Latitude: 48°28'36"N
Longitude: 119°43'39"W
Southeast 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 of section 5, T34N-R25E
A Ag,Au,Pb,Cu mine
This mine is located near the crest of Ruby Hill, 1/2 mile north of the Arlington Mine
It was located in 1887
It worked a vein said to average 6' in thickness with an ore streak 18"-24" in average width.
Developments include a 500' double compartment shaft and a 200' single compartment shaft with several levels mined.
It produced a shipment of high grade ore in 1889, shipments totaling $36,000 were made until 1893 when the mine closed. Hand sorted shipments were made from 1958-1964, and 1967.
Ref:
Huntting, M. (1956): Inventory of Washington Minerals, Part II, Metallic Minerals, Vol. 1, p.303
Cannon, B. (1975): Minerals of Washington' p.35, 67, 139, 157, 161
Lasmanis, R. Et Al (1990): Metal Mines of Washington-Preliminary Report, p.194
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