, 1888-06-14
OUR NORTHERN ELDORADO.
Especial Correspondence.)


ferry on the Columbia, your cores.
pondent arrived at Salmon City, about
four miles north of Ruby, where
thriving little mining camp has
sprung up as If by magic during the
past six months. The village now
boasts of several frst-olass hotels,
stores, restaurants, blacksmith shops,
besides number of saloons. The town
is pleasantly located on both sides Of
the Salmon river, its principal, and in
fact only, street runs through the CEN
ter of the town, the rear end of the lots
running up the sides OF the gulcb in
which they are located, and is now
built up for pretty near half mile
along the street. A goodly share of
its population are to be recognized in
famous Spokanites, while. Tacoma,
Seattle and Ellensburg are we'll repre-
sented.
Salmon City, Cor as has been recently
decided to call iC Conconnully, is at
present the centre of attraction III the
| salmon country. The concentration,
recently built by Tacoma parties, and
represented in the camp by George
| Laughton. and situated about u mile
up the gulch from the city proper, ID
one of the means of bringing capital
| lists and mining men to the camp in
stead of Ruby, and considerable inter
est has been manifested in seeing the
work pushed to completion. On Tues
day night last the mills were dedicated
by grand ball and supper after which
| the management started the machinery
and gave the visitors an opportunity
to see it working. The trial was a
| complete success. The different and
complicated parts of the machinery
working as smoothly and harmonious
ly as the most skeptcal could wish to
see. Contracts have been let by differ
| ent mine owners to haul their ore to
the mill, prominent among which are
the Toughnut, Homestake, Lone Star,
Lauena and others in the immediate
vicinity. Mr. Laughton stated that
the mill would remain idle during the
remainder of June, waiting for ore to
be piled on the dump, but would start
running on the first of July, when it
would be kept in operation as long as
they had sufficient ore to work. The
hills on each side OF the town are liter.
ally deposits of mineral. and it would
take person several hours of hard
climbing and walking to cross the
belt. Development work has begun
in earnest, and many claims that are
now only heard Of as prospects, will,
ere the summer is ended, be heard
from as fully developed and well pay
ing mines.
| Leaving the Salmon country on a
rocky, picturesque trail, winding
| for about four miles along the
shores OF Salmon lake, where only
one horse can pass at a time, and
where false step or stumble would
land horse, man and pack i'll the lake
below, and up through beautiful
canyon or valley for twenty-five or
thirty miles, We arrive at Wannacot
lake, the country that has, just at the
present time, monopoly on rich
strikes and inducements to draw the
miners and investors within its
boundaries. Here lies country but
as yet little developed, offering golden
returns to the hardy prospector and
to men OF means to take hold OF and
develop mines. Gold predominates.
Assays have been had out of several
claims running into the thousands.
There are as yet but few that have
had any work done on them. Princi-
pal among these are the War Eagle,
Pinnacle, Tribune and Jessie, while
among those showing up strongly are
the Spokane, Silent Friend, Cornu-
copla, Sailor Boy and Gray Eagle.
On the latter solid ledge OF steel
galena Was struck after only few
feet of sinking and the owners are
sure OF having rich mine in sight.
Going north from Wannacot lake we
lind the "gold belt" extending to the
Samllkameen river, down one side and
up the other into British Columbia,
the course of the ledges being clearly
defined by the hills OF light colored
dirt and rocks thrown out by pros
pectoIs as they found indications, as
far AS the eye can reach. With it's
wonderful mineral resources fully de-
veloped the lake country will take it's
rank among the leading camps of the
world and afford another opening for
Spokane to reach out and control its
commercial interests.
Leaving the British line we return
by circuitous route over Mount
Iapoca, whose summit is covered with
snow, returning To Warnings store,
about thirty miles from Salmon, and
after reviewing the mines and pros
poets in that vicinity return to Sal
mon, where we find new buildings
have sprung up during our absence
and feeling of general prosperity
prevailing.
In connection with this letter we
must say that Spokane is 20 be con-
graduated on the stage line run nv