The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-26

Mss Goeo1 Froopector Grows knehu9tan4tc
Over the Minerals ef The Olynpics.
SHEIros. June 2S.-GeorRe A. Pratt, the
chief Of party fitted out by Norman r.
Kelley, OF Seattle. which has Just returned
from . ssven weeks trip through the
Olympic mountains. gives an interesting
account Of their discoveries. In their
travels several fne valleys were found.
One on the west fork Of Satsup river. about
eight miles long and four in width, ct IN
elevation Of 60 feet above tide water. as
shown by their instruments, they believe
to b one Of the best in Western Washing
ton, with fine agricultural land and covered
with . growth Of alder maple. and the
bushes that infallihly indicate . rich.
alluvial coil. On the Wynootchie and
along the numerous other streams that
drain the region, a. far west a. the Hump
tulips river, which is nearest to the Pacific
ocean. such tracts are plentiful, although
smaller in extent. and the rank growth of
grass. two feet high. made progress slow
and disagreeahls during the periods OF vet
weather the party experienced.
The party was mainly on . prospect Of
the mineral wealth which is known TO lie
abundantly throughout this vast region.
but awaiting searching out and develop
ment They found traces, specimen or
leads Of ore bearing gold, silver. cinnabar.
tin. coal, iron and copper, as we'll as ser
eraI finc lodges Of granite ard marble. and
are going back TO the region ~ soon - they
have made the necessary filings on several
Of the best prospects. one Of which. . good
vein OF high grade silver ore. they claim 10
imtnense--a bonanza"
The falls Of the Wynootchie, lying in this
range shout sixty miles from Gray's har-
Dor and about twenty-five miles from
Shelton, are about 100 feet high and out
rival the Snoqualmie falls near Seattle.
The volume OF water il about double that
al the Satsop river. The entire section
contains fine large timber in great album
dance. and. in fact. the few who have PEN
strated this country, have told stories
about the immensely Of the timber. that
Shelton people. used to seeing big timber
brought In on the railroads, have thought
''iishy, but al reports seem 70 concur
that the timber q larger. better and moro
abundant than elsewhere In Warrington.
The region II unsurveyed, therefore there
is nothing ofIicial to show its topography but
between this section and Gray's harbor Is
. divide" which efiectuaily bars the en-
trance OF any railroad from that point
There IL bnt one entrance by which rail-
road can reach the elevation, with all the
region hsfore 1.-THE one used by the pros
pectors. They have endeavored to get
there from points on the straits. Hoods
canal and Gray's harbor, but find the best
and most practicable route to be from
Shelton. The entrance In already COM
manded by the Satsop railroad, which ex-
tends ten miles from shelton towards the
summit. which Is i've miles distant There
fore II will be but short time before the
vast mineral and timber riches viii be
drawn from, and the valuable tract Of agri-
cultural land opened for settlement And
few years viii see that section one OF the
most valuable and lively OF any on Puget
sound. and Shelton parties who are inter
ested have aided rs well rs furnished pros
pectors to search the field.