The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-02-17

WHHnR THEY CONF FRoN.-An liz.
rELlIezxcxa reporter yesterday inter
viewed Mr. u Frazier. ono Of the
passengers ef the City Of Chester. who
. .is ~~y 10 sk,gi;. Er. F. said
be bad for many years besn engaged
in mining; be had bssn on the SQUAD q
year OF 80 ago. and Vas confident rich
minerals vnuld g some time b discoy-
cred in our mountains. WhDu he
beard Of the Sksgis mines be invesei-
gated the reports till convipeed that
they vere we'll founded. when he
and three compsnions left the Bodis
mines, in California. whore they
were making four dollars per day each.
and started for the new FL Dor.do, on
Ruby. At San Francisco they fell in
With any or sixty Others on their way
to the same destination. and they Gil
took passage together On the Chester.
These .ainers were from all parts Of
the coast. every State and Territory
being reprcsest d. Mr. Frazier ~x
presses himself - somewhat disap-
pointed. on arriving. to 6nd that
steamers did not run clear to the por-
tsge. and that the trail was not yet
constructed into tho mines. He sa,d
that the people here. being bot little
accustomed 20 mining excits@snts.
could firm co adequsts ides II the in.
terest abroad taken in the newly dis
covered gold region. nor the nun Der
OF miners aud others who would flock
in here during tue coming - .son. He
said. you cannot estimate the EGmber
BY haD0reds. you must use III ,usonds
70 sgpssss IL. this a course. Il providsd
no disvouraging rsports ere sent back
from here. - there will probably nos
be. The story Of our snow storm has
been thoroughly circulated over the
eosse ssd that i what partially chscks
the dow 1t present: Mr. F. thinks that
the Dakota will not bring . great many
on hse psxt trip. but il quite sure tine
Chester. ssiling eh the j0th will not b
able to accommodate those who will b
on hand - come. All thoss who came On
the Chester. with the exception Of four.
had plenty Il money to open and oper-
ate their claima boms Of them 6tted
out and left yesterday on the Josephias,
aud the othsrs will follow 10 . few
days. i may - well snoseh Tor -
to here state that the wsier in the
Skagit river has orep anpsecedensedly
low this spfine. thus preventing
steamers from going clear through to
Whist Il called the portage. or bead OF
navigation. ten miles below Goodelrs.
We are informed that the river il now
rising. and in the course Of . week or
%. It il expected passenger can en-
bark ct our wheFves and b. landed
from the steamers at OF near the Dor
tsgs. In regard 10 the trail, We will
state for the benefit of now Owners
that the money has been subscribed
by eur citizens. the cOuttact let. and
the cOntrsctprs eIt~r.j Mto bouds for
t3e faithful per forusnce 1t tlss work.
just NJ tbjs jmncture. . heretofore nm
known TALL If snow came, aud has not
yet melted sufficiently ~ justify the
prosecution of the work. IL IL hoped
The weasher will moderate 10 . tew
days suficisutly to warrant the com.
menoemsnt OF operations on it. which
will be rapidly pushed ahead q the
earliest possible moment 10 far % the
trail ct prssent 10 coocssned. Ne will
state that tho soow has besn travelled
over so much that il 10 packed - hard
% the earth itself. aud miners ere On.
sbled to make z cd time 10 travelling
ever It. From 0oodell's 70 the mines
10 only % miles. which distance II
easily made 10 too days over the bsst.
en- ancw trail. The istest report from
the mines il that many are gong in
and few II aoy cominR out.