The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-23
LETTER PROM THE GOLD
MuXEs.
MoUrH oF RuBT CgExx,
sept. 18th. 49,

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WHICH I did. with = pack animal and
30 Indian. with one hgndrcd add sixty
pouEds- I Was assured e3uid MOI get
through to Cedar Bar, bat With the as
sis.ance Of Mr. Msuning we reached the
Bar about O'Clock that day al right
aFr ,m Gootsll's for . little less than ,
mile the ,fsa is god; ihsa y0 pxae
ovsra lot Of drill, wcod. Acat-d ia bv
high water. for distance Of abou, 80
yards. Here there 10 no trail and this
portion could cot be passed over .. hisb
vster At eli With pack sninals a good
trail can lie made here by . small ex-
psnditure Leaving tie drift wood. the
trail passes along the a.ss Of tlss Doun-
tain. BsfHe commencing sbs ascent
the horse and the pack had Q wrestling
match. the pack getting the beet n il.
We got the horse on his pins, repacked.
improved the trail and went on. This
portion Of the trail to the bridge scress
the Stagit goes along the base of ne
mountain. and pscsssarily is up and
down and qnite rocky. thsrs being no
earth here 70 mix in. The principal
objection to this par. Of the trail 10 the
sharp turns, In making the ascents
there IL rot rosin enough. IL should
have been graded % - 70 lesvs stand.
ing room for the animal TO begin the
next ascent. AID at few points some
Of the projecting rock want to be blast
ed Oh, otherwise pack animals are liza
Die to be showed of the trail and lost
The bridge over the skagit wAs next
passed | will cay for the contractors
that this is good bridge aud quite sat.
isfsctory. T6eu foe . nile tbs trailis
good a. bailt by 8 Mf -RAndolph Alb
bot. l cant find from anyone that they
put any work 90 this portion Of the
trail; il 30 bat small amount. The
trail then pssses through bottom land,
which il good enough Thsn comes &
portion ~ trail alooe thesesse Of the
mountain that could have been better
located on nesfiy isvetgropnd; bat it
il pasAsble. Than counea the recestly
burnt district. The stuffing 10 CON-
ple.ely knocked out Of the trail; thAk
Is. she moss that had been stuffed ia
openings In the rock WAS all burnt up
Here our difficulties commenced. Af-
ter cutting out logs and brush, .hs trail
Was impossible. We unpscked cur an
imal. worked some time on the trail and
passcd him over. Along here 10 where
considerable work wants to be done.
Further on We cat out logs and went
around enc bad rocky point; thence on
to Cedar Bar the trail 10 reasonably
good. We swan our horse at Cedar
Bar over the Sksgit about O'Clock in
the evening. aud catnped for the night.
A ferry boat at this point will soon be
ready 10 cross animals. The reed from
here t. Ssetastle creek passes through
bottom land and is passabie. At Ste
tattle creek there wants to 10 bridge
for anim~is, and for q hundred y9fdi
before reaching the creek there is nc
trail at all. Animals travel siosg q sdss
the bank, but during high water nc
animal could pass this point, From
here on 70 the mouth OF Ruby creek
call the trail . good suountain trail. the
packers having made some Improve,
ments on IL. and they now pack two
hundred pounds to the animal from
Cedar Bar 10 Raby creek, and could
pack more, There il not minse her,
but thst lwill.hdofss ny pbserva 6Snl
On this aosd. lila eeeing to ID ! bc
rious matter about getting supplies il
for the winter. Without this trail
/ complete to Goodells it will 10 impos
sible. and Il will require energy and
promptness.
4 have bean up the entire length q
Rabys Creek Aud ebqut . nj saaP CaA
Jon 10 shs . sss ciaf2 - ksfs. kSs
good opportunity to see what thu
miners have done A consideTabl,
nanber Of claims are being opened
No one would ask tho question: Why !,
no more gold coming out we're thsy
here 30 see Tor thsmselvess Wingdam
have 10 he put ID. vstef 4 heels made
pumrs conssyactsd saud' sluioe ktpxsl
made, al. from the raw material ;Nbouf
ders have also to be blasted 20 they cas
b moved and ons hell 80 time mus,
be devoted to packing grub. The plusl
and energy Of these miners il truly
, wonderful. Their hafdships and pri
vatious sheuld d least b met half way
Several claims will BE- down on bedrocl
. soon. and their vstss Will ehsn be de-
! monetrAAed. mM "a wm wm mM
and. With only sstsnteen animals OF
this sids.. they val nos be xhlsEto carr,
grub enough for those already here. :,
say nothing % An infiux.s fcan tax.
, $500 and ppt the txsii througA p Good
sll's in Lees than ten dayA 70 that peel
animals can carry $50 pounds through
TO Ruby Creek in one day, or. il pack
I ess - a. they can % down - far .,
The portage loo NOT mean that S50(
shallsomplel = ths tp1i Al bH1m &c
more will be reQuifsd fof this. Il VII
rsQpire 81 Gupwbars. 8 sledges,
|. sh0vels. &N0E4small drills from h
~ - ~ giant powder with
osps 10 masch. J coils fuse and axes
The tools Will I'll for what they cost
Provisioss can b had d 0ooasIi's.
can and pr.etieai and rssponsibls Haer
here who I'll ~ the x6sk. =. sssss
/ Respectfully. : = SIS
b. Howx.
We have bsen over the trail and en-
dorss the foregoisg.
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