Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1909-10-22
MINING ACTIVITY NEaR Wild
CoosE RsPgsss on THE
sNAkE RIkFH. AAH.

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sedi mentaries These haze hee.
stripped % the oFerlyins has4lti
! oFernoNs b. the constant eFin3ln.
~ the snake Ia fts heht Tor = -
; level course.
These old sedlmengary formafian
attain 40 elevation 81 see fsef sssss,
she lsfel 81 the river Al this Een
eral level they are capped - fruu
Eve % eight hanared feef 81 nn
rocks 81 the bas4itic oKeraoW
The original contour Of the com
try vas rugged ~ IS seen b. "a,
loser Jewels a. the Overflow zhlri
have hlied up ancient channels
One ~ the interesting EeologBca
features Of thls district j. Ian.
Mountaln lying between the June
uou - the Grand Ronde and ths
snake This mountain has s nms
formation giving aaaF ca slate. shals
and guartZite while On the npuoxlfs
shore 81 the Sranl Ronde the ia.
saiuc rises from the rivers edge.
Across on the east bank - fhs
snake b. Lime Point much rock
soiug ever go per cent Calcium Car
Donate
There apparently has been no up-
Nft or disturbance of the country
since the formation % the incasfnE
basah. This would lead one To BE-
leBe that these older formations are
part 81 al ancient mountain ranNe
tending nurth and south as gheg Co
Rot cut westward through TIE chan
ugI ~ the Grand Ruude. bar APPEAR
southwark on either side % tha SNAKE
river
These old formations have been
much Tilted and rlKeu Flssures
thursts and dikes have altered fheir
mass. ana many ~ the old sears nav
boz traced By the mineral balms used
iU their healing
To stand on the upper rim rocks
and ties the lumbled WILDERNESS Of
peaks. With the Snake and tn Crane
Ronde gliding two thousand feef be-
low Ills one With awe. and q sssnse
70 the great haBdl - ork ~ nature.
and here Mere man b. gas 20
dream. and sees. over beyond fhe
farfhesf peak q pocket 81 gold ia
some broken elf and there With
weary feet and diet OF riee the
dreamer searches FOR the hidden
treasure.
lu the early DAYS some gold 4as
uauned and washed here along fhe
river banks. Blue stains Werr found
in The sfrafas 81 the Jeaks Iudiea-
tiuns aere good huf no one mada :
strike. IN the latter part Of the SOS
N l. Richie. ~ Pullman and Joan
Gilbert stakel ont some claims alunE
Blue Ledge Others came ID and a
little excitement followed lasting for
rwo years. but leads Were hard 20
follow and often piuched A gradual
deseruuu was rae result hus the
FIRST tso locators held on. studied the
country made the besf 81 the exist
ing conditions. and to-day are sd
thusiasfic over the results they have
accomplished
The main feature ~ their claims
Be- the Blue Ledge A contact ledge
with good copper gold and silver
values It's ledge runs northeast
and southwest with the formations
Parallel to this are three other cor
tact hedges 0f fhe same eharaeter.
while cutting through them ~ near
lg right angles are Iun assure veins
A hne grained diorife forms the foat
wall Of the Blue Ledge wlfh q red
shaie Oh the hanging sail
one Of the large assure Felus Is
nos being explored by fuBneI
which has tbe Blue Leage as So ass-
unation The tunnel Is nos iu zee
feet with q tertieIe depth ~ hearty
150 feeT az ths faee Here the rhar-
scterisfies q flsure are shunn -
high grade sfriuEeF on either uau
with loa grade filling The assure
is from four Co sIx feet usae and
with good ns9surfafIan faas8fEes
the whole ~ 30 ean D. proMtaaIF
treated
a quarter 81 q uIIt from tn river
and running parallel go b. ls mam-
moth black dike which cuts fhFaneh
thg formation for nearlE fNa mlbes
This dkke has held fhe affenE8uE q
several parties recently VISITING fhs
properties Do carries Boa Kuia FaIus=
but It's great width auf elevation
makes Il a possible large esla pro
ducer
There arr sefen claims 60 fheae
lands hlch belong 60 the A. Win-
inE and AillinE Company TheF 3D.
On With az ouferup uf thH ulue
Ledge nHAr che Wild auass Hana8s
on the shake river and entaaa sasr-
wura 20 the Apes sHwe see fsst In
+ elevation above TIE riser
4 Further az tn nfrrb creak can-
yoH ar 0xe more eiaims aaaaE bg
GihbeFE and Siuane Theas &c haFs
prumisinE surface shouinEs ann.flna
development
STRAITS 81 saeeItenf uuf Hark ars
numere@s iarEs seam 81 Hh
runs Through above fhf arsa - ths
Blue Ledge
Abundant water pHHT~ =sH - g.
Velnpea ca both EkH Crane hanae a.
the SHAKE and STA fhf Hras7ae
81 haKlnE d railHaas ausn 80 -srrs
% Lewiston. shiFHIuE fanm w
make this o. ne3a 80 cnns aarmhls
activity
Nashingfnn Is nnfnrlnas fr -
possitlliftes IN ans see iara - mFsa
prnEaeznE districts Rarah nraF
" escMaes into to- nurrh eaaHfrs 4
few aeeaaentals aeear lu fha Enarsatas
ana here she = ha8uw - - -
Toe nalls a. #Tln un sAe arans
Rouae Fes a. II navut1f skafs i
~ eaase for far fhaf fkzz 6zsrH
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