The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-11-15

BEHCHER," Ruby Creek. /,
October 81, 1879. (

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BEECHER," Ruby Creek.
October 81, 1879.
ED. INTHLLIoENCER: - Al / have
another chance to send you a letter.
will let you know how We are pro-
crossing. For several days No have
ha1 beautiful weather - clear, frosty
nights and sunshiny days. bat the last
two nights have been rather winter;sh.
I think it wss nearly - cold IS our
Thermometer would stand, and the sun
is 90 low behind tha hills that We get
but little warmth from it. and the frost
crystals remain on rocks. bushes and
trees all day 10 the shade. Little pools
Of water are crustsd over with thin ice.
and icicles twinkle and sparkle in the
moonlight like untold numbers OF
diamonds. The cir 10 clear and cold
it seems to do . person some good to
breathe it; 10 unlike the dense fog
bank which hangs over Puget Sound,
and which seems TO crush the vitality
out Of each unlucky human whom fate
has oedainsd to remain in that sport
i've land" Of sleep. sswdust and 81.
washes. OF course I an not down"
on the Sound country, nor / do noe
wish to have it understood that / would
cast slurs ct anything that 10 foolish or
crippled. Life seems 20 free up here;
pure air, good health and wolfsh appe.
tites, Why should We not be in good
spirits. We feel sstisfsd that with
proper work. Ruby and Canyon Creeks
will pay we'll. and We know that
miners will be here next spring Who
will understand this kind of mining,
and Puget Sound business men will see
they have lost . great bargain by not
being willing to risk . few of their
surplus dollars id helping to prospect
tho upper Sksgit river country, or 1T
least in helping the miners to prospect
more thoroughly. There is rich bar.
vest here ready for men OF enter
prize TO step in and reap. But if Puget
Sound men will sleep away their golden
moments. let them enjoy their sense oil
security aud revel iu their saw dust. We
want gold dust. and 20 do the go-ahesd
men across tho British line. Whatcom
and Bsllingham Bay are fair samples
Of Puget Bound enterprise. Daring
the Fraser river exoitement everything
was done BY the miners to throw their
trade into Washington Territory, but
the moneysd mon would not. - rule,
risk dollar until they could be certain
Of success. and by that time the chance
was gone. and the British had helped
tho miners, and had rscsivsd pay fol
it more than . hundrsdfold. Men
have been trying since the first pros.
pect was found here to get help enough
to thoroughly prospect this country.
but could scarcely get word OF cheer.
much less raise dollar in money. II
miner speaks to business man about
this country. tho frst question he asks
10. rs there good chance to Log!" The
miners have become discouraged and
Disguised by such speeches time after
time. and now are in favor Of bidding
Puget Sound. with its beautiful isles
it's clear bubbling streamss. its lofty
trees, its waving grainfelds. its smoky
camps. its rickety sswmills. its little
towns. and its crafty, canning Shy
locks. Q long aud last farewell, - far
as our influence goes.
We arc sure the road to Fort Hope il
not over dfty.Rvs mines from the
center Of the Ruby cspps. Men have
boon within fifteen miles Of Fort Hope
aud saw some lndisns, who said there
WAS good road from there. They say
. road can be cut ia two weeks by sir
men from where they saw the Indiana
SO We now look for provisions from
that direction. We will not make q
single effort towards Puget Sound, fol
We get no encouragement from there
This 10 the general talk Of the Ruby
miners. Let tho Sound business men
listen and take heed TO it.
suppose by this time you have
heard about the big prospects taken
out Of the Rowley prospect claim on
Canyon Creek. Those four. six and
nine dollar pieces looked we'll, but We
expect the creek bottom 10 just full oil
such pieces. and next summer We ex.
pect to 60 down with oil Of the wrin-
kles swellsd out Of our purses and
pockets too. The Butcher claim will
be running ina few days il tho weathe,
permits. Mr. Gibbins has q 6ne dem
his sluices oil set. wheel and pumps
nearly finished. and above ell frst.rate
prospects 10 work on. Our trader ne
elected to bring giant powder for US.
on Mr. Gibbins' claim. which has pu
work back about ten days. Four new
corners are here to locate claims, and
they ssy there will be quite . rush here
this fall and winter. aud q great crowd
in the spring. No one. except o.
actual resident Of tie district. can hole
claim. according 70 our BY laws. 90 il
is useless to expect Trends up here e
locate and secure clsims for parties out
side Of the district. I would b. glad
to hear that Puget Sound people had
began . road 70 Ruby Creek.
We have nothing to read; have seen
no papsrs or isttsrs for . great while
Parties coming up had beat bring some
Will write again ~ soon ~ I have
chance.
Vox.