Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-13
ZIG coal DISCOVERY,
Account Of the Expedition from One
of she PrOspeet0rs

account OF she expedition from One
of the Prospect0rs
A reporter of this journal met Lor
E. Beach, a well-known prospector,
yesterday, who had been up in the
Green River country for some weeks
past, and was shown some fine speei-
meas of coal from the six large veins
recently discovered by Mr.. Beach and
party. Speaking of the trip, Mr.. Beach
said :
About the middle of last June NJ. G.
Barnum and myself started on a pros
peoting trip. We went up on Green
River, from Porter's Prairie. We found
the pack trail in very good condition, as
far as being free from logs WAS con
cerned, but the brush was very thick
and overhanging. In many places we
had to carry our supplies on our backs.
as We could get no horses. and, as every
old prospector knows. that is a very
hard way to travel. We struck Green
River again about twenty miles above
Jones's store, at survey camp, aud
made that our headquarters for some
time. Mr.. Barnum and l prospected
the hills eacn way from this camp, and
at las. were lucky enough to discover
coal to the south of Green River. We
found five veins of good, bituminous
coal and one of Ignite, the latter,
should judge to be, at about an eleva-
tion of GOO feet above the river, and the
remaining five veius-bitu minous-stil
higher mp the mountain. We called the
Ignite vein No. l. and the others in ro-
tation az they were found.
The distance from No. vein TO No. 2
vein is not to excesd 80 feet, from No.
2 to No. 3 not to exceed 60 feet, from
No. 3 to No. not to exceed 100 feet.
from No. to No. not to exceed 400
feet. and from 5 to 6 40 feet--this dis
lance, of course, ON a level line. We
have measured over 40 feet of coal on
these veins, and are sure we can show
more than that. A tunnel 100 feet in
length will tap all of these veins, as the
mountain Is very steep both en- the west
and north sides. The walls are sand
rock Qd solid. The veins dip to the
east, into the mountain, at about an
angle of 30 degrees, running nearly
north and south. The mountain is very
high and very even; not much cut up by
gulches or streams. Two sections and
half, or ten claims. have been located
iR all. The proposed line of the Stan-
pede Pass Railroad, or Northern Pacific,
touches within one mile of this noun
tain at section IL, or what is called the
common point" or the junction of the
surveys of the Cedar River Railroad and
the South Prairie Railroad [Norshern
Pacific Railroad). The line from south
Prairie follows the base of the noun
taiu for two miles on toe west side, the
Cedar River road survey crossing the
river and touching the mountain ON the
north at section IL, and the survey con-
tinues along the base of the mountain
on the north side no Green river.
We have named the discovery the
EaQenia mine. it is about Is mile I
from Iaeoma, and about 40 from Se-
attic, about IL miles from the present
end of the track on Cedar river at the
McCallister mine. and about % from
Wiikeson, as near ~ | can Judge. IL is
in township q, N. II. E.. so people
can judge for themselves by their maps
There ~ q fine chance for railroad
from Seattle or Tacoma. Ii Ia south OF
the famous Bagiey mine, and In a di.
rect line. Much Of the country below
this has been located by different com
panies-Blaek Diamond, Mckay AM
others There is never eldinv bod,
of coal in this region, bat the On siorisy
OF the claims are Ignite of first class
grade, or bitamino1s Of an inferior
quality. The Engenia will stand in
spection. We feel satisfied. and by ex
perts has bseu pronounced first elias.
bituminous. l am not saving this Jus
| for an excitement, bat ann sure of wha
/ say; any one who understands coal i
At liberty 70 judge for themselves, aus
IL ] am deceiviug people by my asser
tions. they can prblisn me as an i'm
/ poster.