Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-02-25

Adverse Reports Regarding Their
Richness - Read Before You
Rush.
SEATTLE Nv. T.), February 2s.-ouite
. rush Of people appears to b setting IN
this direction, lured thi.her BY s1trava'
gan. accounts Of rich gold placsrs in
Northern Washington Territory, and
their easy accessibility from this place.
Several hundred men have reached this
city and have spent many anxious days
in vain endsavors to reach the much
talked Of gold fields Of Ruby Crsst-one
Of the tributaries Of the sksgit river.
Report has It that sailing vessels are
being chartered In San Francisco for the
conveyance OF miners and camp follow.
srs. Disappointment certainly. awaits
them. It is too early in the season BY
at least three months. All the noun.
tain approaches leading to the mines are
at present firmly locked In snow, vary
ing from ten TO twenty feet in depth.
The original ~discoverers, fully acqusint-
ed with the country and Injured 10 its
riRors Of climate. in their articles OF
organization, fxed the first Of July next
as the earliest possible time In which
mining operations could be entered
upon. The richness Of the placers, the
amounts thus far extracted. the natural
difficulties in the way, and the prospect.
i've developments OF the country can be
best arrived at by examining the evil
dence OF the prospectors themselves. In
fact We have no other evidence save thai
OF an Immediately interested few seek
ing gain OF the expense OF the public.
Every prospector who has visited tho
mines In question maintains that NO
portion thereof that he saw would pay &
man more than "a per day. The nat.
ural disadvantages OF the country will
require m immense outlay before even
this result can be obtained. The gen.
erslly. expressed opinion, Of stes ~. relia.
BILE, intelligent miners who have worked
for years In the California, Cassiar and
Stickssn gold fields Is that every person
who has Q steady job or business paying
him o living competence had better re.
main at homo. The existence Of gold
in this same region has been known for
the last twenty years. The Ska8it and
it, tributaries have been mined for
years, and the yield thus far would not
pay for the food that has been consumed
there. The country surrounding Is an
almost impsns.rabls forest, cut up by
deep ravinss and walled In BY high, i'm
passable mountain cliffs and crags. The
nearest point on the Skagit river where
1t 10 possible for steamers 10 land 10 10
miles from the "diggings." A trail Is
''being projected" from a point higher
up the river, commencing at the head OF
canoe navigation. The contracting par
ties have three months given them to
to complete the road. Their stipend,
$1,000. Is quite inadequate for the work.
the lowest estimate OF experienced par.
ties placing Its cost ct $4,000. II
sufficient number OF old California
miners can be induced to come this way
and come early, and find q lodgmsnt at
the head OF canoe navigation, through
the kind offices Of the good people OF
Seattle, their extremity will eventually
lead them to assist in this work. Let II
not be forgotten that every article pur-
chased here calls for immediate cash
payment, at an advance OF at least 20
per cent. on California prices; that the
few who are vsnturing into the mines
are travelling ON snowshoss; that no
trail exists at present, and no serious
effort 10 being made to construct one;
that 1t is impossible to transport more
provisions than are necessary for SUBJ
sistencs while making the trip, and that
all tho fats and ravines are covered with
snow ten feet deep.