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BRIGHTER.l*lenty of Sllftr WhSIIuk Tor Ihi* MinerJail rSurtli ef ftpnk.nr I’nJI*.■■■■■IAll oyct are now tufik'd toward the Colville country. There 1h not the wild rush and wigr»r desire that etiancterl^l the break for the CWur d'Alvne region i\x tho xnktift lt;if laxt winte r, tut a cool, calculating movement that has every appearance of hodncm. There h also u difTcrrnt rtiiM of mon Interested In Iho n^w field of mineral wealth that promises to surpaas in exterit of territory and value of product tlie best silver leads ever worked In this country. The placer diggings of northern Idaho drew men ef every *tuinp, and the impecunious iidventurer was largely in the majority. The new mines are such that a man without mc«nfl to develop them lias no show fi»rsuc-reft*, aftiid among those now Inter-(wtetl are careful* shrewd, and uiiljc-cltaHe business men of our dfy. Men who could not le caught by the glitter of surface gold, yet who are ready to Invest their last dollar In the dull, unattractive In appcarunce oro and quarts that the experienced eye of the awnyor has pronounced unmlstakalile silver bearing rin k of rvtnarkaMo rich new. This mineral field in not a now Hrwl sudden find, sprung upon the public tor the pur-poae of drawing people to thin region to be diMppolhUKl, and In reporting the InventIgalion* being made we have no dwlro to awaken nrush, which at the present wouldin no manner profit ihe prospector. We havo on several occasions mentioned the mine owned by Buckley, Smith, Kpiier and others It in located some eight mlien from Che we* lah, and ha* been worked fur up-ward of a year* These gentleman have n|**nt several thousand do I Urn on theclalm,and every tunnel o|Knrd has exposed vast quant [ten of ore. They have followed a very cheap plan so fur In working the ground, showing u dU|M»*itlim tu curtail ex*pensee U) that degree that has really proven a loss to themselves, and a detriment to the full development of the mine. However the cheap plan was the best* They commenced on the ground what they at Unit be-lleved to bo merely mi experiment. They did not feel certain that they had anything that would Justify li large Investment, and the work wan clone slowly with a view of milking it iw light upon them*elves an possible if they were unsuccessful in finding mineral. 80 great was the douht anil so afraid were they that the pub* He would make light of their effort* that for months after they * truck the ledge they would not i»cniilt us to mention the progress of the work. Tlila spring we published a fable of the assays made from quart* from this mine. At the timo peo|»le were too much excited overCoeurd'Alene to pay much attention to the report, and in fact many believed It to t»e smother wild-cat schema- to attractpeople away from the real mining district. Thr gold fever did not cripple the progress of werk on the Chewelah laincn, nor did It deter others from visiting the same locality, ;but It Is only within the last two months that travel north has assumed the Importance of a rush. It 15 not a blind, uuralculatlve stampede by any mean*, l'artles from thhicity and old miners from Colo*rttdo and other silver districts hiavoviewed the country, and one and all are astounded at tin? prtmpivU the country preeenta. The mineral la nut confined to one isolated section, but five veins have been struck near Colville, and all overBtevenscounty*. Yesterday Matt ImwdIii^ Jits* R Itoc ami others returned from an ex* teiuive trip to the new Kl Dorado, and they pronounce the outlook brighter than ever and brought lack samples of rwk if exhibited at the New Orlmni worlds exposition would create ail excitement that has only been reached once or twice In the history of America. Mr. I too grub-staked a party during the summer to secure a piece of of ground In the north, if there wa* anything worth taking up, and from the work dona by two men alone, there are thousand* of tons of high grade ore In sight on Mr. Roe's claim. That gentleman took an old mining expert up with him on lib last trip, and that party declares the rock good as any ho ever examined, and the quality simply surpassed anything in his experience. Many persona are taking up claims, and they are men who have, or vt ho can command, the capital necessary to develop the mines. The season I* too far advanced to hope for much work to bu done this winter, but all those parties who have sunk .shafts, or worked tunnels, propose to curry on the development all winter. After once under ground, the claims can be worked at all season*. A large quantity of tho rock has been sent to axsayer* and a# aoon as the reports are received we shall publish them. The new mineral location Is an extensive one, some of the ground being worked only a few miles nortli of this city* Many of the mines will prove of great value* and juat a* aoon as the mining operations are commenced in earnest, Stevens county, heretofore but 4partly populated, will contain more people than any county In the territory. Tho ruck can te easily worked, and wood and water abounds, and if all we hear be true the mineral surpasses in quantity both timber and water. It Is poflal-ble that a stamp mill will be set up in tho Bquler mine before winter seta In, still if tho company fall to got It In this Tall tho mill wilt be on the ground early in the spring. A mill is a very expensive piece of machinery and men do not Invest in property of that description unless the products of the mine fully justifies the outlay. The first mill purchased for the diggings will give everybody Implicit confidence In the country. Just now it Is a bad season to make the trip, but foul weather
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Spokane Falls Review
Spokane, Washington, US
Sat, Oct 11, 1884
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