Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-02-09
CC,r,RI'tLIEVE GOLD MINES.

| CIV I A'tho RO' ., $50"
| Il he ra31 stn pleasure by Mr..
GyahaH's many atGua:ntauces in
I ibis vicinity.
! S ,nkaue Fails, Jan. 2sth, 1884.
! Dear Brotue THIS city is boil
: ing, sal il is hard To Say which sup~
! plie, tLe,nca. fuel TO tead the Ere,
/ the CDur d A'ene mtncs, OF the Big
! Bend county. Tt!at from the tor
mer probably makes the tierces'
! hea, as it IL tho most intiamna bic.
. tut The latter VIII make las ing
: fire. Both sections are naturally
! tributary 10 THE city. and II they
! wcrc not, this enterprise OF the bus
ress men here would make them
81. Twenty Thousand dollars were
raised here within forty eisE; houis
! last weel: to establish rouie tor
travel between spokane Falls, ana
Eagle city. which is the central
point i'll the mines. 10 people l.v-
lng ut IL distance from the mines
shc newspaper articles IN regard to
the different routes, must be rather
perplexing, and they are apt to mis"
/ lead too. Tho fact 10. there 10 no
good way into the mines now, aud
cannot DO with five to too feet o.f
| snow ia the mountains. 1T is safe
TO say when spring opens, the route
from here, although the lonsest'
will DO fouad the best and most
J popuiar. as tho cit!Zens are hound
to make it 80 i'm ,uey Will do II.
From what can he learned 1t IL nat
II ally the hest way GA this route
they will ruua line OF fast Concord
coaches tn Lake Cenr u Alone, dis
lance about thirty miles, from
thence line Of steamers across the
lake. and TIP tho north fork OF the
tnur d Alone itlvpr to the mouth
OF Pritcharl Greek, distance about
sixty mile-, making ia all ninety
miles from here 10 tic mines hr
mines are nearly east at here. md
ax the railroad RUS northca-t
other points on tho road are nearer
hut mountains and roulh coantr!
| intervene. Men are starting Ton
The mines from here. AMI othe'
places ON the iaiiroai every nay
oy every conceivable conveyance
Indeed some are SO eX, tied that
believe they would burr"" the"
way under ground, # NO 'ther route.
offered Il chance. Squire pack th''r
outfit On "a long sledge, ans. hit h
up team Of dogs To draw u. ore
of these started out rs, week. e
corte,i TO tic cutsk,ils O. toan H.
an Z .thusiastic crowd of two or
hrre hundred men. DINERS make
u long, narrow hand Ell. a"d 40
their own pulling. Still " hers g"
Oh saow,shoes. A regul.r
,fa.u started some tlnir ago, uut
/ ON ali We c,n learn are having a
ha d time OF it. The indications
are good that 1t will be rich m.n>
lug district, but nothing has beet
demonstrated that should cause the
wonderful influx that is predicted,
and has already commenced GOoa
prospects are found III many places.
Two or three claims are bein.
worked that are said to. pay from
ten To thirty d lars TO tne mnn.
Sever.. tie nugse.s have been
tuun Most or rhc gold is "coarse
gold, with quartz adhcrl"S, sboa-
ins u0i mach WASH. Pieces %. rich
quar- z are found. ana one vein was
traced nine-hu, irrd feet, BI hO
qua.tz leads have been ievcl pc |,
vi al ai.. Al p ceSLt ~ WA cos
oit ii y &c Us per GU -. 10 Yei
freight nItU the in.nes, aud TO >ure-
o. oti, &c li"g there t..e1. Cool
he aieu n "a Will vat until danger
irD.h SHOW ~ rms ~ past, aud TIC
wsA,.er "a 'nser, before attempting
" 20 III. PrvDaDly the h.st, ~
middle ST March Will bc as S'or rs
any lD.ns can be done without . u,s~
dersoins hardship and asff,r"s
Ii a.y OF the F.daI.o boys has.
cuugnt the lever from reading lii.
papers, y,a misns let them know
MA. uavc written. VIII e.!
ysit about tbs place, ahi tue Dix
beLu cOShtly al auotner ie,,er.
FRANK Graham
Port VI Entry ~ oemiimhDo.