The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1907-04-27
''FINDv ASSAYS As
HIGH AS $H42
Details OF CkeIan Butte Gold Ex-
cise1nenf-0re Taken to
Spokane.

groupings at three different points on
the ledge, tie ore showed values or
/ $1,000, the lowest, and S112b.2o
and s1142.4G, the highest. The
Judge will submit the ore specimens
| he has with him to the analysis OF
Spokane experte. and discuss the
mining question with them.
l. A. Navarro, the county survey
or, has a ranch within mile and
| half of Chelan Butte where the
| Lodges bearing the quartz vein nave
been located. He says that it has
been known for years that the butte
contained gold ore deposits, but up
to this time no one was ever able
to positively locate the vein.
The Chelan Leader in its latest is
sue has the following to say about
the gold find near there:
The Chelan valley has mild at
tack of the gold fever.
The spell" has been on for more
, than week and shows very few
symptoms Of abating.
Men who never before did day 5
prospecting in their lives have wan
dered over the rocky canyons of the
great hill looking for indications OF
the presence of the precious metal.
Here and there and everywhere
on the rock strewn slopes may be
seen stakes and monuments Of boul-
ders and shale rock marking the
boundaries of mems hopes of future
wealth and luxury.
There is no probability that our
little attraction will ever reach the
dimensions OF the Cripple Greek, and
Alaska and Goldfield rushes, for the
probable gold bearing territory is
very limited; but old prospectors be-
lieva that as far as it goes the goods
are there in quality and quantity, and
they will have to be shown before
they will believe otherwise.
Last week the Leader made men
ton of the fact that VIM. B. Moore
and Frank Burnham and others had
made new discovery of float quartz
carrying free gold and had staked
claims on the south side of Chelan
Butte. At the time the Leader went
to press nothing more definite than
that could be learned On Saturday
afternoon, however, Messrs. Moore
and Burnham returned to town from
their claims, where they had spent
three or four days making thor
Ough examination of their find. They
carried their pockets full of quartz
specimens in which free gold appear
ed in large quantities. The gold ex-
element was on at once and rush
for the locality of the new discovery
began, which lasted until every foot
of the south slope that offered any
promise whatever of the much sought
metal was staked in claims. The
more enterprising prospectors were
on the ground Saturday afternoon,
within few hours after the first
reports were brought to town, and
had the most promising claims stalk
ed before nightfal. On Sunday man!
more were located.
There is free gold bearing rock
scattered all over the south slope
Of the Butte. and some of it is APP
parently rich, too. Anyone who will
take the trouble to visit the locality
and break up rock can prove that to
his own satisfaction. Just where it
all comes from and how wide and
how deep and how long is the ledge
the future only can answer.
The extent of the gold bearing
ground can only be guessed at pres
ent. Nearly all of the rich speci-
mems exhibited were found in float
rock. Development alone will prove
the position and size of the ledge
from which the float came. The
original discoveries believe, of course
that they have located their claims
to cover the ledge and that it is of
ample dimensions. The surface indi-
cations are that this ledge skirts the
entire length of the southerly slope
of the Butte, about midway between
the base and the crest of the noun
tain. Its general direction is near
ly due east and west. At the east
ern extremity the surface groupings
are lost in the high grassy hogsback
running toward the Columbia river
At the westerly end the ledge crops
out on top of the main westerly ridge
of the Butte just to the east of
where the public wagon road passes
over the divide. 1t was at this
point that the rich piece of float,
which is alleged to have carried
nearly 500 value in gold, was pick