The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1865-12-13
WEDNESDAY MORNING, Dee. IS, 1855.


from thence through Souswap Lake and Kaln-
loops Lake, with the aowage from the north
era rim o! the Columbia Basin, carry in their
drift, gold in quantities which recent pros-
pecting demonstrates 10 be good paying pla-
cers. Among the principal feeders of Sou
swsp, from The east and south east are Cherry
and Spllemedseencreeks These rise in the Sell
kirk Rang, and Cherry Creek is the farlhest
sonth. A few miles from it's confluence with the
Souswap River, Cherry Greek branches, md on
the dividing ridge between its forks, mile or so
from the junction, are the siver-lodes which
few weeks sircc produced such an excite
ment among quartz operators in this country.
These lodes have not, rs yet, been developed,
and the parties interested are waiting the ac-
tion of the Colonial authorities, before pro-
ceedng to active operations
The custom of the British authorities is to
grant an extensive reserve on the line, and in
theneig ighbOrhood ofqnartz-loies, with acertain
length vf time in which prospectors may find
out the most valuable sections of the mines,
after which they select a smaller area, which
is leased to them at n nominal rent for a term
of years, usually twenty-one. In these mines
several petitions for reserves Of two miles
square have bsen granted and period Of
eighteen months given for the petitioners to
make the selection of the reduced quar- titles
ri ground on which they propose TO commence
permanent mining operations. This arrange.
l. a.
OF extensive mining privileges, and makes II
good discovery doubly valuable by giving a
perfect title and uudisturbed possession.
On Cherry Greek, good pacers were worked
now reported, that to the north, on the west.
ern slope Of The Stkirk Range, good placers
are found; only equalled, and not surpassed
by those on the, eastern, or Columbia River
Slope. nr.
The southern edge of this new mining dis.
trict is about two hundred and for miles due
north OF this place, and can be reached nine
months in the year from the Dalles, by keep.
ing the route on the ives, side of the Colum
bia, OF which we have before spoken in thi:
paper. The route to be travelled is remsrkably
direct aud will not be over three hundred mi les
Ia supplying the demand for lesdiLg do
mestic staples, we would have only the trans
portation from the Willamette Valley to th
Daltes, and from thence to the mines.
would be impossible for Vic,oriato take tn
same articles from Portland TO that place, from
thence send them to Fort Yale thence carr
them one hundred and fourteen miles by land
thence QUE hundred and fifty by water II
Kamloops and Souswap lakes, and then pacl
or haul them from thirty to hundred mile
into the mountains, In this kind Of q cou
test, we should have the advantage Of .hoite
and cheaper water transit and then pu, ou
supplies on pack-animals which cost ahor
half as much here as they do in British C,lnu
bia. We will certainly win, in case our Bri
ish neighbors think it to try and take lh
trade, MEs .,.sa.
We recommend TO those having interests
this matter to takei it in hand, and give
this place the prominence it merits, 10 come
,ion with the tradetothe Southern mining di
trcts Of the British possessions. Our adval
t,ges of location, are so obvious that tn,
must strike the reason Of all, upon the sigh
estsiuvesiga,iQn. ....ni 81.