The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-02-19

! there since 1889. aec~r', a,ied By
Messrs- A. L Wiley and W. Beatty.
has just arrived from the Ruby Creek
mines. While 10 the mines his party
passed Psnthsr and 0rsaits creeks and
discovered . creek snoseed and called
it East Fork Of Canyon creek. We are
permitted 70 copy the following from .
diary kept BY Mr.. Cresveil:
Jsa 2O.-Lsis Seattle on steamer
Josephine Jsa. 10Th. 1850. od for Sksg-
It MISC; arrived e Mount Vssaon The
same evening.
Jan. 2l-Lsft Mount Vernon At 8
o'clock in . oanos msnned By two
Indians. making . distance Of 16 miles
in Elk hours run. In making . landing
our craft tipped and ssas Sacks Of Aoor
snd 6fty pounds OF bans went over.
bosrd Found vacant cabin With good
fireplace in it. C.mped for the night.
Ssormisg oil the time.
Jan. 22.-Stsrted 1t = n and iun
6 houra Struck camp in . = Boston
mans barn two miles above the coal
mines. Oas man kept guard while the
Others slept. the cattle were - trouble
some. Weather storuy.
Jan. 32.-Sssrted 1t 3 4. n cod run
81 hours. and casspsd in white mans
cabin two miles above the sawmill.
Showing constantly.
Jse "a. Started at $50 A. n and
run tx heurs in the morning. Storm
| % disAgreeable We struck camp in q
Siwash ranch two miles above Baker
| River.
Jan. 25-Ssndsy Started At 8 A. n.
and run five hnsss end forty minutes.
Csmpsd three niles shove the Sank and
made our beds on the Snow. Still
snowing.
jan. 26-Stsrted at 8 An Snow.
ing hard oil day. Number OF houes'
run. 6H. Csmped ct the portage.
whore We found three feet Ut snov.
Mads house Of brush.
Jan. 27.-Started at 1880 A. n. O1ly
clear day - far on the trip. Camped
1t 0oodell's seven hours after starting
from the portage; thus making the
entire distance from Mount Vernon to
0o0doll's in 10 hoars actual running
time.
Jan. 28.-Lcft Goodsll's and went up
the river one mile ~ Txylor's cabin,
packing . portion OF our provisions up.
On the way Mr. Beatty fell and slipped
forty feet on . snow Glide. narrowly
escaping with .Ais life. In his fall be
lost Que pot Of beans. This point Vas
called BesttyS Slide.
Jso. 29-finishsd packing provisions
from 0oodeli's.
Jan. 3O.-Prospected for the trail,
and discovered Winkler's Slide.
Jan 81 Found tie trail and started
f'r the minss. Left .T.yior's cabin At
$50 4. ~. aud cswpea ct Cedar Bar.
t>kinx our lunch 1t Hanging R,ck.
Feb. l.-Starssd back IN T.ylor's to
get more grub. On this trip Beatty
lost his hat in The Sksgit river.
Feb. 2--Lsit TAylosis rabln ct 8 4.
N. for the dig2insa. with from - to IS
pounds on our backs. At Cedar Bar,
where We cAmped for the night. ~
met miners coming nut. they oil having
secured clsims together. and cslled
themselves the "Barnt Dost Company"
- mos: Of them were sloeos barelnoeed
from burning their booss. They we're
mostly Blskely boys. They went
in on snow shoes. but came back on
loot.
Feb. Scot Cd at 8 A. n. Dined ss
Tuunsl Cabin. . brush shanty erected
for y stopping place. At 4 ?. n. re
csmpcd for the night ct the foot Of
Sour Dough xountaia.
feb 4.--Lefs 6our Dough- camp 1t
7:3O. and nooped q the mouth Of the
famous Ruby Creek. which stream 10
about 90 feet wide and three feet deep
1t this season OF the year. ct which
time the water 10 vsey low. Proceed
ing up foer miles ~ eamped in Lon
Lows cabin for the night.
Feb. 5.-Left Lows cabin in the
'norpiag aud took up claim on Raby
oee nile below WAees ~ caopsd the
NIGHT bsfbss. Ne S1saped Tor the night
q Pisecs's cabin. At the nouth Of
0rsnits Creek.
Feb. 6.-Travsled up the creek four
milss above Pieroe's whore We campsd
on six feet Of spow.
Feb. Went up Canyon two miles
above our camp II The ferenooo. 10
the afternoons eunuk . ptoopeot hols
through the SNOW sod found HE oolovs
OF gold in the loose surface dirt. Took
up two elaims. Named it the "Oregon
Company"
Feb. s.-Still prospecting. Could
not reach the bed rock on aceouut Of
wakor coming In too last.
Feb. 0-Startsd back satisded with
claims Lea 1saAty asd Wiley to
build cabins and wnip-eaw ont lumbse
for slsicss. .OAmped Ter the night ct
the mouth o. Hu6y % my way home.
Hsh lo.-Leee Ne mouth q 0nhy
Creek q I \. H.. sad arrived q Coed
elrs st 5 ?. u. the sa0e day.
Feb. li.-LAid up at 0eodelrs.
Slowing hard oil day. No canoes On
hand 10 take us down.
Feb. lA--essll q Goodel!s. sad still
snowssg and 10 oaaces.
Feb. Is. - Canoes arrived. LsiS
0oodellS ct $50 and went dova - Tar
- 8vAssSs Plaza . Boxer River.
who're We got or 6rsk square neal
sineo lGAsine Noant Vernon. Rvssts
told 6s thaf rich quasts has ben Dis
onseso1 .. 86kse sives. sbsas 3oDiles.
L saasays1l7 pr m. I'll eo:d II
rsRsrd 10 6aaess pso01ee, b tsld -
~ Bkaeis vo0ld pse1eeA q ~ aver
-. fpo0 % - % o1shsls a WheAs psr
acso. 900 baahsls a. pseatnss pae scre.
y 6ashsls eatA. to- nay pes ear.