The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-07-22

ditch and now are ct work putting in .
head dam.
Every week brings e snail party Of
miners from the Sound When they
first get in they say the claims are too
!srge-must be cut down. But as soon
as man gets his notice on Eve hun
dred foot claim be is all right. and will
stand for the whole hog.
On the first of July we held min
ers' meeting at which thirty five claims
were represented. and everything went
off lovely. About fifty claims have
been taken so far. l will send you .
copy Of the bylaws. There is 10 cause
for rush to these diggings yet, and l
hope tqere will be none Rest assured
that if there is anything struck you
will all know it in good time. There
are men enough here row to prospect
the entire creek. If men do come they
must have four months rations and
tools to work with. They may bring
money in place of grub if they choose.
but the tools they must buy there.
Carpenter tools are very much needed.
Work could be found for a number of
whip-saws. as there is but one OH the
creek.
The Fourth was q rainy day and We
spent it trying to keep warm. News
papers are scarce, aud when we get hold
Of one We wear it out looking for some
thing that is not in it.
1t will be ct least two months before
aDu ~ HpAuD hot mo oro Eo
paid for our summers work or not. As
soon IS l find out whether there is any
gold here or not l shall come down and
then will tell you all about it.
saw an item in the Oreg0nidn saying
that some one of the miners stole Mr..
Keach's boots. There is a mistake
about that, and l think it would not be
healthy for the writer or any other
man to stand before Jack and say he
WAS q thief. The way of it was {:
Jack arose early las he always does
and went to the counter behind which
Mr.. Reach was at the time, and picked
up the boots, saying he would take
them, and put six dollars on the coun-
tor and went his way. He says be did
not look to see if Mr.. Reach was awake,
but as it was time for miners to be
up, be supposed he was. 1 wish you
would make this correction as Jack is
feeling very badly about being branded
q thief.
Cur trader. Mr.. Chas. Taylor, from
the Skagit. paid us q short visit on the
oath Of June He visited all the claims
and was we'll satisfied with the pros
pect, SO much 20 that he did not wait
for representation day. but got . Mr..
Gibbons to represent for him. and he
started for the Sound to get . supply
OF grub. % most of US are nearly out Of
the staff of life. While Mr.. Taylor was
here he. with the assistance Of Mr.. John
Ryan, did the largest job that has ever
been done in these diggings in one day.
They started from the forks of the Ruby
in the morning to 60 and see Mr.. Tay-
lor's claim, which Mr.. Pierce had 10.
Gated for him and which be had never
seen. They went up Canyon creek
about two miles and found the notice
on tree all right, but where was the
claim? Nothing was in sight but
jam of logs. After looking the logs all
over they came to the conclusion that
the claim was under the jam. Then
like sood generals they called coun-
Gil and after short consultation thew
concluded that it would be cheaper to
move the claim out from under the
jam than it weula be to move the jam.
So like the men of energy they are
known to be they off with their coats
and went 10 work. and before night
had the satisfaction of seeing the claim
located 1000 feet down the stream.
having jumped it entirely over one
mans claim Of 500 feet. This we call
good work where bedrock is ten feet
below the bed Of the creek.
Game is not very plenty; one sheep
has been killed and number fired at
that got away. A number of bear
have been seen but none killed yet.
We get few grouse and plenty of fish
mountain trout.
This is the last Of my paper so l
must close. Please excuse my using
lead lencil for pen an ink are not
known IN those diggings yet. Hoping
for your prosperity and our own. I re-
main as ever, Yours,