The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-07-25
THE HEAD or NAVIGATION.
ALMA CrrY. Skagit Mines.
July 10, 1880.

EDITOR IHTELLTGExCER:
Since writing you las. the swift little
steamer Josephine has enlivsned our
camp with her well known whistle.
bringing mails ana supplies, and get
ting q good passenger list On her re-
turn vsyagc. The pilot Informed me
that he made the trip up the river with
ease and safety, notwithstanding his
steam gage was locked Gown TO the
10 ~ fuI amount Of steam. thus proving
that the upper Skagit is navig.bie
stream. think IL 10 useless for steam
efs or the owners Of steamers to attempt
~ run on the river unless they run to
the head OF navigation, while IL be-
hoovss this people Of Seattle To make 1t
we'll known n tbs public that there IL
+. st~smboAt that makes regular weekly
trips between Seattle and the Portage
on the 5ksgit river and to within -
miles Of RUBY creek. distance OF 20
miles farther up The river than the
taouth Of Sank river. the former sup.
used head Of navigation. for II the
seattle folks don't look we'll TO their
interests. our cousinly residents OF
King Georges iHaA<e will reap ell Of
the rewards by way Of furnishing sup
plies for the Skagit river mines. There
fare il IL greatly to the interest ct the
msrchsntS Of seattle 70 throw ell Of
their influences In isvsr Of the boats
thst do run 70 the head OF navigation.
while " up this way feel little inter-
est 10 the matter ourselves. There has
not been . canoe up from the Sank
river for the last four weeks. and will
probably not BE- one for the next two or
three months. ~ the indiana cannot
run their canoes during high or rapid
wstss. xsssss Eaglish, Kspner and
others above here would prefer to have
their freight in Seattle rather than half
way up the river. Mr. Jellison II just
dswn from Cedar Bar. He informs M
tilst the trail from GoodelI's to Ruby
creek will be- complsted 1T tor pack
sainAls within the next two weeks.
Notwithstanding oil adverse reports.
Aud too much rrsise cannot be award.
ed 70 1Gsssrs Cochran d Day Bros for
the indsmitibls energy they have dis.
plsysd 10 pushing the work ahead after
their contract funds had given out. All
resent reports from the mines are very
encouraging, while We have little
local excitement. Some Of the resident,
81 our city have discovered dear here
what Ne think b . valuable quartz
ledge. We have mot yet had any re-
tUns lsOm The assays. but every quart,
miner that has seen the rock pronounce,
II rich 10 silver, while We can with thu
rocker and pan extract from the. focl
tine PARTICLES Of gold. Prof Tiernar
came mp ON the last boat, and thinks
the lode rich one lie has located and
recorded claim. aud is going TO take
hundred pounds Of the rock To Seat
tie and work u 10y the mill process
while our people will anxiously avail,
the report. should It bc a. good a. WI
expect. corner lots In Alma City vii
materially advance. We have organ
issd district elected Recorder. ant
thus fsr ten claims Of fifteen hundrel
feet zach have been recorded, or dis.
tsnce Of three miles. ~ ,hs lode il
easily tssceabls tor that distance. anc
for how much farther We do not know
Should II prove to be- even low grade
sf milling ore. it will bc the greatest
strike that has been made for years OF
this of any nther coast. - Il 10 Q large
we'll dsdusd fissuss vein and within on.
mile OF steamboat navigation. MI
Woolssy's pack train Is making regula,
trips bat wsen here and Gooiell's. max,
ing tbs round trip il one day. VI,
hsvs everything very peaceabls here
do not have any drunken Indians "a
brighten timid miners with their hid
eoas yells. - they csnnos procure AMI
Hrs watrr here. which regulation Is VERY
different from some places No hav,
heard about More anon.
X. e. Cor.