
a livelihood, after several enormous
losses, by some means and chose min
ing. In 1900 he went into the Colville
Indian reservation and has been work
ing in those sections ever since. In
May of this year the rich lode was
first discovered, although prior to that
time he had a number of claims in
that district. 1t was while construct
ing a road from one of these claims
to the other that the gold was dis
covered. The men whom Vader had
employed to DO the work had been
snoveling tons and tons of the pre-
cious ore TO one side, not knowing
the value of the rock. During an in
spection of the roadway Mr.. Vader
idly picked up a specimen of the rock
more out of curiosity than anything
else. He was just about to toss the
rock away when his eye was attracted
by a tiny yellow CLEAN reflected by
the suns rays.
On making a closer inspection of
the quartz he found it to be a speci
men Of no mean quality Hastily
putting it in his pocket he picked up
another specimen This was filed
with gold Others which he exam
ined were even richer and Mr. Vader
then realized that he had at last
found a mine of enormous wealth.
He then set his men to work to
sound the rest of the mountain at
different points in order to locate
the direction of the vein For a dis.
tance of 5000 feet in one direction
and 1900 in another Mr. Vader tapped
the sides of the mountain and in every
instance found gold bearing quartz.
When asked as to now deep the
thought the vein would run Mr.. Var
der replied:
That is a hard matter to decide as
yet 1t is just possible that the lode
may run deep into the bowels of the
earth We have sunk a shaft down
for a depth OF 100 feet and the ore
grows richer as the depth increases"
It is the intent of Mr. Va1er TO
erect a stamp mill on the property |
as soon as he can secure the capital
with which to do so.
"One of the main features OF the |
continued Mr.. Vader, "is
that it can be worked much more
cheaply at the start than mines whicn |
have to be tunneled Here we can
work in much the same manner as an
ordinary quarry is operated
In order 10 convey the ore from
the mine 10 the stamp mill II would
be necessary to build a tram road,
but that is nothing compared to the
expense of operating a tunnel
There l. plenty of water also with
which to operate the mill and as the
country Is vel supplied In that re-
spect but a comparatively small ex.
Dense would be necessary to supply
he power.