, 1889-07-25
GALENA WEALTH.
Rich Discoveries on the Cascade III
vide In skagit and Okanogan Coun-
[From the skagit County Logger.l

Ties.
From the skagt County Loggerl
1t has long been known that the Cas-
cade mountains at the head of the Cas-
cade river contained large beds of
mineral of the finest quality but until
lately II has been so hard to get into
the country that very few miners and
prospectors have visited that vicinity.
There has been brilliant reports of the
richness of the finds made In that coun-
try for some time, but in order 10 yet in
there IL has been necessary for one to 90
o. foot with pack on his back, through
thick underbrush and up the mountains
for long distance. This fact has dis
couraged many who would have other
wise made attempts to develop the
mines.
More recently parties who are inter
ested have cut out a trail from Lake
Chelan to the summit, and the mines
can now be easily reached, comparative
ly speaking.
These mines are located at the head of
Pierce river on Doubtful lake, in the
neighborhood of the line between Skagit
and Okanogan county, some of them in
mer named county. That region Is said
70 be full of prospcctors who are making
big finds,
We are reliably informed by parties
just from the mines that they are very
rich and of vast extent. The following
description is authentic:
THE GALENA LEDGE
is about ten feet wide, and developments
so far show II to be the richest in quality,
though not the largest in extent. Speci-
mems have been taken from this ledge
that assay 500 in silver to the ton and
rs per cent lead.
THE ouISN.sABIE LEDGE
is the largest yet found, and Is over
twenty feet In width and assays all the
way from S24 to $40 in silver, and 90 per
cent. Of lead to the ton. These ledges
run up the mountains for an unknown
distance. As far as has been proepected,
the rich groupings are to be found and
every. indication is that they are of in
calculable extent.
THE WALL STREET LEDGE
is sixteen feet in width and said to be
very rich in quality. Assays of these
lodges have been made by standard as
say offices of the United States with the
above results. Such men as J. #. Cove
Of Helena, Mont, and Hill of Denver,
Colo, have examined the ore and report
very fiatteringiy of it. 1t is all inter.
spersed with sulphate of copper and it is
claimed to be high grade of
FREE SMELLING ORE
of excellent quality.
A company has been formed to devel.
op the Quinn-Sabie, composed of the
following gentlemen: George Rouse,
George Sheckler, Jack Rouse, j. NJ.
Gates and Adolph Behrens, of Hamil-
ton; Frank Refs OF Lyman, and Harry
Franks of Tacoma.
The Northern Pacific railroad, which
Is building from Fsirhaven To Spokane
Falls, under the name of Fairhaven a.
Southern, will run through the Cascade
Pass and within one-half mile of these
mines, thereby giving easy access to the
mines, besides direct railroad communi-
cation with Spokane Falls, which prom
ises to be the best shipping point for ore
IN the Northwest, on one end, and Seat
tie and Tacoma, tie gates to the sea, on
the other.
These mines are only the beginning of
a long list of valuable finds which will
be made in that section OF the great
mineral belt, as soon as the railroad
crosses the country. The true wealth of
the lodges cannot be calculated as the
assays and tests have all been made
from specimens taken from the surface
groupings. The present outlook, and in
fact every indication goes to show that
they will prove to be the richest galena
mines in the Northwest. They are not
only an Immense fortune to their hold
ers, but of incalculablc value to the new
state and country at large.