The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-12-07

Jester noii WE well uHcu Isss
evening on the occasion OF the meeting
called TO device ways and means for
opening . trail from the head of navi
cation on Skxzit river into tho Raby
creek mines. At half-psst seven the
meeting was called to order by Mayor
Jacobs l.. p. Smith vas elect Cd chair.
man, and b. Baxter. secrstary. Judge
Jarobs then took the door, End Tor IN
hour talked right to the point. By
the aid Of maps aud charts. persnnal
observation and inquiry. hs located the
recently discovered mines. showing
that thoy we're situated 1t lesst twenty
Eve miles south 81 tho boundary line.
aud went on to show how practicable
the route Was from Ssattls Into the dig
gings. and bow much shorter and less
expensive il would be than the ms
now being opened BY the English. and
demonstrated that the rOute from Sc
attic was 1t least one hundred miles
shorter than the ono from Victoria.
From ell accounts. be said. tho Ekaeit
was good navigablc stream for eighty
miles from its mouth, and the distance
from the head Of navigation into the
mines was thirty miles. Over the
latter distance . trail for pack animals
must be made (Ths Judge here read
Prof Tiernsn's report. which will BE-
found else where.) He stated that the
Professor had given him verbal re-
port of what he saw and experienced
while ia the mines. much more glow
ing than the written one. The Professor
had statrd 10 him personally. that when
his party. consisting Of fourteen,
arrived Ut Ruby creck. they divided
themselves up into prospecting parties
and examined the creek for ten uilcs
from its mouth. Thsir plan wss to
sink holes every little distance. four
feet deep. and wash out pan Of the
dirt from the bottom Of the hole The
smallest amount realized from single
pan 81 dirt was five cents. aud the
largest amount t1.5O. Tbs mines were
also much more extensive than he had
believed. ftsm reports from that SEQ.
ton. The Jaags then gave some per-
sonsl observations in regard 10 mining
districts. and gave It - bis opinion
that the Sbagit mines will prove very
rich ~ we'll ~ ex,ensive. Next spring
will witncss the biggest rush ever
knawn on this portion OF the coast. 81
these mines. aud tho question NO!
il. who shalt enjoy the benefits of this
excitement. Suppoje. said the Judge.
that Eve thousand men flt out in Be-
at.le; it 10 safe to estimate that each
one will spend 1t least 6fty dollars for
an outfit. tools. provisions. etc.: this
would put from two hundred thou
sand to half : million dollars In cirou.
lation in short time. and the conse-
quencc OF such On amount, added to
the usual spring business, would make
things In Seattle fairly boom. Why
should our people not enjoy the bone
Its to DO derived from products taken
from their own coil
The English 0ovsSnwsnt with com
msDdsble energy was moving In tue
,nsttsr Of putting . souts In passable
condition in the hope Of securing the
, vast trade for Victoria, and We must
take Hold at oscs or else our neishbors
scrcss the limo will enjoy the benefits
that justly belong 10 us. In talking
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