, 1888-03-15
The M o tallne District.

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To THE SPoKNAE REVIEW Our
attention has been called TO Mr.. Bar
clay's very vivid description Of the
Metaline mine, the way to get there,
his great knowledge of the Pend
d'Oreille river and the country sur
rounding it, the quality of its ores, the
great difficulties to be overcome, ETC.,
etc.
Now in answer to the above named
gentleman, the self-appointed English
captain, j. ]. Barclay, we wish to state
for the benefit Of immigrants, miners
and the residents of Spokane Falls
that the noble, but very diminutive
captain knows nothing or very little Of
what he is talking. 1t is now some
where in the neighborhood of year
and half since his captainship' has
seen the country of which he pretends
to know so much.
His first trip, or l will say second
trip, to Metaline was made in COM
pany with man named Joe Parker,
who is now in Metaline. He, Captain
Barclay says three are only two routes
by which the trip can be made, now
there are twenty men who have been
in Netaline, and have made Lam sure
q dozen trips that have taken boat
and gone from Sand Point and
reached the camp in safety with
load ranging from five hundred to
fifty-five hundred, but they are COM
PEELED by going this way TO unload
their beat and carry it over the rocks
at the little falls, which is only forty
five feet wide, in order TO evade fall,
which he, Capt. b., calls Melder's land
ing, which occupies about fifteen min.
utes, then again there are generally
two or three men in boat and as the
noble capthin says it is splendid
trip, and they land with the expecta.
tion of pulling ashore and getting
lunch, supper or camping
for the night, right at the very doors
of their cabins which are situated on
the river bank.
Capt Barclay mentions that men,
or that one must know the river and
its peculiarities 70 make the trip in
safety and comfort. The captain
knows as much about the river as
we suppose he does about Noah's ark.
Just imagine little dude being in
camp who couldn't exist without
wearing kid gloves, a starched collar
which reached his ears, and who is so
full Of egOtism, imagining that he
knows it all, who has not been in camp
ms said before forquite fifteen months,
having the audacity to inform the
public through its principal journal
that the principal mines are situated
half mile below Metaline and that
the falls are never less than rs feet. 1t
can be proven that the principal mines
are not below the falls, also the mines
that are, are SO situated that the falls
have nothing whatever to do with get
ting ore or shipping IL. Again he
says the ore rs worth. or runs about 3O
per cent lead and four ounces in sill
yer. Has he any idea what has been
done, what has been found, and what
improvements have been made since
he left the Metaline district, which by
the way, he had better not return TO,
or the probability Is he will be subject.
ed to a severe dousing in the beautiful
VAULTS ASaih ic stys o4 per cent IN
lead and IL ounces in silver is the
highest assay he has ever head Of
We are inclined to. think that our lit
tie friend has another motive, that it
has occurred to us that possibly there
is u gentleman of the Jewish persua-
sion at'his back. This, of course, is
only surmise on our part. If we have
made mistake, we will apologize
cheerfully,
We will not trouble yon with any
more Of what may perhaps he Of lutte
interest to many, but Of some TO few,
and will wind up with little advice
to our egotistical little friend, we may
say our untruthful little friend, that
he had better pay attention TO his
books, or what perhaps might suit him
better, that is, the peddling OF such ar.
ticles as lemons, eggs. stc., from house
TO house AZ he did in Spokane Falls
lately.
Signed by the following named
miners who live in Metaline.
ALEX MCLEAN,
ii. Il. HASTE,